Posts Tagged ‘business’

House of Genius Brings Entrepreneurs Together to Solve Problems Through Community

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Business | Jan 13, 2012 | Tags: amazon, Austin, Bing, boulder, business, Collin Adair, Community Foundation, Community Service, denver, Disruption, Earthvision, entrepreneur, House Of Genius, Microsoft, Singapore, Tim Williams, Toma Bedolla | No Comments

Innovation and entrepreneurial issues are some of my favorites and House of Genius is a great volunteer organization that incorporates innovation, community and networking is a unique and powerful way. Recently I attended the one-year anniversary of House of Genius. Not surprisingly, I wasn’t invited because I’m a genius, but to offer me an opportunity to ...Read more.

Corporations at Risk From Increasing Social Media Adoption Issues

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Business, Social Media | Jan 10, 2012 | Tags: Altimeter Group, business, Business Report, business strategy, Denver News, jeremiah owyang, Report, Social Media, social media marketing, social media strategy | 2 Comments

While many people are finding it challenging to make time to manage multiple social networks, many businesses are faced with even steeper challenges. Connecting with friends is one thing, while managing customer service, marketing, consumer experiences, research and development, community management and more through social media is a larger affair. Managing these issues at a ...Read more.

How Social Media Influences Customer Service

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Social Media | Nov 13, 2010 | Tags: @vonage_voice, at&t, business, Corporations, customer feedback, customer service, phone service, telecom companies, twitter, voip, vonage | 6 Comments

Before you read the full story, I want to start with the fact that Vonage gave me great customer service, but getting there was an unnecessary adventure. Back in August of 2009 I signed up for a Vonage phone line when AT&T dumped their VOIP service in Colorado. I was happy with AT&T Callvantage for ...Read more.

The Boulder Influence

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Influence | Mar 13, 2009 | Tags: american cities, best american cities, boulder, boulder colorado, business, eco, green, lifestyle, start-ups, tech, vc, venture capitalists | 6 Comments

My life has been incredibly enhanced by living in Boulder, Colorado for the last 15 years. Nothing against other cities, but I’ve visited over 200 American cities and can’t imagine living anywhere but Boulder. It’s no accident that Boulder has been on dozens of “Best Places to Live” lists. Not that Seattle, San Francisco, Austin ...Read more.

How to Use Twitter For Your Business

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Marketing, Videos | Dec 15, 2008 | Tags: brand building, business, community management, community manager, current events, new media, Social Media, social network, social networking, tweet, twitter, twitter for business | No Comments

More and more individuals and businesses are starting to catch on to the power of social media for brand building, customer relations, connecting with peers to learn and share with, etc. One of the reasons that it can be more powerful than traditional media is that it facilitates a two way (or more) authentic conversation. ...Read more.