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#GrowSmartBiz Conference: Top 20 Tweet Takeaways

September 30, 2009 – 7:42 pm

When I’m at conferences, so much is going on that it’s difficult to take it all in.
As such, I’ve been reviewing the Twitter feed about the hashtag from yesterday (#GrowSmartBiz) and I’m aggregating my top-20 tweets from the conference in this post.
These are in no particular order, and disclaimer: I picked one of my own [...]

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Simple. Sweet. Swag. Rohit Bhargava on Brand Personality

September 29, 2009 – 9:53 am

Rohit Bhargava is next and will be discussing how to add personality to your business.
Why is personality important?  How about the obvious: to retain your previous customers.
Personality is important because it’s the number one way of retaining previous customers and increasing word of mouth about your brand.
Studying the tools of social media is the smallest [...]

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Live Blogging, Grow Smart Biz Conference

September 29, 2009 – 7:54 am

Today I’ll be live blogging from Grow Smart Biz conference in DC, hosted by Network Solutions.  There is a great speaker lineup and I’m happy to have stolen the password asked politely for the password to the Internet, even though I’m not officially registered as a blogger today.

Here’s the play-by-play: Roy Dunbar just spoke on [...]

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Social Media Soiree, November 6

September 22, 2009 – 11:50 am

On November 6th, I’ll be working with Terri from Creative Blog Solutions for a Social Media Soiree, where small businesses and non-profits can come learn more about different social media platforms as they apply to best business practices.
One of the best parts about this venture is the social media marketing campaign surrounding the promotion [...]

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¿Quieres un globo?

September 21, 2009 – 4:00 pm

Recently, I was held at gun point asked to volunteer for a local campaign in my home town. (Note: The election is non-partisan).

Yesterday, my City had a ‘Olde Towne Gaithersburg Day,’ to celebrate different businesses and causes that are local to Gaithersburg. As such, the incumbent decided to sponsor a booth to increase awareness of [...]

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I'm Amused: Part 2 (of 2)

September 3, 2009 – 2:27 pm

Shoe: Clown shoe. The best part of this post is that I’m getting back on track with my obsession o’ so me (social media).
So here’s why I’m also amused. Earlier this week I was conducting some research on Facebook for a client. Right after I signed on, I noticed I was logged in to Chat [...]

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