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Follow Up – How To Make Me Hire You

My recent blog post: It’s the Little Things – How to Make Me Hire You had such a huge response! I’m happy to report that I made offers to 5 of the candidates who interviewed with me last week! One of the candidates I hired was the gentleman who returned after the interview and hand…

It’s the Little Things – How to Make Me Hire You

Following on from my post : Its the Little Things – How to Make Me Your Customer, I thought I’d cover a post on how to make me hire you. I’ve been interviewing people for positions I have open at my company. Six open positions, dozens of phone screens and interviews, and 20 in person interviews. I…

A Quick Look Back – and Looking Forward

What a difference a year can make! This time last year, I was embarking on another year of building my business, Wave Marketing, pulling together the final pieces of the plan to launch The Geekettes Club, and getting used to living in my new home in South Eastern Virginia. Now? I’m working for Dominion Enterprises, managing…

We Are Hiring in Hampton Roads!

Click on the links below. All positions are located in downtown Norfolk, Virginia at Dominion Enterprises. Please apply through the website. Thanks! City Experience Coordinator (aka Account Coordinator) SEM Coordinator Marketing Analyst Wordsmith (aka Content Writer)

Part 2: Notes from ISUM10 – Research 2.0: Using Technology to Drive Insight

Part 2: My Notes From Internet Summit 2010 Colin Hynes – Rue La La Research 2.0: Using Technology to Drive Insight (Colin is Zsar of Social at Rue La La) Ask: Who is coming to your site? What are they trying to accomplish? Are they successful? If not why? If so, why? What do they…

Women in Business Award Luncheon

I was so honored to be awards a Women in Business Award today, along with 23 other deserving women. Inside Business were the hosts and organizers, and put on a terrific event to honor us. I was grateful to Nicole Newsome, my husband John, sister Kylie, brother in law Kyle and my team from Dominion…

Customer Experience: My Notes From Internet Summit 2010

I was fortunate to attend the Internet Summit in Raleigh, NC a few weeks ago. I had a couple of ‘aha’ moments, but a lot of affirmation moments – affirming that what I was doing and thinking was correct. Over the next month or so, I intend to share some of my notes here. First…

A Personal Update – and Setting New Goals

Its been a very busy few weeks. I started a new job, while wrapping up with old clients, attended a conference in Raleigh, NC, organized a fundraising event for The Geekettes Club, and worked on selecting a Board of Directors for The Club. Phew! I need a holiday 😀 In all honesty, I’m having a…

Dana Todd: Internet Summit – 2015 Predictions in Search

Dana Todd @DanaTodd Newsforce.com (P.S. her hair is purple today… Love her!) From #isum10 2015 Predictions: – UPC Search (bar codes and mobile codes) – DSPs and custom dashboards for the masses – “App SEO” – Sponsored stories in news via PPC – OOH search/augmented reality – TV search – iAds $bigger than Yahoo!/Bing…