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Re: The war against despair is up to you, new media

deb kolaras — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:03:31 -0000

good inspiration and I am a major advocate of doing instead of watching. Thanks for the post.

Re: How To Be The Social Media Champion At Your Office

deb kolaras — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:57:38 -0000

Great ideas and the perfect opportunity for companies to create "brown bag" sessions so everyone's on the same page. When people understand the purpose, they're more likely to champion for you, so it's not such an uphill climb.

Re: http://www.socialcomputingmagazine.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=624

deb kolaras — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:34:30 -0000

Well-rounded list and good choices for it. Now if only the spammy folks would read it. uggh.

Re: Social Media for Business: The Dos & Don’ts of Sharing

deb kolaras — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:53:46 -0000

Right on the money, thanks for this post! I find sometimes that people are different in person than their "online persona" and it's always a bummer - and a red flag. We do business with people, not products. Thanks for sharing this ideal perspective. @bizcoachdeb

Re: Gary Vaynerchuk - A reaction to Howard Sterns thought on Social...

deb kolaras — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:06:17 -0000

Stern's laughable sometimes, but he knows his own target and has it pretty much wrapped up, exploiting every possible angle of the human experience imaginable. The fact that he's bagging on SM is just a testament to him knowing his medium, not the others that exist around him. Trust me, if his pay-per-listen audience suddenly went the way of SM, he'd be there.

Re: Purposeful Outreach: The Building Blocks for Social Media in a Business Model

deb kolaras — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:08:25 -0000

Thank you Dan, I appreciate your comments.

Re: No Business Plan? You’re Dead in the Water!

deb kolaras — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:46:28 -0000

Thanks, Gary. I hope it helps you as you move forward.

Re: A Cookie Legacy Bites the Dust

deb kolaras — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:58:21 -0000

Share the story, I think the more people that finally hear about it, the better. What was very odd this past weekend is I was in the Bay Area, less than an hour from the Oakland-based Mother's cookie production plant. People I told were flabbergasted at the news, and these are informed people, who read print and online media regularly. My hope is some company swoops in and saves the day.

Re: Are You Intuitive?

deb kolaras — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:19:38 -0000

lol...I thought that was funny, too...thanks D :)

Re: Don’t Tell Me How To Vote

deb kolaras — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:52:42 -0000

I think you're right, but I think the the rising octaves were a result of the alcohol and different opinions. I felt a bit sorry for her, you know she was outwitted, right?

Re: 75 Bands…Can you find them?

deb kolaras — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:17:46 -0000

There is a compiled list I can get; I'll post it once this initial hunting expedition hits a wall :)

Re: How to Treat Me Badly and Still Keep My Business

deb kolaras — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:44:01 -0000

Wendy, your story is excellent and continues to give me hope. Maybe the hospitality industry will lead the way!

Re: My Fav Wordpress Plugins

deb kolaras — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:17:28 -0000

For sure Doug! And the update is beyond awesome...the interface takes a bit to get used to, but once you roll around a bit, WOW, did they make some awesome improvements...this is one, replying to you so easily! ;) Hope to see you soon, connect with me on Twitter so I can keep up with you better :) @bizcoachdeb

Re: The Simplest Marketing? Stickers

deb kolaras — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:25:17 -0000

Hey Danielle, I'll hold you to it on that sticker from Tee & Cakes ;) And Boulder seems to be the hub of sticker use- no space is safe ;)

Re: CPM’s, CPC’s: Are social ads really a good idea?

deb kolaras — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:53:28 -0000

It's just a personal preference, but I don't like/use social ads, I'm not interested in making my site some kind of cheesy billboard. (you know you've seen 'em) I'm sure some have great success with it, but it's not my cup of tea.

Re: Twitter for Business

deb kolaras — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:26:26 -0000

A very useful and generous booklet. I am already a Twitter evangelist, but will share this booklet with new clients and friends whenever I can. Thank you!

Re: Free Sample Marketing Plan Resource

deb kolaras — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:00:25 -0000

A terrific resource, thanks for sharing it with the community! @bizcoachdeb

Re: Now’s the Time to Repackage Your Offerings

deb kolaras — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:27:18 -0000

I am sooo with you on this, John. Thanks for a terrific post and reminder that when you create value for your customer and couple it with different options, price points and offers, you're giving the customer every possibility to do business with you. Couple that with integrity and great customer service, the sky's the limit!

Re: Tourism Bureaus and Bloggers

deb kolaras — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:55:31 -0000

Cool post and my response to the question is: the tourism agencies need a better understanding of the blogging model on the whole. I'm sure if most knew that a fun read like this would be produced about their fair city and it's offerings, they'd leap at the chance to create that kind of relationship.

My suggestion would be to start from the end of the organizers of an event; reach out to the tourism agencies in the area and let them know of your event and ask them to put together an itinerary or map of the coolest hotspots, food, historical sites (maybe even offbeat ones) so your guests can really get a flavor of things. Let them know that you're people will be doing writeups and you'd love to mention them. Mutual good all the way around.

Again, great post,

Deb

Re: 25 Ways to Build Your Community

deb kolaras — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:14:04 -0000

Positive post with really sensible ideas. Thanks for continuing to help us all learn as we all go along.

Re: Marketing Consideration for Social Media Types

deb kolaras — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:54:21 -0000

Terrific reminder that social media is still but one tool in your box and that regular ole marketing and sales still must be done. Bravo!

Re: http://blog.inc.com/start-up/2008/07/a_twitter_success_story_how_to.html

deb kolaras — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:49:38 -0000

Initially a skeptic about Twitter, I use it with relative frequency now. I have to admit, in the beginning, I was really just too busy to tend it -- LinkedIn was where I would be most of the time. However, over time, I realize I get great news, opinions, advice, but also have the ability to help others and express myself in a very "open" way. It's so organic, it's scary...and delightful at the same time. If you're small business minded, you can twitter me, I'll do likewise. twitter.com/bizcoachdeb/