Tag Archives: Relationship Building

Lorena Scott ~ MommiesFirst

The MommiesFirst Social Media Story

The MommiesFirst story is quite simple, an idea “born” out of a personal experience as a new mom. Trading my high heels for flats, business suits for nursing tanks, and fashion magazines for “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”. I was SCARED, OVERWHELMED, and CONFUSED – and from that came the creation of MommiesFirst …

Dana on an Angelo Surmelis creation

Dana’s High Point Furniture Market

Recently I had the privilege of attending the High Point Furniture Market. Beautiful displays of furniture, home decor, accessories, rugs and so much more. People spend all year traveling the world, researching ideas, bold colors – and they find inspiration in the oddest places …

Shoe spotting at High Point Furniture Market

Shoe Spotting at High Point Furniture Market

I love trade shows. I love the online chatter about all the shiny, pretty things. I adore the anticipation of seeing old friends and making new ones. And there’s one thing I crave that trade shows always over-deliver – satiating my fashion lust. Shoe spotters, unite! Embrace your fashion-forward self and jack your own style!

Angelo and Julia

Bootstrapping Your Brand at High Point Market

This Sunday at the High Point Furniture Market, I have the incredible honor of interviewing two tireless and quite frankly, brilliant entrepreneurs: Kathy Ireland and Angelo Surmelis. Both Kathy and Angelo lay claim to an impressive list of successes …

What do you blog about

“How To” Blogging Basics

Blogs are chameleons. Companies use them to communicate and interact with clients, stakeholders and even suppliers. Newspapers and magazines use them to offer an alternate view of the news. Individuals use them to help create their personal brand online …

what is social networking?

Market Your Business Using Social Media

Opening the doors and turning on the open sign doesn’t ensure a stampede. Communicate with your consumers. Let them know about your product or services, what you’re doing and how to find you online and off …

Is mom scared?

Young Drivers, Social North & Life Lessons

Ever notice that life really is like a highway? Especially when you have teenagers and they want to learn how to drive? It’s all about the speed, there’s very little time to react and your nerves are shot before you get out of the driveway…

Build your Pinterest-ed community

How Do I Use Pinterest for Business?

Seems like just yesterday people were saying a word that made you raise an eyebrow – Twitter. Now there’s Pinterest. Maybe you’re already dabbling to see how it can help you grow your business online …

How to build a brand

Brands that Lead and Don’t Follow

You love a product so much that you’d drive across town just to be lucky enough to buy it, hold it in your hands. As you’re paying for your purchase, you find it on Twitter – you whip out your smart phone and follow and chat and share your brand love with the Twitterverse …

Team Julia and Dana

Dana Helms ~ Social Media Community Manager

As SocialNorth approaches its second birthday, I’m excited to announce that we’re growing again with the addition of a social media community manager. Dana has the DNA for social media and I was thrilled when she agreed to join the SocialNorth team. I hope you’ll agree, she’s the kind of person I want watching over and growing my brand online.

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