Lake Tahoe marketing and social media super stars
Tahoe Thursday Series
I like it when I see a local Lake Tahoe business doing a good job with their social media marketing efforts. In addition to our Once a Month Who’s Doing it Best in Lake Tahoe in Social Media and Digital Marketing Series, I’m going to feature a local Lake Tahoe business in our Tahoe Thursday series. If you can think of any, let me know in the comments section or send...
Tahoe Local Digital and Social Media Marketing – Who’s Doing it Best Series
Tahoe Local Who’s Doing it Best in the Digital and Social Media Marketing Space
Jan 2012 – Tahoe Mountain Sports
I’ve been thinking about starting this series for a while as there are certain local Tahoe companies and businesses that are doing a really good job with their online and social media marketing efforts. There’s no better time to start this series than in the month...
Problems with Facebook custom domain name? Check your settings.
I recently discovered a Facebook bug that may not be allowing your Facebook page to display properly. If you have registered your custom domain name on Facebook, i.e Facebook.com/companyname you should be able to type it in and go directly to your page when you are logged out of Facebook. However, some Facebook pages will direct you automatically to Facebook.com. How to fix this issue?
Check your page...
Win a ticket to SMG Tourism, Technology and Marketing Workshop
Want to win a free ticket to the Strategic Marketing Group Tourism, Technology and Marketing Workshop in South Lake Tahoe on Oct 12th?
A good friend, Troy Thompson from Travel 2.0 is going to be the keynote speaker and I will present on Facebook for business. Let me know what you want to learn.
Out&About Marketing is giving away a free admission to the event. Here’s how to you can win the...
IMAGINE 2011 AIFD- Recap, Presentations and Survey
The National Symposium of the American Industry of Floral Designers ends today. I had the pleasure to speak at their event, met many fantastic people and truly enjoyed the creativity, imagination and energy at the event.
Thank you to everyone who came to listen to me. You are absolutely wonderful people and a great audience. As promised, below are my 3 presentations from the event.
The Power of Social...
7 Best Practices for Social Media for Florists
I have been introduced to flowers in a brand new light. Being connected to many floral designers on social media, I’m constantly surrounded with beautiful flower arrangements. Flowers have definitely made me a happier person. One advice I can give you is to purchase flowers on a regular basis and not just for special occasions. Flowers will always put smile on your face and bring beauty to your...
History of Social Media
Each day, we Facebook, use Twitter, instant message, read blogs, email, share photos on Flickr and Instagram, watch videos on YouTube and Vimeo. I use technology for just about everything, from exercising and mapping to cooking and reading the news . But do you ever wonder: “How did we get here?”
What does the future hold? Quora, the people questions and answers forum may replace Google...
How to Say No! – Guest Blog
Jen Schmidt is a very talented Lake Tahoe photographer who’s determined to succeed in life. She has also realized that having your own business can be very stressful at times. Over a cup of coffee with Jen, we talked about the hardest thing to do – How to Say No. Jen offered to write this post (Thank you Jen!) and give you, our valuable readers her advice on How to Say No and keep your...
3 ways to get happy customers for life
Dr. Seuss
Running your own business is complicated enough. How do you make sure your customers are happy and they bring you referrals and positive word-of-mouth? Here are 3 tips to follow:
1. Under promise and over deliver. Return their phone call, email, tweet, question within reasonable time. If you are completely swamped then tell them you will get back to them upon review. Deliver on what you...
Superb customer service at the dentist office
If you are like most people you probably dislike going to the dentist. I have to agree with you. Except that this dentist is very special.
I’ve been seeing him for over 15 years now despite of changes in dental insurances and 45 min drive to the office one way. He’s one of these older, nice gentleman who can make you feel very comfortable.Even in the dentist chair.
What I like most about...
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