1. Tell marketing executives that I'm on twitter. 2. Tell them that I have thousands of followers. 3. Also tell them that I'm a (mommy) blogger. BONUS -- Have one of them ask "What do you tweet about?" Answer using the phrase "pimping" in relation to children's digital media. I could have died right then. Especially since I was sitting next to a VP whom I am pretty sure raised an eyebrow. The room followed with nervous laughter. But of course I didn't. I plowed right ahead listing the other things I tweet about (which can be found in my bio if you haven't looked recently). One interesting point brought up in this meeting was the lifecycle of "mommy bloggers" -- how they are really into it and prolific while their child(ren) are young and then it dies off in the upper elementary - high school years, and now some older women are picking it up as their child(ren) go(es) off to college. The "empty nesters". And I found myself th...
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