You know you should be doing social media marketing. But maybe you don’t quite know how? Maybe you don’t have time? Or maybe you just don’t have an interest? Here’s something to think about. The days of passive consumerism are over. Impersonal advertising, like television, radio and newspaper, no longer holds the all-influencing power it used to […]
Social Media Connects Even the Remote
Gotta say, days like today I feel like queen of the world! I get to do work I love and I get to do it out of an eclectic, old house. When I need a break, I simply step outside and immerse myself in God’s wondrous nature. And, like today, when the thermometer reaches the […]
Gen Y, Social Media and Chocolate
photo by Jordan Ferney: used with permission Maybe it’s because I have Gen Y kids. Or maybe because, as a late bloomer in the academic arena, my fellow collegians were Gen Y. Anyway, I think this age group is pretty impressive. Gen Y officially consists of those born between 1982 and 1995, give or take a few years. They’ve […]
Linked in with LinkedIn
I recently attended St. Paul’s Business Builders meeting to learn more about using LinkedIn. I came away very impressed by the networking opportunities of this social media. Remember the joke about the six degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon? Well, LinkedIn narrows this down to three: direct connections, second-degree connections and third-degree connections. Okay, I admit Kevin’s […]
Reaching Out with LinkedIn
Yesterday, I attended a St. Paul’s Business Builders meeting and came back really pumped. The featured guest was Wayne Breitbarth, who spoke on using LinkedIn to stay connected. My purpose was for business, but I came away in awe of how this technological brainstorm can benefit churches. LinkedIn, like Facebook, MySpace and many others, is a […]