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The Nanny Nine: Dennis Powell, Senior Producer ABC News and AARP Inside E Street

March 13, 2013 By Lanae 3 Comments

Dennis Powell

Dennis Powell didn’t plan on being a television producer. He likens it to “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”. After studying theatre in school, he became a clerk in the ABC business office, moved on to Video Tape Editor at ABC News, and then advanced to Producer. Over thirty years years later he is still in the journalism field. During that time frame, Dennis was a Senior Producer for ABC’s World News, covering events surrounding the President, legislation on Capitol Hill, Department of Transportation & Department of Homeland Security. Most recently he worked on ABC News ‘This Week with George Stephanopoulos’. Dennis is currently the Senior Editorial Producer for Inside E Street, a public affairs show produced by AARP, airing on most PBS stations. [Read more...]

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The Nanny Nine: Wellstone-Barlow Mental Health Initiative

February 21, 2013 By Lanae 2 Comments

If you think Mental Illness doesn’t affect you, think again. I would bet that each of you knows someone with a Mental Health Condition…and you maybe don’t even realize it. This week we are tragically reminded of how Mental Health plays a part in every day lives, with the loss of Mindy McCready to suicide. Her struggles were well publicized, but she was ashamed of the stigma. For many people their conditions are not known, sometimes not even to themselves. [Read more...]

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The Nanny Nine: Minnesota Baby

January 18, 2013 By Lanae Leave a Comment

(photo credit – Teresa Hermes Photography)

It’s obvious when talking to Melissa Saigh that she absolutely loves being a Mom! Her love for Linna also pours into her Minnesota Baby blog, and her social media sites. Writing has been a passion for Melissa since High School, at the college newspaper, and with her first blog, Missi Made. On Missi Made she talked about fashion and then everything-wedding when she was planning her own. She knew she had hit on something great when an Oprah producer contacted her for a referral on a stylist, after seeing her wedding day hair pics on Missi Made! [Read more...]

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Keep Your Social Media Badges Above the Fold

January 15, 2013 By Lanae Leave a Comment

As I was researching items for a new client, I was getting quite frustrated at how many organizations have their Social Media icons “below the fold”, and at the bottom of their main website pages. Some don’t have them on their landing page at all, but on another page. Almost all of these situations make it seem like the business is saying “We know we have to have these on here, but they really aren’t that important.”

On the contrary, I think they are very important to not only be (at minimal) on the main page, but they also need to be “above the fold”, and easily found.

It was very frustrating, as well as time consuming to scroll down, down, down to find some of them. Or I had to go thru other pages on their site to try and find them. Remember…frustration leads to EXITS!

My suggestions for Social Media icons/badges: [Read more...]

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The Nanny Nine: Home To Homestead with Elizabeth Ries

January 11, 2013 By Lanae 2 Comments

Elizabeth Ries, host of Twin Cities Live, has piqued the interest of many fans, friends and family members with her passion for Urban Farming. Twin Cities Live viewers often get updates on her passion, but so do followers to her Home to Homestead blog and Facebook page. The topics vary, including gardening, recipes and her three chickens…Roz, Suzie Q and MaryAnne. Note that their names were carefully chosen: Roz for her boyfriend Jay’s Mom; Suzie Q for her own Mom; and MaryAnne for her two sisters, their middle names. [Read more...]

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Win a copy of Pocket Your Dollars by Carrie Rocha

January 3, 2013 By Lanae 13 Comments

My review on Amazon: “Carrie has written a wonderful book, sharing great ideas that people can act upon, and also bringing a personal level to it. She is speaking words of wisdom, having experienced many of the situations herself, and sharing what worked, and what didn’t when trying to overcome debt situations. Carrie is a very good communicator in person, and on television. She did the same through her book…she speaks to the reader. I highly recommend this book!”

It’s a new year and time for many of us to get a firm hold on our spending habits! How many times have you asked yourselves “Where has all of our money gone?” Do you have a budget you follow? What excuses do you come up with to go off-budget? Luckily, my friend Carrie Rocha has written a great new book to help! She is graciously letting us give away a FREE copy of her new book, Pocket Your Dollars: 5 Attitude Changes That Will Help You Pay Down Debt, Avoid Financial Stress, & Keep More of What You Make

Carrie and her husband paid down $60,000 in debt over 2.5 years. After getting out she and her husband figured out how they had gotten into debt in the first place and why they hadn’t changed their path sooner. In this book she teaches you to make the same attitude adjustments that transformed her family’s financial situation.

