Thu, 26 July 2007
1) Summer reading 1) Little red book of selling- Jeffery Gitomers (carrie mcallen gave me- quite enjoying it) 2) If you want to write (Brenda Ueland) who died at 93 in 1985 Recommended by Aaron Rusch 3) Eat pray Love by Elizabeth gilbert (recommended by Carrie mcallen – kinda girly but fun) After a divorce the author travels and stays in some different countries. 4) Round Ireland with a fridge—Tony Hawks Given to me by my friend Ede TenWeges Hitchhiking all the around Ireland with a fridge - bet Featured sites- Elite meetings.net—what did I think? Hotelplanner.com Buyerzone.com Hotelsolutions.biz-- Social media Facebook- have to check back- they own your content Linked in- Ning- start your own network- also has rss feeds Second life- meco mansion – pretty cool nobody there. Health at the
meeting! Foot care—Successful meetings july 2007 www.drugstore.com bandaid active-flex blister block dr scholl’s massaging gel insoles--- (TSA) Green stuff-Our
checklist- call out for—our company—ideas etc. Green initiatives are red hot News people- Entertain ment – internet or video? Cool ideas- Video production Show notes will be posted very soon!!! |
Fri, 20 July 2007 ![]() These are the show notes- They maybe a little scattered but if you have any questions email me at Mike at Grassshackroad.com 1) Summer reading- (none) 2) Marketing fun- 2) Green - Hotels Hotel News—and job changes 3) Featured sites- Dohop.com learn about new airlines and who flies where….. Simply audiobooks – gives away one audio book for no cost. Past featured audio books have been jack london and agatha christie. Need a taxi? 1800cabride.com lets folks in many US cities order a taxi online or on the phone and pay the bill and tip, tax etc. Flavorpill.com website and weekly email anything and anything going on. You can get updates for NYC san francisco, miami LA chicago, london. Abrainterrain.com- intlectual happenings in Los Angeles. Literature, science, culture and politics. Myopenbar.com- Gudie to free booze latest info on nightlife and hipster parties in san francisco, chicago, LA and new york. Surprisgly many clas gigs make the list- gallery openings, DJ's promotion fun (new vodkas etc) Laughingsquid.com- website and email from this san francisco insttution since 1996. Music drama, underground comedy, rarely shown films, Nonsensenyc.com new yorks guide to progressive under the radar happenings, (example – ny juddling festival and end of season party for interactive dance troupe) Ohmyrockness.com In NYC, chicago and LA. Small venue concert for folks hoping to catch the next big thing. Billed as indie rock show list the site does a good job of covering whats going on. 4) Cool stuff- Culture smart – (This american life with David Sedaris- on a bus with an ugly american thinking he was french) UK based companies guidebooks are being brought to America by randomhouse. Another good tipster book is Smart travelers passport Named best Itty gritty guidbook by readers digest. Direct download: PSR-072007__July__20_2007_Look_at_the_news_in_Events__Media.mp3 Category: podcasts -- posted at: 8:11 PM |
Fri, 13 July 2007 1) Summer reading- Got most of these from successful meetings magazine-The Productivity Handbook- Donald E Wetmore Unlock Financial Value with Corporate Barter by John P Kramer & Clarence V Lee The Dip- Seth Godin The Ten Best of Everything: An ultimate guide for travelers By Nathaniel Lande and Andrew Lande The power of feedback- by Joesph R Folkman (ask if anyone has read these and email me at – mike@grassshackroad.com) 2) Whats the biggest challenge when dealing with the demographics makeup of your attendees? (Non unscientific survey of volunteers- so not a valid statistical sample)) 3) Featured sites- (successful meetings mag) 4) Cool stuff- (bag tag galore) www.pilcards.com (Business card fun) www.metalcards.com www.finestationary.com www.dbrooker.com Serious bio picture just like the wall street journal (now that Rupert Murdock has taken over it may look like Myspace profile pics) www.randyglassstudio.com Virtual Skycap www.luggageclub.com Fun tech stuff – minority report(tom crusie)- goodpoint system created by Gesture studios www. Gesturestudios.com 5) Audio visual stuff |
Wed, 4 July 2007 Today we venture over to Karyn Moss Veneklasen
Contact Karyn at Karyn@Mosspro.com
Check out her project with her husband Noah Veneklasen The War Prayer at www.warprayer.com |


1) Summer reading- Got most of these from successful meetings magazine-