2009 Vol. VI
1) Business Week Executive Editor to speak at Crowne/Plaza Clayton
John A. Byrne, internationally recognized writer and speaker, will be in St. Lo
uis to speak to the public during the 60th Anniversary Celebration of the Public Relations Society of America's St. Louis Chapter. Byrne is presenting "The New Media Boom: How it Changes the Way we do Business.
" The event is set for 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 19 at the Crowne/Plaza Clayton.
"Improvements in the deployment of digital media, combined with the desperation of an industry in transition, have forced unbelievable entrepreneurship," according to Byrne. "The coming media boom is like nothing we have seen to date."
The event, sponsored by Edward Jones, features Byrne's insight on the last 60 years in the communications industry along with what he expects from recent business launches and what he sees on the horizon. Visitors are welcome. Everyone attending must register online no later than noon, Nov. 16.
2) Join Us
Carolyn Green, St. Louis President 
I would like to invite you to join business and non-profit leaders from all over the region for this historic event with John Byrne. Since John graduated from the University of Missouri with a master's in journalism, he has become a world-renowned spokesman for the international business community. He is the author of eight books, including the "The Whiz Kids," about the men who re-made Ford Motor Company during the late 1940s when the PRSA chapter was formed. He also co-author of the New York Times bestseller "Jack: Straight from the Gut" with former General Electric Chief Executive Jack Welch.
A special thanks, also, to our Steering Committee - John
Boul, Edward Jones; James Braibish, Braibish Communications; Terry
Barber, PRSA
Administrator; David Craig,David Craig PR/Mktg' Jim Hubbard, The
Hubbard Company; Drew Langenberg and Kathryn Zetzer,Focus St. Louis;
Melissa
Wilson, Wilson-Monnig Creative; Jeffrey Waldman, Bethesda Health
Group; Billy Brennan, Weber Shandwick Publicity. Carolyn Green-Chair, C.
Green & Associates.
3) Celebrating 60 Years of History
In 1949, when U.S. President Harry S. Truman unveiled his Fair Deal program, 14 public relations professionals back home in Missouri banded together to form the nation's seventh chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). A lot has changed. Today we are talking about social media and interactive communications as the tools for a new generation. In 1949 many of the same things were said about color television. We hope you will take a moment to celebrate progress and come learn what business journalist John A. Byrne sees as tools to make your organization stronger in the years ahead.
4) New MarketVolt Newsletter
A special thanks goes out to Rita Holmes-Bobo, Rob Staggenborg and the PRSA St. Louis Web Site committee for their work to start an e-news publication with MarketVolt. Please watch for our future publications.
5) Our Platinum, Gold and Silver Sponsors for the Anniversary