Monday, October 15, 2012

Introduction, field of study, communication

Hi, my name is Jacqueline and I work in the agriculture industry.  I am the Executive Assistant and Communications Coordinator (aka Jacquie of all Trades), for an umbrella organization that has twelve member groups throughout Alberta.  Communication is a very important part of my job, as we deal with many issues and people on a daily basis throughout Western Canada.  Our organization is starting to use SM more to network with stakeholders, members, government and the general public about agriculture research, events, newsletters, projects etc.  SM is very quick and easy to access, and makes it easy to stay current.
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  1. Dr. Jessica LaccettiOctober 17, 2012 at 10:27 AM

    Wow Jacquie you must be busy - 12 umbrella orgs...?! I bet you need to know also how to communicate across different levels and disciplines which is always tricky.

    Can you give us an example of how you use twitter perhaps?

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    1. AnonymousOctober 25, 2012 at 3:56 PM

      Hi Jess... Yes, I'm very busy these days. Once harvest wraps up, my life becomes fairly hectic. It is definitely challenging communicating with 12 different organizations, and trying to meet each of their needs and wants (as well as all the personalities that go along with them). Lately I've been using Twitter to help our organizations promote events/conferences, such as Advanced Agronomy Conference.

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  2. UnknownOctober 17, 2012 at 12:53 PM

    Hello, My name is Joanne and I love chocolate. (do you dislike posts like this on twitter as much as I do?) Now, that I have you craving chocolate (sorry about that), I will introduce myself in a more acceptable manner. I work at Heartland Ford in Fort Saskatchewan, AB. I have been charged with the opportunity to ensure our new dealership is well represented on the social media scene. I am quite intriqued with the variety of approaches business' have used social media. So far, I have found that Facebook and Twitter is a great way to reach out to our local community. In turn, it keeps us in the local loop and shows our city that we are a very community minded business. It has been a great experience so far.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 7:14 PM

    Hi there Jacqueline. It sounds like your days would be very busy. Which is a good thing, never a dull moment! It is so interesting to see how social media is being used in pretty much every industry - not just those directly involved in 'communications', such as radio stations and newspapers.

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