A lot of businesses I speak to raise a common issue with social media: “If I start participating online, doesn’t that open my business up to customers complaining or saying negative things about us?”. My response is always: “How do you know they’re not saying negative things about your business right now?”. Crickets. Me: “What […]
A compelling image can stop your target in their tracks, it can visually communicate what you’re saying in words, and heck, it can just make your blog look more attractive. A picture speaks a thousand words, and in some cases costs thousands of dollars. A friend of mine was sued a little over a year ago […]
Smart businesses stay on top of significant trends and consistently challenge their businesses to stay relevant and meaningful to changing consumers. One such example of a smart business is Noah Wolf Photography. Recognizing a massive shift in the way we all communicate with one another (hint, hint…social media), Minneapolis-based Noah Wolf also identified that many […]
I came across this brilliantly hued dessert on the Luxirare blog…which is a must-bookmark site on extreme fashion & cuisine. What is it, you say? Why it’s chilled citrus consomme with blue curacao poached baby pear. The photo was scanned from The Colors of Dessert published by Battman studios, 2008. Photographs by Alan Batt. So, the question […]
Over the past year, I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know corporate event producer, Ryan Hanson of BeEvents. Ryan is in 2 words an Event Provocateur. Convention irks him…instead, I do believe he spends his sleeping and waking hours trying to determine how to redefine events and our roles within them. Last week I […]