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The New Communications Tools…Listening, Helping
If you ever have a chance to read some of the PR for PR sake pieces on Web 2.0 you'd swear we now have a new frontier that is tailor made for PR people. A whole new virgin territory that is our to own. A whole new brave frontier where PR will lead and the world will willingly follow. Feels like a great chance for a lot of people -- mobs even -- to take us to the cleaners. There are better options any/every entrepreneur can use to succeed...lurk, learn, listen, help.

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Profiles in Branding
Unless you have lived in a cave for the past few years, you have seen them in your community. A group of women over 50 years of age dressed as pimps. Big red hats with feathers, boas draped around their shoulders, purple velvet suits, as gaudy as you can imagine. These ladies are no pimps. They are members of a popular women over-50 group, The Red Hat Society.
trader joes cracking the code of lifestyle brands
In a recent edition of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, we encountered a clever story examining the "unique" dating practices of a group of educated, single professionals. Frustrated with the bar scene and tired of being, well, single, these people formed a social group - a community - based on a unique common interest. In this case the interest wasn't mountain climbing, backpacking, sailing or wine tasting. No, the common interest that united this group of singles was their fondness for Trader Joe's. That's right, these singles gathered to celebrate their mutual interest in, of all things, a grocery store while scouting for potential mates. As one of the participants of the group (Trade Joe's Love!) suggests:
The Importance of Community Relations
There are some powerful relationship realities between various community groups and organizations. Corporations and institutions must prove their validity, honesty, and trustworthiness every day. Community relationships are effectively maintained primarily through engagement with various publics and audiences within the community and your organization.

Tips For Brainstorming
Brainstorming is one of many creative problem solving techniques. While you can use any size group, we believe it works best when done in a facilitated group of 5-10 people. The more diverse the group the more diverse the input. The group members don't need to be experts in your field. In fact, they don't need to know anything about the problem topic at all! The following steps I use in my Many Good Ideas Brainstorming Seminars:
Mental Momentum
Today, we cannot arrive at innovative business solutions by conventional thinking alone. We need to discover unique ways to tap into our mind’s creative energy. There are several ways to do so. One way, is to form a master mind peer group. In the coming weeks, we will explore ways to put together a peer master mind group, and ways to keep the group energized. Many peer groups continue to be active after many years. Active members become future community and business leaders.
Culture Conversion: Designing for Niche Markets
A niche market is a focused, targetable portion of a market… or a narrowly defined group of potential customers. In general, if your business focuses on a niche market, you should be addressing a need for a product or service that is not being addressed by mainstream providers. Unless you are in the community being targeted, it can be hard to tell upfront whether the design of your creative is going to be effective. But when you’re part of the targeted community, you get the message loud and clear. The trick comes in when you want to target a niche market to which you yourself do not belong. Bridging this gap between business and niche markets thus often requires a thoughtful cultural conversion campaign.
Community Involvement the Wrong Way
There are wrong ways to demonstrate community involvement as well. If you volunteer to work on a committee but are never available for meetings, or if you sponsor a little league team and don't show up for games, you're proving yourself to be crass and superficial, probably sucking up the community to get business instead of working for it for altruistic reasons. Consumers are more sophisticated than ever these days. People know the difference between serving the community and serving yourself. If you're not willing to devote honest time and energy to your community, you're better off skipping this weapon and leaving it to the real guerrillas in your community. I just hope for your sake that none are your direct competitors.
Home Business Expert: How To Create Your Own Mastermind Group
Forming your very own mastermind group where there will be others who do the same kind of job or are in the same business has many advantages. Such groups may have two members and in some cases, there are more than two who form the group. Everyone who is a part of the group has a lot to gain in terms of professional knowledge and experience from each other.
What Is Twitter And Why Do I Need To Be Using It?
Today you read about Twitter everywhere. It’s one of these social network sites which have exploded into our community. So you ask yourself what is it and why should I be using it. Well it’s like asking somebody why they should use the phone. Why put an ad in the local paper? It’s another way of brand building and it’s a way to stay connected to your community. You send people in the direction of something you want to tell them either it’s about yourself or other cool things in the world. It’s about adding value to the community and building relationships.
Who Wants a Coffee Franchise?
If you look around your community or town you will find that there are all kinds of businesses (unless of course you live in a very small town or community of course). It takes all kinds of businesses to keep a community running smoothly and meet the laws of supply and demand. Now, take a look at your community through the eyes of a potential business owner. Take note of specialty shops, franchise stores, and retail establishments that line the streets and boulevards of your hometown. Is there are coffee franchise among the mix and if so, how many?
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