When you walk into Bombay Grille, the smell of fresh ingredients hits your nose right away and you feel like you've just entered another land.
The new Indian restaurant, at 581 Beville Road in Daytona Beach, is a charming spot to taste some of the highest-quality Indian food in town.
After a quick glance around, you'll notice the dinner tables are set for a king. Once you sit down, a waiter comes to greet you at the table, filling your water glass while you flip through the menu deciding what to eat.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Are you on the Social Media Train?
Written by Graeme Russell
By now you’ve heard about social media and the benefits it’s bringing to business, but the question has to be asked – have you caught the train? Think on this:
The bullet train flew past early, as it did many people were still sitting pondering if they should head to the station to catch it; by the time they’d made up their minds – the train had gone and they were left standing, wondering what to do next.
People in business are often like this when it comes to social media, with more and more business seeing the benefits of utilizing social media to connect and engage with the customers; those still wondering if it’s right for them could soon find that their customers have fled to companies already using it.
The train won’t wait; you can’t afford to sit idly by thinking whether you should be getting on the train; you need to act now. If you don’t get on board your competitors will and they will be miles ahead of you before you’ve decided it’s the right thing for you to be doing.
If we keep using the train analogy, we can think of the engine driver being the business and the passengers as customers; they’re picked up, offered service and are given a running commentary as the train moves along the track, passing various sites along the route.
In business, when using social media it’s not much different to this; you join a social media network; gain followers, start communicating, share useful information and take your followers on your journey.
Your followers will want to take you on their journey as well, so be prepared to give up the drivers seat, sit back and enjoy their journey. Where they take you will help you understand them.
By giving up the drivers seat, listening to, communing and communicating with your followers you will gain more respect; and they will start to talk about you and your business – they will become your advocates, your bullhorn.
It’s not too late to get on the train. Offer your customers the opportunity to get on board with you. Any business should have their train ready to pick up and take their customers/clients on a trip; call it a sightseeing journey if you like, the sights will be an insight into your business, how and why you do things. But most of all it will show them that you are real, that you will and do listen; that you value them and their opinions.
When you get your train moving remember it’s not all about you, you need to engage and join in the general discussions taking place; people generally don’t want to hear just from you and what you are doing; engage, connect and share with others.
What train are you on? Is your train ready for boarding?
By now you’ve heard about social media and the benefits it’s bringing to business, but the question has to be asked – have you caught the train? Think on this:
The bullet train flew past early, as it did many people were still sitting pondering if they should head to the station to catch it; by the time they’d made up their minds – the train had gone and they were left standing, wondering what to do next.
People in business are often like this when it comes to social media, with more and more business seeing the benefits of utilizing social media to connect and engage with the customers; those still wondering if it’s right for them could soon find that their customers have fled to companies already using it.
The train won’t wait; you can’t afford to sit idly by thinking whether you should be getting on the train; you need to act now. If you don’t get on board your competitors will and they will be miles ahead of you before you’ve decided it’s the right thing for you to be doing.
If we keep using the train analogy, we can think of the engine driver being the business and the passengers as customers; they’re picked up, offered service and are given a running commentary as the train moves along the track, passing various sites along the route.
In business, when using social media it’s not much different to this; you join a social media network; gain followers, start communicating, share useful information and take your followers on your journey.
Your followers will want to take you on their journey as well, so be prepared to give up the drivers seat, sit back and enjoy their journey. Where they take you will help you understand them.
By giving up the drivers seat, listening to, communing and communicating with your followers you will gain more respect; and they will start to talk about you and your business – they will become your advocates, your bullhorn.
It’s not too late to get on the train. Offer your customers the opportunity to get on board with you. Any business should have their train ready to pick up and take their customers/clients on a trip; call it a sightseeing journey if you like, the sights will be an insight into your business, how and why you do things. But most of all it will show them that you are real, that you will and do listen; that you value them and their opinions.
When you get your train moving remember it’s not all about you, you need to engage and join in the general discussions taking place; people generally don’t want to hear just from you and what you are doing; engage, connect and share with others.
What train are you on? Is your train ready for boarding?
