August 2011
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December 2010
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10 Tips to Recognize Employees →
At most startups and small businesses there are no weekends, no true vacations and hours turn into days and things get blurry. Working remotely with my clients, startups and contracts I am often…
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Are we are educating people out of their creative...
What happens when education forgets that the “creativity is as important as literacy”.Amplify’d from blog.ted.comSir Ken Robinson on TEDTalksSir Ken Robinson is author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative, and a leading expert on innovation and human resources. In this talk, he makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures...
November 2010
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Black Friday Could Make a Real Difference →
Paint me green and call me the Grinch but I am not in the mood to talk stuff. Buy stuff, give stuff, wrap stuff, or store stuff. There is an itch my gut that says there are a lot of other people…
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Do You LOVE Your Customers →
Let’s say your business had it all. The king of producing the perfect content, the best engagement, every review site had raving reviews, everyone wants one of your products, everyone wants to…
The Launch of Maple Valley’s Buy Local Campaign →
This is the age of relationships. Connecting local patrons to local businesses is just what the City of Maple Valley and the local Chamber of Commerce have teamed to do. Working to strengthen…
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12 Ways to Save Time & Money On Your Next Website →
Building websites is my meat and potatoes. I am one of the few online marketers that consult and implement. Maybe I am old fashioned in that I like to start each client I have with a strong…
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Meet Derek Johnson CEO of Tatango →
Who doesn’t love a great story? Especially one about an young entrepreneur. The story of Derek Johnson and Tantango is becoming my favorite young entrepreneur story to tell. I am delighted to…
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October 2010
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September 2010
2 posts
Focused on Vancouver Startup Weekend →
Next weekend, Oct 8th through the 10th in the beautiful city of Vancouver entrepreneurs from around the northwest will gather for the first Vancouver Startup Weekend. The event is the fun part; it…
Social Media & Startups = PB&J →
There is something natural about peanut butter and jelly that everyone from the age of 3 to 99+ understands is scrumptious way to enjoy an afternoon. There is a natural chemistry between startup…
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July 2010
3 posts
Online Strategy Forget-Me-Nots →
There are important aspects to online marketing that I will give you a cookie if you don’t forget. I get it — running a business which includes all the daily maintenance is…
Importance of Internal Marketing →
The marketing perspective is going to have to shift. Whether you are living in the world of small businesses or global corporations recruiting talent, and then retaining that…
Wallflowers: Underrated Opportunities →
Think of going to school dances as a youth, the trendy kids are on the dance floor breaking out some epic dance moves. However those who were not on the dance floor were not…
June 2010
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Be Thankful for 98%
Personally I am spoiled. Blessed and rich beyond my understanding. I have every day everything I need + way too much to keep me happy, entertained and positioned for success. Yet, for some reason there are too few moments I really sit down and reflect on how thankful I am for all of the hands that create, design, produce, ship and prepare my world to be so rich. I encourage you to take a moment...
Hero of Equality : LyndiT.com →
Amy Balliet may not have been on your radar until this very moment but she should be. She is the person that truly sparked my passion for using social media to change change and bring people together. I write on Lyndit.com sharing how Amy used technology, social media, her expertise in SEO and online marketing to aid her passion to literally change the world.
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Website Fit for Social Media →
It’s just about summer time to start getting our waists and websites in shape. Websites are still the most important online asset and representative of your business. You…
3 Marketing Truths I Wish Everyone Knew →
When it comes to Marketing everyone wants to know the secret sauce that will make everything taste fantastic and create lines out the door around the building and into the next city for the rest of our careers. The secret isn’t in the sauce. It is in the genuine nature of community. Great marketing is relatable, connecting and brings people of all walks of life interested in identifying with...
5 Lava Hot Social Media Reads →
From Twitter, Sphinn, Google Reader, Facebook, Amplify, Buzz and Friendfeed–you name it!–I have been gathering some of my favorite posts. These 5 personal favorite must…
Event Planners Cater to Bloggers! →
Events are expensive. Planning, renting, advertising, blogging, adding event information and answering questions on Facebook, following managing and responding to tweets,…
How Powerful are Social Networks →
Read Chase Brumfield’s moving take on social networking and the power they have. I am impressed with the content and thought Chase put into this piece.
Bigfoot Social Networking Conference! →
This Friday June 4th rub elbows with Seattle’s finest in online marketing with a focus on social networking and social media. The generous conference offers 13 sessions including some…
May 2010
8 posts
The Evolving Marketing Culture : LyndiT.com →
Do you think that social media is going to push the corporate culture to start moving crusty old we have done it this way for 100 years sort of companies forward?
