The Black Eyed Peas and the Now Generation
Lately, I’ve become a total Black Eyed Peas fan. I love their music. I work out to it, listen to it at home, cross country ski with it, listen to it on weekends, when I work and when I fall asleep. One of their songs, “Now Generation” has interesting lyrics touching upon social networking, our desire for urgency and immediacy and how we want everything NOW.
The New Customer is defined...
The “Don’t be Stupid” social media guidelines every employee needs to know
What you share online is public and in some cases can be used against you. Here are some guidelines to keep in mind before the next time you hit enter on your keyboard or send on your mobile device.
1. Everything you share online is visible. Your Facebook updates, tweets, blog posts, Flickr photos, YouTube videos. If you want to keep your job, don’t say things online you are going to regret...
10 reasons why I started Out&About Marketing
Because I’m passionate about honest marketing and social media and believe that if done right it really works.
Because I’m tired of shitty marketing and bad customer service.
Because the social web is changing the world and businesses will adapt or die. Some businesses need to die. It’s OK.
Because people need great products and services and amazing companies want to sell their products...
Is the Travelocity contest on Facebook good or bad?
Travelocity announced a new contest on Facebook: The roaming Gnome asked you to vote for the next ski trip destination: Lake Tahoe or Utah.
The Good
This is a brilliant idea to get everyone associated with the travel & hospitality industries involved and engaged. It’s working. It’s a friendly competition and visitors bureaus, hotels, ski resorts and local businesses are showing their...
Milena Regos, Marketing Director for IVGID & Diamond Peak Ski Resort, is an experienced and innovative marketing and Internet professional and social media practitioner who builds award winning marketing campaigns with proven return on investment. Milena Regos specializes in creating digital marketing campaigns enabling travel&tourism brands communicate effectively with customers. More on the About page. This is her personal blog and the thoughts and opinions expressed here are hers alone and do not necessarily represent the views of her employer or anyone else. 
