28 October 2011 ~ Comments Off

Scary Awesome Results from Social Media Photo Sharing

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Fantastic story about a haunted house that attracted a bigger audience seeking a scare NOT by showig how spooky their monsters were or how many cobwebs hung from their doorways, but by instead capturing the sheer terror of the people going through the house.
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How to Be a Frighteningly Brilliant Content Marketer
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02 April 2011 ~ 1 Comment

What I say about you is more important than what YOU say about you

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I just finished reading Gary Vaynerchuk’s latest book, The Thank You Economy. I’d had an opportunity to see and hear Gary speak live about his new book via several online resources, and while there is no denying Gary is passionate speaker, he can tear off on a tangent unrelated to the topic at-hand and will [...]

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23 March 2011 ~ 16 Comments

Social Media. You’re Not Doing it Right.

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Everyday more businesses and individuals jump into the deep end of the social media pool. Internal or external pressures dictate that you simply MUST have a Twitter account or a Facebook page or a LinkedIn profile or a Foursquare offer or even a Groupon discount. The problem is, you are correct about the need for [...]

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16 March 2011 ~ Comments Off

New Idea Guy Mailing Address

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The Post Office I’ve been using for the past 8 or 9 years is closing. The form letter they sent (with ZERO information on how to contact any human being who actually works in that location) informed me of their intent to relocate my PO Box to a Columbus city office much further from my home than [...]

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25 January 2011 ~ Comments Off

NARI : Before & After

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I was invited to speak to the Central Ohio chapter of NARI (National Association of the Remodeling Industry), and in preparation I had the opportunity to attend their annual awards ceremony last December. One of the speakers at that event was their national president, Paul Zuch. A quote from Paul’s time at the podium immediately cut-through the [...]

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