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When speaking to newbies about the what, where, why, and how of social media, I often remark how social media seems to help business people actually have fun again with their business! We all go into business because we like doing something – be it fixing cars, flying planes, making muffins, or creating ad campaigns. [...]
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Last Friday night we were heading home from visiting some friends in Lanikai. We decided to pull over and walk down to the beach to look for Mars, which is very “close” to earth this month and shining bright in the sky. We were gone no more than 20 minutes, yet in that time the [...]
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Forget the 30,000’ view of the marketplace, I am going into space for some cosmic observations. I invite you to debate a few of these ideas – one person’s perspective is never enough to really get a complete sense of things! What is Brain Crack?As far as I know Ze Frank coined this term on [...]
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I interviewed Charlene Kauhane (of Kauhane Inc.) and Keliʻi Brown of the Maui Visitors Bureau over at the Ulupalakua Ranch on Maui. I had been hired to create, staff, and execute a Social Media Campaign for the Bureau, all in the span of less than six weeks. There are many discussion points in here:How speed [...]
When I am doing social web training these days, at least once or twice an hour I implement what I call “Rox’s 180 Rule.” It is very simple, though not always comfortable to implement. As people and companies are learning how to participate on social networks, deciding what sorts of content to create, or even [...]
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I am speaking tomorrow on The Tools of Change Panel at Envision Hawaii 2009. It has me thinking about what changes are happening right before our very eyes and how we can proactively embrace them to move this party forward with more intention. Barriers and Gate-Keepers Are Being Removed One of the most exciting accomplishments [...]
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Many thanks to the Pacific Business News and the Star Bulletin for covering the recent So Much More Hawaii fam tour with mainland bloggers. I started this writing as a comment on PBN, but I have a rule that when my comments exceed two paragraphs, I move the conversation over to my blog for clarity [...]
Continue Reading 23 comments Gossip 2.0, Money Matters, News, Social Media, Strategy
February 14, 2012: Travel & Tourism in Social Media PubCon Paradise
January 12 - February 9 , 2011: Five Week Course: Social Media for Writers and Artists (private)
December 14, 2011: Social Media for NonProfit Directors Junior Achievement of Hawaii Board Presentation
October 19, 2011: Is There Snake Oil in Your Social Media at Hawaii Social Media Summit (Use code SMCHI to save $20!)
October 6, 2011: Managing Your Time, Attention, & Personas at Tweetea & Social Media Club Detroit
September 29, 2011: Using The Social Media Game to Develop a Social Media Strategy Maui SMUG
August 25, 2011: Social Media for Nonprofit Directors for the Weinberg Fellows (Private event)
June 22, 2011: Social Media Marketing at Hawaii Business Magazine Lunch & Learn
April 14, 2011: A Conversation about Social Media Influence at the Hawaii Social Media Seminar by Tech News Bytes
March 28, 2011: Non-Techie Guide to Social Media at Hawaiian Telcom University
March 8, 2011: Quick Bites on Marketing, Customer Service, Employees, and Social Media at Servco Pacific Annual Management Conference
October 5, 2010: Keynote on Social Media and Breakout Session on Internet Video at the Technology & Internet Expo
September 28, 2010: Social Media Trends and Insights at the Better Business Bureau National Assembly
September 15, 2010: Moving to digital and knowledge based economies - supporting zero emissions initiatives Zero Emissions World Congress
August 26, 2010: Marketing with Twitter and Facebook at Hawaii Transportation Association Annual Leadership Conference
August 18, 2010: How to effectively use video & livestreaming at PRSA of Hawaii
August 7, 2010: Strategic Implications of Social Networks for NonProfit Organizations for the Weinberg Fellows (private)
June 27 - August 29, 2010: Spiritual Awakening Book Club In the Transition - Practical Spirituality
June 3, 2010: Strategic Implications of Social Networks - Even If You Are Not Participating! at the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset
May 28-30, 2010: Social Media Skills for Musicians: Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, & Podcasting at the Nā Hōkū O Hawaiʻi Music Festival
May 22, 2010: Using Social Networks for Personal and Business Promotion, annual conference of the Hawaii Court Reporters and Captioners Association
May 13, 2010: Introduction to Twitter & Facebook Strategies for NonProfits, presented to the Weinberg Fellows on Maui and supported by the Aloha United Way
April 30, 2010: Using Online Video as a Business Communication & Marketing Tool at the Next Level Hawaii Conference
April 1, 2010: Social Media Marketing in Tourism for the Maui Visitors Bureau Destination Partners
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