Archive for the ‘Business and Career Development’ Category

Video: Modern Media Panel at Catholic University of America

28th September 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

The College Republicans at my alma mater – the Catholic University of America – invited me to participate in their modern media panel discussion. I was humbled to be asked to speak alongside Todd Herman, new media director for the RNC; Robert Bluey, director of online strategy for The Heritage Foundation; David All, the founder [...]

New School Strategy and Message Discipline

3rd September 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

As of next Tuesday, September 8th, I’ll be working full-time for Connell Donatelli, Inc., along with its sister company Campaign Solutions, managing online campaigns for Republican candidates and center-right organizations.

Two of my new colleagues, Mark SooHoo and Rob Kubasko, recently appeared in three episodes of The Winston Group’s podcast, “The Right Idea” with Kristen Soltis. [...]

Job Openings for Computer Savvy Republicans

22nd August 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

Republican? Tech savvy? Looking for a job?
We’ve got to help out our own. Spotted these openings and wanted to help spread the word.

Web community managers in Indianapolis (full and part time availability, most work done from home)
Online video editor in Washington, D.C. (full-time)
Software project manager also in D.C. (full-time, some travel required, but less than [...]

Inbox Zero: My Quest to Stop Using the Inbox as a Calendar and To-Do List

19th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza 2 Comments

via video.google.com
I’m always dreaming of an inbox that’s down to zero, but instead stare in disbelief at all the email I have and how I can’t possible reply to or deal with it all. No more, my friends. Here’s what I learned listening to this video today:
-Don’t use your inbox as a calendar and task [...]

Social Media Success Story: How a Restaurant Earned Free Publicity on Twitter

15th July 2009 by Catherine Favazza 5 Comments

The St. Louis business community now knows all about my family’s hugely successful catering order that coincided with the All-Star Game. Yes, it’s true that my pride in my father’s accomplishments spurred this a bit, but without social media–and Twitter, specifically–his story would never have been told.
When I checked my RSS reader Monday morning, I [...]

How to Build a High Traffic Blog Without Killing Yourself

13th July 2009 by Catherine Favazza 1 Comment

I’m a big believer in Tim Ferriss’ book, The Four-Hour Workweek–and by default, I’m a big fan of Tim Ferriss. (His book was largely responsible for giving me the confidence to quit my full-time job and start my own consulting business. His tips = success. It’s that simple.)

When I saw (at ProBlogger) that he gave [...]

Follow Friday: 16 People You Can Learn From

26th June 2009 by Catherine Favazza 2 Comments

There’s a trend on Twitter where people send messages on Fridays recommending some of the people they follow to their followers. If you’re not a Twitter person, in plain English, people recommend other interesting people to their online friends.
One of the people whom I follow and respect is Barry Moltz, who was kind enough to [...]

31 Days to a Better Blog: A Workbook for Success

14th June 2009 by Catherine Favazza 1 Comment

When ProBlogger launched their 31 Days to a Better Blog series earlier this year, I jumped at the chance to participate. I had recently recommitted to my blog–even hired Kirsten Wright to redesign the site, help me build my new strategy and provide additional content for the site–and thought this would be a great way [...]