communication. community. cognition.
Road Trip
Quick note:
I’ll be presenting at the Ragan/PRSA Social Media Conference this coming March, the 11th through the 13th in Las Vegas.
If you register here by January 30th and use the code “SPK9″, you can get a $350 discount. After that date, it’s only a $250 discount.
[tags]Ike Pigott, Occam’s RazR, Ragan, PRSA, Social Media Conference, social media[/tags]
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