Miss Lori wants to see your friend wish granted by Trop50

When I was a little girl I had a lot of hopes and wishes, but my greatest wish, the one that stayed with me through all birthdays, holidays (and Wednesday’s for that matter), was to have a really good friend. Someone who I could trust and confide in. Someone who I could laugh with and cry with, walk with and talk with, oh and dance with. Dancing is very important. I had to wait a while. [Read more...]

Miss Lori offers five suggestions for a tweetup without wifi

I have written about how to throw an AWESOME social media event, but that was predicated on having ample wifi. But what do you do when you want to hold a social media inspired event at a location that doesn’t have a good signal or any signal at all available? That is a problem some facilities are struggling with. Most businesses, particularly vacation businesses, understand the need to be in the social media webisphere, but some structures haven’t been able to catch up technologically just yet. Does that mean that they should stay out of the tweet up business? Not necessarily. You just have to be a little creative with your set up. Here’s a list of my top 5 suggestions: [Read more...]

Miss Lori wants to magnetize your brand at Blogher

So here’s the skinny. If there is anything I have learned from the last year and a half of pro-blogging it’s that you’ll never get anywhere unless you put your ideas out there. l have been an entertainer my whole life, so I am used to putting myself in front of the public, but it took me a moment or two to figure out how to put myself properly in front of businesses. Part of that was because I didn’t believe that I truly had something to offer, from a marketing stand point. But what I have gained more than anything from my time spent in the blogosphere is a clearer sense of marketing, social media and most importantly myself. I’m not just a performer who blogs a little. I am”marketainer”. [Read more...]