How AI is helping my business for the holidays 2024
“Holiday retail sales are likely to increase between 2.3% and 3.3% in 2024, according to Deloitte’s annual holiday retail forecast,” according a Deloitte study. In addition, they forecast that “e-commerce will likely grow between 7% and 9%,…
Replay: Two Instagram Workshop for Farmers and Food Vendors
You can STILL boost sales and customer engagement this summer season! You can replay the virtual workshops specifically for local food vendors and farmers that I did for Appalachian Resource Conservation & Development Council. If you sell…
Why I visit customers at their businesses
Small Data: discover clues about customer Back in 2016 I read the book: Small Data: The Tiny Clues That Uncover Huge Trend by Martin Lindstrom and it was transformational. Lindstrom would spend 300 days out of the…
Unlocking Marketing Mastery: Insights and True Inspiration from My Uprising Experience with Mega Industry Leaders
I was mind blown and enlightened. Just wrapped up attending Mark Schaefer’s Uprising Event where 30 top marketers and myself stayed in a beautiful lodge nestled in the woods of Northeast Tennessee. We all shared meals together,…
Featured in the Mountain Movers of the Appalachian Highlands book. Watch to see my video about my chapter.
You have get the Mountain Movers of the Appalachian Highlands book to get the whole story, it’s available on Amazon. Thanks to Keddrain “KD” Bowen for featuring myself and others in his book. Here is a story…
Buc-ees and the power of WOMM
My hands were shaking. I was excited like a kid entering Disney World. But it wasn’t Disney, it was the exit to the Buc-ees. It took six minutes in heavy traffic from the exit to the parking lot. But…
Book Review & Excerpts from Epic Content Marketing, the book from Brian W Piper and Joe Pulizzi
Whether you are in “Day One” in your journey as a marketer or a seasoned professional — you need to read to read this book to equip yourself with not only the latest in content marketing but…
Why you need a “hype girl” for your promotions and events for your small business
Got a big appearance such as presentation or tv/zoom/podcast appearance? Maybe just an event where you will be the host and you want the masses to attend. Here are some tips from my past week helping a…
Top Resources for Marketing Professionals or Growing a Side Hustle Moving to the Tri-Cities
Welcome to the Tri-Cities! In the past two years we’ve seen such a huge growth of professionals in marketing or those of you wanting to grow a side hustle as you work remotely here in Johnson City,…
The advice I gave to my Mastermind group this month as I lead the educational minute series.
Imagine 124 power point slides of Social Media content. I started the May the Force day by leading a Social Media bootcamp to my mastermind/networking group, it covered Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. I completed the 124 slides…