Sara Kerr

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Lover of Snow, Winter Vacations, Good Beer & Great Music, Minnesota Weather, French Wine & Sidewalks. Yogi for life.

Month: September 2012

  • Too Pretty to Purchase?!

    “Un morceau de ça–pour deux, s’il vour plaît.” I’d like a piece of that for two people, please. “Un plus grand–Oui, c’est bon, merci.” A little bigger, yes that’s good, thank you. When I studied in France, I lived at the food markets, but it took me months to find the courage to buy cheese.…

  • Minnesota Blogger Conference – Speaker Notes

    I love to Tweet during conferences–it helps me remember and share the cool stuff I’m learning. However, even I can’t type fast enough to catch everything. So today I’m sharing the posted notes of Saturday’s speakers. Prefer photos or simply curious what the conference looked like? Take a peak at co-founder Arik Hanson‘s post, The…

  • Blogging to Be Found and Hired: 2012 Minnesota Blogger Conference Presentation

    Distinguish and differentiate yourself from other candidates–and get that job–all with your blog! My session at the 2012 Minnesota Blogger Conference. Want to be that 1 in a 100 that lands an interview? Then manage your online reputation by blogging. In this session, learn how a blog can boost your SEO, demonstrate your expertise, present…

  • Business Cards For the MN Blogger Conference

    Great information on creating a professional business card…and here’s an old post of mine on designing cards from VistaPrint.

  • Making the Most of Email by Rewarding your Followers: First Avenue

    I love First Avenue. It’s my downtown danceteria even if I don’t dance. But this is not a fangirl post. It’s about email marketing. Like you, my email inbox clogs up with messages I’ve opted in to. I subscribe to Teresa Boardman’s real estate blog just because I like her photos. Business news comes from…

  • Student Privacy and Self-Promotion in Social Media Education

    The following is my paper and presentation for the Marketing Management Association Fall 2012 Educators’ Conference in Minneapolis (well, Bloomington, actually). Students in higher education enter class with varying degrees of social media experience, skill, and comfort. Traditional age students that grew up with technology, often called “digital natives” (Prensky) use the Internet and social…

  • What does “Sold Out” mean?

    I realize that’s an odd question, but one that pertains to how we buy and value products and services. Here are some examples: You see a house go on the market in a great neighborhood and it’s sold in 3 days. You hear a song on the radio and think, “Cool band, I’d like to…

  • If I won the lottery and bought the Ford plant

    At the Cottage View Drive-In you will soon buy clothes, groceries and other sundries when it becomes a Wal-Mart. I’ve spent many happy summer evenings there, but it couldn’t top the Starlite Drive-in of my youth. I’ll miss it never the less. Does it matter? 9/11 relevance? No. Changes that make you think? Most definitely.…