Be The Media

David Mathison to be interviewed on Peace Day Radio Program on Wednesday August 11, 2010

The annual Peace Day Global Broadcast is brought to you by Unity Foundation,  Peace Portal, and GlobaLink Television.

Join host, Stephen Fantl as he interviews people Peace Building Partners & Participants of the Annual Peace Day Global Broadcast to observe the United Nations International Day of Peace on September 21. This year's theme is Building Peace Through Sustainability. Content providers for the broadcast are featured weekly on his Radio Show.

This week's guest is David Mathison, author of Be The Media.  The show is scheduled for Wednesday August 11, 2010 at 8pm EST.

This interactive event features live feeds from celebrations worldwide, the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),  sustainable solutions for achieving the Goals. It intermixes entertainment and educational segments to honor organizations and individuals working to achieve the MDGs, promote peace, human rights and sustainable development.

Title Wave! with Robyn Spizman, Elizabeth Bryan, and Hartford Brown, Esq.

Today we'll discuss how to create unique and memorable titles, products, and events, and the importance of legal advice when negotiating licenses for your properties.

Guests include NY Times best-selling author Robyn Spizman, Chicken Soup for the Soul's "Count Your Blessings" co-creator and Soul Models author Elizabeth Bryan, and Hartford "Harty' Brown, attorney and shareholder at the Klinedinst LLP Los Angeles office.

Robyn Freedman Spizman is Vice President of Communications for A Legendary Event, a New York Times Bestselling Author, Consumer Advocate, and Television Personality.

Also known as "The Super Shopper" and "The Gift Guru," Robyn has been featured on NBC's Today Show, CNN, The Discovery  Channel, CNNfn, Headline News, Talk Back Live, and appeared weekly on NBC in Atlanta, Georgia and Star 94.

Elizabeth Bryan is a co-inventor of Chicken Soup for the Soul's “Count Your Blessings Game,” and author of the upcoming book, Soul Models.

She has enjoyed a successful career as an artist and designer. Her mission is sharing the message of gratitude through all things creative.

Harty Brown focuses on providing legal counsel in business and intellectual property litigation and transactional matters.

Mr. Brown’s primary focus is defending the intellectual property rights of clients. Within the entertainment industry, he represents filmmakers, tv producers, actors, agents, musicians and record labels.

Winners announced for Be The Media’s Social Media University Contest

Congratulations to Sattie Persaud of the World Heritage Cultural Center and Kristin Weinstein of Special Olympics New Jersey on winning Be The Media’s very first Social Media University Contest!

Both of these social media superstars have lent us their voice in helping to spread the word about Be The Media University – and we are happy to thank them with a FREE semester of Be The Media University.

That’s all three webinar courses; including Twitter on August 3th, Facebook on August 4^th, and LinkedIn on August 5^th. That’s over 6 hours of advanced social media tips, strategies, and techniques.

It was a difficult decision to make, especially after reading all of your great posts and updates on Twitter and Facebook. That’s why we are going to run the contest again to make sure you all have a chance to participate in the classes.

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Just copy and post the messages below to your Twitter or Facebook account.

FOR TWITTER: Copy and post the message below into your Twitter account:

Retweet this for a chance to win 3 FREE courses on Facebook, Twitter, & LinkedIn! http://bit.ly/9BqmBZ #BeTheMedia

FOR FACEBOOK: Copy and post the message below to your Facebook wall:

Want a chance to win 3 FREE courses on Facebook, Twitter, & LinkedIn? Re-post this message to your wall! http://bit.ly/9BqmBZ IMPORTANT: Be sure to join the Be The Media group, and tag @Be The Media in your post!

How does it work?

Before the start of every semester of Be The Media University (the first week of every month) we will check our Twitter and Facebook stream to see who has participated.

We will write down your account name and the number of times you posted the message.

Our prestigious University staff will then judge who has done the most – and enroll you in a free semester of all three courses!

Creativity counts! Feel free to modify the messages, add personal comments, or tag your friends. The sky is the limit.

Can’t wait for the contest? You can enroll in the courses now:

Be The Media University

*Be The Media reserves the right to decide who receives the free course based entirely on their sole judgment and personal criteria.

