Many fads come and go, but there is one certainty and it is that social media is here and is here to stay. It's also a no-brainer that if you are in business, you need to be connected to social media in one way or another. Traditional media such as TV and newspapers now are connected via social media, along with a few million other businesses - it is the way to go. "Word" of mouth used to be one of the best ways to promote a business. That term has now been re-coined to "World" of mouth. Food for thought!
If you are not currently utilizing social media with your business, it is time to start. It's not hard, not difficult, you don't need a university degree to master your way around Twitter and Facebook and when you think about it, you are really taking the time to educate yourself. This in turn will help you with your business... big time.
And if you're not sure where to start, ask around some of your friends, family, co-workers, employees, do a Google search... the answers are all out there. Take a look at some of these interesting facts about social media, they're pretty interesting.
Just a few days ago, the subject of my blog post was "attitude". Today we're swtiching gears and thinking about "gratitude". Last week my oldest child had an interesting homework assignment. She had to write down 9 things that she was grateful for. She wrote down twenty-eight. She finished at 28 because she ran out of paper. That kind of assignment is the type that warms my heart, and in reading her list of things that she is grateful for, I see just how many one can easily take for granted. Seen through the eyes of a child, gratitude takes on a whole new meaning.
This coming weekend marks Thanksgiving, and around the country people will be celebrating with friends and family, and also some feasting! It’s a time when we should all take a moment and think of a few things that we are each grateful for. Just a gentle reminder for ourselves….
October 12-16 also markes “Gratitude Week” in Vancouver. Gratitude Week is a vehicle for ordinary people in Vancouver to make something happen to end homelessness now. It is a way to enable individual citizens to do something tangible in the fight against homelessness.
To find out more about Gratitude Week, check out their website here: http://www.gratitudeweek.org/ You can also check out one of their videos below:
Today's blog post is a little different - it's a video post. This video comes courtesy of "The Economist". (No, it's not your grandpa's paper anymore....) This video is about the pace of change, about how rapidly the media landscape is changing. And it's about how the way people communicate is changing the way marketers have to think about how to reach consumers.