Come to Seattle 2.0 Awards! →
Born in West Seattle and living in Washington my whole life I am biased. Seattle Rocks! On Wednesday May 19th is a special celebration for Seattle startups is taking place, and you…
The Common B2B Social Media Excuse →
Social = Interaction, relationships, people
Media = Tool, technology, platform
How ever you mix up the words I don't see either of those words meaning "sales". It is common for the B2B world to look at social media through the blinders of "it's another advertising venue" one that they also believe "none of my customers are using that". Going back to another title...
The Biggest Triumph →
This is core. Shaking years of my mental programming. There isn't a whole lot more I can say besides this is insight worth reading a few times over.
5 Essential Habits for Balanced Living →
I can tell you right now that time is a limited resource. Juggling a million +1 things is possible and I have come to understand how to juggle, dance, sing and look pretty doing it however it comes at a price. Spending time juggling is necessary, yet so is spending time appreciating. I believe that the core of balance goes back to being thankful. When I have a mindset that truly is focused on...
Meet Justin Talerico – CEO of ion →
Font and center here is a CEO of ion interactive and leader of experience design team Justin and his insights into the world of conversion rate optimization and what ion is…
Social Media for B2B: This Time It's Personal →
B2B Marketers have been singing in chorus lines, and dancing in what ooks like River Dance formation trying to show their enthusiasm for social media. What has happened is social media in the B2B world, okay a couple steps back online marketing in the B2B world often sadly gets into a silo, it's own corner, and not the nice corner office the corner. I believe it is essential to gather the...
7 Life Changing Lessons Learned From Walt Disney →
Great entrepreneurs have always one thing in common. They believe in their dreams. They also can depict their dreams clearly to others. They not only tell the story of their dreams but they plan and take action to make them happen. They also surround themselves with passionate talented people knowing they can't do it all alone.
April 2010
57 posts
Lessons Learned from Seth Godin →
Why do we love music, quotes and reading about others insights? Because we all want mentoring, guidance and insight into what our experience has yet to teach us, relate to or be able to articulate.
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50 Life Secrets and Tips →
This blog post was able to take a lot of great tips from many mentors, and inspirations and condense it down to one blog post. I know. I didn’t know it was possible either.
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5 Tips for Making Social Media Local →
Go local and really build community. Customers have a sense of pride when they know a business on a bit more personal level. Knowing the Barista, the person at the check stand is fun and can be expanded through the online media world.
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57 Questions You Should Ask Yourself →
Taking time for a little introspection and reflection is an investment in the future. Becoming focused is understanding where to focus. The direction, where to put your energy and when it is worth expending it. Total believer that we have a limited amount of resources - time, energy, to be able to accomplish what we need to do and we need to spend them wisely to be able to achieve our dreams.
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How To Motivate Employees to Contribute Content →
Mark Thompson captures the frustration and the solutions to encourage employees to contribute towards the greater goal.
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5 Step Mini Social Media Plan →
Simple and flexible. If we are able to listen to the needs and come back with concise ideas about how to go about approaching our projects we can get a lot done. This post focuses on how having a mini social media plan sets the stage to easily get everyone on the same page and work towards a clear objectives.
5 Step Mini Social Media Plan →
Mini donuts, mini horses and mini cars are all fantastic. What is also helpful a mini vision towards the big sometimes what feels like monster picture of creating a social…
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Girls are like... →
Click on the title and see one of the cutest poems I have read in a while.
Social Media, Not Sell Media →
Let me hop on my soap box and say that social media is not a skill – it is a tool; the skill is communication. Communication is not exclusive to sales, promotion or content…
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Lyndit Podcasting Take #1 →
All kinds of neat nerdy equipment around my office ready and waiting to be used. Downloaded Audacity, and Lame MP3 Encoder plugged in my mic and in less time than it…
Social Strategy: Plan a Catastrophe →
Facing fear straight on might seem like a gladiator approach. It is. In sales the conversations around objections and handling delicate issues with clients is a regular thing to include in training. In marketing we must also take on the task of talking about what "could" happen, then continue the conversation into what can we do about it if it happens? And what can we do about it now?
Meet Eric Goldstein - CEO of Amplify →
When I interview those who inspire me I ask questions with the intention of letting the reader get to know them as if enjoying a conversation at a local cafe.
As a CEO he doesn't embody any of the distant stereotypes you may think someone of this title might have. Eric is his welcoming friendly, engaging and you know he really does care. Amplify as a company has become a community. Eric is...
Meet Eric Goldstein – CEO of Amplify →
Eric and Wife Dana
When it comes to web, here is a man that understands how to create the perfect foundation to build a great future upon. I am pleased to introduce to…