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The Egg McMuffin of Blog Posts

2012/01/16 Gayle 0

Calling someone or something the Egg McMuffin of _________ is silly! I am absolutely at a loss of words for what it can mean to be the Egg McMuffin of ____________. I am worried about anyone or thing that might consider it a compliment. Hey, you’re the quick, cheap, breakfast I can pick up on the fly without thought; Sounds like I’m calling you a slut and well, that is NOTa compliment! However, from a marketing perspective, I guess McDonalds got what it wanted. I am writing about it and posting their video. I have seen several tweets on the topic and assume it is only a matter of time before some facebook friend mentions it. But is recognition really what McDonalds wants or needs? Find me an American that doesn’t already know about The rest of the story

Cape Fear Tweetup coming up January 27 2011

2012/01/15 Gayle 0

Businesses are built on Networking and networking is what Social Media is all about. Connecting with other business partners, as well as keeping in touch with and interacting with your customer base. Here in Wilmington NC we have events called Tweetups where people who regularly interact on Twitter can meet IRL (In Real Life). The next Cape Fear Area Tweetup will be January 27th in The Beam Room at Front Street Brewery from 5:00pm until 6:30pm. You can find the Cape Fear Tweetup group on the web HERE I hope I get to see you there! Gayle @dalm8ton

SPAM or Helpful Info

2012/01/03 Gayle 1

If you follow this blog you know I am no prolific business writer. Sure I love to dabble in writing, I share weird and outrageous stories I find on my personal blog, I post sporadically to my photo blog but rarely do I think that I have the inside track on any topic. In the words of Solomon, there is nothing new under the sun and I’m pretty sure someone else has already said whatever it is I am about to say. Does that mean I am not cutting edge, probably! It also means that I don’t need to stroke my ego….or some BS like that. I often say, or think, there’s a blog post in there but that is generally the end of my The rest of the story

How will you work this into your business plan? (humor)

2011/11/14 Gayle 0

New business model…. because I find dogs more agreeable, I’ll be producing cute puppy videos!

It’s Not Enough to Give Good Twitter

2011/06/02 Gayle 0

Social Media can help you find customers, it can help you maintain and retain customers, BUT ultimately a company MUST be able to backup their Social Media efforts with true product and service.