Tag Archives: Referral

Twitter True Story – Business Success, Strong Marriage & Happy Family

IronKids and Adult Essentials Gummy Vitamins are the brainchild of my super-smart business-minded husband. The integration of our business and online presence as the family behind the brand started on twitter and spilled over into our real life. …

WIBN - Julia and Leigh

Conference Networking Tips WIBN 2013

As a small business owner, conferences give me an opportunity to be part of a team – they’re my water cooler, board meeting and off-site team building event. If I’m lucky, the conference organizers will have a stellar line-up of speakers to stretch my horizons even further …

Lisa Kahn with Chelsea House

Interview with Interior Designer, Lisa Kahn

SocialNorth introduces Lisa Kahn, AKA @LisaLKahn, to Dishing with Dana. Lisa is an ASID luxury interior design expert, product designer, trend-spotter, writer, unabashed optimist and pixie dust spreader. Check out Dana’s interview …

wit, wisdom and a thick skin

Negativity on Social Media ~ Ignore or Engage?

I’m a big fan of all that’s good with social media. It allows for collaboration, which we all know leads to innovation. But we’ve all seen the dark side of social media too. When negativity catches hold …

digital barn-raising to build community

An Old Fashioned Barn Raising – Online

How do you nurture relationships in business and in life? Social media’s is about investing in relationships. With the right tools on the right networks and the right resources, your business can enjoy a digital barn raising that helps build your business today and sustain it into the future.

your life preserver in stormy client relationships

Firing a Wrong-for-You Client

For many entrepreneurs, we think we need every business opportunity that comes our way, but unprofitable or exhausting business relationships can detract you from finding quality clients. In fact, we mistakenly see some clients as a life preserver – when they’re actually the iceberg that can take us down. Even in our tumultuous economic climate, ending a business relationship …

brand ambassadorship

Brand Ambassadorship & Blogging

When it comes to writing about (and endorsing) products, the line bloggers walk can be as treacherous as walking across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Balance is important but determination, faith and focus on the end game also contribute to whether you’ll drop in the drink or make it to the other side safely …

Julia and Grace

Mother and Daughter Take on the Nokia Lumia 920

During the Holiday Swap Challenge, my daughter (Grace) and I took weekly turns using the phone. As a blogger and social media user herself, I wanted to see if she’d exercise different features. Turns out that although my daughter connects to those around her differently (and incessantly) …

TEDxWomenWaterloo speakers

TEDxWaterloo Women

Increasingly, we network by e-mail or through social media. It’s a godsend for shy people. We can listen to conversations and chime in on our own terms. But sometimes, like at the TEDxWaterloo Women event, our connecting is done face to face, handshake to handshake …

Sharing with Instagram

Is Instagram Worth Your Time?

Thankfully, photo sharing for businesses is as simple as being creative (on Instagram). Consumers want to be inspired, captured and even a little inside info shared could catch the eye of someone who needs the products or services you offer …

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