From the desk (and BlackBerry) of Keith Parnell

Just a quick reminder to bring your twitter machines (notebook, smartphone, etc.) with you Tuesday at 2PM to Bean There Cafe for this week’s Hampton Roads Coffee Break. The twitter hashtag for our events is #DMS2010.

Everyone that registers for the event at http://bit.ly/92JoFX will be entered into the drawing for two social media t-shirts.

And oh yeah, bring your smiles. We will be live streaming the event on the Digital Media Seminar show page at http://bit.ly/cO0zsn

Image credit: cosmicsoda.com

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Listening to The World is Alive by Casting Crowns.

Waterside Marketplace first opened in June, 1983. It has been a critical part of the City’s revitalization. Over the years, like other marketplaces, Waterside has evolved through numerous business cycles. Waterside is in need of a major redesign and refocus. Your help is needed to shape this new direction by responding to this survey. We welcome your input.

Imagine that today you will be the only person changing Waterside’s use and look. From your personal perspective, please respond to the following questions.

Take the City of Norfolk’s survey here.

1. Primary Uses in the Facility should be?
2. Is the current size of the Facility just right?
3. What about the current number of floors?
4. If you assume that the building would stay intact, check all that you would suggest.
5. In your redesign, would you keep the structure or rebuild?
6. When you think of three destinations, The Waterside Marketplace, MacArthur Center Mall and Granby Street, what suggestions do you have to ensure they compliment each other?
7. Have you visited other places in other cities that you would suggest be a model for the redesign and/or reuse of the Waterside?
8. What priority should the City place on changing Waterside?
9. Other suggestions for Waterside?

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Listening to Sloppy Drunk by Jimmy Rogers.

Emerson’s Cigars is having a Kristoff signature event at their Greenbrier location on Thursday evening. Let’s meetup and share a Kristoff or two and a few adult beverages.

Details from the Emerson’s website -

Kristoff Cigars featuring Glen Case
Thursday, Feb 11, 2010
5-8pm
Emerson’s @ Greenbrier - Chesapeake
Ticket Price- $10.00, includes a cigar, food, and drinks

Emerson’s Cigars is proud to welcome Glen Case- president of Exclusive Cigars and the genius behind the Kristoff line. Glen Case is a man passionate about his cigars- in fact he named Kristoff after his son and Brittania (his other line), after his daughter. Kristoff features a few different versions including, Criollo, Ligero Criollo, Ligero Maduro, Maduro, and the Sumatra. With amazing deals, lots of food &drinks and Glen Case at the event signing boxes, this is NOT an event you wanna miss!!

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Listening to Let It Breathe by Hootie & the Blowfish.

Join us next week at Bean There Cafe in Chesapeake for Coffee with the CEO.

February 9th:
Bean There Cafe
733 Eden Way
Chesapeake, VA 23320

See the full February Coffee with the CEO schedule here.

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Listening to Edge of Seventeen by Fleetwood Mac.

Nicole and I took Reggie for a long walk around our neighborhood on the Lafayette River in Norfolk during the height of the weekend snow storm. Fun! It’s a little hard to tell in the video but the snow was falling steady, the wind was blowing about 20 MPH, and it was about 25 degrees outside.

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Listening to Take Five by Acoustic Alchemy.

Be sure to register for these cool social media events at coffeewiththeceo.eventbrite.com so we can allow our hosts to plan for crowds.

February 2nd location:
Panera Bread
300 Constitution Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

February 9th location:
Bean There Cafe
733 Eden Way
Chesapeake, VA 23320

February 16th location:
Aromas Coffee
706 Towne Center Drive
Newport News, VA 23606

February 23rd location:
Fair Grounds Coffee
806 Baldwin Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23507

Coffee with the CEO: Let’s Live Social Media in Hampton Roads!

10:00am - 11:00am

Come out on Tuesday morning at 10:00 AM and have coffee with Keith Parnell, CEO of JASE Digital Media, CLO of NeedLocalHelp.com, and Co-Principal of New Media Conventions.

No agenda. No sales. Just sharing.

Talk social media.
Talk new media.
Talk about your business.
Talk about how to grow your business.

Let’s live social media!

Join the video series online at CoffeeWithTheCEO.com

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Listening to Baby I Love You by B.B. King & Bonnie Raitt.

