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The Mic Is On: Meet Mitch! We’re Talking About Toys!

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It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

The Mic Is On

Here’s how it works.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

Mitch Matthews is Guest Hosting
Tuesday Open Comments Tonight!
It’s Gonna Be a Kick!

What’s your favorite toy? Here’s a few ideas to get us started:

  • Toys we played with as kids
  • Toys kids play with today
  • Different kinds of toys: puzzles, board games, soft toys, electronic toys, etc.
Toy Collage

And, whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey.

Oh, and bring a link about toys, if you have one to share.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Open Mic 7pm Chgo Time: Meet Mitch and Talk About Toys!

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Yes the Mic Will Be on Tonight

Join Us Tonight

Mitch Matthews is Guest Hosting Open Comments Tonight!

And, the topic this week is TOYS!

It’ll be a kick!

We can talk about toys we played with as a kid, toys kids play with today, different kinds of toys: puzzles, board games, soft toys, electronic toys, etc., and anything else that comes up. What’s your favorite toy?

Oh, and bring a link about toys to share, if you have one.

The rules are simple — be nice.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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The Mic Is On: We’re Talking About Mysteries…

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It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

The Mic Is On

Here’s how it works.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
There’s only one rule — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

It’s a Mystery!

The mystery theme is popular for books, movies and TV. We all love a good mystery. Here’s a few ideas to get us started:

  • Murder mysteries
  • Lost keys
  • Famous crimes
  • Things we just can’t figure out

And, whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey.

Oh, and bring a mysterious link, if you have one to share.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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What is Tuesday Open Comment Night?

Open Mic 7pm Chgo Time: It’s All About Mysteries!

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Yes the Mic Will Be on Tonight

Join Us Tonight

We’re Talking Mysteries!

We all love a great mystery. It’s a popular topic for books, movies, and TV. We can talk about murder mysteries, lost keys, famous crimes, things we just can’t figure out, and anything else that comes up.

Oh, and bring a mysterious link to share, if you have one.

There’s only one rule — be nice.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Chas Edwards and Conversational Marketing

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relationships button

For me, the best part of the Future of Online Advertising Conference today was the presentation by Chas Edwards, Publisher and Chief Revenue Officer of Federated Media. His talk was both up my alley and filled with synchronicity. Chas spoke about conversational marketing — a topic that Dawud and I had been discussing not more than a half hour previously.

The main points Chas summed up were that we need to follow through on each these tasks to make the most of conversational marketing,.

  • Locate your brand. Know it and what it stands for — and stand it firmly on concrete.
  • Follow the leaders and look for opportunities to partner with them.
  • Find the existing conversations. Add to them. Conversations lead to relationships. Be where things are happening.
  • Listen as mush as you speak.

I was lucky enough to have had a short conversation with Mr. Edwards in the hotel visitor’s loungs. I’ve added him to my regular reads.

Do you seek out the conversations about you? Or do you wait for the conversation to come to you?

Sometimes we don’t realized when we make it harder for our customers to talk to us=

–ME “Liz” Strauss

More Metaphors to Explore

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The Metaphor Project: Wow! Even More!

This is the third set and I’m so enjoying reading these metaphors. I always knew that bloggers were teachers at heart. The variety and the depth blows me away with enthusiasm for how well we know the subject.

Thank you for all of the submissions to The “What’s Your Blogging Metaphor?” Group Writing Project. Some of you are new to me and I’m so enjoying this introduction to you and your blogs. Some are familiar faces and it’s so exciting to get to know a new part of who you are.

Check this new batch out and pass them along to your readers. The more ways we look at blogging the better we’ll be able to explain it when we need to.

Let’s find some more.

Because this project spread so quickly and not all links are making their way to me, if you’ve written a metaphor and you’re not on the list, please email me a link. If you’ve already done that before 10pm CDT on June 6, please forgive me and send it again.

Be a Part of the Project

So, what’s your blogging metaphor? Join the project. There’s still time to be a part – I’ve extended the list to 10pm Chicago time (GMT-6hrs.) June 11th the Monday I return from NYC. So you have plenty of time to take part. Here’s the original post for the background — the whats and the hows.

C’mon tell us. How would you explain blogging to someone who knew nothing about it? What’s your blogging metaphor?

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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