Approximately 80% of small businesses fail within the first year. How many of the people you know who have started a business have truly succeeded? How many of them put on a happy face yet are still at every networking meeting looking for business?
Get Off The Hamster Tweet Wheel & Be Inspired – 20 Learnings from Social Fresh Tampa
March 8, 2011 By 1 Comment
Getting out into world, learning from new perspectives, enjoying the company of others is the spice of life.
So why in business do we find this so hard to accept? Why do we think we’ll accomplish more if we stay inside our corporate and virtual home offices as we fervently turn in our social hamster wheels of marketing strategies, business plans, engagement approaches, audience research, websites, Facebook pages and suites that hoot?
Yes, the economy stinks. However, that doesn’t mean we need to work the hamster wheel 24/7. It actually should drive the opposite behavior.
Build Your Business on Relationships, Not Dollars!
November 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In business we need to focus on the pieces that enable and support the business. The infrastructure, products, sales, websites, social media, accounting, program management, and the list goes on. It’s easy to lose site of what business is about. You can look at business as being only about making money. You can measure your [...]
31 Confessions of a Social Media Consultant after 1 Year (almost)
October 7, 2010 By 1 Comment
When folks ask me what the secret is, I always answer that there isn’t one. The best advice I can give is to simply go for it and be yourself. Either they like you or they don’t! So here are a few words of advice from a marketing nut who has been living within the DNA of social media for almost a year. Take em’ or leave em. Let me know what you think. Be honest. Be real. Help others if you have the guts.
Social Media Weekend Challenge: Don’t Tweet it Away!
September 4, 2010 By 1 Comment
What is a weekend anymore? We look forward to them, but why? Are we enjoying them? When we are lucky, weekends are a time for us all to enjoy some down time with family and friends. Regardless of your role; business leader in corporate, an entrepreneur, small business owner, intern or worker bee… it is easy for us to lose track of why we are doing what we do.
Social Media & Business: 10 Tips to Sit Back, Pedal Fast & Enjoy the Ride!
September 3, 2010 By 2 Comments
As a small biz owner and entrepreneur there is always too much too do and not enough time to do it. With BIG dreams, BIG ideas, BIG hopes and little budget, resource and stretched time… the BIG and LITTLE sides don’t always line up. Take time to enjoy the ride, the bumps, the big and little wins, the curves and the friends who drive up beside of you.
Be a Social Media Changemaker: Mark Horvath & InvisiblePeople.tv obtain YouTube Support!
August 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Mark’s project Invisiblepeople.tv is today featured on the front page of YouTube. His video is titled “YouTube Fights Homelessness With InvisiblePeople.tv”. Thanks to the YouTube community sharing videos and spreading spread the word of homelessness YouTube is now also stepping up to help. What a testimony to the power of social media. The power of one soul, one body combined with a Twitter account and a phone. The impact that can be made by those that care.
What a Difference a Year Makes!
July 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Mama always taught me…”when life throws you lemons all ya’ gotta do is make lemonade.” Believe in yourself, work hard and leverage the right tools to succeed
Follow Your Dreams!
June 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
So it’s official! The word is out. As most of you know we have a couple very exciting launches coming up, two of which are book launches! So yesterday Mari Smith launched the official Web page, Facebook page, Twitter Account. More to come on this. Not a lot of time today so here is a short [...]
Social Media Survival 101: Take a Weekend!
May 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
..often times we get so busy and caught up in the moment we forget what really matters.
Social Media 101: Get in the Game!
May 4, 2010 By 2 Comments
You are in the game, making the rules. You build your brand and your bottom line
Social Media Engagement: Don't Over Complicate it!
April 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
So, you’ve had a Facebook personal profile for 1 year, you have a Twitter account, Google email, blog …
I Love My Twitter Tweeps! Poll: Why do You Love Twitter?
March 5, 2010 By 2 Comments
As I sit in front of my computer after a great week and excited to TWEET… part of me thinks…”have I lost my mind”? The other part thinks “am I dreaming?” The real self knows… “YOU ARE STARTING TO LIVE YOUR DREAMS”. I am surrounded by so many people face to face daily as well [...]
happy new years eve 2010!
December 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Wow! As I look back a year ago, all I can say is “who would have thunk!?” From corporate walls of security to small company 24 hour work day and layoff to full turbo on entrepreneur land!! God never ceases to amaze me. He did what he had to do to provide me the determination [...]
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
October 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Ribbon Cutting. November 5, 2009. What a simply AWESOME day! Thank you to all who came or were there in spirit!
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