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Re: How to Read Nutrition Labels

Home Health Care — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:41:57 -0000

Great post on reading labels. I have experienced the same shock on one "all natural" or "healthy eating" product after another.

Don't you just love the "lite" foods? Usually what they give you is worse than what you avoid!

And what about propyleneglycol? Used a preservative in lots of foods and personal care products (look at salad dressings and toothpaste), it's actually engine degreaser - which you don't want to handle without gloves!

And the mercury in tuna is only the beginning on seafoods. I love salmon - but now I know to avoid farm raised salmon like the plague.

More and more... The stuff for many blog posts to come!

Re: Rachel Elnaugh and Gendergate

Home Health Care — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:48:15 -0000

From my corporate days, I observed a definite "tendency." The men with whom I worked in various high level positions tended to use their jobs as a "means" - for money, social standing, game/challenge, ego, attraction, whatever, but mostly for themselves and/or in their roles as providers for the family.

The women were far more likely to apply their underlying nature of nurturer... to give of themselves emotionally as well as in other ways to the nurture, support, and growing of the enterprise and/or customers. These professional women were more likely to treat the workplace as "family." I often said that many executive men failed to realize the tremendous asset they had in the (few) professional women in the organization, who would make personal sacrifices to help "heal" the organization and/or thrust it forward.

Face it. We were created as "mothers," as "nurturers.' So why should it come as a surprise if we manifest that aspect of our innate character in the corporation of entrepreneurial endeavor?

That's not to say that individual men and women might not exhibit a little of multiple drives and characteristics. These are just some predominant ones, a shifting of the balance, that was observed among many professionals.

As for pregnancy, that statement is utter chauvinistic hogwash. Even the CEO of a billion-dollar organization was astounded at what I accomplished as a 35-year-old pregnant executive - completing legislative proposals for the Governor, conducting all-day audio/video presentation event for hundreds of officers as well as having my own speech, while simultaneously completing the regulatory applications to acquire 4 banks (I had taken that responsibility back from the law firm). He didn't know any man who could have done it all in that time frame, much less a very pregnant woman!

Re: 200+ Internet Marketing Gurus on Twitter

Home Health Care — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:54:30 -0000

Twittering, loving it, following fabulous people, ask questions, offer help... quick & easy, to the point, able to follow lots of conversations at a glance!

http://twitter.com/MargHamp

Re: 13 Prophecies of Internet Marketing

Home Health Care — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:15:13 -0000

Thank you, Asif, for a very thoughtful, intelligent compilation of observable and possible future trends in internet marketing. You covered many bases in one place, so I commend you.

Those who would detract because some items are already observable trends neglect the fact that many people are focusing on some elements and downplaying or overlooking others. So a presentation such as this is very helpful, to bring us back from our everyday concerns and force us to look again at the big picture of the industry in its broadest terms yet again. Thought provoking.

So what if it's not a classical "prophecy?" Would people be inclined to read and consider the content if the title said "possibilities" or the ubiquitous "trends?" I think you observed marketing lessons in title crafting very well. So let's focus on content, not whether it's 13 or 11 trends, possibilities or opinion or prophecy. I enjoyed it, shared it, stumbled it!

I couldn't agree more with the Philanthropist model, and the importance of trust or reputation scores (implicit or measured through some algorithm). Reliability and quality of content and opinions are critical! Give, and it will come back to you, in the same measure by which you gave. Give generously of your best, and you will reap the rewards!

As for email marketing as we currently know it, it is observably on the decline - just as mailbox stuffers swamped us in the past. However, intelligent companies such as aWeber will morph to provide integrated solutions to marketers, such as having you post an article with them, and according to the customer's subscription, it will be delivered via email, to their RSS reader, to your blog, to their mobile computing device, etc. (This is already under way.) Essentially, all systems will focus on delivering content to the audience in the form the audience wants, at the time they want it, on the device they want. That could be podcasts, iTunes, their YouTube account, MP3 player, etc. - audio, video, print...

It's going to be a fun and challenging ride. You are on top of the crest of the wave, and I wish you great success in the contest and all your endeavors.

Margaret

Re: Why I Twitter – And Why It Just Might Make Business Sense

Home Health Care — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:46:19 -0000

Great post, Paul. I was just trying to explain this to a friend - and you've saved me loads of time. I'll just send this link!

Each item you mentioned is important to me. In a small town after many years in big cities, it's easy to feel isolated - but not so with Twitter! I can catch up quickly on myriad matters of both business importance and personal interest, get helpful suggestions and links for puzzling questions, and "reach out and touch someone" while on the proverbial run, without losing a stride in my productivity race.

This is the best way I know to stay on top of late-breaking news in areas important to me, from people I trust. It's like having an entire, advanced staff scouring the landscape to call my attention to things I need to know. And to areas where I might help others...

Many thanks for the post and for your friendship. You ROCK!

Margaret

Re: Free Lunchtime Summer Webinar Series – 6 Of ‘Em (Archive Access Too!)

Home Health Care — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:59:33 -0000

Great webinar series. I'll definitely visit the archives for the sessions I missed. Today's Twitter webinar was outstanding and helpful, even for those of us who have been using Twitter a lot already. Thank you, Paul!

Re: Creative Confetti | Tweet Cloud PR

Home Health Care — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:07:51 -0000

Tweet Cloud is fun. I just created mine -
http://www.tweetclouds.com/user_pages/MargHamp....

Now to figure out how/where to use it!

I'm following you on Twitter, where I am "MargHamp." Enjoyed checking out your tweets - Lots of good quality.

Thanks for the TweetCloud tip!

Margaret