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I think the dingo ate my Network…

4 Oct

This post was inspired by a person I have never met in real life, but have struck up conversations across the social web about relocationing and networking.  and I have both moved to new cities at the same time.  Maryanne has moved to Salt Lake City and I have Virginia Beach, VA. We have been having conversations [...]

12 Most Needed Tips to Stay Sane While Moving the Family Across the Country

8 Sep

I first posted this on 12Most.com, which is a great collection of information and contributors!  If interested in doing a 12Most post I highly recommend reaching out and getting involved!  On with the show! As you can tell by the title of this post, I have a new place to call home.  Recently my wife [...]

Missing My Hero, Missing My Dad

12 May

My Dad’s life will not be chronicled in history books.  His name will not be mentioned in middle school classrooms around the nation as a great man in history.  There will be no statues in his honor, or streets named after him.  But my Dad was a great man.  His life was worthwhile, meaningful, and [...]

Planting the seed for 2012 Organizational Planning

3 May

So I have worked at some really large companies here in Minneapolis and have come to realize they move slow towards change, so I decided to plant a seed for planning in 2012. Since planning for 2011 is already in the books!  Try this approach for your BIG reorganization in 2012 (seems like this BIG [...]

What Social Media ROI looks like with Warners’ Stellian

19 Apr

This story has a little bit of a twist on using the social channels to buy a washer and dryer.  There are several elements of interacting online that brought me to Warners’ Stellian’s for purchasing our new washing and dryer.  This example of social media ROI is based purely only conversing with and observing Julie [...]

What Social Media ROI looks like with Walser Auto Group

15 Apr

Her is part two of what Social Media ROI looks like from a customer.  This story starts about a year and a half ago when I met Andrea Kopfmann via twitter.  I met Andrea via a couple tweets here and there from other people I know via this channel.  Over this past year I’ve had [...]

What Social Media ROI looks like with Bona Bros

11 Apr

So many folks struggle with the concept of “How do you actually get ROI from all this stuff on the twitters?”  Well I decided to show and explain how this looks like IRL (In Real Life).  So this story starts about a 2 years ago.  I have met many people, yes people not logos or [...]

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