I posted this tip on Twitter: "#twittertip Our greatest yearning is for connection. Not another link to info. Connect with someone today". This is one of the greatest cries of mankind. Why do you think that Twitter and Facebook have gotten as big as they have, if this were not true? I love a good [...]
I was at a Women in Business Lunch and Learn Tuesday and I overheard in a conversation that a notable business was getting some good old ATV loving. She was going to be featured on the TV news. As I listened, I found out that the local newspaper was not going to do an interview or mention [...]
I put this tip on Twitter via Tweetdeck: "#twittertip Never underestimate the value of good service; especially when using Twitter for customer service." Twitter can be a way to create less phone calls into the office and answer customers questions in real time. So how could this happen? You could display your Twitter username on [...]
It sent this Twitter tip out on Twitter Saturday: "#twittertip don't worry about numbers, work on great quality relationships. That's the true value of Twitter". I have been giving this much consideration over several months. When I read Scott Stratten's @unmarketing book called Unmarketing, it reaffirmed what I have been thinking. Social media really requires [...]
I still see it on a regular basis. Businesses have set themselves up on Facebook Profiles. Facebook Profiles are not to be used for "Business" or anything other than personal use. If you set up a business on a Facebook Profile, Facebook can and will pull it down when they find it. All your hard [...]
Business can be a very serious matter; but at the end of the day there still has to be a little fun in the mix. It can't always be about the money. Sometimes you just have to make your customers laugh and let them know that you are human. I posted this on my Facebook [...]
One of the things I learned in business early was that I had to get off my seat, get out and look to make something happen. A watched phone will not ring either. When it comes to your social media connections, you have to reach out to others. Waiting for those golden connections won't pay [...]
We have been told that leaders are readers. Yes, it is true. But there is even more to this. Watch this video and you will understand why. Learn what you can do to push your business into a blue ocean. Please let me know what your thoughts are.
Wednesday was the first day of the 40 hour social media training program for real estate agents in Dartmouth. Before I began the "Why" of social media section of the training, I decided to do a check up on their laptops and see how safe they were. The first thing we checked was to see [...]
The office laptop would not work with the projector and the guy from the government looked at me with these puppy dog eyes. He asked if he could use my laptop. It was for our AWENS board meeting and I said yes. I asked him if his USB flash drive had any deadly viruses on it. He say "No". [...]