Don Power | Social Media, Local Business & Life! | Nanaimo

What’s up Doc?

January 25, 2011

The coverage of the earthquake devastation in Haiti was interrupted last week by the announcement that former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier had arrived in Haiti after 25 years in exile in France. Dictators, by definition, are not usually associated with any form of altruism or love of one’s fellow man. In fact, the [...]

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Science vs Love? No contest!

January 19, 2011

So, I find it hard to fathom that there’s a school of psychology that says too much praise for your kids is a bad thing. Haven’t these eggheads ever looked into the eyes of a child when you say excitedly “Great job!!“? The warmth, love and clarity on those eyes looking back at you make [...]

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A Brave New World – of Distraction

January 19, 2011

So, this morning, before getting the kids ready for school I turned on CNN. There was a 10 minute segment on the new Starbucks ‘Trenta’. Yah, I didn’t know what that was either and and I sure as hell didn’t care to hear about it for 10 minutes on CNN. Come to think of it, [...]

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How to Get a Job by Dissing your Employer

September 24, 2010

How to get a job by dissing your employer. This post is actually an creative job application for the position of Phenom Blogger for the Sprout Social Insights blog.

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One of the Top 10 Reasons to Attend 2nd Nanaimo Tweetup – PRIZES!!

September 10, 2010

The 2nd Nanaimo Tweetup has gotten so much interest in sponsors providing prizes that I had to create a separate blog post to list them all!

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Do What the Gurus Do

July 30, 2010

I’ve been reading a lot of success/law of attraction type books lately and many of them say the same thing: To become successful you have to duplicate the behavior of successful people. So as I left the house for a meeting with a new client yesterday, I figured what the heck, I’ll record my journey [...]

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Partnerpedia: A Great Example of How to Use Social Media for Business

July 22, 2010

Partnerpedia – a new business social network – provides a great example of how to use social media to promote your business. By monitoring social media for mentions of their brand, then publicly acknowledging and rewarding people who mention them, Partnerpedia is building its profile organically and effectively through social media.

Follow these Social Media tactics to grow YOUR business via social media!

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Nanaimo’s 1st Ever Tweetup a Twemendous Success

July 15, 2010

Nanaimo is socially active! Over 26 people, many who had never met each other before, came together on July 11, 2010 in Nanaimo’s 1st Ever Tweetup. The event was such a success that the next tweetup is already being planned for August/September 2010. Search on #nantweetup2010 for the latest information.

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Using Social Media as a Networking Tool for Your Business

May 16, 2010

Social Media is not just about what you had for breakfast anymore. Social Media can be used effectively to grow your business by using it as a networking tool to establish relationships and build trust with your business prospects and partners.

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Refer a Diver Win A Trip

April 7, 2010

Are you a Scuba Diver in Nanaimo, BC? How would you like to Win a Trip to Scuba with the Sea Lions? (See last year’s trip, below): Nanaimo Dive Outfitters giving away 2 TRIPS!! A local Nanaimo dive shop – Nanaimo Dive Oufitters – is giving away a free trip to Scuba with the Sea [...]

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