Social Media Workshop coming to Lake Tahoe
It’s 2010 – Is your business social?
Do you need help figuring out how to best use social media marketing for your business? Do you want to understand how to use word-of-mouth online to compliment your traditional and online marketing efforts. Are you new to social media? Do you need justification for yourself or to your boss that social media is not just playing on Facebook? Do you think...
Adrift Tahoe Paddleboarding and Social Media
Photo credit: PeterSpain.com
This is one of two posts on how small businesses can use social media to their advantage. I got particularly interested in paddleboarding and decided to track the entire process of how social media is affecting the bottom line of a small business.
Adrift Tahoe is located in Kings Beach, Lake Tahoe, CA and they offer rentals, sales, fun special events and merchandise. It’s...
Using Groups on LinkedIn
LinkedIn is an excellent social media network site for professionals and people who want to connect with their industry peers, find business leads, grow their professional network and extend their reach.
I really like LinkedIn and have been using it for a long time to stay in touch with my professional network. Recently, they introduced changes to Groups. You can join various Groups on LinkedIn to...
Follow up on my Lufthansa travel story
I want to close the loop on the Lufthansa travel nightmares blog post I wrote back in May during my trip to Europe for those of you who followed my trip and have been asking me for the result.
In summary, I had to deal with a delayed plane, a sick passenger, a well deserved and expensive shower, new clothes and a long delay at the airport, a lost bag for 7 days, a damaged suitcase and missing items...
Out&About Marketing turns 1 year old- 10 Lessons Learned
Happy Birthday Out&About Marketing! It turned one year old today! Yipee!
A year ago I embarked on a new journey with Out&About Marketing. The results have been very,very positive. I accomplished many of the goals I set for myself and learned a few lessons along the way. Overall, I have no regrets and I’m proud of the accomplishments.
Thank you to all of my clients who keep me on my toes,...
Social Media Crisis Mock Ups
How do you manage your brand when crisis strikes? What is the best approach and the most efficient way to handle a crisis online? Who’s responsible, who should be in charge and would you be able to put out the fire before it starts?
Let’s examine 3 potential scenarios. What would you do if you were the person in charge.
1. You are the General Manager of a luxury destination resort. The entire...
Lufthansa travel nightmares
I just had the worst experience ever on my trip from the USA to Europe. I can understand problems with volcanoes but this is getting crazy.
First, the plane was delayed from Philadelphia to Frankfurt.
Second, a passanger threw up on my in the plane. The most disgusting experience in my life.
Of course, I missed my connection flight to Sofia and had to sit in line for over 2 hours to rebook. With the...
Getting the most out of LinkedIn in 7 easy steps
I’ve used LinkedIn for about 4 years, but most of the activity on it happened in the past 1 year. As people are getting more and more connected online, LinkedIn shows up as number one tool for searching for a job (the increase in unemployment rate probably helped), getting your professional network in one place and staying on top of your contacts’ latest moves. How to get the most out of...
How social media gave me ADD
One of the symptoms of ADD is “easily distracted”. In this age of continuous news overflow, social media added even more distractions to already high amount of information overload. Lately I’ve noticed, I have a harder time finishing one project before starting another and multitasking has become the normal. Unfortunately, I don’t think it has made me more productive. To avoid...
San Francisco hotel and restaurant recommendations
Photo Credit: Flickr.com by PatrickSmithPhotography
I recently returned from a short trip to San Francisco and I’d like to recommend a few places to stay and eat while in the city that you won’t be disappointed with.
1. The best place to stay in San Francisco is the Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf. You can see all of their reviews on TripAdvisor which confirm my recommendation for a top...
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. 
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