Williamsburg/ Peninsula Internet Marketing Group

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 4:00 PM!

What: February IMG Session : Blogging for Business

When: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 4:00 PM

Who: 42 Yes / 1 Maybe

Where: Liz Moore & Associates Building in New Town, 5350 Discovery Park Blvd, Williamsburg VA 23188

Meetup Description
Keith Parnell, CEO of JASE Digital Media, CLO of NeedLocalHelp.com, and Co-Principal of New Media Conventions will be speaking at our next Meetup on Thursday Feb 3, 2010. Our Topic will be Blogging for Business - The How’s and Why’s.

Of the many topics we will cover, will be -

• Why you should blog.
• How and where to setup a new blog.
• How often to blog.
• When to blog - on a schedule?
• Who to blog to.
• Inbound marketing concepts.
• Lead generation.
• How to blog efficiently.
• How to tie your blog to other social media networks such as Twitter and Facebook.
• How to measure the results of blogging.
• How to encourage audience interaction on your blog.
• How to syndicate your blog.
• Is blogging all you need to do?

Please bring your laptops with you to enjoy the hands-on portion of the session.

About Keith Parnell
Keith is the Founder & CEO of JASE Digital Media, a marketing and new media agency based in Norfolk, VA.

Keith is Co-Founder & CLO of NeedLocalHelp.com, an Internet start-up that specializes in local business services, local small business advertising, and providing the most comprehensive local search directories across the United States.

Keith is also Co-Founder and Co-Principal of New Media Conventions.

Keith is a speaker, writer and blogger at keithparnell.com. He frequently performs interactive talks and how-to sessions for companies, non-profit organizations, conferences and seminars. He is a knowledgeable and passionate speaker on a variety of topics including new media, online marketing, social media, inbound marketing strategies, brand management solutions, and successful advertising techniques.

Technology, marketing and social media are among Keith’s daily passions. He has a vast presence and personal network in the social media world with c. 25,000 followers and subscribers from his blogs, Twitter, JASEzone, Facebook, LinkedIn and FriendFeed networks.

Keith is a member of the Entrepreneurs Forum of Hampton Roads, the Hampton Roads Internet Marketing & Technology Group, the Williamsburg / Peninsula Internet Marketing Group, and the Virginia Opera Guild. Keith video blogs at CoffeeWithTheCEO.com.

On Twitter? Follow Keith at @parnellk63.

Kim Tahey with Atlantic Bay Mortgage has graciously offered to provide refreshments for afterwards.

Please RSVP here. If this gets much large we may have to change venues.

Share this with others you know who might benefit. There are powers in numbers. Our hope is to develop this into a learning/ sharing experience ,where all can learn/ share and become proficient!

On Tuesday a group of professionals will gather over coffee to discuss business strategies, new media tactics, how inbound marketing can help small businesses in Hampton Roads, and many other hot topics.

Come out to Fair Grounds Coffee off Colley Avenue in Norfolk and join us in this open discussion. No agenda. No sales. Just sharing and free networking with other like-minded business folks.

Let’s live social media for business together!

Register for Tuesday’s Coffee with the CEO here.

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Listening to Low Rider by Barry White.

I will be speaking to the Williamsburg / Peninsula Internet Marketing Group in February on Blogging for Business - The How’s and Why’s. Thanks John for the invite.

Of the many topics we will cover, will be -

• Why you should blog.
• How and where to setup a new blog.
• How often to blog.
• When to blog - on a schedule?
• Who to blog to.
• Inbound marketing concepts.
• Lead generation.
• How to blog efficiently.
• How to tie your blog to other social media networks such as Twitter and Facebook.
• How to measure the results of blogging.
• How to encourage audience interaction on your blog.
• How to syndicate your blog.
• Is blogging all you need to do?

Keep an eye out here for more information and registration details.

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On Twitter? Follow me at @parnellk63.

Listening to Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison.

A group of professionals is meeting on Tuesday morning at Aromas in City Center in Newport News. Stop by and join us.

There’s no agenda and no sales - just sharing of information about our businesses. We’ll share ideas, processes, social media initiatives, lead generation through Internet marketing, how to make inbound marketing work for your business, how to efficiently use the tools that are available to us, and many other topics.

