Category Archives: Ventura County

#Craftcation – Sew Good

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Jesse

My wife sends out smartly wrapped packages to friends across the country, hosts family craft days, watches tons of crafting videos while tweeting or Facebooking with crafty friends and I even joined her on a crafting cruise a few years back. So it was no surprise when she decided to volunteer at this year’s Craftcation conference here in nearby Ventura. Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Community, Events, Fun, Local Businesses, News, Social Media, Ventura County | Tagged Conference, Craft Chica, Craftcation, Crafting, Kathy Cano-Murillo, Makers2013, Ventura | Leave a comment

Ventura County Women’s Forum – An Eye Opening Experience

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Jesse

I attended the Ventura County Women’s Forum yesterday at Cal Lutheran University. The Samuelson Chapel was a great venue – it was large enough to accommodate all of the guests and not so large that people were isolated. There were women of all ages there and everyone seemed to be happy. Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Community, Events, News, Photos, Ventura County | Tagged Cal Lutheran, CLU, Human Rights, Samuelson Chapel, SEIU 721, Social Justice, Thousand Oaks, Trafficking, Ventura County Women's Forum, Women's Rights | Leave a comment

Labor and the Environment – My Article in the Ventura County Star

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Jesse

My “Eye on the Environment: Labor, environmental groups support ‘green-collar’ jobs” article is running in the the Ventura County Star. The article focuses on labor and how it is an essential part of our communities and the larger environment. The article was written with the kind support of David Goldstein, the regular columnist for the Eye on the Environment column in the Ventura County Star and an SEIU Local 721 member leader. Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Community, jobs, Nature, Ventura County | Tagged article, David Goldstein, Environment, labor, SEIU, SEIU Local 721, SEIU721, Ventura County Star | Leave a comment

Geeky Mobile Presentation Trick Using QR Codes

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Jesse

Have you ever gone to a presentation or meeting and spent all your time writing down exactly what was being beamed on the projector? Well I came up with a trick to help reduce this kind of redundant notetaking and to distribute the presentation without killing any trees.

The presentation trick uses QR Codes, those funny little scrambled bar code looking things that you’re now seeing all over the place. Smart phones with QR Code scanners can scan these QR Codes and be taken to the associated web address that are embedded in the code. Continue reading →

Posted in Events, How-To, Local Businesses, Marketing, mobile, Presentation, Small Business, Social Media, Ventura County | Tagged Apple, iPhone, mobile, Presentations, QR Codes, Slideshare.net, smart phone | Leave a comment

The Power of Social Links On Your Email Newsletters

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Jesse

Email is still the killer app of the Internet. I wrote about unleashing your message a couple of months ago but forgot to include one important method – including social links. It’s easy to take email to the next level by adding social media friendly links to your messages. Continue reading →

Posted in Events, How-To, Local Businesses, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media, Training, Uncategorized, Ventura County | Tagged Constant Contact, content reuse, EDC-VC, Email, Email Marketing, Small Business, social linking, Start Your Own Business | 1 Comment

Is Facebook Becoming The Face of Small Business?

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Jesse

At meet and greets, presentations, and during client meetings, small businesses are talking about Facebook. Facebook is quickly becoming the face of small business.

Why? I think there are three reasons why Facebook is now the third most important tool in the small business’s marketing arsenal: Continue reading →

Posted in Local Businesses, Marketing, Small Business, Uncategorized, Ventura County | Tagged Bobbi's Mexican Food, Facebook, marketing, Small Business | 2 Comments

iPhone as a Promotion Machine

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Jesse

I love promoting awesome people, great causes, events, and organizations/businesses that are doing interesting things. My favorite tech tool to help me do this is the Apple iPhone 3Gs. There’s a reason the iPhone 3Gs is such a hot seller, … Continue reading →