Blog o' RAMA

Marketing, Marketing, Marketing

Met with the program chair and our communications chair yesterday at Starbucks. Over good cafe lattes, we discussed RAMA and marketing and life in general. The way women do.

Our marketing discussion centered on plans for events in Rochester this calendar year. We have a great Sports Panel scheduled for October (details to come later) and Seth Godin in November - be there or be square - check out his post on Tweaking! And, we mused over a holiday event in December that would give back to the community.

All in all, RAMA is poised to add electricty to Power Marketing! The new board is full of energy and talent. I'm in awe of our president and president-elect - two outstanding professionals who are committed to excellence. The women on the board are strong contenders for entrepreneurs of the year, too! Whether they're part of a 'bigger' company, or solopreneurs, they're bringing great ideas and focused attention to the RAMA chapter.

I will have bios and overviews of each board member going forward. Check in to learn more about who's pulling the reigns for your Chapter. And remember we're eager for your ideas and input, too. Leave a comment!

See you next week at Marios.

To Market, To Market, to buy ...

A fat pig. That's how the nursery rhyme goes. In its day, a fat pig was the equivalent of a really big account. If you got one, you were set for the winter, maybe longer. Of course,there wasn't any true marketing involved -- the farmer made sure the pigs were well-fed, and the folks needing something to hold them through the winter were happy to shell out a few shillings (or whatever) to buy meat for the cold days ahead.

It would be fun, on this blog, to explore marketing as a business tool. When did it start? What was it like, in those early days...before there was the Internet and blogs? And, how has it changed?

Just a suggestion for future posts.

Alternatively, we can put links from Marketing Power, or from our own websites or from Google. All is good. As long as it pertains to our mission and vision.

So, what is our mission and vision for this blog?