Should small business owners jump on the YouTube bandwagon to get exposure for their products or services? According to Jason G. Miles, author of the book, YouTube Marketing Power: How to Use Video to Find More Prospects, Launch Your Products, and Reach a Massive Audience, the answer is yes. Miles...
My Top Favorite 10 Concerts in 2013
I've seen a ton of great shows and I've seen a ton of shows that I nearly walked out on. Overall, 2013 was a great year for concerts. Here were my favorites in 2013 in no particular order: Green Day at Barclay Center in Brooklyn Preservation Hall at the Brooklyn...
Book Review: Jerry Kremer’s Winning Albany – Untold Stories About the Famous and Not So Famous
I remember Arthur “Jerry” Kremer when I was a little girl growing up in Long Beach in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Jerry Kremer was our legislator. I never met him. But my parents knew him. My parents were in awe of him. He was the savior who would help the...
My Top 10 Favorite Long Island Restaurants of 2013
I live in Nassau County and I work on the border of Nassau and Suffolk so I don't venture out much passed Melville on the weekends. I also don't tend to drive north so you may have some additions to this list. If you do, please add to the comments...
Book Review: Joanne S. Black’s Pick Up the Damn Phone! How People, Not Technology, Seal the Deal
With the prevalence of social media, you are finding less and less people relying on traditional ways to cultivate and close the sale. But, according to Joanne S. Black in her new book, Pick Up the Damn Phone! How People, Not Technology, Seal the Deal, the phone and in-person meetings...
Book Review: Kieran Crowley’s Hack A Shepherd Novel
I read a ton of business books. Some call me a business book geek. I barely read anything that isn't non-fiction. However, when Kieran Crowley told me about his new book, Hack - A Shepherd Novel, I was interested. I have known Kieran for many years through his association with the...
Product Review: Findable Phone Cases
I don't know about you, but I always lose my cell phone. I put it down and the ringer is usually off and I frantically search for it everywhere. After several minutes or sometimes an hour, I find it. Losing a cell phone is so frustrating! After my recent switch...
Product Review: Nescafe Dolce Gusto
I didn’t always love coffee. When I was in my early 20’s I didn’t like the taste one bit. But when I started my first job at Ogilvy & Mather Public Relations in the mid-eighties and had to get up early, I acquired a taste for it. Now, nearly 30...
Product Review: Natural Bliss Cinnamon Cream
I love Natural Bliss creamers. I like that they are all natural with no artificial flavors or ingredients. They are all made with Milk & Cream, Sugar and Natural Flavors. They are relatively low in calories at 35 calories per serving. I've been buying Natural Bliss Creamers since it came...
Product Review: Tarn-X Jewelry Cleaner
I've tried a lot of different jewelry cleaners. I've bought them in Jewelry stores, supermarkets and even online. They all seem the same, except when I tried Tarn-X Jewelry Cleaner at a recent Blogher event in Chicago. I went to the booth and had the PR folks clean my rings. I was...