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L-O-V-E for Social Businesses on Valentine’s Day

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So to all the Vistaprints, Samuel Gordons Jewelers, Network Solutions, Eidia Lushes, Traackrs, Zappos’, and Southwest Airlines’ of the world: Thank you for making our lives easier. You have a fan for life in me. What social businesses have “convinced and converted” (h/t Jay Baer) you?

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Finding Happiness In Small Things

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Such as: My flights to and from KC were on Southwest Airlines. … not my favorite airline, not least because of the lack of assigned seating. But this time, I was able to forestall said tizzy because of a number of “small things.&#. Which made me happy.

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Talking #measurePR with Sandra Fathi

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My panel – also featuring Sandra Fathi of Affect and Ashley Pettit of Southwest Airlines – was on March 20. A couple of weeks ago, I was getting ready to speak at the Ragan PR Measurement Summit here in DC (it was excellent, really, and I’m not just saying that because I was on the roster).

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8 Free Smartphone Apps that Earn You Money

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Some notable companies that participate are Amazon, Home Depot, American Airlines, Bath and Body Works, Neiman Marcus, Fandango, and several others. Once you’ve scanned a sufficient amount of products, you redeem enough points for gift cards and other related prizes.

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21 Writing Redundancies Scarier Than Baby Jane’s Shoes

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“When airline gate agents announce ‘the last and final boarding call.’ . “It’s sustainable and it’s also profitable.” ” ” ‘Sustainability’ means meeting the needs of people, planet and profit.” ” ~ John Friedman. ’ “Umm, there’s a difference?”

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In Memory of Hank

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Gone were my plans for work; I could think of nothing but getting home, and will always bless my friends who, seeing the utter state of panic I was in, started making phone calls to various airlines to see if there was a flight that would get me back to DC quickly… while also calling Amtrak and getting me into a cab to Penn Station.

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A Decade of Thanksgivings

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So after some frenetic planning with the pet sitter, making use of airline points and figuring out hotels, we are celebrating Thanksgiving in London, England, today. I called hubby and said, “How would you like to spend Thanksgiving in London?” He didn’t skip a beat. That’s love.

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