I had the most incredible connection this morning with a friend that I met on a social networking site. The only reason we were sitting together was because of our contact on the site. He talked about his background and his family and things. And I talked about my work...
Should You Go For Unsolicited Business?
Today, I got an email from a "Mary" who has an AOL address. She told me that her firm decided to go with another PR firm. "Huh," I said to myself. Who is this mysterious Mary? I wrote her back and asked her to identify herself. She did. And when...
Traffic All the Time!
Image via Wikipedia I can't stand it anymore! There is traffic everywhere all the time. I'm not sure why. I understand that there is rush hour traffic between the hours of 7 am - 10 am and 4 pm - 7 pm. But come on guys... Just because we live...
LIBN’s 50 Women Event…
Last night I was honored, along with 49 other women who live and/or work on Long Island, by Long Island Business News (LIBN) as part of their 50 Top Business Women program. The event was held at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. I brought Kristie Galvani, HJMT's Senior...
Blogging… Is it for You?
I love to blog. It's a great way to share issues and ideas with a large audience. Back in March 2008, I started my blog, www.hilarytopper.com, with only 400 unique visitors. Today, we have more than 10,000 unique visitors each month. When starting a blog, I tell clients to decide...
Mardi Gras in May?
The EO (Entrepreneurs Organization) Global Leadership Conference (GLC) was held this year in New Orleans. Since I am the incoming chair of External Communications, I was invited to attend. The event kicked off with some boring speeches and then "Rock Star" Awards, which, by the way, were given out by...
A Weekly Internet Show?
When Kristie Galvani, HJMT's Senior VP, approached me to do weekly segments on Your Business Channel (YBC), I was a bit taken aback. For nearly 30 years, I have been behind the scenes promoting clients and services. Once in a while, I would go on television, radio or in print...
Guest Blogger – Galvani Honored At York College!
This weekend, I was honored by my alma mater, York College of Pennsylvania. I received the distinguished recent alumni graduate award and was selected from all alumni from the past ten years. I was honored during the alumni awards luncheon last Saturday during Spring Alumni Weekend and got to visit...
Do You Like Your Job?
It's Thursday and I walked into the building today yawning. It's been a typical week of four evening meetings in a row and I'm just feeling exhausted. The security guard at the front desk in our Westbury building said, "I know how you feel, thank God it's Thursday!" I laughed...
A Surprise Party!
As soon as I turned the key in the door to my office, I heard doors slamming and smelled French Toast. Could I be imagining something? Jillian Beroza, HJMT's graphic artist, greeted me at the door. "What's going on?" I asked. I told her I received a call from our...