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You Matter
Angela Maiers matters. She believes you matter too. I had the great pleasure to work with Angela at the #140confDM – and I knew when she stood on stage that she was going to make a difference. Take 19 minutes and 48 seconds to watch her presentation from TEDX Des Moines – and you…
Read MoreJohn Deere Tara
@JohnDeereTara – Web nerd & farm girl living in Iowa. Sucker for anything chocolate and unabashed coffee addict. Works in communications at John Deere. That’s her description on Twitter. And that is certainly who she is. That’s why I jumped at the chance to have a two person tweet up with her at Starbucks in…
Read MoreTwo conferences in the Midwest
Still not sure what you can do with social media for your business? Attend a conference in the Midwest – and hear what people have to say who are already using it for business. There’s two coming up in September. Choose one. http://smalltown2011.140conf.com/ Hutchinson Kansas is having their second Small Town 140 Character Conference. A…
Read MoreThe County Fair
Last week was the Franklin County Fair in Hampton Iowa. Local county fairs are a great opportunity to see friends who come home for the fair, to visit the local vendors and businesses in the commercial buildings, and to enjoy watching the little kids. Should you network at a fair? Maybe. I do carry business…
Read MoreHighlights from New York 140 Character Conference
Jack Hidary is a neuroscientist. In 1995 he co-founded a little company in Iowa called Dice. Jack was a proponent to switch NY taxi’s over to high mileage hybrids. He talked about engaging in the physical. If you get up and move, your brain moves too. You’ll accomplish more and do more. But here’s the…
Read MoreIowan’s View of Manhattan
New York is a wonderful city – and I recommend everyone go at least once. Today my post is about a few things I saw while there last week. This is me, Deb Brown. I love small cars. Green is a favorite color of mine. Hertz was at the 140 Character Conference as a sponsor…
Read MoreAchieving Dreams
I’ve been in New York for the 140 Character Conference this past week. It was my honor to be on a panel and talked about hosting a 140 conference in Des Moines. It was more a honor to be in the presence of people who are attaining their dreams. I spent quite a bit of…
Read More140 Videos Are Online
That’s 140 Character Conference Des Moines videos — all but a couple of them are online for your viewing pleasure.
Read MoreCell Tech – Doing Customer Service Right
Support your local small business! Today I approached Cell Tech, the Verizon provider and independent store here in Hampton Iowa. I have already tested the Xoom from Verizon and want to try out the Tab during the 140 Character Conference in New York. The owner and CEO Russ Gibson thought it was a great…
Read MoreMarilyn and Marketing
Friendship isn’t a big thing – it’s a million little things. ~Author Unknown So it was NOT my idea to dress up as Marilyn Monroe and go to a contest and sing. However, I jumped on the bandwagon real quick. See — my two friends Denise and Mel thought it was a great idea. One…
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