“So, what are your hobbies?” The question completely stumped me. What, you mean like painting, or woodworking, or basket weaving or something? It was our second date and he was trying to get to know me better. It was a sweet question to which I had no answer. Who has hobbies anymore? I work, I [...]
Archive for the ‘Social Media’ Category
30 Jul
Who Has Hobbies Anymore?
Posted by stephpfef in Evangalism, Family, Social Media. Tagged: cooking, Discount Shopping, Family, Filene's Basement, Food, Foodie, Hobbies, memories, nostalgia, Restaurants, Travel. 2 Comments
14 Aug
A New Era of Customer Service Is Upon Us. Are Ya Listenin?
Posted by stephpfef in Brand, Customer Service, Evangalism, Internet Marketing, Marketing, Social Media. Tagged: Brand, customer service, Evangalism, evite.com, Groupon.com, Internet Marketing, OpenTable.com, Social Media. Leave a Comment
The Internet has forever changed the business of customer service. Period. Response time has to be faster, more understanding, more flexible and more, well human. Its amazing to me that in an era of the Zappos’s of the world – where “surprising and delighting” customers with perks like unexpected and free overnight delivery is like [...]
10 Jul
The Blog Nag in the Back of my Head
Posted by stephpfef in Marketing, Social Media. Leave a Comment
Having a blog is like dieting. It’s something you know you should do. When you do it you feel good about yourself. And when you don’t you feel guilty. Just what I need.. another thing to make me feel guilty, right? Just like dieting and exercising though, I am committed to giving blogging another shot [...]
1 Jul
The Death of Michael Jackson. The New Media Era has Arrived.
Posted by stephpfef in Marketing, Social Media. Tagged: Internet Marketing, Michael Jackson, Social Media, Twitter. 1 Comment
How did you hear about the death of Michael Jackson? Seriously… I am curious. I’ve been asking people that question for the last week and I am amazed at how many different answers I am getting. I – like so many people – heard from a surfaced rumor on Facebook. A friend posted a link [...]
28 May
Reaching Today’s Consumer Through the Generations
Posted by stephpfef in Marketing, Real Estate, Social Media, Technology. Tagged: Marketing, Real Estate, Social Media. 2 Comments
Recently I had a serious “ah ha” moment when listening to a social media conference call held by the inspiring Matthew Ferrara. Matthew is a trainer and coach and has some terrific, practical insights into social media. Plus, he’s a great presenter. Funny, engaging and straightforward. I appreciate that. So here is the insight that [...]
12 May
Twitter – Cutting Through the Clutter
Posted by stephpfef in Internet Marketing, Real Estate, Social Media, Technology. Tagged: Internet Marketing, Social Media, SXSW, Twitter. Leave a Comment
I would describe myself as a moderate Twitter user. My experience at SXSW this fall propelled my interest in and understanding of this new medium and definitely brought it into my daily life. I’ve blogged about my enlightening experience here. There is no question about the real and potential value that Twitter has and it’s [...]
8 May
The Fabulous World of Meetup.com
Posted by stephpfef in Internet Marketing, Marketing, Social Media. Tagged: Austin, Internet Marketing, Marketing, Meetup.com. Leave a Comment
As a resident of a new city with few contacts, Meetup.com has been a bit of a lifeline. What’s Meetup.com? Serioulsy, I am shocked at how often people have never heard of it. Basically it’s the perfect nexus of an online “social” world and real life, in person connections. Somehow I was unaware of this amazing [...]
2 Apr
Things I Naturally Evangalize…
Posted by stephpfef in Evangalism, Real Estate, Social Media. Tagged: Austin, Effen, Evangalism, NPR, Real Estate, Social Media. 1 Comment
Evangalism has to come from the heart.. or it rings false. I think it would be interesting for everyone to have to put such a list together as it shows so much about character and true personality. Things I Naturally Evangalize (not necessarily in order): Dogs/Cats/Animals Family/My Husband Dear, Smart Friends and Interesting People with [...]
