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

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  • Snowmobile Accessory Manufactures: A call to social media action

    Are you curious how students apply social media? The following is a great example from one of my super-smart students. Enjoy!   Product:  Any snowmobile accessory Person:  Any snowmobile enthusiast My husband is a snowmobile enthusiast, and he is in good company. According to Snowmobile.org, of the 2.2 million snowmobiles registered in the United States and Canada…

  • A Student Perspective: Measuring Return on Investment

    Perhaps the best summary of the class was described in the recent article, “The Art of the Tale: St. Kate’s business course on storytelling,” in the St. Kate’s News. Measuring the return on my investment requires minimal reflection and thought. Naturally, the most tangible measures will be my final grade and the completion of four…

  • Student Writing: Social Media: Like or Unlike

    I’m not sure I like Facebook, but I use it. Trust it? Not at all. I believe that each medium has its purpose. A business or an individual has to know their goals and choose the media that will most effectively get them there quicker. Remember that “entertainment” and “fun” are legitimate goals, too. Click…

  • Student Writing: What’s your Cover Charge: Ready. Aim. Shop.

    If you love (or hate) Target, read this post from one of my super-smart students. I jokingly tell people that they charge a cover charge, just to enter the store. via Post #5: Ready. Aim. Shop..

  • Student Writing: Marketing a Lease-based Salon

    Beauty is not my industry. The following is one of my very smart student’s thoughtful analysis of opening a lease-based salon. Click on the link below, read her thoughts and provide some feedback. Suggestions? Does anyone have any suggestions regarding how a lease-based salon could be successfully managed and marketed? via Marketing a Lease-based Salon…

  • Student Writing: As The World Turns: The Evolution of Job Search

    Fantastic student writing on searching for a job. Be sure to click the link at the end for some great advice from Mashable Business.   The soap opera gained its popularity on radio–one of our founding forms of media. It began as a guilty pleasure intended to gain the interest of housewives listening in during the day…

  • Student Writing: Your privacy at risk!

    A guest post from one of my brilliant students on Internet Privacy. Post #7: Your privacy at risk!. How much do you value your online privacy? Do you think by keeping your privacy settings on Google, Facebook and LinkedIn up to date, that your personal information is protected?  Do you think that no one is…

  • Student Writing: What is “Social Media” and What Should YOU be Doing with it

    Student Writing: What is “Social Media” and What Should YOU be Doing with it.

  • Student Writing: Thoughts on Sephora

    Originally posted on msingha: One of my favorite interactive websites is Sephora. Sephora is one of the world’s top leading beauty websites which carries make up, bath and body, fragrance, skincare and beauty tools and supplies.  Since I love things that are associated with health and beauty, I’ve found Sephora to be a one stop…

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