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Forget all that big box mumbo jumbo the day after Thanksgiving (who really likes being in those crowds, anyway?). This year, I say we rename the day that follows turkey and mashed potatoes.
I say we call it 3/50 Friday [click here to continue…]
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If you’re in southwest Columbus or eastern Alabama, tomorrow’s the day to learn more about The 3/50 Project:
Title: The 3/50 Project…Building Business From the Ground Up
Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Location: The Foundary Room
Columbus Convention and Trade Center
801 Front Avenue, Columbus GA
Host: MidTown, Inc.
Tickets: $10 per person (breakfast included)
To reserve: Contact MidTown Inc. (706.494.1663)
This is the same room Colin Powell spoke in during his recent visit. Needless to say, I’m just this side of seriously excited to be on such a stellar stage!
Interested in having me speak in your area?
No sweat. Just have the organization interested in sponsoring the event drop me a line via the Contact page on AlwaysUpward.com. Right now, I’m booking into 2010, so don’t delay!
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You’ve requested ‘em. I’m happy to provide ‘em.
Radio stations love The 3/50 Project, and have been asking for something–anything–they could use to promote the Project on the air. At last, there are four 60-second PSA* spots recorded, and available for free from the Resources page of our website. The timing seemed fitting, given the weekend’s repeated coverage on CNN.
The themes are: [click here to continue…]
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Something tells me this is one of those moments I’ll look back years from now, seeing it as a turning point for The 3/50 Project…. Great piece, deserving of a huge thanks to Joanna (our CNN producer) for shining the limelight this direction.
Featured father/daughter team Jim and Kelly DelRosso (owners of Semplice in Montclair, NJ) remind us just how many small businesses are family owned and operated. We may call them “brick and mortars,” but the reality is they’re really “hearts and souls.”
Here’s to a few million more consumer eyeballs point our way!
Editor’s note: If anyone has an inside track to one of the national morning programs, please contact me asap. We need to keep this ball rolling as fourth quarter holidays approach, and the best way to do that is to get The 3/50 Project in front of the largest consumer audience possible.
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Finally, after a week of keeping this under my hat, I can go public—The 3/50 Project is going to be on CNN!
They’re doing a series called Turnaround about small businesses finding creative ways to survive the economy. This weekend’s two minute segment includes the Project (and a snippet of Yours Truly), which is a massive boost for all of us.
Better yet, the piece will air several times on both CNN and HLN (times shown are eastern; don’t forget that Daylight Savings ends on Sunday!): [click here to continue…]
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High fives to the folks at WLFI-TV in Lafayette, Indiana for a truly terrific piece about The 3/50 Project. Kalal Gerald, owner of K. Dee’s Coffee and Roasting Company in Lafayette, brought this to my attention via our LinkedIn Group discussion about media opportunities.
This is a great reminder that The 3/50 Project doesn’t just support retailers, but extends to all types of local brick and mortar businesses-—including hospitality, food, and beverage. Is there a local coffee shop or restaurant you’d hate to see disappear? A neat boutique hotel that’s up against the national chains? Introduce them to the movement, and share the joy. We’re all in this together, after all.
(Oooh, that new home page looks good on camera, if I do say so m’self!)
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At 2:03 a.m. Pacific time, a computer somewhere in the Ukrane arrived on The 3/50 Project website…but not as visitor. Sixty seconds later, every single page of the site had been hacked, loaded up with dozens and dozens of lines of code pointing to pharmaceutical websites of less than reputable stature.
We were hacked. [click here to continue…]
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Heads up for those of you in southwest Georgia or eastern Alabama wanting to learn more about The 3/50 Project:
Title: The 3/50 Project…Building Business From the Ground Up
Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Location: The Foundary Room
Columbus Convention and Trade Center
801 Front Avenue, Columbus GA
Host: MidTown, Inc.
Tickets: $10 per person (breakfast included)
To reserve: Contact MidTown Inc. (706.494.1663)
Interested in having me speak in your area?
No sweat. Just have the organization interested in sponsoring the event drop me a line via the Contact page on AlwaysUpward.com. Right now, I’m booking into 2010, so don’t delay!
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