I'm doing it again... I really shouldn't work on the weekends, but I really do get a lot done then. Writing is easier, because I have fewer interruptions. Today, I'm finalizing a number of KCS client pieces that need those last little touches before they go to print.
Recently, PATCA's President, Walt Maclay, was quoted in the Wall Street Journal! Yep! If that ain't credibility, I don't know what is. Go Walt! You made us all look good.
I got invited to speak at a PATCA meeting again, sometime after the first of the year. The idea is to share ideas about social networking with the members, many of whom are engineers, not marketers or in creative professions. I'm a member, though, and there are a number of us non-technies in the bunch. All of us are professional consultants, and some of us have built great companies of our own.
Although many of the PATCA members were involved in the birth and early years of computer and internet technologies, the latest Web 2.0 evolution with its social facets hasn't yet been widely adopted by this group. Hmmm... We're all interested in hearing about it, but uncertain about how it could become part of our lifestyle.
That will be my job to explain, I think. We're always looking for ways to win new clients, or to get referrals. That's a by-product of being in the right place at the right time, which is often difficult when you are busy doing "real work." But, we all have a need to connect with other people... that's one of the main reasons we joined PATCA. New technologies allow us to stay connected, while, at the same time, giving us the freedom to get away from our desks. Who knows? If we get some sort of network going, maybe a quick tweet will be all that is needed to hear about a great next gig.
