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I am giving you permission to sit back, let 2011 slip out of your thoughts for a moment and think about the future. Yes, the future. 2012 is a unwritten story, especially when it comes to your business, brand and strategies. Strategies, Plural The one-size-fits-all knitted winter hat style of marketing has never worked. Simply put, BE FLEXIBLE. (If you are not flexible add “Start[...]
No doubt you have learned a great deal on your marketing adventure. Learned that hiring someone to stand on the street corner with a sign for a week was a bit of a flop, or maybe you also learned that knocking on doors in the evenings to be grassroots, was only getting old men mad at you. Whether your marketing strategies were belly flops or successful there[...]
The summer flew just as the autumn leaves fell down. During the weekdays I soaked up knowledge on yoga and fitness businesses, reaching out to business owners and spending hours perched on my social media, adwords and SEO soapboxes spreading the word about BizeeBee with my lil-Lyndi megaphone. The weekends were filled with sun soaking adventures, enjoying riding in the mountains with my husband and[...]
Unless you use some sort of fluffy critter (Nice job Cheezburger) I wouldn’t be lured easily. If you are a startup you most likely have given up on me and my stubborn, busy and “thanks, but not interested” friends. I am never the one to wait in line for a new apple product, nor do I jump at new social media invites. I have not[...]
You got up, put your ironed shirt on and snuggled into your cubicle for another day. An email pops into your inbox from a manager that is literally five feet away, stating: “Can you please come into my office?”. This is the sort of office that is well packed with random stuff, an office that would take longer than two hours to pack up is[...]
Problem solving intense jobs that demand creativity, sales, business development a ten to fifteen other hats are often stressful. Watching, and learning from entrepreneurs, marketing and cubicle dwelling folks here are some of the ideas I came up with that seemed to be common habits. Understanding that not every day is full of sunshine I came up with 21 habits that seem to keep the[...]
Back in the day when foursquare was a recess game played in elementary school, I remember there would be times where I didn’t want to play anymore. The kids were merciless. A few times I left the game after having the wind knocked out of me. Sad face enables and a pieces of my pride scattered across the ground, I would scan the recess field[...]
Everyone enjoys a good love story and this one begins during the time I found out that even I could be a technology girl. Sophomore year in high school and desperately looking for a class to fill a credit requirement, the school advisor gave me the mysterious option of taking HTML programming. The class was in a dark computer lab; bright monitors illuminated the faces[...]
Imagine managing fifteen twitter accounts, eight Facebook pages, two Facebook profiles, one Linkedin account, one Foursquare account, and keep an eye on tweets streaming in from conferences, events and your favorite people. Sound crazy? It is. The way I and thousands of users have stayed sane is by using Hootsuite. Impressive Features Speaking in car talk, if Hootsuite was an engine this would be the[...]
Check-in! You are now the Mayor! You have been Ousted as Mayor! You have achieved a Badge! What does that have to do with your business? Should you as a small business owner pay attention to geo-location tools like Foursquare? Whether you own a chain of coffee restaurants in Seattle or a small bakery in Issaquah you are going to find a lot of your[...]
Chocolate is sweet, it can be bitter, melted in a pan and spread over ice cream. Chocolate can be given as a gift, eaten in handfuls or savored in tiny bits. Chocolate can be served hot, cold, mixed into coffee or something to look forward to after dinner. No matter how you love chocolate you are going to love the new adventure of meeting Seattle[...]
Next weekend, Oct 8th through the 10th in the beautiful city of Vancouver entrepreneurs from around the northwest will gather for the first Vancouver Startup Weekend. The event is the fun part; it is 54 hours of brainstorming of ideas and bringing them into reality. The goal is by Sunday evening each team will have their idea hammered and forged into some kind of prototype[...]
There is something natural about peanut butter and jelly that everyone from the age of 3 to 99+ understands is scrumptious way to enjoy an afternoon. There is a natural chemistry between startup companies and social media. There are brands launching through social media even before they have websites. Social media is a conductive tool that in many ways levels the playing field between big[...]
Introducing you one of my favorite characters in Seattle. Dave wins many awards in my book for being a great community organizer, supporter of startups, sharing words of wisdom all while sharing a pint at his weekly Thursday group called #Hopsandchops. My first appreciation of Dave came from how accessible he is as a leader in the Seattle entrepreneurial scene I believe he is one[...]
I should be working, however I wanted to take a moment and introduce you to the concept of co-working. For those of you who work from home or at a coffee shop this post is for you. The idea of co-working is catching on as a bit of a buzz topic. Think of entrepreneurial genius meets digital web worker gypsy. The space is open, bright[...]
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