Dana VanDen HeuvelDana VanDen Heuvel: Made for Marketing. A blog about marketing, sales, and sales force automation ideas from the trenches.Blogging not just for "young persons"- June 17, 2008 I came across a great essay in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ sub req) that has one of the best quotes on explaining that blogging isn't just for kids...and that you're not just reaching kids, or moms, or geeks when you target bloggers! Blogging often is seen as a young person's game. But I think it's a near-perfect pastime for me and others who have retired or are approaching retirement -- and our numbers in the blogosphere are growing daily. In fact, blogging is also for centinarians: Now...http://www.danavan.net/weblog/archives/blogging_not_just_for_young_persons.html Loving the AT&T wireless Sbux- June 11, 2008 I'm sitting in a Starbucks in Chicago working on the new AT&T wireless setup here...thanks, in part to the Starbucks Ideas, AT&T partnered with Starbucks (or, was that the other way around) to offer 2 free hours of wifi per day with a registered sbux card (I'm sure that certain restrictions apply...). I've been a T-mobile customer for the past year, only because they had the relationship with Sbux... I'm going to drop T-mobile as soon as my agreement is up next month, as I now have no use for.http://www.danavan.net/weblog/archives/loving_the_att_wireless_sbux.html Off to the ALI Social Media Summit in Chicago- June 9, 2008 If you're in Chicago between Monday and Wednesday, drop me a line! I'll be presenting at the ALI Social Media Summit in a pre-conference workshop. Check it out: How To Use Social Media To Enhance And Improve Your Internal Communications Efforts - And 7 Steps To Take Your Internal Social Media Program To An External Marketing Program Some people may think that social and emerging media tools are just for customers. However, they can greatly improve your internal communication, peer...http://www.danavan.net/weblog/archives/off_to_the_ali_social_media_summit_in_chicago.html |