Social Media Experts.... not really.

Check out this article from Peter Shankman.... My Thoughts Exactly!  Explaining why hiring a Social Media Expert is a waste of your time and money. "Being an expert in Social Media is like being an expert at taking the bread out of the refrigerator. You might be the best bread-taker-outer in the world, but you know what? The goal is to make an amazing sandwich, and you can’t do that if all you’ve done in your life is taken the bread out of the fridge."

Yes, you need a communications person to manage your social media, but in the end... it's all what you make of it and how you utilize your creativity.  Social media works best when you don't try to do what everyone else is doing. Don't be part of the cool kids club.   Click "like" to see more... NO, just let me see more.  The more transparent you can be with your business through social marketing, the more response you will get from the consumer.  It's not a secret society where only special people can get in.  Make it available to everyone, when they want it, where they want it, and how they want it.  Otherwise, they'll go to your competition to find what they need.

Five Things People Don’t Do – That You Should

Five Things People Don’t Do – That You Should

Top Ten Things That Get You Unfollowed/Unfriended.

Peter Shankman strikes again!

Love this. Save this. USE THIS in your social media plan.


Top Ten Things That Get You Unfollowed/Unfriended.

Merry Christmas!

The Future That Milo Brings..... Kids with no living friends. Great.

Now with a friend like Milo, kids will stay inside all day and talk to their computer screen. They will miss out on real human interaction. No baseball games or GI Joe in the garden. No more climbing trees or looking for frogs in the pond. I'm looking forward to building relationships with my future co-workers from this generation over a web cam and/or screen that has a live feed on a giant white wall for all of us Gen Y’ers to look and be amused.

Kansas City trolls for tourists in its own backyard - Kansas City Business Journal

More to do than you ever knew!!
A new tourism campaign from an alliance of 15 local cities struck me as an interesting idea. KC Destinations launched an advertising push to educate local residents about the things there are to do around town.

Read more: Kansas City trolls for tourists in its own backyard - Kansas City Business Journal


Enter to win great prizes at www.kcdestinations.com !

Construction jobs fall in 25 states, others gain work

The Kansas City area ranks No. 1 for construction jobs, largely due to a new spate of work in western Wyandotte County, Kan. Other areas of the country are not as fortunate. Construction employment declined in 25 states between April and May with New York state losing the most jobs, according to data compiled by the Associated General Contractors of America. Construction jobs in Florida fell to 360,200 in May from 364,700 the previous month. Louisiana added the most jobs over the month, and Hawaii saw the highest addition by percent of construction jobs. The Kansas City Star (Mo.) (6/22) http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/22/2037186/kansas-growth-in-construction.html