Once again I get to work directly with my good buddy Erick Simpson and his team at MSP University. This week Ulistic released this press release outlining how our team is expanding the reach of our Calgary Search Engine Optimization and Social Media Consulting services into the Managed Services community. Ulistic and ...
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Rafter Six Ranch – The Perfect Getaway on a Sunday Morning
Some times the best view of Calgary is from the rear view mirror For those of us who live and work in Calgary, here is the perfect brunch getaway for your Sunday mornings. Invest some of your well-earned time and hop in your car and drive west about 45 minutes from the city. You are aiming ...
How do you see the Social Media Landscape?
This post may ruffle a few feathers especially here in our Calgary Social Media consulting world. But what the heck, sometimes I learn from Vladville and gotta upset the apple cart from time to time. I am only writing this because I care enough about Canadian small business to raise a flag ...
Words of Wisdom from a Calgary Orthodontist
I was visiting a local Calgary Orthodontist the other day and got speaking with his team on the powers of blogging in business. This doctor who specializes in Calgary braces really gets the power of online marketing for his business. However, not only does he get online marketing...I learned ...
Three Stages of Small Business Success
This post today is not about social media consulting in Calgary or even the work we do each day helping our clients with search engines optimization. However, keep this in mind, the work we do with all of our social media efforts and investing the time and/or dollars ...
Carol Terentiak, gone from Microsoft Canada
I found out this morning that a very good friend and colleague was a victim of the latest round of cutbacks across the Microsoft Partner Network. My good buddy Robert Dutt from CRN Canada reported that long time channel program manager for the Microsoft Partner Network, Carol Terentiak has parted ...
Sales Prospecting Takes On A New Approach?
Social Media and Search Engines are turning the sales world on its head. Is your business attractive bait in the online ocean or is your business just a small fish in a big pond. Businesses today are looking for what you have to offer but how are they finding you? One of the questions ...
The lesson of the two wolves
Great lesson from Frank Allen One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all. "One is Evil - It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. "The ...
Where in the world have I been
Thank you to everyone for all the emails lately. Many of you who have been used to getting my blog posts delivered via email have emailed me concerned about the slow down or the drop off in the frequency of the emails. Thanks for that. The reality is this, I have just been very busy. Ulistic ...
Black Hat or White Hat…what colour do you wear?
At the recent Search Engine Strategies event in Toronto one of their final sessions was held at the Hyatt Regency's bar where many of the conference attendees got together and discussed tactics around Search Engine Optimization and if they were a Black Hat or a White Hat optimizer. Intrigued I was...interested in seeing all the ...
A great couple of days in Southern California
WOW...is all I have to say! David and I are on our way home today after a great couple of days in the Los Angeles area visiting with partners and friends of Ulistic. Lots of great lessons were shared during our time with our partners from both sides of the table. I am looking forward to pushing ahead ...