Posted by Milena Regos on Nov 23rd, 2011 | No Comments
I’m thankful to all of you clients, supporters, followers, fans, mentors, advisors and friends who believed in me and encouraged me to follow my dreams.
Thank you for everything!
Out&About Marketing is going through some exciting changes. Stay tuned for more in the coming weeks and months.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving!
Posted by Milena Regos on Aug 4th, 2011 | 24 Comments
Today is a big day for me as I announce my resignation as the Marketing Director at IVGID where I spent the past 10 years of my life skiing, golfing, playing tennis and most of all creating remarkable branding and legendary marketing campaigns together with a bunch of fun loving and genuine people. Surrounded by the beauty of Lake Tahoe, it was my dream job and a dream that came through.
The time has...
Posted by Milena Regos on Apr 17th, 2011 | No Comments
In the midst of checking emails, tweeting, posting Facebook updates and managing our digital lives sometimes we may forget what’s really important. Do you know that if you check your email every 5 min, that’s 288 times a day if you don’t sleep.
I found this valuable ebook compiled by Seth Godin that contains short and to the point thoughts from some of the best known leaders in business...
Posted by Milena Regos on Jan 23rd, 2011 | 3 Comments
In support of Special Olympics I’m going to jump in Lake Tahoe on March 6. Crazy? Yes!
1. The Cause - Special Olympics. Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
2. Special Olympics history – The concept for Special Olympics was born in the early 1960s when ...
Posted by Milena Regos on Nov 20th, 2010 | No Comments
I’m very happy to write this post and report that Chrysler Corporation offered us unheard of customer service complimented by a brand new truck to make up for their defective truck. It’s not every day that you see a big corporation like Chrysler be so receptive to a customer’s need and step up to the plate by doing the right thing in any customer’s mind, i.e replacing a defective...
Posted by Milena Regos on Aug 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
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...
Posted by Milena Regos on Jul 27th, 2010 | No Comments
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...
Posted by Milena Regos on Jul 6th, 2010 | 2 Comments
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,...
Posted by Milena Regos on May 12th, 2010 | 6 Comments
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...