The famous Dr. McCoy quote, "I'm not a (you say it), I'm a doctor!" is one that I think of often when I talk about social media sites. I often find myself saying, "I'm not a techy, I'm a marketing professional!" The other day, I had an issue with Twitter....
Top Five Questions Asked About Social Media…
My friend and colleague, Arthur Germain, Principal and Chief Brandteller of Communication's Strategy Group in East Northport Long Island, asked me to write a post for his blog, Brandtelling on questions people ask me about social media. Here are the questions and answers from my post: How do I find...
Staff Retreat Time…
I try to do something special for my staff twice a year -- once in the summer and once during the holidays. This year, we held our staff summit yesterday and today, we went for massages in Wading River, had a nice relaxing spa lunch and headed to the Vineyards...
Staff Summit…
Sounds important, huh? Well, it actually is and was important. We had the HJMT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC summit today, when Lisa Gordon and I got back from our meeting with Enterprise Rent-A-Car in New Jersey. What's a summit? Before I joined the Entrpereneurs Organization (EO) I didn't know. But after EO...
Music Review: Paul McCartney at Shea…
Did you see the Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1964? I didn't. I saw Paul McCartney a few years ago at Madison Square Garden. Last night I had the opportunity to see him again at the new CitiField (Shea Stadium) in Queens, NY. Paul McCartney, 67, rocked the house! The...
What Dessert Do You Eat At A Picnic?
I went to a very dear friend's house yesterday for a picnic. She served BBQ chicken, Flank Steak, salad and home-made macaroni salad. Everything was delicious. When it was time for dessert, there were three to choose from: Uncle Milton's Cheesecake, Stanley Steven's famous home-made cheesecake (light, creamy and totally...
Visiting Day At Camp…
I think that every camp around the state of New York and Pennsylvania had their parent visiting day today. I'm not kidding. The traffic was ridiculous and everyone I spoke with this past week told me that they were visiting their children at camp this weekend. Since this was the...
Traffic Signs Are So Confusing Some Times…
I was driving to a golf course in Woodmere today and my car was stopped by a Long Island Rail Road train passing through the East Rockaway station. Sitting there, I noticed an interesting sign. It was a yellow diamond sign with a picture of a truck passing over the...
NYC Never Ceases to Amaze Me!
Today I was going from meeting to meeting in New York City and as I was walking, I saw some very interesting things: on 14th street, a young woman sitting behind an old fashioned typewriter with a sign saying free poems, $1 donation; on Wall Street, three people (two men...
I Wrote A Book!
What a long road! I started to write the book, "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Social Media but were afraid to ask..." in October 2008. It took nearly nine months to write, research, edit and publish but it was worth every minute! I tell everyone it was like...