I started a Tumblr account back in November, but around that time, I was still relatively new to the blogging scene and was already making the switch from Blooger to a dedicated wordpress site. I really had no idea what use another blog site would be to me. Now a few months later and with [...]
As many of the local people who read this blog already know, this weekend was the biggest weekend of the year for the City of Stockton. For those not in the know, every year for the last 25 years, Stockton has played host to the Asparagus Festival. It has grown from a tiny get together [...]
Around 2003 NASCAR began its quest to get out of the South and into the mainstream. The powers-that-be decided the Internet was going to be the great liberator of the sport. They began what was, and still is today, called “trackpass.” In the beginning of this experiment, one was able to follow only a few [...]
By Annie Sorensen http://anniesorensen.com/ Ever since I left the corporate world two months ago to (finally, FINALLY) work 100% on my own ventures, my Mom constantly inquires, “Annie, what am I supposed to tell people you do again? I mean, I can’t really say, ‘Well, she’s building her personal brand’ as no one gets it. [...]
It should be everyone’s goal to be more organized. Unless you are someone who relishes the most chaotic of lives, everyone needs some order to their day-to-day operations. Some people have strict calenders, others have an hour-by-hour breakdown of what they are doing for the day. Still more make lists or fill hundreds of post-it [...]
When dealing with a client recently, I had an epiphany of sorts. The same transparency we use in our social media world translates to the business world with amazing success. Like I have said before, in the mind of the person receiving your service, their issue is #1 on their agenda and it should be [...]
Do you remember the days when gas station attendants used to not only fill up your car with gas, but check your oil, wash your widows and do just about anything else you needed them to do with a smile and a sir? I don’t, but I am told that kind of thing happened all [...]
