My friend Megan DeWaele Bieber (she/her) is the founder of the social marketing agency, hitched with a hashtag We often text each other about the strange place #socialmedia #marketing pros have found ourselves in within the age of social movements / brands colliding. Eventually we said... ok time for a webinar. Megan's super smart about all things social and I've got LOTS of new stuff to share from my docu/book research on this topic. Join us? Feb 8th at 7pm ET - it's free, it's casual, but it's important. We'll chat about: 1. "Woke-washed" marketing warning signs 2. The impact of performative brand allyship 3. Examples of real allyship and the opportunity ahead See you there: http://bit.ly/2Mgn1ki …see more

Maybe LinkedIn needs more “non-typical” posts like this? Thanks for shining so bright for humanity, Yves. Yves and his wife Khalila adopted four children this holiday season...after fostering them for two years. 💓 …see more

It logs you into your phone. It secures your bank account. It lets you use silly filters on your phone. It's facial recognition technology... and it might just be the next big thing in marketing. #facialrecognition #digitalmarketing #personalizedmarketing …see more

More and more brands are using #socialmedia to provide customer service - by the end of the year, up to 90% of brands will be doing it. Social media makes it easy to connect with your customers and give them the #customerservice they deserve. But doing customer service over social media is also very public, and the way you do it can have a huge impact on your brand. 72% of customers will tell 6 or more people about their #customerexperience , which means you can't afford to make these kinds of mistakes. …see more

Confused by the difference between user experience and customer experience? Watch me break it down here...

My friend  @ Dorie Clark  has a new book coming out called Entrepreneurial You, from Harvard Business Review Press. If you want to learn how to become more entrepreneurial & monetize your ideas more effectively, read this! Dorie’s past books include Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of 2015 by Inc. magazine and one of the year’s 10 best by Forbes. Here’s how to get her new one: …see more

A beautiful venue and a beautiful audience. My favorite topic #marketing. Thank you, Vienna! #wpsummit17

The "membership economy" as Robbie Kellman Baxter puts it, marches forward. This is a brilliant move by Panera Bread . Customers who already buy their coffee suddenly get out-sized value. And those same folks leveraging that value are exposed on a regular basis to their other offerings. Honestly, given the nature of coffee, I'm a little surprised this hasn't been done before by a big chain (has it?) #coffee #subscription #membershipeconomy #panera #starbucks #peets #strategy …see more

Ladies!!! I finally found some time to do the fill a purse challenge! Find an old bag/purse that you no longer use (sadly, so many of us have one), fill it with useful personal items, and find a homeless or underprivileged woman to give it to! If your church hands out invitation cards, it may be a good idea to include one. If you take my challenge, let me know (message me or leave it in the comments) and I'll enter your name in a drawing to win a free Starbucks gift card. Happy Giving Tuesday!!! I love ya'll ❤️ #ministry #service #joinme …see more

I was SO happy to read on Twitter that the final #Ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of Congo was released from the ALIMA treatment center in Beni, after a year of valiant effort against that deadly virus. The good news brought back so many memories of my time in #DRC covering the Ebola response for National Geographic last year. I’ll never forget the people I met at the treatment center in Beni, including a woman named Mamisi who survived Ebola and devoted her time to caring for babies of other patients. I got chills interviewing a true #globalhealth miracle in person. Last month, I witnessed another #globalhealth inspiration after meeting Dr. Adaora Okoli, MD, MPH during the #AspenNewVoices training in Nairobi. She was the face of the 2014 West African Ebola epidemic when she was infected after treating one of the first patients in #Nigeria . @DrAdaora’s experience as one of a handful of people to survive Ebola helped to transform her into a passionate #globalhealth advocate, and she is now completing her internal medicine residency at Tulane University , and later plans to do a fellowship focused on infectious disease, particularly viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs). The Aspen Institute #Africa #publichealth #publichealthemergency #HerDecisionsWillSaveYou …see more

Listen to Edna Adan Ismail 's commanding, mellifluous voice describe the start of her journey to #nursing , in 1950 -- "The Year of The Red Dust” in #Somaliland , in this BBC Sounds excerpt from "A Woman of Firsts: The #Midwife Who Built A Hospital and Changed The World." HarperCollins Publishers UK #AWomanOfFirsts #EdnaAdanIsmail Edna Adan Hospital Foundation #midwifery #midwives #midwivessavelives #reproductivehealth #reproductivejustice …see more

