California

Babette – @BakeSpace Founder of Bake Space and #TECHmunch

Canada

Jon Angevine – @JonAngevine Associate Broker at Calgary Realty

Speaker Nathalie Lussier – @NathLussier blogs at Raw Food Switch

Colorado

Speaker Lucretia M Pruitt – @LucretiaPruitt blogs at The Social Joint

Florida

Syed Balkhi – @SyedBalkhi Designer for Uzzz.net

Sandi McKenna – @McMedia part of @MidLifeRoadTrip blogs at Mid Life Road Trip

Georgia

Jessica Kirkwood – @HeyJK Curates at Hands On Blog.

Jennifer – @Mami2Mommy blogs at Mami 2 Mommy

Rick Griffin – @RickGriffin part of @MidLifeRoadTrip blogs at Mid Life Road Trip

Illinois

Speaker Carleen Pruess – @Carleenp blogs at Beauty & Fashion Tech

Louisiana

Speaker Bridgette – @BridgetteLA Speaking on Friday at 12:15 about creating a blog network using @DoubleDutyDivas as an example. She blogs at Experimental Mommy

New Jersey

Robert Halper – @JNJVideo Manager of Johnson & Johnson Health Channel on YouTube

New York

Loxly a.k.a Deborah – @Loxly Photographer & Digital Artist for Loxly Gallery

Ted Rubin – @TedRubin Creator of @OpenSkyProject

Speaker Jason Keath – @JakRose founder of @SoFresh blogs at Jason Keath

North Carolina

Speaker Kelby Carr - @TypeAMom blogs at Type A Mom

Oregon

Mary Rarick – @Mary_Rarick blogs at Portland Family

Del – @DeltheDad blogs at Del The Dad

Kristin – @OurOrdinaryLife blogs at Our Ordinary Life

Pennsylvania

Speaker Cecelia Mecca – @CoolBabyKid Editor at Cool Baby Kid, Co-Founder of @DoubleDutyDivas

South Carolina

Heather Solos – @HeatherSolos blogs at Home Ec 101

Texas

Natanya Anderson – @Natanyap blogs at Fete & Feast

Karen Bantuveris – @VSpotMom & @VolunteerSpot curates the blog at Volunteer Spot

Zane Aveton – @Zaneology blogs at Zaneology

Washington State

Bob Dunn – @CatsEyeDesign blogs at Savvy WordPress

Judy Dunn – @CatsEyeWriter blogs at Cats Eye Writer

Jason mKey – @JasonmKey blogs at Spark Plug Digital

Aaron Hockley – @AHockley blogs at Picture Pundit

Brian Crouch – @BrianCrouch in attendance with @Behringer blogs at Behringer

Stay tuned as I will be updating the list daily. If you know someone that I don’t have listed let me know at @Blogluvr29

Some ad agencies have a way of marketing their services in such a way as to trick you into buying fans for their pages, to give the illusion of a “social presence”. Being unknowledgeable about such strategies could easily influence you to pick an agency that isn’t appropriate or experienced for the services you need. If you pay close enough attention to these agencies and their strategies, you will notice they only have 300-600 followers with no interaction. An agency with successful digital strategies has well over 1000 Twitter or Facebook followers. Below are characteristics of an agency you want to avoid in your digital agency of record selection.

• Tweets about themselves, and what THEY are doing constantly
• Does not re-tweet others tweets and never involved in conversations on Twitter
• Uses automated following programs to gain their audience and followers
• Has a Facebook page containing posts with no link
• Can’t provide success stories or share any case studies of their work
• Has a very small following on Twitter and very few likes on Facebook
• Social media pages have little to no subscriber activity
• These firms claim to be social media or digital experts and give seminars for free or at very little cost.

(When is the last time you heard of a real expert giving away free advice?) It is important that the agency you choose understands your business. That is why one of the most important criteria when choosing an advertising agency is ensuring that they know as much about your brand as possible, and that they appear to take an interest in what you do. If they do not then this should be ample enough reason to continue your search for an agency to represent you.

Digital social media and the online world lives, breathes, evolves and constantly changes. Digital advertising agencies have to be able to grow and adapt to a fast paced evolving digital and social media landscape. The whole globe is going digital, and online is the new high street. With a little homework, you can make the right call and will be well on your way of working with an agency that has a confirmed record of success and has the credentials to prove so.

If you are already working with a digital agency or currently interviewing with a digital advertising agency, take a moment in your discovery phase to answer the following questions about the agency.

1. Is the company willing to show you case studies from their client’s digital campaigns?
2. Do they have a digital portfolio?
3. What social media services do they offer?
4. How big is their team’s personal social media presence and audience?
5. Does the company have testimonials from their clients?
6. How many followers do they have on Twitter?
7. How many likes do they have on Facebook?
8. Is their business on Google Maps and do they have ads placed on Google Maps?
9. How is their company using Foursquare?
10. Is there CEO or Creative Director actively using Yelp or Foursquare?

If you answered “No” to more than one of these questions, it is definitely time to start looking for a more digitally savvy advertising firm.

As a kid, what was the theme or character of your lunchbox?

@SolakNC – The Mercury Space Capsule
@Catsee – Justice League Characters
@Naruo_homewood – Tom & Jerry
@Tkharmonic – Wonder Woman & Barry Gibb
@OneMomsWorld – Metal Rainbow Brite
Neesee Stafford – Rainbow Brite, Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake
Adam Cohen – He-Man
Karen Critcher – Brown paper bag
JBryEkard – Toy Story
Jared Starks – Brown paper bag or blue thermal
Bob Dillon – Roy Rogers

Thanks to all who participated. Be sure to follow me on twitter @blogluvr29 and look for my next question of the day.

