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Things We Love 10/21

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

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Debbie loves GE’s Ecomagination program – I learned of GE’s ambitious foray into green initiatives at the GreenLiving Expo luncheon hosted on Wednesday, October 21 by Greater Wilmington Business and Cape Fear Green Building Alliance. Katharine Brass, Executive Director of Ecomagination, was the keynote speaker and did an excellent job of detailing why GE is investing billions into green initiatives. GE developed the Ecomagination project in 2005 to help meet customers’ demand for cleaner and more energy-efficient products and to drive growth and profits for GE. Ecomagination is a green initiative that is truly green. Meaning that it both saves resources and makes money. What’s not to love?

Nathan loves his non gas guzzling vehicle – Sure, it’s a KIA, which isn’t exactly an upgrade from my most recent vehicle, but there’s just something satisfying about being able to drive an entire week without having to get gas. Perhaps the biggest loss for me is that the KIA doesn’t even really have horsepower. Horsepower doesn’t even seem like a comparable scale for it. I’d say it’s should be gaged with something a little less powerful, like badgers. But that can be good, too. I am probably a lot less reckless while driving now. You just have to drive differently when you don’t have a strong set of horses pulling your wheels. Never the less, I am loving my KIA.

Susan loves Glee – This little gem of a show is truly brilliant. From the witty, snarky writing to the kick-butt music selections to the in-your-face stereotypes, I can’t get enough of Glee. And the marketing genius behind the show certainly knows what he/she is doing. The Glee kids will have two albums coming out featuring the songs from the show, they’re going on tour, and they are even going to sing the National Anthem at the World Series. Take that, NBC, for not letting these cool kids in your Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. They’ll continue to rock the rest of the world long after your balloons deflate.

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Things We Love 9/23

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

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Debbie loves the smart and pragmatic points of view presented by panelists of the Greater Wilmington Business Power Breakfast on “Brand Wilmington” held on Tuesday, September 22. I was particularly impressed with the comments made by Melanie Cox, Executive Director of Coastal Carolina Tomorrow and Chad Paul, Managing Partner of Harbor Island Partners. Both advocated that Wilmington take a broad view regarding the types of businesses and industry we welcome into our community. High tech, “knowledge-based” businesses are wonderful and we want more of them. But we need a healthy mix of all types of business to sustain a vibrant community. We cannot exclude manufacturing. Bravo to GWB for hosting a great event and to the speakers who reminded us that Wilmington should support diversity in all aspects of our community — including industry.

Nathan loves Market Samurai – When it comes to doing niche or long-tail keyword research, Market Samurai is a great tool in finding keywords in bulk while also crunching the numbers on a lot of common SEO factors that help determine the viability of a particular keywords. While Market Samurai isn’t free, they do have a great free trial that you can download to see how it suits your needs.

Shawn loves that sometimes less really is more.

Susan loves Banned books week– I’m an avid reader. And little gets me more riled up than when great works of literature get banned for idiotic reasons. I understand not wanting children to read books that have graphic violence or explicit sex. But c’mon, a tale of a boy wizard who ensures good triumphs over evil and demonstrates the importance of family, selfless acts of kindness and being loyal to your friends, how is that bad for anyone to read? So if you love books and believe in what they can stand for, celebrate Banned Books Week from September 26 through October 3!

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Talk on the Street: May 11-17

Monday, May 11th, 2009

social media and business events wilmington ncWelcome to our first edition of Talk on the Street. Every Monday we’ll be posting events, seminars and meetings you can’t miss if you live in Southeastern North Carolina. So, if you’re interested in business, marketing, advertising, public relations, social media, networking and much more, check back here weekly. Send any events for our consideration to kirsty@talkinc.com.

Thursday, May 14 | Coastal Entrepreneur Awards

Join our favorite business journal and hundreds of the region’s most inspiring entrepreneurs for breakfast at the UNC Wilmington Burney Center. Co-presented by the UNCW Cameron School of Business, the event will honor the “Cape Fear region’s next generation of business stars.” Register online here.

Saturday, May 16 | Wilmington Bloggers Meetup

This is the 7th meeting of a new group in Wilmington, who informally gets together the third Saturday of every month at Connections Internet Cafe on Racine Drive, to talk about blogging, Internet marketing and social media. Whether you are a novice or an expert, you will fit right in with this group of journalists, small business owners, Realtors, business coaches, marketing mavens and much more. You can RSVP through Facebook.

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