‪ #CurrentMood #Energized #Inspired #FullOfIdeas #Grateful #HeathyCommunities The Aspen Institute Aetna, a CVS Health Company #AspenIdeas #RockyMountainHigh ‬

If you need a #realtor in #NorthCarolina or #SouthCarolina , you simply can’t go wrong by contacting Keller Williams Realty - Charlotte South Park agent Faith T. . FORTY YEARS of time tested friendship back that recommendation! She’s also just been named “Realtor of the Week” by the Charlotte Crown Black Real Estate Professionals association. Her passion lies not in just selling houses. She’s a determined champion for people who deserve and need #homeownership but are often locked out of that dream. Read more about Faith’s many accomplishments here: https://lnkd.in/emxZjet #NationalAssociationofRealEstateBrokers #NAREB City of Charlotte #Charlotte #CharlotteNC Bank of America #KellerWilliams #realestate #realtors #blackrealtors #AfricanAmericans #CharlotteCrown #affordablehousing #homeowners #homebuyers #homeownershipmatters #homeownershipgoals …see more

Great news about this joint project between the African Academy of Sciences and the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) . The Evidence Leaders in Africa program is designed to promote the use of #scientificresearch evidence in policy-making processes in #Africa . A welcome development for #innovation , #sustainability and improved health outcomes on the continent! #globalhealth #globaldevelopment #developmentpolicy #SDGs #HealthForAll …see more

Catch me on Instagram (Rachella55) for another, longer video where Chanel Porchia-Albert of ANCIENT SONG DOULA SERVICES explains what meeting Edna Adan Ismail means to her. #Maternalhealth #globalhealth #blackmamasmatteralliance #midwivesofcolor #midwivesmatter #midwivessavelives #doula #doulalife #doulasupport …see more

Started today watching the 2017 Hulu documentary, "Whose Streets?" about the 2014 uprising in Ferguson, Missouri, after the police shooting death of Michael Brown. I remember watching TV coverage while I was still living in Nairobi, and wondering what it all signaled for America's future. I guess that question's being answered every day. #documentaries #police #racialjustice #documentaries …see more

"Health for All at All Times: Strong Health Systems Pave the Path to Universal Health Care" by Veronica Olazabal , Director, Measurement, Evaluation & Organizational Performance, The Rockefeller Foundation #HealthForAll #globalhealth #UHC …see more

The theme for International #Women’s Day on March 8th, is “Time is Now: #Rural and #urban activists transforming women’s lives." #InternationalWomensDay …see more

Are you a #journalist in a country where neglected tropical diseases (#NTDs) pose a serious public health problem? Would you like to explore your nation’s NTD control efforts, and produce compelling stories that amplify the voices of the people most at risk? If so, I would like to work with you in the weeks before Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases and the partners of the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases release their 5th Progress Report at the Universal Health Coverage Forum in Tokyo. There are many story angles to pursue, including:  the role of community health workers, Water, Sanitation and Health (WASH) programs, Mass Drug Administration (MDA) events, and the role of technology in mapping NTD cases in endemic areas, just to name a few. And of course, you’ll want to get exclusive access to the 5th Progress Report when it is released next month, to communicate the findings to your readers, viewers and listeners. Let’s start a conversation now. Watch the video below about the London Declaration, and then tell me how I can help you produce a story.  #UCNTD #beatNTDs #globalhealth #globaldevelopment #ReachingTheLastMile #LondonDeclaration …see more

I have really enjoyed attending the #discussCLT events organized by Charlotte Magazine and OrthoCarolina . The format has provided a great way for a relatively new Charlottean to learn about the key issues and concerns, and it's a great networking scene. Tonight's discussion is about "Navigating Non-Profits," a huge opportunity here in Charlotte. In the year since the protests around the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, so many of Charlotte's non-profits have been compelled to increase their outreach and efforts to address urgent problems. Speakers on tonight's panel were Mary Gallivan, MBA , VP and Director of the Centers for Giving at the Foundation For The Carolinas , Kelly Brooks of SHARE Charlotte , Josh Jacobson, CFRE , Managing Director of Next Stage Consulting, and Michael DeVaul, Chief Community Impact officer for the YMCA of Charlotte. Though this is the last event for 2017, you can hear more #discussCLT conversations through the podcast--> https://lnkd.in/esJjM8z #CharlotteMagazine #nonprofits #Charlotte …see more