October 2009 Archives
UnSummit, Cultivate & Story: Oh My!
October 31, 2009 by Kevin D. Hendricks | Filed under: Company News
We run a pretty tight ship around here at Monkey Outta Nowhere, but in the last month we've splurged and attended three conferences: UnSummit in Minneapolis and Cultivate and Story in Chicago.
OK, UnSummit is a free anti-conference so we didn't exactly splurge to attend that one. But it still takes time and effort to get there. The day-long Saturday event sparked lots of thinking and ideas, primarily about social media and marketing, and offered a great chance to meet local people. Specific lessons from UnSummit can be found on my personal blog.
Cultivate and Story were two church communications conferences in Chicago (OK, Story was really 40 miles outside Chicago in Aurora). And OK, I didn't really splurge for those either--Cultivate is cheap and I scored a free ticket to Story. But Monkey Outta Nowhere did have to shell out for daycare, travel and lodging, so this wasn't a cheap trip. I've been working in the church communications field since 2004 when I started editing the church communications blog Church Marketing Sucks. In that time I haven't attended any church communications events, so this was a great chance to dive in and meet people I've followed online for years. Both events, though very different, had incredible content. I also share lessons from Cultivate and Story on my personal blog.
WebDesign.com
October 24, 2009 by Kevin D. Hendricks | Filed under: Projects
In 2009 Monkey Outta Nowhere began creating content for WebDesign.com, a web services company that helps small businesses and organizations maximize their potential on the web. We helped write a foundational white paper and contributed to WebDesign.com's blog.
Some of our blog entries include:
- A series on utilizing Facebook, including an especially helpful piece on how to make the most of Facebook fan pages.
- Another series on how businesses and organizations can make the most of Twitter.
- Content is King - A reflection on the importance of content.
- Your Mother's Marketing Rules - Arguing for honesty in marketing.
- Your Own Platform to Counter Complaints - Urging organizations to get into the online conversation.
- The Web Has Your Marketing's Back - Having a web site can boost your other marketing efforts.
- Why Wouldn't You Want a Website? - Tackling misperceptions about websites.
- Lame Website or No Website? - Pushing for even a weak website as better than no online presence.
Web Site Tweaks
October 24, 2009 by Kevin D. Hendricks | Filed under: Company News
We've made a few tweaks around the ol' Monkey Outta Nowhere web site:
- We've added a new contact form.
- We updated and revised the about us page.
- We updated the bio of our founder, Kevin D. Hendricks.
All small, quick changes that hopefully bring our site in line with some of the web advice we've been sharing lately. And more importantly, they should make our site a little more effective.
Movie Review: I Can Do Bad All By Myself
October 1, 2009 by Kevin D. Hendricks | Filed under: Company News
I recently reviewed Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself for the teen site PlanetWisdom.
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