When a business uses these types of photos for a digital advertising campaign, they encounter positive and negative results. There are many pros and cons that we would like to share with you that can influence the campaign.

Pros
• Saves you time
• Endless Choices
• Professional Quality
• Great way to save on Marketing Costs

Cons
• Difficult to differentiate your brand and target
• Image overuse in the online world
• Not being original
• Lack of creativity and not being unique

As you can see the use of stock photography can have its advantages and disadvantages. I personally do not like to use stock photos. I look for something that sets apart from others, makes something unique and gives a brand and clients brand a fresh image. A unique digital advertising agency should be producing creative digital ads with professional quality through live photo shoots and interactive video content that best suits the targeted campaign, which makes them original, real and successful.

I completely understand that time is of the essence and you may not have the time to create your own personal digital ads but for a brand to be focused you must plan and produce for originality to be in full force. As a result, your campaign becomes one of a kind, influences and sells with positive results.

What made you want to start The Precise Agency?

My passion for influencing people IE consumers, voters drove me to enjoy using new platforms and emergent technologies to influence others. I also have a very creative and out of the box mind set that is a big advantage in my field of digital advertising.

When did The Precise Agency get started?

I started my company four years ago when it was not cool to be using social media platforms. People just kind of looked at me strange when I told them what I did

What services does The Precise Agency offer?

We offer all types of digital advertising, marketing, and digital PR services.

How many offices do you have and where are the locations of them?

We have four offices and they are located in:

New  York, NY
Dallas, Texas
Philly
Ft Lauderdale

How many clients do you currently assist?

Around 35-40 depending on the open projects and the month.

Do you have any examples of work you have done for clients?

We have plenty of case studies.

How do potential clients contact the Agency?

Through Facebook or the web. Once in awhile we will get a walk in or a phone call.

As I continued to speak to Michael, I felt this deep connection that his clients say they have with him and the team at Precise Agency. He conveyed to me that they are 100% dedicated to their clients with positive results in helping them and their business grow which made it easier for me to build a relationship with the company.

The Precise Agency Group also specializes in many other areas to market your brand such as getting your brand on numerous social media sites, blogs, web development and internet marketing with detailed attention. If you are interested in learning more about Precise and how their creative team can build a strategy around the needs of  your companies success, contact them via website or connect on Facebook and Twitter as well as subscribing to their YouTube channel which showcases their amazing work. If you do then your company will shine the Precise way.

• What do you look for in a relationship?
• How would you capture my heart?
• Do you know the value of a date?
• Are you in touch with your inner child?
• Do you have a clear path in life?
• Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?
• Are you good at conveying your needs?
• What do you do for fun?
• Do you like surprises?
• What do you consider the most romantic date?

These are just a few of hundreds of questions I can think of to ask in determining the right mate. Now, I want to hear from you. What questions do you ask? Do you even ask a question? Leave your answer in a comment. Have a great day!

Today I will be highlighting Susie Kline and her blog (Motherhoot). I have developed a successful connection with Susie because she is always there to lend a virtual hand and offer support.

Susie is located in the Chicago area and has been blogging since June of 2009. She is 100% committed to her loyal husband and successful 3 sons. In addition to being devoted to her great family, she has a wide array of hobbies which lets her convey her creative side. These hobbies include writing, painting, art, knitting and fusing glass.

Susie is great and successful at so many things in life and online. One thing in particular is her blogging in which I will now share with you 3 of my favorite posts.

• Mother of Daughters, We Need to Talk
• High Anxiety
• Go Google It

If you would like to learn more about Susie Kline and her other fabulous blog posts, follow her on Twitter and check out the Motherhoot blog. Also, be sure to check out her store which you can get your Motherhoot apparel and goodies.

Until next time, Happy Blogging.

My dream is to get every twitter user by state to donate $1.00. The money collected by each state will be distributed evenly amongst each individual district. For example, if we raise $12.00 that is enough to pay a teacher for 1 hour of lecture or referee for a basketball game.

If you find this idea a great one and care to support, then let me know in a comment. I also, urge you to convey and share your ideas on this matter. So lets join together as one and protect our future ( Our Kids).

- Be open to suggestions from customers of what they want to see.

- Do a short interview video with current clients conveying to others how you have helped them grow. Same goes for consumers who have bought your products.

- Follow up with every client. This shows you never forget them and are willing to keep a built relationship.

- Have a presentation ready showing your company in action doing business.

- Show you’re listening by responding.

- Be willing to build your services or products around clients/customers needs and wants, putting them first.

- Convey that you are willing to connect globally.

Basically, just make the client/customer feel at home and successful. All the things I have talked about can help mold your business into a success. I encourage you to add to my list of ideas and recommendations in a comment. Until next time, Happy Blogging.

• The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley’s gum.
• Heinz Catsup leaving the bottle travels at 25 miles per year.
• Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
• The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.
• Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue.
• Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours.
• Almonds are members of the peach family.
• The dot that appears over the letter “i” is called a tittle
• The fastest speed a falling raindrop can hit you is 18mph.
• Men with an active sex life are more likely to live past 80 years.

Hope you have enjoyed another week of Fun Fact Friday. Don’t forget to let me know in a comment which you like the best. Have a great day and until next time, Happy Blogging.