Social Media

We caught up with the ever so stylish and always on the go Bonnie Pollard, Style Coach at Mayfair Shopping Centre.

Foursquare is a mobile social media experience. It's an app that runs on a mobile device (generally iPhone or Blackberry) and lets you tell the app where you are and then lets your friends know where to find you. 

I want to say a huge thank you to all those that attended my presentation "Always Add Value" at the recent Canadian Association of Management Consultants conference in Vancouver (May 29, 2010).

The group was totally energized and full of great questions as well as opinions on various social media related topics, like productivity, privacy and value. 

A couple of weeks ago while I was running (training for the TC10K) I had an idea. It's one of the reasons I like running, I get into this meditative state and come up with whacky ideas. 

The Idea

If you didn't get involved in social media last year you no doubt heard lots about it and either wondered what all the hoopla was about or thought of dipping your toe in the water.

Are you in the business of acquiring and keeping customers? If you answered "yes" then 2010 is the year to put social media to work for you. Why? Two reasons:

1. Your customers are using social media