Register for Tuesday’s meeting here. Bring your business cards to qualify for drawings for social media shirts and Coffee with the CEO stickers.

Coffee with the CEO is for you. Let’s do it!

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Listening to Katie Mae by Lightnin’ Hopkins.

A group of professionals is meeting on Tuesday at Panera Bread on 21st street in Norfolk. Stop by.

There’s no agenda and no sales -  just sharing of information about our businesses. We’ll share ideas, processes, social media initiatives, lead generation through Internet marketing, how to make inbound marketing work for your business, how to efficiently use the tools that are available to us, and many other topics.

Register for Tuesday’s meeting here.

Coffee with the CEO is for you. Let’s do it!

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On Twitter? Follow me at @parnellk63.

Listening to T-Bone Shuffle by Albert Collins.

A group of professionals will gather tomorrow at Panera Bread in Ghent, Norfolk, VA. We will talk social media, new media, inbound marketing, lead generation, brand quality. We can talk about your business. We can talk about my business. We can talk about whatever you want.

Join us for coffee!

Come out to Panera Bread on 21st street in Ghent, Norfolk, VA on Tuesday morning at 10:00 AM and have coffee with Keith Parnell, CEO of JASE Group Marketing & New Media, CLO of NeedLocalHelp.com, and Co-Principal of New Media Conventions.

No agenda. No sales. Just sharing.

Talk social media.
Talk new media.
Talk about your business.
Talk about how to grow your business.

Let’s live social media!

Join the video series online at www.CoffeeWithTheCEO.com

Please register at http://coffeewiththeceo.eventbrite.com

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On Twitter? Follow me at @parnellk63.

Listening to Last Goodbye by Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

A group of professionals will gather tomorrow at Panera Bread in Ghent, Norfolk, VA. We will talk social media, new media, inbound marketing, lead generation, brand quality. We can talk about your business. We can talk about my business. We can talk about whatever you want.

Join us for coffee!

Come out to Panera Bread on 21st street in Ghent, Norfolk, VA on Tuesday morning at 10:00 AM and have coffee with Keith Parnell, CEO of JASE Group Marketing & New Media, CLO of NeedLocalHelp.com, and Co-Principal of New Media Conventions.

No agenda. No sales. Just sharing.

Talk social media.
Talk new media.
Talk about your business.
Talk about how to grow your business.

Let’s live social media!

Join the video series online at www.CoffeeWithTheCEO.com

Please register at http://coffeewiththeceo.eventbrite.com

RSS and Facebook readers: click here to view and enter comments.

On Twitter? Follow me at @parnellk63.

Listening to Time Makes Two by Robert Cray Band.

Let’s talk coffee.
Let’s talk business.
Let’s talk family.
Let’s talk social media.

** NEW LOCATION THIS WEEK **

Come out to Panera Bread on Constitution Drive in Pembroke/Town Center, Virginia Beach, VA on Tuesday morning at 10:00 AM and have coffee with Keith Parnell, CEO of JASE Group Marketing & Advertising, CLO of NeedLocalHelp.com, and Co-Principal of New Media Conventions.

The new JASE t-shirts have arrived (photos: http://keithparnell.com/index.php/2009/12/12/3581/) so we will be giving away two of them through a business card drawing.

Bring your laptops and smartphones. Tweeting and blogging is encouraged while we are there. The Twitter hashtag is #cwtc.

No agenda. No sales. Just sharing.

Talk social media.
Talk new media.
Talk about your business.
Talk about how to grow your business.

Let’s live social media!

Join the video series online at http://www.CoffeeWithTheCEO.com

Please register at http://coffeewiththeceo.eventbrite.com

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On Twitter? Follow me at @parnellk63.

Listening to Good Morning Heartache by Tony Bennett.

Coffee with the CEO: Let’s Live Social Media in Ghent!

10:00am - 11:00am
Panera Bread
739 West 21st Street, Norfolk, Virginia

Come out to Panera Bread on 21st street in Ghent, Norfolk, VA on Tuesday morning at 10:00 AM and have coffee with Keith Parnell, CEO of JASE Group Marketing & Advertising, CLO of NeedLocalHelp.com, and Co-Principal of New Media Conventions.

No agenda. No sales. Just sharing.

Talk social media.
Talk new media.
Talk about your business.
Talk about how to grow your business.

Let’s live social media!

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