The 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…
What I Wish More People Knew About Me
Today I’m going to talk about some things you may not know. It’s personal. I’m a big believer in getting to know each other in order to build lasting relationships. We spend a lot of time together online, chatting on twitter, messaging on Facebook, exploring Google+. That’s great, but I think we need to spend…
Grant monies for Small Towns
How active are you in your community? Do you belong to an organization that could use grant money? Here’s just a couple of grants available – that could be great for your town! National Endowment for the Arts Grants Grants are available to support the development, production, and national distribution of innovative media projects about…
Can public speaking help your business?
I speak in public, a lot. I love it. Most people don’t. I had the pleasure of listening to an interview with Arvee Robinson via the Business Momentum Series. Arvee Robinson is a Persuasive Speaking Coach, Speaker, and Author. Arvel said “Our words can either sell, or repel. Take the time as leaders to learn…
Which choice do you make?
Some days you keep plugging away and you get the feeling you’re not going anywhere. The sky is dark, your heart is heavy. Will it ever get better? Why am I doing this? What’s the point? You have a decision to make — go on and travel your own path or wave the white flag.…
Work Plan/Template for Online Marketing
If you had a template that you could lay over each of the activities you do in your business, would that help? I think so. I’m creating an online marketing template for small rural businesses. I got the idea from the Domino Project. So imagine, if you will, a work plan that you could fill…
We are all copywriters
Dr. Kammy Haynes Business Momentum Series Telesummit Host interviewed top-notch copywriter, trained journalist and freelance writer, Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero. These are my notes from that interview. Why is copywriting so important? We’re all copywriters. When you are marketing, you have to get your message out there. Copywriting permeates everything you do in marketing. This is a critical…
Highlights 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…
Iowan’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…