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An Interview with CBC Radio 3: Grant Lawrence

April 2, 2009

I caught up with Grant Lawrence (@grantlcbcr3) at the Canadian Blast opening night at SxSW. After chatting about CBC Radio 3′s contest to determine the best live performance venue in Canada and the role that social media played in the strategy of the winning venue – Phog Lounge in Windsor, Ontario (owned by my brother [...]

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Missed Opportunities for Travel and Tourism in Social Media

March 26, 2009

Today I chatted with Alli Lindsey (@allilindsey), a Public Relations and Advertising student at Loyola University, Chicago. Her questions on social media prompted really great discussion about some great opportunities that most tourism businesses and regions are missing out on. Travel and Tourism Social Media – Missed Opportunities Download podcast This Internet Marketing podcast has [...]

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Reducing Noise, Social Marketing, CRM & Price pressure

February 5, 2009

Public Service Announcement: If you get the Tourism Keys blog delivered by email or in a feed reader, you might want to know that lately I’ve been putting quite a few video snippets into the blog posts.  Any time I post video, it doesn’t appear on the home page of the blog or in the [...]

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Consumers looking for your social media

October 27, 2008

Your Guests and Prospects want to connect with you on Social Media According to the findings of the 2008 Cone Business in Social Media Study released last week, almost 60% of Americans interact with companies on a social media website, and one in four interact more than once per week. Key findings: 93% of Americans [...]

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Grow tourism in your community in 5 minutes today!

September 26, 2008

Big promise, but social media can deliver on it.  Today, dip your toe into social media and benefit a business in your community.  In the process, you’ll see how social media is the most powerful internet marketing tool available. If you are in the tourism business, it’s in your best interest to spend 5 minutes [...]

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Social Media – in Plain English

May 29, 2008

Lee Lefeever of Common Craft continues to delight in making the world of the web easier to understand. This just released 3 minute video explains Social Media in plain English. Not just for those who are afraid to ask, Lefeever’s descriptions always open my eyes to how I can better make use of Internet technologies. [...]

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Great Organic Coffee in Halifax: Podcast from Nova Scotia

April 21, 2008

Click to Play Just a quick podcast featuring Steve O Renos.. Great coffee and snacks in Halifax. The best Organic Coffee in Halifax…. A demonstration of how social media can impact your business big time, even without a web site. When happy customers tell others about your business, even a coffee shop in downtown Halifax [...]

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