• First, undo things in your life before you can serve God: 1 Peter 4:1-2:

Links and Social Stream Activity

General Uncategorized

• Email Marketing Content Ideas: http://j.mp/q6gQdh Some good ideas here.
• RT @RetailProphet: RT @Mgconslts: @RetailProphet My latest blog on 103 Ways to Use QR Codes http://bit.ly/nnsbZt #QR Nice list.
• Looks like a great app.  Official Google Blog: Start the conversation with Google Translate for Android
• These are some interesting ideas, but don’t see anyway they can be implemented given that certain special interest groups would not allow it. Good thoughts, though.  My Soapbox Advice to the OWS Movement and then some « blog maverick
• Highly recommended. Very customizable.  WordPress › Fast Secure Contact Form « WordPress Plugins

Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods

• RT @hayesminor: 73% of shoppers prefer to use their phone vs. asking an employee for help. Me: because you often can’t find an employee
• RT @InStoreTrends: Photos: In-Store Disruption Strategies #retail #trends #disruption #instore #shoppermarketing #lihttp://shar.es/b77vp
• RT @hayesminor: 60% of store traffic passes thru the produce section of retail @retailecologist #shopperexpo
• RT @RethinkRetail: Downsizing is inevitable in retail – But new opportunities emerge as retailers compete for loyaltyhttp://www.insideretailing.com.au/IR/IRNews/Downsizing-is-inevitable-in-retail-2805.aspx
•  Twenty Five Ways to Show Your Loyalty to Your Customers: http://j.mp/oLzAva Great list. Don’t remember show shared with me,but not my find  Twenty Five Ways to Show Your Loyalty to Your Customers | Wired and Dangerous

Books/E-Books/Publishing/Blogging

• Web-based Kindle format good for comics, kids’ books http://j.mp/qjltvU
• How Well Is My Book Selling? Now Authors Have More Answershttp://zite.to/oxmru2

Dogs

• RT @DawgBlogger: Must watch: The Hidden Inflammatory Condition That Threatens Your Pet’s Well-Being http://bit.ly/nAxzUyvia @drkarenbecker
• Alcohol Poisoning in Dogs: http://j.mp/ne17h1 It may not be from ingesting liquor.
• Is your dog suddenly afraid of familiar things? http://j.mp/nhF4QQ My latest post.
• Canine Supplements: Do Dogs Need Food Supplements?
• Home remedies for fleas on dogs
• Puppy mills leave lasting emotional scars, study finds

Training/Outdoors/Health/Food/Weather/GPS

• “Just say no” to 15 day forecasts (Tuesday, 10/18/2011)
• Great maps comparing La Nina, El Nino and normal flow patterns:  https://plus.google.com/113284824893630591242/posts/hdX11Srh2oz
• I thought this was interesting. However, you don’t know the validity of the data collection – are they looking at natural disasters differently, are natural disasters being reported differently, etc. Natural Disasters in the United States, 1980 – 2011 | The Big Picture
•  I’m sick of seeing all those ski vids where people get good air, good lines and stick landings – do the rest of us ski like that? I don’t think so. This video is more my style…taking hard diggers, sometimes spending more time sliding down a slope on your butt and certainly not doing it with any elegance.  Mt. Baker Blocks Webisode “Crash Reel” Episode 2
• In Colorado, Arapahoe Basin ski resort opened today and Loveland opens tomorrow. Wolf Creek is open on weekends. Best deal I’ve seen, other than a season pass (like the Epic pass – if you plan to ski a fair amount) is the 4 ticket deal at Loveland for $130 – no restrictions.
• Interesting article. I use to take lots of vitamins but then developed sensitivities to almost every vitamin supplement. I now only take code liver oil and magnesium and eat really well.  More Evidence Against Vitamin Use

Jesus Christ/Christianity

None posted

My Posts

• What’s In A Name, Or Your Wordmark?
• Levers of Growth For A Business – Article Comment

Links and Social Stream Activity

CPG & Retail:

•  Good article on Amazon strengths, but Wal Mart is no slouch. http://j.mp/qZQFrt
• Kroger, Stop & Shop Gear Up to Jump-Start Mobile – and they won’t be the last retailers doing so. http://t.co/d3NUTuE
• QR grocery store offers a glimpse of retailing’s future: http://j.mp/qlVpTA Additional thoughts about this great concept posted as well.
• Good article on consumers searching online and then going to buy offline: http://j.mp/ppUx5P
• What are the most creative examples of mobile/retail commerce?: http://j.mp/nCrOdN

Other

• Need someone to run your errands? There’s an app for that: http://j.mp/nm57Wv This is a creative service.
• Some amazing phone apps for health: diagnose malaria and diagnose skin melanona: http://j.mp/ogYzX0

Other Activity

I sent a newsletter out last week that included the last few weeks of posts and links.  It is here.

This Week’s Post

I will present in a case study format a recent company I met that has several growth-related issues. 

I like posts with pictures.  Here’s a few.  I spent a good part of Saturday repairing the roof on our upper barn.  We had a guest stay with us as well – Gracie, a Goldendoodle.

• RAM (Random Access Memory) For The Brain
• The Money Never Takes Care Of Itself – Part 3 Of 4: BE, CAC, CLTV and MER
• Book Review:  Bonhoeffer:  Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
• Product Review:  Stihl Chainsaws
• Recent Links, Tweets and Re-Tweets
• Tools of the Trade:  Google+ User Guides
• Longitude & Latitude:  Recent Hikes
• On the Calendar
• Time to Hit the Send Button – Sunset Image

 Link here.