7 Hot Tips for Executing Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

Originally posted on Red Website Design Blog:

Social media marketing success doesn’t take place over night. It’s a cumulative process that produces success with persistent and consistent execution.

Your first step in social media marketing is to develop a strategy that defines your target audience and how you will reach them. Once you’ve developed your social media marketing strategy, the success of your efforts is dependent on your execution. Here are 7 hot tips for executing your social media marketing strategy.

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Review: Best Ugly Bagels

I have heard a lot of great commentary about “Best Ugly Bagels” so decided it was time to experience first-hand.

Outside people populated all the tables, eating their delicious bagels and sipping their “Havana” coffee with delight.

All the crew were working industriously making these wood-fired bagels from scratch. Very impressive to watch.

In the shop you can opt for DIY or order Al Brown’s way. You can take out 6 packaged bagels (plain, poppy seed, sesame seed, cinnamon & raisin) with all the toppings to boot. Bagels cost $12.

I was dubious about the coffee as a coffee snob, however it exceeded expectation.

When I placed my order, the American-dressed, animated staff member forgot to charge me for half my order, so instead of paying for 2 purchases (which I didn’t mind) she cancelled the transaction saying the bank fees were to high, and punched in correct amount.

Made me smile.

She asked my name and announced on their in-house microphone. Just in case, I couldn’t hear, with the (bustling) crowds inside and out.

Too cool.

Project whore: interview #4

Originally posted on charlatan clinic:

1. What are your thoughts on prostitution?
Until all of us: individually, as a society, as a humanity … don’t resolve our conflicting relationship with intimacy and the way we approach our sexuality and our sexual interactions – prostitution will play significant social role. It also is a source of primary income for number of people and an “industry” and profit-making enterprise for some, as prostitution penetrates all segments of contemporary society.

2. Have you slept with a sex worker before?
No.

3. Why or why not?
I guess, I was always able to find a sexual partner in a different way.

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Review – NZ Artisan Producers Festival

NZ Artisan Producers Festival

After receiving an intriguing email, from ‘Farro Fresh’ about their up-and-coming “NZ Artisan Producers Festival” being held today – my foodie curiousness kicked-in.

I had previously purchased some Farro money, to the value of $20 in-store, as banknotes were unacceptable at the festival. This touch of fun, added to the community-feel and vibrance of the event.

Firstly, after securing a prime-positioned car park (within a stones-throw from the festival), I proceeded to the first welcoming artisan supplier. I tasted some delicious gratifying “Proper Hand-Cooked Crisps” in sea-salt that are made in Nelson. They are 100% natural, gluten-free, GMO-free and don’t leave you feeling guilty.

Right next door was “Catherine’s Block” wines from the Wairapa. Each (generous) serving was $5, poured by gregarious, smiley-faced staff that looked at me strangely, when I asked them if they have a twitter-handle. No they don’t – only Facebook and a website. No mentions or tweets on this occasion then!

From the $5 menu on offer; I decided to go with the pan-seared salmon fillet with kasundi & sheep yoghurt. Explosive flavours, great service, NZ salmon: sold, naturally. I also sampled a ‘kiwiana’ BBQ sirloin steak and rocket pride. The horseradish cream left my sinuses clear – that is for sure.

My pick of the “NZ Artisan Producers Festival” was the “Paleta” mini-ice blocks in Raspberries & cream. Served by Hayden, who spoke passionately and genuinely about their hand-crafted product: made from Fresh cream, Raspberries, Fresh milk, Organic cane sugar, Carob gum Natural flavour on a sustainable hoop-wood stick! So all-in-all: deliciousness and ice-block perfection.

After yelping, tweeting and instagramming – I left the festival with a tummy-full of contentedness.