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June 2019
Spring Mixer
LA Communicators: Join us Tuesday, June 4th in the evening for the IABCLA Spring mixer. Take time out between events, campaigns, and the thousand challenges of a communications role. Enjoy conversation with some of LA's top business communicators as well as drinks and hors d'oeuvres from Cat & Fiddle. Are you a marketing director, brand manager, employee engagement officer, community builder, social media maven, independent professional – join us. We’ll celebrate accomplishments and share challenges and solutions. To buy your…
Find out more »May 2019
Coffee Connection: May 4
IABCLA’s next Coffee Connection is on Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. with Anthony Wiktor, creative director at Ad Victorem. He will discuss “Brand-first. Not Digital-First: The Importance of ‘Brand-Building’ in a Digital World.” The gathering will be at Starbucks, 15030 Ventura Blvd. 1-A Sherman Oaks, CA 91403. Click here to sign up.
Find out more »April 2019
IABCLA Case Study:
How to Entice a New Audience to a Traditional Treasure
Learn about the success of IW Group’s integrated advertising and public relations campaign for the Los Angeles Arboretum — “IABCLA Case Study: How to Entice a New Audience to a Traditional Treasure” will be on Thursday, April 11 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the IW Group. The firm is located at 6300 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 2150 in Los Angeles. The agency will take guests through their promotions strategy for the arboretum’s Magical Lantern Art Festival held between October 2018 and January 2019.…
Find out more »March 2019
Call for Mentors:
360 Mentoring Event at USC
IABCLA and USC’s IABC chapter will host a 360 Mentoring event on Tuesday, March 19 from 6 p.m.to 8 p.m. at USC. If you're interested in attending as a mentor — more than 2-3 years experience as a communications professional — please send an email to president@iabcla.com.
Find out more »February 2019
Dine & Discuss:
PR in the Digital Age
IABC Los Angeles will host Dine & Discuss, a roundtable discussion for communicators on February 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The topic is "PR in the Digital Age," and it will offer an overview of communicating across digital platforms. Facilitated by Julie Wright, president and founder of (W)right On Communications, Inc., participants can expect to gain insights on the state of integrated communications and best practices for driving results and enabling measurement. Dine & Discuss is designed for small groups, and…
Find out more »November 2018
Holiday Networking Mixer
Join us for IABCLA’s Networking Mixer on Thursday, November 29 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Enjoy the conversation with some of LA's top business communicators, as well as two complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres from Pearl’s Rooftop’s delicious menu. Click here to sign up.
Find out more »Professional Development Event: “Communicating Big Changes”
“Change in inevitable. Success is not.” In our rapidly changing world, we all have to be prepared to change course – and communicate so our stakeholders come with us. On Thursday, November 8, IABCLA will bring together experts in branding, internal comms, marketing, and community-building to talk about their experiences enabling understanding and engagement – and success. The gathering will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel, Conference Room Marquee 2, 1707 4th…
Find out more »September 2018
Coffee Connection:
Writing Clearly & Effectively
Join IABCLA for coffee, conversation, and a master-level clinic in writing skills. Bring your greatest writing challenge to this month’s Coffee Connection, where we will discuss processes and strategies for clear and effective written communication. The gathering will be held on Saturday, September 8 from 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at Ambrose Cafe, 509 East Walnut Street in Pasadena. To register, click here. Grant Skakun will lead the conversation. Grant is an editor and instructor at Eucrest Writing, where he helps organizations improve communication by designing and…
Find out more »August 2018
An Evening With Victoria Dew
Do you want to be an entrepreneur? For communicators, there are great opportunities to forge your own path. Whether you decide to go it alone, and become an ‘Outdoor Cat’ or remain an ‘Indoor Cat,’ working as an employee, there are some vital questions about your life and career you need to ask along the way. Join IABCLA for an evening with Victoria Dew, SCMP, to debunk myths about entrepreneurship, examine critical mindset factors for success, and offer insights that…
Find out more »June 2018
IABCLA Coffee Connections: It’s All About Storytelling
Join communications colleagues for coffee and conversation in Pasadena. Deborah Hudson, president of IABCLA, will facilitate a discussion about storytelling as the foundation of personal and organizational brand, PR, change management and executive comms. The issue cuts across all organizations and specialities. Join us at Community Kitchen and bring your ideas, expertise, questions - and stories.
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