David Mathison will address professional speakers at the 2010 National Speakers Association

David Mathison will be speaking on "Social Media: From Conversation to Participation" at the 2010 NSA Convention on Friday July, 16.

This year’s NSA Convention boasts a robust program of dynamic general sessions and hard-hitting concurrent sessions, all focused on delivering the information you need to tackle the changes that face professional speakers today. You’ll learn the latest best practices, tools and techniques for effectively managing and increasing your speaking business and bottom line.

David will show you how to leverage social media to move fans from conversation to engagement—to help you sell more products, earn more revenues and get more gigs—without professional PR. Learn how fans helped Mathison pre-sell 5,000 books in 11 days, got him featured in The New York Times, placed his book in universities and set up speaking engagements at the U.S. Embassy, the University of Missouri, Columbia University and the United Nations.

By attending this session, you will learn how to:

• Engage fans to book you for more speaking opportunities and events—because they want to
• Sell more products, services, consulting and training by enlisting fans as affiliates, resellers and distributors (in other words, the work that publicists, managers, agents, bookers and employees used to do.)
• Have fans create content for you, and link to and virally spread your ideas, messages and products at no cost to you.
  

Register here.

Be The Media's Social Media University Contest

To complement the grand opening of Be The Media's University classes, we are hosting a social media contest on Facebook and Twitter.

The Prize?

All THREE Be The Media University webinar courses; including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn!

That’s over 6 hours of advanced social media tips, strategies, and techniques.

How to play? It’s easy.

Just copy and post the messages below to your Twitter or Facebook account.

FOR TWITTER: Copy and post the message below into your Twitter account:

Retweet this for a chance to win 3 FREE courses on Facebook, Twitter, & LinkedIn! http://bit.ly/9BqmBZ #BeTheMedia

FOR FACEBOOK: Copy and post the message below to your Facebook wall:

Want a chance to win 3 FREE courses on Facebook, Twitter, & LinkedIn? Re-post this message to your wall! http://bit.ly/9BqmBZ IMPORTANT: Be sure to join the Be The Media group, and tag @Be The Media in your post!

How does it work?

Before the start of every semester of Be The Media University (the first week of every month) we will check our Twitter and Facebook stream to see who has participated.

We will write down your account name and the number of times you posted the message.

Our prestigious University staff will then judge who has done the most – and enroll you in a free semester of all three courses!

Creativity counts! Feel free to modify the messages, add personal comments, or tag your friends. The sky is the limit.

Can’t wait for the contest? You can enroll in the courses now:

Be The Media University

*Be The Media reserves the right to decide who receives the free course based entirely on their sole judgment and personal criteria.

FOLLOW US HERE: 

• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• FACEBOOK: Be The Media Group
• FACEBOOK: David Mathison's Fan Page
• FACEBOOK: David Mathison's Profile Page
• Web site
• Radio Show
• Ustream
• YouTube
• Newsletter

David Mathison to give opening keynote to the United Nations on "Making the Most of Social Media" (June 29, NYC)

On June 29, 2010, David Mathison returns to the United Nations for the third time this year to give the opening keynote to senior executives of the Department of Public Information.

  Mathison previously spoke to United Nations executives on:

• January 2010: The Changing Media Landscape
  
• December 2009: Social Media and the UN: Engaging the Public

Mathison's presentation is titled Making the Most of Social Media, and will be given to representatives from the following UN divisions:

• Department of Public Information (DPI)
  - Multimedia
  - Radio
  - Television
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
  - YouTube Channel
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
  - YouTube Channel
• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
  - YouTube Channel
• The World Bank
  - Broadcast
• United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
  - Photos
  - YouTube Channel
  - Facebook
  - Twitter
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  - Video
  - YouTube Channel
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  - Multimedia
  - YouTube Channel
• United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
  - YouTube Channel
• United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)
  - Video
• United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)

David Mathison to give closing keynote at the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 2010 Conference

The Jupiter Beach Resort in Jupiter, Florida will be hosting the 2010 Sunshine District Conference of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

Become a PR Star and learn today's premier communications techniques from leaders in the profession while getting a taste of the Palm Beach's rich history and culture.