The book is 5-star rated on Amazon with 9 reviews so far; one of them is mine, please give it a Yes if it helped you SheKnows.com says it is one of the 3 best self-improvement books for 2013. It’s already been featured on Forbes.com and US News & World Report Money.

Now’s your chance to win a copy of your very own!

How to Enter
To enter, leave a comment at the end of this blog post telling me one of your resolutions or goals for 2013.

Rules
This giveaway is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older. Each person can enter one time; those with multiple entries will be disqualified. Entries must be received via the official entry rules on or before Sunday, January 13, 2013 to be eligible; entries received any other way or outside that time parameter do not qualify.

Winner Notification
Winners will be notified via email to the email address provided in the entry form. We are not responsible for mis-typed addresses or email lost in transit. Winners must respond within 24 hours of notification email to claim their prize or an alternate winner will be selected.

Prize
(1) Pocket Your Dollars: 5 Attitude Changes That Will Help You Pay Down Debt, Avoid Financial Stress, & Keep More of What You Make

You can also purchase Carrie’s book on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

Pocket Your Dollars Blog – more info on Carrie’s book and Book Signings

Facebook: Pocket Your Dollars

Twitter: @CarrieRocha

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Social Networking Done Right at Biz Bash New York

December 4, 2012 By Lanae 20 Comments

Over the past number of years I’ve attended a lot of events, for eBay and for PayPal. Recently I attended my first ever event for Event Planners – Biz Bash, in New York City. I was brought to the event by PayPal, as one of their Ambassadors. We talked with vendors and attendees about PayPal and the new PayPal Here mobile device.

Naturally I happily took note of all the Social Media use amongst the vendors. My husband did a great job capturing many of them in photos, so we could share them with you, and give them a *shout out* for a job well done.

Starting even before the event, Biz Bash did a great job with using Social Media to promote their event, and keep people informed, including a hashtag. They followed up by having this large scale sign greeting everyone at the entrances to the event. It was evident they see the power of Social Media!

The most yummy booth was The Chocolate Swirl, with owner Lisa Bracigliano. The Chocolate Swirl… [Read more...]

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Raising Money for a NonProfit: Salvation Army North and Give to the Max Day

November 19, 2012 By Lanae Leave a Comment

On Thursday, November 15 I was part of a Social Media Team at The Salvation Army North, for Give to the Max Day in Minnesota. For two hours in the very early morning hours, we Facebooked, Tweeted, and emailed people in our efforts to raise donations for the day. It was a success! They had a significant increase from the funds raised the previous year. It was also a success in that we reached people they might not have otherwise reached…all due to the power and possibilities of Social Media.

The Salvation Army North did a wonderful job with preparation for the morning’s event. This began with a brilliant theme and logo to match – Bacon, Eggs and Hashtags!

Bacon, Eggs and Hashtags – Give to the Max Day with Salvation Army North

November 14, 2012 By Lanae Leave a Comment

Connect with me Thursday, Nov 15 from 5-7:30 a.m. as I do Live Social Media posts with a team of 10 from the St Paul Salvation Army location, in the presence of volunteers preparing breakfast for hundreds of people in need. Our goal is to help raise awareness to what the Salvation Army does to help people, and to raise awareness of what your donations help them to do. Did you know they serve a hot breakfast to hundred of peoples, every weekday morning? We will be learning and posting more details from the morning.

You can chat with me on Facebook – Facebook.com/SocialNetworkingNanny

Tweet with me on Twitter – @SocialNetNanny

Salvation Army Northern Division Facebook:Facebook.com/SalvationArmyNorth

Salvation Army Northern Division Twitter ID: @salarmynorth

You can also join in on the chat with my Twitter friend: Sam Broberg (from Full Throttle Design Studio)- @SamBroberg

Follow the complete @GiveMN day tweets with Hashtag #GTMD12

To give directly to the Salvation Army’s Give to the Max Day – http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Salvation-Army-Northern-Division-2

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The Nanny Nine: General Mills

September 18, 2012 By Lanae Leave a Comment

I recently attended a local Social Media event, and sat in on Kevin Hunt’s presentation. I’ve been a long time user of General Mills brands, and was very curious about their Social Media Manager, and how the brand was utilizing the various Social Media venues. By the end of his presentation I was very happy with what I had seen and heard, and I also could tell Kevin is very passionate about what he does. [Read more...]

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