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The Magic of the Flexible Flye...

Posted by on Jan 31, 2014
It snowed on Tuesday evening. I realize in some parts of the country, that bit of news isn’t really a big deal. But I live in the south, and in the south, a snowstorm is a big deal because they are fairly rare. In fact, this week’s...

The Road to Ironman Raleigh 20...

Posted by on Dec 16, 2013
Today I began my next triathlon journey: Ironman Raleigh 2014. Ironman Raleigh is a 70.3 (half ironman) distance race put on by World Triathlon Corp (aka: Ironman). The inaugural Ironman Raleigh was run this past June and I was proud to be a...

My Business Travel Companion: ...

My Business Travel Companion: Alaska Bear
Posted by on Dec 9, 2013
I travel a good bit for business. As part of my digital marketing consulting work, I teach Social Media Bootcamp and Google Online Marketing Bootcamp classes for ASPE-ROI. Both classes are three-day sessions and they have taken me all over the...

Social Media Bootcamp in St. L...

Posted by on Oct 22, 2013
My business travels this week have brought me to the “Gateway to the West,” the beautiful city of St. Louis, MO. I’m here teaching the next installment of the social media bootcamp for ASPE ROI. I’ve taught this class...

How I Grew to Love Baseball

How I Grew to Love Baseball
Posted by on Oct 9, 2013
I’m going to come clean. I did not like baseball. I did not play baseball when I was young. I did not watch baseball on TV. I did not talk about baseball with friends. To me, baseball was a very slow and incredibly boring game. It simply...

Less Than a Month to Go to the...

Posted by on Aug 9, 2012
In just a little less than a month, I will be up early and staring at this beautiful scene at 8 a.m. in White Lake, NC.

Learning to Be a Daddy

Posted by on Jul 19, 2012
This past Tuesday evening, I took my oldest son, Ryan, to his very first baseball game.  We went to see the Durham Bulls, a AAA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays.  Ryan just turned four and has shown a lot of interest in baseball as of late....
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Yesterday, Google announced the release of a new feature in its search engine results pages (SERPs): the inclusion of more images that match the search inquiry. Google began offering images as part of the SERP a while back (along with video as well), but images were confined to just a few results and were...
recent from Digital Marketing Observations Why Google’s Recent SERP Change Means Your Web Site Should Include Photos and Videos
Yesterday, Google announced the release of a new feature in its search engine results pages (SERPs): the inclusion of more images that match the search inquiry. Google began offering images as part of the SERP a while back (along with video as well), but images were confined to just a few results and were...
recent from Digital Marketing Observations Why Google’s Recent SERP Change Means Your Web Site Should Include Photos and Videos
Yesterday, Google announced the release of a new feature in its search engine results pages (SERPs): the inclusion of more images that match the search inquiry. Google began offering images as part of the SERP a while back (along with video as well), but images were confined to just a few results and were...
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