Category Archives: Letter From the Editor

Greetings IMC-ers,

Marsha Lewin, IMC Fellow and CMC correctly guessed the Getty Museum as last month’s photo subject.  Please read more about Marsha in our Members News section below. Thank you to those who entered – please try again this month!

Would you like to be a winner, too? To encourage readership of our newsletter – and awareness of upcoming events — IMC SoCal is sponsoring a photo contest:  “Where in LA is that? “  Name the location shown in the photo here and you could win!* The winner will be drawn from all accurate guesses emailed to: martha@marthaspelman.com within 24 hours of the newsletter’s online publication. The winner will receive a $25. gift certificate to Office Depot!

Where in LA is this?

We begin this month’s issue with a letter from SoCal Chapter President, Nick Juarez, wherein Nick discusses the value of becoming a CMC.  In addition, National is offering a discounted CMC application fee valid until July 31^st.  See more information on this following Nick’s letter.

By now, the votes are in electing our upcoming Board Members – which will be announced in the June Newsletter.  This month’s “Get To Know…” interview is with IMC SoCal member and senior advisor in organizational development and human relations, Jay Marks.

IMC SoCal continues to offer the educational component of its overall mission via the LAX and OC breakfast meetings as well as quarterly evening meetings and presentations. To find out more, please visit new local IMC website (http://www.imcsocal.org) which allows members and those interested in IMC to more easily find IMC SoCal online, view upcoming events and keep abreast of important IMC news!

Get Seen! Email me any news about your practice – upcoming events, noteworthy accomplishments, etc. to share with other readers.

IMPORTANT:  PLEASE ADD “MAILCHIMP” TO YOUR EMAIL WHITELIST

Be Sure to Join the LA Chamber!:  IMC SoCal is also pleased to announce that members may now join the LA Chamber of Commerce as an Associate Member for only $100. per year.  See below for more information.

Important:  Join the IMC Southern California LinkedIn Group and participate in the discussions – or start one of your own!

– Martha Spelman

Newsletter Editor / Marketing Chair

Contact: Phone (310) 670.5300 or email at martha@marthaspelman.com

Deadline for the next newsletter: May 31, 2011

Greetings IMC-ers,

We have a another winner!  JoAnn Camperi correctly guessed that the building pictured in last month’s newsletter was in the Chinese Garden at the Huntington Library. Thank you to those who entered – please try again this month!

Do you Know Where This is in LA

Would you like to be a winner, too? To encourage readership of our newsletter – and awareness of upcoming events — IMC SoCal is sponsoring a photo contest:  “Where in LA is that? “  Name the location shown in the photo here and you could win!* The winner will be drawn from all accurate guesses emailed to: martha@marthaspelman.com within 24 hours of the newsletter’s online publication.    The winner will receive a $25. gift certificate to Office Depot! (Insert photo of “building” attached – can you add “Where in LA is this?” to photo like first time?)

This month’s newsletter, in addition to member and chapter news, includes IMC members’ “Social Media Source” (a listing of member’s blogs and social media platforms) – please send us yours! and a “Get To Know…” interview with IMC Orange County board member, Jeff Gotro. Jeff gives us great insight into how he has firmly established himself in a specific consulting niche and how he promotes his business – you may be surprised to see what his “#1 Source of Referrals” is.

IMC SoCal continues to offer the educational component of its overall mission via the LAX and OC breakfast meetings as well as quarterly evening meetings and presentations. To find out more, please visit new local IMC website (http://www.imcsocal.org) which allows members and those interested in IMC to more easily find IMC SoCal online, view upcoming events and keep abreast of important IMC news!

Get Seen! Email me any news about your practice – upcoming events, noteworthy accomplishments, etc. to share with other readers.

IMPORTANT:  PLEASE ADD “MAILCHIMP” TO YOUR EMAIL WHITELIST

Be Sure to Join the LA Chamber!:  IMC SoCal is also pleased to announce that members may now join the LA Chamber of Commerce as an Associate Member for only $100. per year.  See below for more information.

Important:  Join the IMC Southern California LinkedIn Group and participate in the discussions – or start one of your own!

– Martha Spelman

Newsletter Editor / Marketing Chair

Contact: Phone (310) 670.5300 or email at martha@marthaspelman.com

Deadline for the next newsletter: April 30, 2011

* entrants can win only once in a six-month period