The Following Contain the Tag: "Sarasota"
Have An Epiphany In Your Marketing
Monday, August 25th, 2008With so much talk of recession… and some actual slowdowns — some of them serious, especially within certain industries — businesses have a tendency to cut back in areas that can make matters worse.
Marketing is at the top of the list.
If you know me, then you know that I’m not in favor of untracked, unmeasurable [...]
Posted in Business Strategy, Local Stuff, Marketing Thoughts | Tags: business, Epiphany Marketing, marketing, marketing strategy, Sarasota, small business | 1 Comment »
Syesha Coming Home to Sarasota… But Just for a Visit!
Thursday, May 8th, 2008After this week’s emotional round on American Idol, it’s official, Syesha is in the AI Season 7 Top 3!! Congratulations, Syesha!!
We’ve already posted our support for this hometown Sarasota girl, but the exciting news this week is that local residents will have a chance to see Syesha tomorrow (Friday, May 9th) when she blazes through [...]
Posted in Events, Local Stuff | Tags: AI, American Idol, Florida, Sarasota, Season 7, Syesha Mercado | No Comments »
Sarasota Real Estate Market Data
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008Thank you to Perry Corneau, a real estate broker in Sarasota, who manages to share actual data regarding the Sarasota real estate market. And, in contrast to the data cited by the broker we mentioned in our previous post, this data actually seems to be a reliable indicator of improvements in market conditions.
Any other indicators [...]
Posted in Local Stuff | Tags: Florida, Perry Corneau, Sarasota, Sarasota real estate market | No Comments »
Sarasota Real Estate Market: Rebounding or Not?
Monday, May 5th, 2008Ever the optimists, Real Estate brokers always manage to locate a silver lining… no matter how far and how hard they have to look. And, with a number of friends and business associates connected to the real estate business, I certainly am personally hopeful that their optimism has its roots firmly cemented in reality.
But alas, [...]
Posted in Local Stuff, Marketing Thoughts | Tags: business, consulting business, Florida, Google analytics, housing crisis, housing prices, Michael Saunders, real estate brokers, Sarasota, Sarasota real estate market | 1 Comment »
Financial Revolution - Featuring Gary Keesee
Friday, May 2nd, 2008This week’s Financial Revolution Conference in Sarasota got underway last night with a powerful kickoff meeting. Gary and Drenda Keesee shared the emotional story about how they turned the tide on their drastic financial situation — credit cards, finance company loans, IRS debt, medical bills, personal loans from family, mortgages, etc. – and began creating [...]
Posted in Events, Local Stuff | Tags: Consumer Debt, Credit Card Debt, Debt Reduction, Financial Revolution, Gary and Drenda Keesee, Gary Keesee, Sarasota, The Kingdom Alliance, Wealth Creation | No Comments »
Syesha Mercado Makes Us Proud Yet Again!
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Sarasota-born Syesha Mercado heads for the next round in American Idol Season 7.
This week, she seems to have picked up some supporters, since she avoided landing in the bottom 3. The AI theme this week was focused on the music of Dolly Parton, and Syesha admittedly took on an ambitious song with I [...]
Posted in Local Stuff | Tags: AI, American Idol, Sarasota, Season 7, Syesha Mercado | 1 Comment »
Syesha Mercado Tears it UP!
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008American Idol Season 7 is already proving to have its ups and downs. Tonight, many of the AI 7 girls seemed to be struggling with an illness and their performances reflected it.
But Syesha is definitely one of the UPs of this season. And, even though this is a business website, I must say [...]
Posted in Local Stuff | Tags: AI, American Idol, Sarasota, Season 7, Syesha Mercado | No Comments »
Syesha Mercado - Making Sarasota Proud!
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Congratulations to Syesha Mercado on her progress in Season 7 of American Idol!
Syesha is a hometown girl who graduated in 2005 from the Booker High School Visual and Performing Arts Center (VPA). Evidently, she was a great student who served on the Student Council and managed a 3.4 GPA while participating in a variety of [...]
Posted in Local Stuff | Tags: AI, American Idol, Sarasota, Season 7, Syesha Mercado | 3 Comments »
Florida Amendment 1 - Voter’s Guide
Monday, January 28th, 2008Well… the post title might be a little on the ambitious side. I certainly can’t claim to cover every aspect of this proposed amendment in this setting. However, there are a couple of key points worth considering.
Lots of Hype
First of all, there has been a lot of fluff on both sides of this [...]
Posted in Local Stuff, Public Policy | Tags: Amendment 1, Amendment One, business, Florida, Sarasota, small business | 5 Comments »
Amendment One: Sarasota Schools Use Scare Tactics on Teachers and Staff, Distribute Propaganda
Friday, January 25th, 2008Parents of Sarasota County students can expect to get this little gem (no doubt paid for by our already poorly spent tax dollars) today when their kids come home from school (assuming that it survives the trip home).
According to a source from inside the school system, this 2-sided 4-color (read: expensive to print) flier was [...]
Posted in Local Stuff, Public Policy | Tags: Amendment 1, Amendment One, Florida, Sarasota, School Board of Sarasota County | 1 Comment »