Mathison's presentation empowers professional PR practitioners to use the many new media and social media tools available, such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube video, blogs, and podcasting, in addition to leveraging ‘classic’ media such as newspapers, radio, and television.

David uses real world case studies and best practices from leading social media sites and experts.

The keynote is designed to give quality, immediate, hands-on training. Audience participation is integral: attendees are encouraged - and even trained - to use their mobile devices and laptops to live-tweet, blog, podcast, and video-tape the presentation.

Why wait till you get home to put these tips to use?

Do it NOW!This conference will take place from June 17 at 12:00pm to June 19 at 11:00am.  Register Now

David Mathison to Moderate and Keynote at NJ Social Media Conference

The NJ Social Media Conference will feature people, businesses and non-profits in New Jersey who use Social Media to connect. 

David Mathsion will be the Opening Keynote Speaker and Conference Moderator on Media Renaissance. 

The conference will be held at the Crowne Plazza-Somerset on Friday, June 18, 2010 from 8:30am to 2:30pm.  The event is hosted by NJSocialMedia.com.

Click here to Register or to find out more information. 

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UPDATE

Kristin Marie Weinstein was a panelist at the conference and wrote a review of the event.

"The opening keynote speaker was David Mathison, author of Be The Media, which I am in the middle of reading right now.  He shared some pretty insightful thoughts with those of us at the Conference.  He was a phenomenal speaker who, truly, wanted to help the audience learn how to make their professional  lives easier (and more successful)!  Some of my favorite points that he made were, ”You are what you tweet!” and “There are so many ways to get the message out there without using “traditional” media.”  For those of you who are interested, my next few posts will include reviews on Be The Media!  I definitely recommend checking it out!"

To read the rest of the review visit her blog.

Here is a video of the presentation.

David Mathison to appear on the Multicultural Stage at NYC's Taste of Times Square

"We  are  thrilled  that  this  showcase  for  fine  cuisine  will  kick  off  an  exciting  summer  of  activities  in  Times  Square,”  says  Times  Square  Alliance  President  Tim  Tompkins.   “The  Crossroads  of  the  World  has  an  unparalleled  array  of  international  cuisines,  and  this  event  allows  everyone,  from  neighborhood  employees  to  tourists  from  around  the  globe,  to  experience  several  in  one  evening.”

The World Heritage Cultural Center was selected to host the first ever multicultural stage in the Taste of Times Square.  Please come and enjoy an evening in NYC with international food by the restaurants in NYC and entertainment by some of the best multicultural groups in the Tri-State Area.

Thanks to Sattie Persaud of the World Heritage Cultural Center for inviting David Mathison to participate in this exciting and tasteful event!

The event will take place in Times Square on Monday June 7, 2010 from 5pm to 8:30pm.

All About LinkedIn: Free Social Media Training Radio Show

Is LinkedIn giving you the business?

Have questions about using LinkedIn to build a network of quality relationships?

David Mathison is taking your calls!

On this special edition of BE THE MEDIA Radio, David explains how his LinkedIn profile netted him an invitation to join the board of directors of a social network for entrepreneurs, which gained 850,000 members worldwide in less than 2 years.

If he didn’t have a professional profile on LinkedIn this opportunity would never have come his way.

That’s why his radio show this week will cover “LinkedIn:QuickStart and TuneUp.” Tune in this Wednesday, May 26^th at 5:00PM ET here:

During the show, David will answer your LinkedIn questions personally. The live call-in number is (347) 945-6866.

Of course, the show will be archived indefinitely, so you can listen at anytime, from anywhere. Best of all, the show is absolutely free with no sign-up necessary.

You can also email your questions to David right now! Just send them over to Radio@BeTheMedia.com

You will learn:

• How to create a profile to attract opportunities, partners, and clients.
• How to build a quality network and take advantage of the relationships you make.
• How to build your reputation as an expert in your industry.
  

We will be covering this and answering all your most important questions on LinkedIn.

Be sure to also check out our previous “Facebook QuickStart and TuneUp” and “Twitter QuickStart and Tuneup” shows, available right now in the archives, and join our LinkedIn group here!

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