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Authenticity, Passion and Expertise = One Effective Pitch
How many of us have sat through a webinar before? Dumb question, right? I’ve lost count of how many I’ve attended over the last year. It’s amazing the information that experts are willing to share...
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Launching a Website in Beta
Pollen-8.com has finally begun live beta testing with people that are NOT me or my partners! These testers will be smarter, sharper, have a clearer vision and provide insights we never thought of. I...
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Why you should beta
We’ve completed our beta testing of Pollen-8.com. This was my first experience at building a website business and securing thought leaders to tinker and test it inside and out. This was an incredible...
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Inauguration Day
USA Today Pollen-8 had its inauguration day this week. We launched our business to the online world with a toast of Prosecco and our written predications for the business in a year’s time. If we were...
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Pinterest is Proof we are all Citizen Journalists
I’ve been digging in to the Pinterest mindset the last few days. Did you know Pinterest has a higher referral rate than Facebook and Twitter? Did you know Pinterest can be just as effective for...
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Move on over snow. There’s growth in the air!
There is no company more excited for Spring than Pollen-8! Not because we want the pollen count to rise causing our allergies to flare up, but because it’s a time of new beginnings. Spring makes you...
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Pollen8ing is in the Air!
Today, April 8th is Pollen-8’s first day of accepting listings – in other words, we are Open for Business! We have spent the past several months refining our site, beta testing, beta testing again,...
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One story of the Boston Marathon
With the events that occurred this past Monday at the historic Boston Marathon, the ability to concentrate on business as usual is difficult. After all, Boston is my home. I lived for years in the...
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The bus is coming! Don’t miss it!
“My name is Brookie Cookie and I’m here to say, I have to go to Kindergarten in just three short days. What if I cry? What if I fall? Or forget my lunch? Or get teased for being tall? I don’t mean...
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Are you a startup? Just watch a playoff hockey game.
I am a devoted Boston Bruins hockey fan. This playoff season — and now the Stanley Cup Finals — is teeth-grinding-fun to watch. I am in complete awe that these guys can come out every other night,...
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It’s not always just about sales.
As our business has propelled itself into motion, we are amazed at the enthusiasm and engagement from our community of Pollen-8 reviewers. These reviewers have responded to our marketers’ product...
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The Staples dance
One of my favorite commercials from years ago was the back-to-school commercial for Staples where the Dad is skipping and dancing in the aisles as he purchases school supplies for his two children. I...
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My review: A juice cleanse with coconut macaroons
Riding home on the Acela last week, I put aside work and flipped through a beauty magazine. I am a product queen when it comes to skincare and love learning about the latest super serums. This issue...
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Free shipping? I’m in.
I spent the day on the Cape yesterday with my family as kind of a last summer hurrah. It was spectacular. Mid-80s, no clouds, pristine beach, great food and some terrific shopping! My late afternoon...
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The Energizer Latte
Forget the Energizer Bunny. That is so passé. I have discovered a replacement for this theme and it doesn’t require batteries. I am not a coffee drinker but always wanted to be one. I’m jealous of...
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What do we give up to grow our business and ourselves?
I’ve been thinking a lot about change lately as we move into Fall. As former consultant and author, William Bridges so intuitively points out, change is external, or something that happens to you....
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Tips for Blogging and Reviewing
By Pollen-8 Reviewer and Guest Blogger, Misty Lowe, Owner of Rowan’s mom’s blog For five years I have been blogging and doing reviews, starting out with no money on a free account on Blogger. I have...
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The Marketing Technologist is knocking
When attending any conference, I always hope to come away with one nugget that I actually learn, apply and carry forward. After attending the Digital Pulse Inbound Marketing Summit yesterday in...
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5 Steps to Reviewing a Product
Today a post from a Pollen-8 Reviewer: My name is Connie Gruning, I write a daily blog called Peanut Butter and Whine. If you follow my blog you already know, I’m a run on sentence, hater of the comma,...
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Organizational Tips for Bloggers
Welcome Guest Blogger & Pollen8er, Alaina Bullock: Blogging can be a fun and rewarding career, and it can also be very time-consuming and stressful if you are not well-organized! My name is Alaina...
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