Rebekah's Social Media & Marketing Roundup

    With the most wonderful time of the year upon us, finding the top Black Friday or Holiday shopping deals can be exhausting. As a shopaholic myself, identifying the shortest point from me to the sought after gift often trumps the work involved in determining lowest price or best deal. I love h...

      Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. - Brian Tracy Even though I know how important it is to live with an "attitude of gratitu...

    We run through our days of meetings, deadlines and presentations only to find that the message we are sharing isn’t one that resonates with our clients.  If we take a moment to listen to ourselves we may find that what we are saying isn’t what our clients want to hear.  Maybe we weren’t reall...

  “If you don't create change, change will create you” - Anonymous I have always been a very private person by nature. Sharing what transpires in my day-to-day life has never been something that comes easy to me. It could be that I grew up with a father who was always in the spotlight and knew th...

Do you know what sets you apart from your competition and can you quickly and easily express that to anyone, at any time and in any setting?  Crafting a killer elevator speech was a challenge to the Active Rain community and one that over 100 of you bravely took on.  Determining a winner was not...

  With only 47 days remaining until the end of the year, will you finish your year strong? It's hard to believe the Holiday's are almost here.  Where did the time go?  No rest for the weary though and NO excuses! Now is the time to revisit your 2011 goals and determine what will propel you into a...

  Aside from the 80 mile per hour winds that roared through Colorado Springs yesterday, we have enjoyed a beautiful Autumn with extraordinary fall color!  The temperatures are mild, the grass is still green (note the smile in my voice) and the leaves on the trees have turned to spectacular shades...

  As I sifted through stored boxes in my garage last night, I stumbled upon one that hadn’t been touched in years. I swept away the dust to find it was a box full of toys that were older then the box itself.  They were memories of days long since gone and evenings filled with laughter, stiff comp...

If you are investing time and resources into social media marketing then taking that energy and making it payoff is a must!  But how do you know if you are truly benefiting from your time online and seeing a real return on your investment (ROI)? Paying attention to your social media metrics and ...

  As many of you know, I just returned from an extended trip to New Jersey and New York.  While this trip was mostly work inclusive, we did find time to have a little fun in the city! This was an exciting trip for me as it marks the beginning of a great new adventure in my life.  If you are a fri...