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The Win-Win of Social Media Through Unexpected Uses. Pt. 2 Hidden Genius of QR Codes

The Win-Win of Social Media Through Unexpected Uses. Pt. 2: Hidden Genius of QR Codes!

01/27/201312/01/2015Blog, leadership, management, marketing, non-profit, small business, Social Mediaapple, blogging, business, business page, cake mix, connection, customer loyalty, customer service, DUNCAN HINES, Education and Training, entrepreneur, exponential rise, Facebook, fun, Grocery store, LinkedIn, Loyalty program, Marketing, McDonalds, Mobile device, newsletter subscriptions, PayPal, productivity, Publix, QR code, retail, Sales, Shopping, Small business, Smartphone, Social Media, success, technology, twitter, Uniform Resource Locator, YouTube

Still think QR Codes are useless? When QR codes (QR = quick response) were introduced, success was implied. And then… nothing… because there weren’t enough people with phones with scanning ability. BUT, with SmartPhone purchases on an exponential rise, …

Why Consumers DO Buy Rather Than Why They SHOULD Buy.

Why Consumers DO Buy Rather Than Why They SHOULD Buy.

12/01/201212/01/2015Blog, leadership, management, marketing, non-profit, small businessAffinity Marketing, blogging, business, Communications, connection, Consulting, Consumer, corporate marketing, customer loyalty, customer service, david ogilvy, Education and Training, entrepreneur, Facebook, good fortune, LinkedIn, Marketing, marketing department, productivity, recognition, retail, Sales, Small business, Social Media, twitter, wonderment

What I learned in a hurry about working in Marketing is that one side is about convincing the buyer they want or need your product or service, the other side of the coin is about convincing the seller they need to market their product or service.

IMAGE_SMB Smart Marketing Thanksgiving

On Thanksgiving: I’m Thankful for Modern Technology

11/22/201211/24/2015Blog, leadership, management, marketing, non-profit, small business, Social Mediablogging, business, Communications, connection, customer loyalty, Education and Training, entrepreneur, Facebook, gaming, Giving Thanks: The Gifts of Gratitude, Gratitude, IBM, Isaac Asimov, LinkedIn, Marketing, morale, North Carolina, personal referrals, productivity, Quora, recognition, retail, Small business, Social Media, Social network, success, technology, Thanksgiving, twitter, United States

It has been an amazing journey of personal and business growth for me these last few years.

I remember in 3rd grade (a million years ago!), reading a short story of the future by Isaac Asimov – unfortunately I can’t remember the title – in which there were children sitting at the kitchen table in front of a computer monitor taking school lessons.

I remember so clearly looking at that picture and thinking I hope I live long enough to see that come to be. You have to realize that at that time IBM’s computers filled entire rooms, there were no cell phones, no answering machines, no video games, color TV was just emerging, and central air conditioning was a modern convenience, so the concept of the story seemed so, so far away….

NPOs – Take social media seriously and donors will, too!

08/26/2012leadership, management, non-profit, small businessbusiness, Communications, connection, Education and Training, Facebook, LinkedIn, Marketing, media presence, Non-Profit, Social Media, Social network, success, time management, twitter

“You know how to do social media? Great! It’s all yours!” This happens a lot. The majority of the Non-profit board is either …

What do YOU need from a Social Media workshop?

07/19/2012Blog, management, marketing, non-profit, small business, Social Mediaboomers, business, Constant Contact, Education and Training, entrepreneur, Facebook, LinkedIn, Marketing, marketing event, mea culpa, pinterest, profit leaders, Small business, small business owners, Social Media, Social network, success, twitter

Let me fill you all in on today’s input from the Small Business Owners and Non-Profit leaders that attended today’s event. It gave me a lot to think about and I’d like to hear from you, too!

Expected better results from Facebook and Twitter?

07/10/201212/01/2015Blog, management, marketing, small business, Social Mediaboomers, Brick and mortar business, business, Communications, customer loyalty, customer service, Education and Training, entrepreneur, Facebook, Google, Grand Opening, grand opening banner, IPhone, Marketing, Small business, Social Media, success, technology, time management, twitter

New users of Facebook and Twitter for small business lead generation are often disappointed in the lack of immediacy in big results. Frankly, that’s a bit like expecting total …