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The week in review

October 22, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

This past week was a busy one. I spent most of the week in New Orleans at the SGIA show as a spokesperson for a new product launch with our partner Mutoh America. As such there was not much time to share this week's posts, so I thought I'd do a weekly wrap up and share that instead. I've also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging Tagged With: android, business partners, Facebook, in review, iphone, mutoh, new orleans, nonprofits, partner, sgia, smartphone, social media, the week, Twitter

The power of partnering

October 21, 2011 By Jim Raffel 1 Comment

I've spent most of this week at the SGIA trade show in the booth of our business partner Mutoh America. Over the last year or so, we have developed the ColorVerify product line and this is the first show where we have demonstrated the solution live to attendees. My role has been to do two or three … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketer

Twitter and nonprofits – Shelby says

October 20, 2011 By Shelby Sapusek Leave a Comment

Jim and I are on the road this week but have no fear because #shehechat will take place at its normal time at 8 p.m. CST tonight. We'll just be tweeting from a pretty cool revolving bar in the French Quarter in New Orleans. Tonight's #shehechat topics 1) Twitter and nonprofits 2) The iPhone 4S: Is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: she said he said, social media, Twitter

Twitter and nonprofits – Jim Says

October 19, 2011 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

Shelby and I are on the road this week but have no fear because #shehechat will take place at its normal time at 8 p.m. CST Thursday. We’ll just be tweeting from a pretty cool revolving bar in the French Quarter in New Orleans. Recently I was asked to participate in a panel discussion about social … [Read more...]

Filed Under: she said he said, Twitter Tagged With: charities, donation, fanatical, fans, fundraising, loyal, milwaukee, nonprofit, nonprofits, social, Twitter

You know it's working, keep doing it

October 18, 2011 By Jim Raffel 1 Comment

Five days a week I schedule the social sharing of the posts we write on this blog and some days it can be difficult to find the motivation necessary to do it. However, I know it's working because the site traffic and subscribers continue to grow at a slow and steady pace. So each day I find the time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: personal development Tagged With: doing it, effective, google, method, mundane, physical exercise, planning, repetitive tasks, routine, task, time management, you know

Former Android user's initial iPhone 4S impressions

October 17, 2011 By Jim Raffel 11 Comments

About 30 hours ago, UPS delivered an iPhone 4S to my door. It's my very first iPhone and it replaced one of the hottest Android devices: the htc EVO 4G. I've already chronicled my history with smart phones in How I use my htc EVO for social media, so this post will focus on my impressions of moving … [Read more...]

Filed Under: iPhone 4S Tagged With: 4s, android, androids, app store, apple inc., evo, htc, iphone, itunes, smart phones, smartphones

How the Apple Genius Bar sold an iPhone 4S

October 14, 2011 By Jim Raffel 1 Comment

Regular readers of this blog know I own and love my htc EVO 4G mobile device. I've even written a few posts about how to resolve the one drawback of the device and double its battery life. So why would a devoted Android fan have just pre-ordered an Apple iPhone 4S (which should arrive later today)? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: customer service 101, iPhone 4S Tagged With: 4s, androids, apple, apple inc., apple iphone, apple store, applecare, cellular service, customer service, genius bar, iphone, mobile devices, smartphones, sprint

Twitter and trade shows – Shelby Says

October 13, 2011 By Shelby Sapusek 6 Comments

Yesterday, Jim shared the Twitter strategy he follows when he attends trade shows. The following is based on my experiences with tweeting during trade shows and other events. I have found Twitter to be my most beneficial tool when I attend events. The great thing about Twitter is that it's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: she said he said, Twitter

Twitter and trade shows – Jim Says

October 12, 2011 By Jim Raffel 4 Comments

This week for our She Said, He Said posts we tackle the topic of utilizing Twitter at a trade show. I lead off today with my take and Shelby will follow up tomorrow. Also, #shehechat is on at the normal time of 8 p.m. CST tomorrow (Thursday) following our live appearance at the Milwaukee Web414 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: she said he said, Twitter Tagged With: branding, social media, strategy, trade shows, Twitter

What affiliate revenue can mean to you

October 11, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

The picture with this post was taken just as the Milwaukee Brewers won game 5 of the National League Division Series. My wife and I were at games 1 and 2 of the series as well. With one child in college and another starting next fall, I'm 100 percent sure our budget would not have allowed for this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketer Tagged With: affilate, affiliate marketing, affiliate revenue, affiliate sales, affiliates, business, income, revenue, sales commission

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