April 2010 Blog Posts (56)

Marketing Tip of the Week: How NOT to toot your own horn

How NOT to toot your own horn:

First of all don't bash your competition.

Speak about your strengths instead. What are the benefits of hiring your company? What makes you different?

This past week Steve Jobs bashed Adobe's Flash software blaming flash apps for Apple for being:

1) too power hungry, I have no expertise in this area however Adobe defended its software vigorously.

2) the number one reason Macs crash WHAT?…

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Added by Frank Gomez on April 30, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Enter To Win 4 Tickets To Parade of Ponds Tour Plus After Tour Garden Party!! The Time To Enter Has Closed We Have A Winner

Enter To Win 4 Tickets To Parade of Ponds Tour Plus After Tour Garden Party!!

Saturday May 8th 9am-4pm.

Enjoy a self guided tour of 10 beautiful private gardens in Manatee county. Ticket sales to benefit Honor Sanctuary, a not for profit local animal rescue organization. Ticket purchase includes admission to the after tour garden party from 5:00-7:00pm where you will enjoy food catered by Cattlemen… Continue

Added by admin on April 29, 2010 at 10:00pm — 8 Comments

Interview with Sarasota Youth Opera Director Martha Collins about “The Black Spider”

Here's the interview link - click to listen: The Black Spider

Creepy crawlies. Plague. Pestilence. Composer Judith Weir deftly weaves together a 15th-century story about an evil, venomous spider, and a 1983 newspaper account of a deadly virus that struck…

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Added by Cliff Roles on April 28, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

RELATIONSHIP TIP OF THE WEEK: Filter What You Say

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Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on April 28, 2010 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

"Expecting Mary" Wins at California Independent Film Festival

Those of you who saw Sarasota’s premiere of Expecting Mary will be pleased to know that the film won the Audience Award at the California Independent Film Festival last week. For those of you who didn’t see Sarasota’s premiere, let the award inspire you to see this very entertaining movie when it is released. Congratulations to Kim Waltrip, producer and member of WQ…

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Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on April 28, 2010 at 12:45pm — No Comments

Top 10 Foods for Healthy Hair

When it comes to healthy hair, it’s not just what you put on your tresses that count -- it’s what you put in your body, too.

By Hilary Parker

WebMD Feature

Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

"Lather, rinse, repeat" may be standard advice, but shampoo…

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Added by Kayse Weamer on April 27, 2010 at 7:34pm — No Comments

Reducing Our Toxic Exposure

http://www.harmonyhealthsrq.com

Let's reduce our toxic exposure and improve our quality of lives.

In one of his near-daily entries, Dr. Joseph Mercola at… Continue

Added by Josh Zimmer on April 27, 2010 at 10:56am — No Comments

ABWA Fashion Show

To complement Michelle Donner's photos, here are a few of mine from the Fashion Show in a slide-show: ABWA Fashion Show

Added by Cliff Roles on April 27, 2010 at 10:20am — No Comments

COLOR ME HAPPY, PLEASE!

Color, color everywhere - what does it all mean? Color is an

integral part of our lives from the age of 2 months when we begin to

distinguish individual colors as well as the rest of the world! Our

color memory is filled with associative hues from birthday balloons,

cupcakes, the 4th of July, spring flowers, or the parade of bathing

suits, to name a few. For millennium the human race has employed the

light spectrum for our visual pleasure, but have you even… Continue

Added by Susan Beausang on April 26, 2010 at 3:09pm — 1 Comment

Top Picks from the Sarasota Film Festival

Much to my dismay, I wasn’t able to see all of the films at the Sarasota Film Festival, but I did see two or three films a day. Keeping in mind that there were plenty of good films that I wasn’t able to see, here are my top picks:…

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Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on April 25, 2010 at 8:15pm — No Comments

"The Colonel's Bride" premieres at the Sarasota Film Festival, then wins in Nashville

The Colonel’s Bride had its first premiere at the Sarasota Film Festival. I spoke with the Nashville-based filmmakers, executive producer Jeff Williams, producers Brooke Bernard and Ryan Zacarias, and writer/director Brent Stewart. Their film tells a simple story about a retired military colonel who is down and out…

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Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on April 25, 2010 at 10:28am — No Comments

A Favorite at the Sarasota Film Festival: Lakeland's "Endure"

When I interviewed executive producer Jim Carleton and producer Rob Tritton at the Sarasota Film Festival, I never expected the Lakeland filmmakers’ film to be one of the most popular films at the festival. But when I asked people about their favorite films at the festival, Endure was inevitably on anyone’s favorite list that saw it. And in spite of the fact that the filmmakers didn’t suspect our female… Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on April 23, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Marketing Tip of the Week: Connecting with GREEN customers

Earth Day just passed us by. Or did it?

We are all aware that companies have been out to prove how green they are. Now it's your turn (the consumer).

Research studies have shown that advertisements do better when they emphasize how the customer can be more green by using their product. Ads that show how you can make a difference using their product in a different way also help. This is actually good news. Because if we don't take on responsibility as individuals it will…

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Added by Frank Gomez on April 23, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Earth Day Decor

Thursday, April 22nd, marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, a day dedicated to focusing on and celebrating the natural world around us and our impact on it. You can help the earth in hundreds of small ways that add up…

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Added by Debra Bowis on April 22, 2010 at 6:07pm — No Comments

Sheds for American Foursquares

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Added by Jo-Anne Peck on April 22, 2010 at 10:17am — No Comments

Great Nutrition Website

http://www.harmonyhealthsrq.com

Here's a helpful website for you. It's called NutritionData. There's so much colorful, easy-to-read information at your fingertips that I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes a part of your dietary planning.

Go to the website: http://www.nutritiondata.com. Start your introduction by typing in the first food that comes to mind.… Continue

Added by Josh Zimmer on April 22, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Sister Cities Luncheon honoring Richard Storm

Cavallere Richard Storm (Executive Director Key Chorale and fine arts critic) was honored on April 21 at a Sarasota Sister Cities luncheon at Mattison’s 41 restaurant for his knighthood by the president of the Italian Republic.

Storm has been a pillar to the success of Sarasota’s sister city of Treviso, Italy, in his role as Honorary Vice-Consul of Italy for southwest. His service to…

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Added by Cliff Roles on April 22, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Enter To Win A Free Microdermabrasion at Sakiro Skin & Body TIME TO ENTER HAS CLOSED WE HAVE A WINNER!!

CONGRATULATIONS Lyn You've Won!!

Enter for a chance to win a free microdermabrasion at Sakiro Skin & Body.

Meet The Owner Kim Hill

Born in the UK, Kim and her family relocated to Florida in 1998. Having taken her Florida Esthetician License, Kim went on to be a Skin care and Personal Image Consultant. Having… Continue

Added by admin on April 22, 2010 at 12:00am — 58 Comments

Relationship Tip of the Week: Don’t say “I don’t care”

Whether in relationship or in life, strive to eliminate “I don’t care” from your vocabulary. Although it may not be the intention, when these words are uttered, the impact is often felt by the listener as “you don’t care about how I feel,” “you don’t care about what I think or want,” and ultimately “you don’t care about me.” Therefore, these words can be very hurtful…

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Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on April 21, 2010 at 7:30pm — 2 Comments

An Engaging Conversation with Patricia Clarkson at the Sarasota Film Festival

Vivacious, funny, and svelte with personality plus, Patricia Clarkson engaged the audience at Sarasota Film Festival’s “In Conversation with Patricia Clarkson.” She conversed on stage with Elvis Mitchell, former NY Times film critic and host of the radio show The Treatment.…