About Connie
Connie Reece specializes in developing marketing and communications programs that use Web 2.0 tools and technologies. Her engaging personality and interactive presentation style result in enjoyable, effective meetings as she shows how social media integrates with traditional marketing and PR; how social networks can be used internally, to open up corporate culture; and externally, to cultivate clients and increase visibility online.
Presentation topics include social media, social networking, blogging and microblogging, podcasts and vlogs, virtual worlds, social bookmarking, marketing and advertising trends, blogger relations, public relations in the age of Google, and using social media for social good.
Connie is Chief Community Officer for New Media Lab, an Austin-based startup that offers curriculum-based learning experiences designed for business professionals
new to social media. She is a co-founding member and serves on the advisory board of the Social Media Club, an international association for new and emerging media professionals. She blogs at Every Dot Connects, along with other marketing and media practitioners who are passionate about using new technologies to build bridges between people, ideas and causes. When a friend was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2007, Connie created the Frozen Pea Fund, now incorporated as a nonprofit organization with the mission of funding breast cancer research, education and programs.
Connie is active in the virtual world Second Life and believes the 3D Web is a trend to watch for business. She enjoys teleporting around the grid to attend business events, educational seminars and casual get-togethers, or to spend some time relaxing at her oceanside villa.
In addition to being a popular conference speaker and workshop leader, Connie is available for strategic consulting or on-site training.
Presentations and Panels
2009
May 15 • New Media Collaborative • Austin, TX
April 27 • Interactive Austin • Social Media Marketing • Austin, TX
March 31 • Getting Started with Social Media Workshop • Austin, TX
March 24 • Public Relations class • St. Edward’s University • Austin, TX
March 11 • Metropolitan Breakfast Club • Austin, TX
March 10 • PRSSA • Texas State University • San Marcos, TX
February 27 • Austin Women in Technology • Professional Development Day • Austin, TX
January 29 • Austin Women in Technology / Social Media Club Austin joint event • Austin, TX
2008
Bulldog Solutions Friday Speaker Series • Austin, TX • Social Networking for Your Business
Women Who Tech TeleSummit • Online Webinar • panel: Web 2.0 -Hot or Not?
BlogHer Business • New York City • panel: Beyond Blogging
PRSA Digital Impact • New York City • Frozen Peas: A Case Study
Interactive Austin 2008 • Austin, TX • panel: Connecting with Niche Markets and Different Generations
July 16-17, 2008 • SEM for SMB • Austin, TX • panel: Leveraging Social Media
July 19, 2008 • BlogHer in Second Life • panel: Using Second Life for Social Good
September 17, 2008 • Blogging Blitz (a learner-driven EDC workshop) • St. Edward’s Professional Center • Austin, TX
September 24, 2008 • International Coach Federation • Greater Austin chapter
September 25, 2008 • Crossroads Conference for Nonprofit Excellence • Austin Convention Center
September 28, 2008 • Annual Meeting, Texas Society of Association Executives
October 17, 2008 • Blogging Blitz (a learner-driven EDC workshop) • San Antonio, TX
October 22-23, 2008 • Marketing Profs Digital Mixer • Scottsdale, AZ • moderator: What Is Twitter and What’s In It for Me? Best Practices in Microblogging; resident Social Media Therapist
November 7, 2008 • Texas Public Relations Association • Texas State University • Round Rock campus
November 13, 2008 • Entergy - Corporate Communications Conference • Austin, TX
November 17-19, 2008 • American Heart Association • Dallas, TX
November 24, 2008 • Executive Women in Texas Government • Lost Pines Resort • Lost Pines, TX
2007
BlogOrlando 2007 • Orlando, FL • Building Connections and Networking Online
Starting the Conversation, a Social Media Workshop • Dell HQ, Round Rock, TX • Social Media Tools & Technologies
IABC • San Antonio, TX • Conversational Writing
Video Interviews
Social TNT • 3Q’s in 3Min
ScreenGrab Interviews at BlogHer Business • Both Sides of Pitching Bloggers
Diva Marketing Blog • What Does Social Media Mean to You?
Conversational Media Marketing • Interview at BarCamp Austin
Podcast Interviews
The Podcast Sisters (a totally impromptu interview) • Social Media, Fish and Chips, and Lampshades
The Engaging Brand • Conversational Marketing, Part 1 and Conversational Marketing, Part2
Diva Marketing Talks • The Impact of Less Is More: Microblogging
For Immediate Release • FIR Interview with Shel Holtz and Neville Hobson
Media Bullseye Roundtable • Friends Are Not the Same as Influence
Articles
Marketing Profs • Seven Steps to a Successful Marketing Blog
Marketing Watchdog Journal • Is Your PR Team Social Media Savvy?
Media Bullseye • The Frozen Pea Fund Kicks It Up a Notch
Conversation Agent • Are You Conversationally Tone Deaf?
Contact Info:
Every Dot Connects
PO Box 202194
Austin, TX 78720-2194
Grand Central voice mail (accessible from my email) 512.394.4575
Home Office line (Monday-Friday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.) 512.327.5523
Find me online
Twitter, Flickr, Facebook: conniereece
