TTFN: Ta Ta For Now

Hi Everyone!

As much as I've enjoyed my time living at Blogger.com, I have sold my real estate here and moved to the Word Press side of the tracks. I've loved the neighborhood, but just wanted a different view from the front porch. OK. Enough analogy. Honestly, WP was easier to navigate.

Catch all the new posts here!

http://purplegrin.wordpress.com

David vs. Goliath. Bring it ON!

http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/01/09/the-rules-behind-creating-a-great-blog/

Ok, so seeing as how one of the admirable qualities of a good blogger is transperancy,
I'll admit it. I'm impressed. There are some dang good MG candidates out there, the likes of whom make me feel more than an little 'less-confident' (how's that for grammar). But when times get tough, the tough, well, drink more wine.

Ok, seriously though, I am a firm believer in conviction and hard work. Was I the best social networker when I applied for this job? Probably not. Have I had wine related blogs for numerous years past with tomes of content? No. Did I have multiple endorsements from noted industry 'wine-o's' in a matter of days? Uhhmmmm...nope. Have I worked my buns off since the moment I applied to learn everything I possibly can about Web 2.0? YES! Diving in is always the best answer to a challenge. And you know what? I've loved every frustrating, exciting, breakthrough minute. If I'm gonna go down, I'm going down with a fight!

I would love the opportunity to work for Murphy Goode. And I know that they would be hard pressed to find a harder worker who is more driven to do her job well. Maybe a fresh new approach is the right approach. But at the end of the day, I want to wake up knowing that I have done everything that I can to reach for this job, and not wake up with the 'what if I woulda'...or...'maybe I shoulda's'.....

So to all of you out there, Goode Luck! Work hard and do your best. Look back knowing that you really reached for something, and, BRING IT ON!!!

Join me!

I'll be pouring wine at Larsen's Steakhouse this Saturday! Come join and have some great wine! They are also doing a fab Scotch and Cigar night next Tuesday. Cigars, Glenlivet and some delicious food pairings. It's gonna be rad.

http://www.larsensteakhouse.com

I'm Legit!

And wouldn't you like to know why?!

http://goodelife.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/secret-to-prosperous-social-media-campaign-connectivity/

5 O'clock Bathrobe Hour

I would like to extend an initiative to have 5 O'Clock Bathrobe hour instituted across the globe. Thank you to the fabulous Lisa Reschke who established this ritual on our recent trip. Obviously enjoyable...

Designer Wine

http://www.trendwatching.com/briefing/

If this article isn't wildly applicable to the Goode Job than I don't know what is. I will let you peruse on your own, but in a nut shell the article discusses how businesses and the global mindset as a whole are embracing the ongoing conversations that social networking provides. Says an excerpt:

"the business reality is that conversations with customers are taking over, or will do so soon... " and..."Now, all of a sudden, big brands have assigned Chief Bloggers, Directors of Digital Care, Customer Relationships Experts, Social Media Strategists, Heads of Social Media, and yes, ‘Corporate Twitterers’ to personally (wo)man their Twitter conversations."

It goes on to talk about a San Fransisco based chocolate company that creates new chocolate bars based on, "Continuous flavor development and customer feedback [which] mean that varieties are constantly evolving, with new versions emerging as often as every 36 hours"

This all got me thinkin' about social media as related to the wine industry. Obviously Web 2.0 is a conduit for getting the word out about winery specific news, and building fan bases; but, could designer wine be in our future? Could wineries steep in tradition and age old juice formula's start offering wines blended specifically based on mass audience feedback? And could they do this while maintaining the integrity that they would have established over the years? Hmmmm...thoughts?