If there is one thing I have found to ring true on a pretty consistent basis it’s that if you work your ass off and never give up, things happen. In the past five years I have had some serious adversity and feel as though my wife and I have grown because of it. Some of [...]
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Meeting Steve Wozniak
Filed Under: Inspiration, Social Media, Uncategorized Tagged With: Apple, mentors, Success, Woz
20 Tips for the busy business owner
Business owner’s work crazy hours and have a very limited amount of down time. Below is a list of 20 things you can do with social media and with your business in general to increase your exposure and pick up some new customers. 1. Post about the history of your business. 2. Tweet a daily tip having [...]
Filed Under: Advice, Social Media, Uncategorized Tagged With: business, Marketing, Sales, Social Media, Success
Guest Post for the Social Media Breakfast of Maine
Hi All, This is going to be a real short post just to let you know about a guest post we did for the Social Media Breakfast of Maine (SMBME). The SMBME is a great group of folks who meet in Portland, Maine every month to chat about Social Media and what’s coming up next [...]
Filed Under: Social Media, Uncategorized
Social Media, Christmas & Hospitality
It is the most wonderful time of the year for hospitality professionals! This is the time of year when our budgets get filled with holiday parties, Thanksgiving Dinners, and Christmas cocktail hours! From mid-November until December 26th, let the dollars fall from Santa’s sleigh! This is also the most wonderful time of year to utilize [...]
Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Hospitality, Hotels, Marketing, restaurants, Social Media
American Idol 2011
I have had one crazy week so far. It began with running into Scotty McCreery (American Idol winner of the 2011 season), on the streets of Portland, Maine. At the time of our connection I was on the phone with my wife and Scotty cheerfully agreed to say “Good Morning” to her. He’s a great [...]
Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: American Idol, Concerts, Facebook, Maine, Marketing, Scott McCreery, Social Media, Success, Twitter
Facebook is bad for business…
Facebook is bad for business – when your business doesn’t allow interactivity. Let me introduce you to a recent negative experience and let’s see what could have happened. Meet the As Seen on TV Eggie. You know what I’m talking about. They appear on TV around An eggie with an egg inside 11pm right when [...]
Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: As Seen on TV, Customer Satisfaction, Eggies, Facebook, Marketing, Sales, Social Media, Success, Twitter
10 Rules for a successful Facebook Business Page
I often hear business owners say “I have a Facebook Business Page but I don’t know what to do or more importantly – what not to do. Help!” Below you will find 10 Rules for a successful Facebook Business Page, please let me know what I leave out, there’s so many great rules to follow! [...]
Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Customer Satisfaction, Facebook, Hospitality, Marketing, paws applause, pepto bismol, Sales, Social Media, Success
Social Media and Hospitality
Would you like to increase customer loyalty, customer connection and brand recognition? If not, you need to find a new job. If you would like to do these things then understanding, utilizing and capitalizing on social media for your property is a must. As many general managers are finding out, gaining fans and followers isn’t [...]
Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Facebook, Hospitality, Hotels, Marketing, Sales, Social Media, Twitter