Friday, October 15, 2010
Halftime Designs at the Daytona Beach French Market
If your in the area of Daytona Beach this weekend, go visit Daytona Beach's open air French Market on Beach Street. Vendors will be set up from Orange Avenue all the way to Bay Street. You will find everything from Italian pasties, Indian sarongs, African Batik art, pottery and tribal jewelry are just some items consumers can purchase from vendors and artisans set up at stands from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Halftime Designs is a new vendor appearing this weekend. They will be set up on the corner of Magnolia and Beach Street, in front of the old Dunn building. Halftime Designs features a fun and flirty take on sports teams for the female fans, along with a specialty line for Breast Cancer Awareness and major Holiday's. Among many items up for sale this weekend, they will have "pinktini" shirts available for sale for only $15, with a portion of sales going towards Volusia/Flagler County, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.
Halftime Designs is a new vendor appearing this weekend. They will be set up on the corner of Magnolia and Beach Street, in front of the old Dunn building. Halftime Designs features a fun and flirty take on sports teams for the female fans, along with a specialty line for Breast Cancer Awareness and major Holiday's. Among many items up for sale this weekend, they will have "pinktini" shirts available for sale for only $15, with a portion of sales going towards Volusia/Flagler County, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
The State and Future of Twitter 2010
The State and Future of Twitter 2010, Free Brian Solis White Paper
"The State and Future of Twitter 2010"
Twitter has flourished into a living and breathing organism whose characteristics are dictated and personified through their Tweets and the Tweets of those they follow.
Its soul however, is defined by who we are and who we want to be. Twitter is becoming a part of our society and it is changing how we form relationships and introducing new patterns of communication that link us to one other. It is no longer a question of "to Tweet or not to Tweet." Tweets are now artifacts of our culture and as such, they symbolize a chapter in societal evolution.
Brian Solis has been actively writing about new marketing and communications since the mid 90s to document how the Web was redefining the communications industry — he coined PR 2.0 along the way before focusing his efforts on the greater impacts on the future of marketing and media. He was also among the original thought leaders working to organize and define the “Social Media” movement to establish a definitive media category.
His new book, Engage, provides a deep review of the evolution of new media and how to integrate new technologies and methodologies into everyday activity. It is written for champions and executives alike in business, marketing, branding, interactive, service, and communications with a mission to help all aspects of business to the table.
"The State and Future of Twitter 2010"
Twitter has flourished into a living and breathing organism whose characteristics are dictated and personified through their Tweets and the Tweets of those they follow.
Its soul however, is defined by who we are and who we want to be. Twitter is becoming a part of our society and it is changing how we form relationships and introducing new patterns of communication that link us to one other. It is no longer a question of "to Tweet or not to Tweet." Tweets are now artifacts of our culture and as such, they symbolize a chapter in societal evolution.
Brian Solis has been actively writing about new marketing and communications since the mid 90s to document how the Web was redefining the communications industry — he coined PR 2.0 along the way before focusing his efforts on the greater impacts on the future of marketing and media. He was also among the original thought leaders working to organize and define the “Social Media” movement to establish a definitive media category.
His new book, Engage, provides a deep review of the evolution of new media and how to integrate new technologies and methodologies into everyday activity. It is written for champions and executives alike in business, marketing, branding, interactive, service, and communications with a mission to help all aspects of business to the table.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Congrats to Daytona Beach's Bombay Grille!
Many congrats are in order for Bombay Grille, the new highly acclaimed Indian Restaurant located in Daytona Beach, FL. Bombay opened it's doors in September 5th, 2010. Within a week, they started gaining attention on Social Media pages such as Facebook & Urban Spoon. In only a month of being opened, Bombay Grille has made it into the top 100 restaurants of Daytona Beach (#52 when this blog was posted). They were also named the number one 'liked' restaurant in the month of September! That's quite a climb for a restaurant that wasn't opened until the second week of that month. If you haven't had a chance to try Bombay Grille yet, I strongly suggest the Buffet, which is offered at lunch daily and at dinner on Friday, Saturday & Sunday nights. You get to taste a vast variety of Indian cuisine. My favorite? The Chicken Makhani, also known as Butter Chicken. One word: AMAZING!
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