Idea Industry Contribution, Things and Sites to Follow
Things + sites to follow
The One Club for Creativity: The One Club is a non-profit organization that strives to celebrate creativity within the workplace. They offer programs, events, and articles that are advantageous for thinkers and doers alike. Any level of project manager would benefit from being a member.
The One Show: The One Show, produced by The One Club is an awards competition in advertising and design, judged every year by top industry professionals.
The One Club Podcast: Podcasts about advertising made by people in the industry, for people in the industry.
Social media to follow: Instagram and Twitter
We Are Next: We Are Next offers a mix of resources, including job listings and weekly emails. This site is loaded with advice on how to excel in the industry and is extremely beneficial to new project managers getting their foot in the door of the industry.
We Are Next Podcast:
Social media to follow: Twitter
The New York Times: Secret weapon for project managers to get their news so they are educated on current events that may affect their projects.
Wherearethebossladies.com: A team of females who made a website about other women who are in boss positions at different ad agencies around the world. A good tool for women AND men new to the ad industry to see who is in management positions and where. Also beneficial for people already deep in the industry to find females in the industry, if needed.
Follow them on Instagram @wherearethebossladies
Twitter:
@elonmusk
Elon Musk is an innovator through and through. Although his creativity and profession may not be directly related to advertising, he is an interesting, avant-garde public figure that pushes the envelope. A twitter follow that could encourage leadership that does the same.
@KatyPerry
What does Katy Perry know? Unknown, but she has the most followers on Twitter with a whopping 108.37 million. Following her could provide some insight into what people are looking for in the social media sphere. Which, in turn, could help a project manager guide his or her team to grab the attention of a broad spectrum of people.