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    Talking tourism with Des Walsh

    ByBecky McCray June 1, 2010August 27, 2014

    Sheila Scarborough and I were happy to connect with Australian Des Walsh to talk tourism for our Tourism Currents listeners. I thought you’d enjoy it as well. Des Walsh(cc) by trib Des attended some presentations on the Tourism Queensland project, The World’s Best Job. He joins us with some thoughts on what went right, what…

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    3 things you can learn from drawing

    ByBecky McCray May 30, 2010August 27, 2014

    At South by Southwest, I again ran into Frank Robinson, Lockhart, TX. He was just coming out of the session on visual note taking, and he taught me three things about drawing and thinking. A mistake is something you did unintentionally, that looks different than what you wanted. If you can draw out the problem,…

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    I give you permission to brag

    BySmall Biz Survival May 28, 2010December 15, 2014

    Every once in a while, someone will tell me, “I could never brag.” Well, let me tell you something; you can brag here. I give you permission. Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. I started this so you can introduce yourself, share some good news,…

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    Can you sell a sole proprietorship or have more than one owner

    ByBecky McCray May 27, 2010February 14, 2015

    Because there are so many sole proprietor businesses, two questions come up over and over: Can you sell a sole proprietor business? and Can a sole proprietor have more than one owner? Can you sell a sole proprietorship? Pirate Bob, Sole Proprietor Yes. You are not selling stock like you would in a corporation, and…

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    Third Tribe is my marketing mastermind group

    ByBecky McCray May 26, 2010August 27, 2014

    Third Tribe has turned into my marketing mastermind group. I’m taking time to talk about it today, because the monthly fee goes to $97 per month after Monday, May 31, 2010. If you want to lock in $47 per month for the life of your membership, now is the time to join.  Third Tribe was…

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    Tourism and social media

    ByBecky McCray May 25, 2010August 27, 2014

    Tourism has more to gain from social media marketing than any other industry. That’s my opinion. It’s also why Sheila Scarborough and I created Tourism Currents. Two quick updates from Tourism Currents: We’re getting close to reopening the courses to a new round of students. If you want to know more about how to use…

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    Small businesses should promote tourism

    ByBecky McCray May 25, 2010August 27, 2014

    Last week, a simple Facebook post about tourism turned into an impromptu brainstorming session. Let’s add to it. Here’s the original post, a tweet I borrowed from @Miss_Dazey: from @Miss_Dazey: “Personal opinion: Small businesses should promote tourism. Tourists like neat local places, don’t always know about them.” Becky McCray Karen Hoeltzel Payne and Deb During…

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    What is your success rate

    ByBecky McCray May 24, 2010August 27, 2014

     Seen at the Kansas Cosmosphere: Up to the day of President Kennedy’s speech [announcing the plan to go to the moon within the decade], NASA and the US military had attempted 80 satellite launches, and 49 had been failures.  Success rate 39% What is your success rate? Would setting an audacious goal help you improve? …

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