Posts by Linda Wesley

If you ask members of IABC Central Oklahoma what they value most about their membership, many of them would tell you that connecting with and learning from other members is high on the list. Some would also tell you specific stories of how they’ve been mentored by others in the chapter. Informal mentorship has been happening in our chapter for a long time, and we decided it was time to formalize it a bit.

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Professional certification is one way to make that happen, and now is a great time to pursue certification as a professional communicator.

If you’re a business owner or marketing professional, chances are you believe strongly in the product you sell or the service you provide. You’ve likely invested a lot of time crafting your website content to showcase just how awesome you are, in addition to talking about it on social media. But does anyone believe you?

As a communications strategy consultant who works with small businesses, I get asked about how to be successful on social media a lot. Here are my nine steps for social media success.

I wouldn’t be who I am today professionally (or personally) without the mentors in my life. Some have been mentors from formal mentorship programs, but most have been more informal mentoring relationships. And many of them I now call friends.

I’ve been involved with IABC Central Oklahoma for about five years, and I previously served on the board of IABC St. Louis as well. IABC has been an integral part of my career development in many ways. I’ve attended professional development lunches to learn from talented communicators, found vendors and strategic partners through networking events and been both a mentee and a mentor.