You’ve heard enough about how blogging is an integral part of online marketing; but how could a blog help a small business owner increase brand awareness and where does it fit into the social media mix? According to Technorati, a web site search engine for user-generated media, there are more...
Television Review: The Amazing Race Season 16
Could you imagine walking a tightrope the length of a football field in Chile? That’s what 11 teams did on the 16th season premier of The Amazing Race (CBS-Sunday February 14 from 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm ET/PT). The one team to finish first after 12 legs of the race...
Press Release Distribution Keeps Changing…
Years ago when I first started working at Ogilvy & Mather/PR, we wrote press releases and press materials and manually mailed them out to the media. Sometimes if it was a huge mailing, we would farm it out to a mail house for distribution but that didn’t happen often. More...
Just “Google it!” by Guest Blogger, Kara Vass
The phrase “I don’t know how” hasn’t been in my vocabulary lately. How can anyone say that when there are so many resources at our finger tips? Wouldn’t everyone’s life be much simpler if they would just “Google it”? For some reason, I was able to escape college without ever...
Polar Bear Club In Long Beach…
I was a virgin until today. I had never been to the polar bear plunge on Super Bowl Sunday. I've been avoiding it for the past 10 years and today, I was there, freezing but there! "I can't believe you've never been here," said my friend, Madeline. Every year, since...
Trying to Find FiberFill…
Yesterday, I got a call from my son, “Mom, please go to Michael’s and pick up FiberFill,” he said. “What's FiberFill?” I asked. “Not really sure,” he said. “But I need it for Home Ec tomorrow. So please could you buy it?” After work, I went over to Michael’s in...
Kristie Galvani Never Ceases to Amaze Me!
I am so lucky to have the most amazing staff! I’m not just saying this. I really mean it. Each and every one of them adds to the entire HJMT experience of great customer service and hard work and devotion! One person I am particularly grateful for is Kristie Galvani. ...
On My Exercise Journey…
I started to exercise for the first time in a long time in August 2009. It’s now been five months and I reached my goal of loosing 15+ pounds. I go to the gym nearly every day and work out for at least an hour and yet, every day, I...
On Ordering Shoes From Nordstrom’s…
The other night I was lying in bed trying to fall asleep when all of a sudden I thought about a pair of shoes I ordered from Nordstrom's. The store didn’t have my size and ordered a size 6 from a Nordstrom's in New Jersey. I gave my credit card...
When Good People Do Good Things…
Every day, I meet the most amazing people on Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites. The other day, I met Mick Michael Du Russel. He started to IM me on Facebook and tell me something about a fund raiser that he was doing. I told him to call me...