Limor Schafman: Business Opportunities in 2009
December 22, 2008 by Bill Sobel · Leave a Comment
George Kliavkoff & Limor Schafman (image courtesy of TVWorldwide)
Who better to write about the breakfast last week than the interviewer herself, our own Limor Schafman. Taken from her blog “DigIn! digital intuition: the nexus of digital, human and business”
Business Opportunities in 2009: A Conversation with George Kliavkoff of NBC Universal
by Limor Schafman
I had the privilege this week to interview George Kliavkoff, outgoing Chief Digital Officer for NBC Universal, at the NY:MIEG (New York Media Information Exchange Group) Breakfast held at the Samsung Experience in the Time Warner Building.With a focus on gift wrapping 2008 and casting forward to opportunities in 2009, we covered a number of different topics. Read more
Quick…name me a middle-aged, rumpled, down-to earth guy who is anything but high-tech in style?
December 21, 2008 by Bill Sobel · Leave a Comment
According to Wendy Marx, it’s yours truly…and I’m darn proud of it…especially coming from her! Wendy Marx, if you don’t already know, is an award-winning public relations and marketing communications executive who helps B2B companies and executives become well-known brands. But what she has done for me involves is the blog she writes on personal branding for FastCompany.com entitled “Brand U By Wendy Marx”
You might remember an article she wrote over a year ago about me called “The Master Connector.” Not only do I still receive emails about but I use it as part of my portfolio.
Believe it or not, Wendy and I just met for the first time this past week at the George Kliavkoff breakfast and it was so nice to finally meet her. She also did a great story about the breakfast which I wanted to share. Read more
Here’s the Event to Help You in Tough Economic Times!
December 8, 2008 by Bill Sobel · 1 Comment
An excellent event from our partners at The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
Web Prospecting - Low/No Cost Practical Tools to Grow Your Business
(MCC’s Digital Media/Tech Committee Business Solutions Series)
FEATURING:
* Website Optimization Tips: Leo Legaspi, Legaspi & Carlson, LLP
* Effectively Using Social Networking Sites: Paul Burani, ClickSharp Marketing
* Using Library Lists: Ken Johnson, New York Public Library
* Email Marketing: Wendi Caplan-Carroll, Constant Contact
WHEN: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 8-10am. Network/Lite breakfast till 8:30 am — program begins promptly at 8:30 am.
WHERE: The Samsung Experience, 10 Columbus Circle, 3rd Floor, NYC Read more
More Beatles Trivia
November 28, 2008 by Bill Sobel · 1 Comment
Apparently there has been quite a bit of interest in our Beatles trivia courtesy of “Pop Goes The Beatles”
so here’s another one:
Q: What Beatles Song was Number One on America ’s Billboard Chart when the boys arrived in America on 2/7/64?
Before I give you the answer I just wanted to remind you about our next event on Wednesday December 17th. It’s our 3rd Annual Holiday Breakfast, produced in partnership with We Media when our special guest will be George Kliavkoff, Chief Digital Officer at NBC Universal in a one-on-one interview with Limor Schafman, President of the KeystoneTech Group.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO (as well as the answer to our trivia question)
Mixing it up in NYC: Obama 2.0 and We Media
November 15, 2008 by Bill Sobel · Leave a Comment
(left to right) Ellis Henican (standing), Michael Oreskes, Rachel Sterne, Amanda Michel & Brian Reich
A special shout out to Dale Peskin for a fantastic write up about our event on Thursday (November 13th) at Samsung. This was the first of what we plan to be many exciting events with iFOCOS and
We Media.
Many thanks to Bill Sobel, the New York: Media Information Exchange Group and bright-eyed and just-plain-bright conversation leaders at our first breakfast club discussion at the Samsung Experience in NYC on Thursday. Read more
NY:MIEG Event in Newsday
November 9, 2008 by Bill Sobel · Leave a Comment
Special thanks to my buddy Ellis Henican in his column in Newsday today (Sunday Nov. 9, 2008) for a great write-up about our breakfast event this coming Thursday.
RACING AHEAD: Guerrilla blogs, social-network sites, 24-hour cable, print, wires and assorted smashups of each: No wonder Campaign 2008 felt like a breakneck new-media-old-media-any-media collision course! But Brian Reich (EchoDitto), Amanda Michel (Off the Bus), Rachel Sterne (Ground Report) and Michael Oreskes (AP) will measure the skid marks and reveal what’s up ahead at “The Next President and the Media: Who’s Really in Charge,” Thursday, 7:30 a.m., in the Samsung Experience in the Time Warner Center, sponsored by the new-media visionaries at iFOCOS and NY: MIEG.
FOR THE COMPLETE ARTICLE FROM NEWSDAY CLICK HERE
WrapUp: Social Media & The Presidential Election
November 1, 2008 by Bill Sobel · Leave a Comment
Mike Germano of Carrot Creative and Rachel Sterne of GroundReport (a Howard Greenstein photo)
Thanks to everyone who attended and participated in our event on Thursday night “Social Media & Presidential Politics” the first one in a series of programs NY:MIEG will be producing in partnership with The Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York. Read more
The Samsung Experience and Bouchon Bakery at Time Warner Center: Awesome!
October 25, 2008 by Bill Sobel · 1 Comment
For those of you who attended our “Comedy & Media” event on October 23rd were treated to our new home as well as our new caterer and the reaction was awesome!
We recently formed a relationship with the folks at Samsung and just hosted our event at The Samsung Experience at Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle. Read more
From NYConvergence: “What’s Funny Online”
October 23, 2008 by Bill Sobel · Leave a Comment
- Jane Borden, Sarah Bernard, Sam Reich, Fred Graver, Lou Wallach (photo courtesy of Bill Cammack)
Panelists Discuss What’s Funny Online
This morning at the Samsung Experience in the Time Warner Center, Fred Graver, best known for his role in the creation of VH1’s Best Week Ever, Sarah Bernard, president of 23/6, Sam Reich, director of original content at College Humor, and Lou Wallach, senior vice president, original programming and development at Comedy Central, discussed comedy and media on a panel moderated by Time Out New York’s Jane Borden for the New York: Media Information Exchange Group (NY:MIEG).
The panelists covered a number of topics such as Sarah Palin’s selection as John McCain’s vice-presidential running mate and how the selection has benefited comedy writers, how comedy works differently on the Internet, and the age demographic of visitors to online comedy Web sites.
All of the panelists agreed that Palin’s selection has been “comedy gold.” Reich noted that College Humor’s first forway into political humor was a trailer about a fake Disney movie based on her life to date. Bernard called her the “story that keeps on giving.”
Graver emphasized how the Internet has changed the rules and Wallach said that there’s no barrier to entry into getting your comedy in front of audiences thanks to the Internet. Reich noted that Internet audiences and television audiences are very different though. Apparently, focus groups for College Humor’s upcoming show on MTV found the skits based on their office more appealing than anything else in the original pilot.
There was some controversy when Reich talked about how it’s hard to appeal to women with online comedy Web sites. Bernard quickly shot him down, pointing out that his Web site doesn’t make the effort with its regular feature highlighting scantily-clad, college-age women.
(Editor’s Note: NY:MIEG is a client of Trylon SMR.)
