The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Dec 9-11, 2011. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. Put it in the Brag Basket, then comeback and savor it later.Basket photo by vlasta2. Don’t hold back because of that word,…
By Jon Swanson “What key personal and business lessons have you learned about social media in 2011?” Social Media Breakfasts are held in manydifferent cities. What if we held one in thecomment box below? Photo by Rick Mahn. That’s how Kevin Mullett started the most recent meeting of the Social Media Breakfast-Fort Wayne. There were…
When I talked to regular everyday tourism professionals and volunteers and business people at the Nebraska travel conference about social media, several said this was the best piece of advice I gave them: Talk less about you, and more about them. It’s hardly revolutionary. You’ve probably heard it before. You might even have said it…
If you are in tourism and use (or want to use) social media marketing, come by the Tourism Currents Open House this Wednesday December 7 and Thursday December 8, 2011. Tourism Currentsprovides trainingon social mediafor tourism. At Tourism Currents, you’ll find online training to get you up to speed and then keep you up to…
When I recently co-hosted an online chat with Jim Kukral for NFIB, one attendee asked about how to get more people to come through the doors during the holiday season. It’s a great question and I have some tips that can help. Want more people to come throughthe doors? Dress up your external spaceand put…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Dec 2-4, 2011. Basket by Dawgbyte77 Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold back, you hide your good news and accomplishments that might inspire others. Even though I call this the Brag…
Small towns have trouble competing with the entire global economy, but that’s what we are up against. Dave Ivan from Michigan State University is presenting a webinar of ways we can better compete. In 2009, I heard Dave’s Can Small Towns Be Cool talk, and it was FULL of excellent info. You can bet I’ll…
My hometown of Alva, Oklahoma, is doing something that most any small town could benefit from: building a habit of helping in our people. People make small donations, conveniently at all the local banks. Most of the banks have pledged matching funds. (Double cool.) The group picks just three or four causes to support each…
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