Tag Archive | "Social Media"

Dear Small Business Owner

April 22, 2009 1 comment

Don’t think we don’t hear you because we do. It might frighten you to know that social media folks listen even more than they talk. The next guy that says your company needs to be on Twitter? Be nice to him, don’t kick him repeatedly in the neck because he means well.
The hype is out [...]

New Look + Steps Forward

March 30, 2009 2 comments

Unless you are reading this in an RSS reader you noticed it. Our web presence has gone through a whole lot of change. I+A started as an idea in the sandbox, fueled by the curiosity of entrepreneurship and a hunch that the way people do business was about to change.
We are no longer in the [...]

Growing Pains Ahead For Social Media

March 5, 2009 3 comments

Social media is maturing. This is a great thing! You see Twitter showing up on TV and in conversations of people who are not very tech savvy. Everywhere you turn people and companies are connecting and conversing.
Ideas and Angles has been involved in countless events and projects in Kansas City promoting, using, or discussing the [...]

Justin Goldsborough Interview

February 2, 2009 6 comments

 
A lot of people involved in social media happenings around Kansas City will recognize the name Justin Goldsborough. Justin is the social media communications manager at Sprint. We took some time to talk to Justin about his work in the social media space.
How did you come about getting interested in social media?
I’ve always been [...]

Companies That Get It: Kansas City Wizards

January 23, 2009 4 comments

This is the third post in our “Companies that get it” series that works to highlight businesses that are on forefront of social media using creative and effective uses of emerging technologies to run and improve their business.
Company – OnGoal, LLC. Owner of the Kansas City Wizards
Description – The Wizards are Kansas City’s professional MLS [...]

AMC Knocks It Out Of The Park

November 7, 2008 1 comment

Whitney provides an excellent breakdown of a recent campaign to show off the opening of the AMC Fork and Screen Theater in Olathe. There was a lot of effort put forth to reach out to local bloggers and the results were very positive. Be sure to check out her post and the interesting way in [...]

Momentum For Social Media In The Midwest

November 3, 2008 1 comment

Still gathering some different media to show everyone what a giant success Highlight Midwest was, expect a post soon. We have been busy collaborating with insanely smart people from around the country to keep on top of what is happening in the world of social media and emerging technologies so we can pass on that [...]

How Social Media Got Us Free Beer

October 15, 2008 5 comments

In a way this is frustrating. We peaked early. We reached the nexus of the social media world. No social media strategy can have a better result than free beer. This is as good as it gets and team I+A got there.

Highlight Midwest has worked to put together a set of meet ups surrounding the [...]

What Chef Gordan Ramsey Can Teach You About Social Media

September 29, 2008 1 comment

Chef Ramsey (more info via wikipedia or his official website) has shown excellence in the kitchen in addition to a controversial, but well liked personality outside of it.
But what does serving up ginger poached Maine lobster with herb linguine have to do with social media?

Keep it simple. Quality > Decoration. Chef Ramsey reminds aspiring chefs [...]

Companies That Get It – Whole Foods

September 24, 2008 No comments yet

This is the second post in our “Companies that get it” series that works to highlight businesses that are on forefront of social media using creative and effective uses of emerging technologies to run and improve their business.
Company – Whole Foods
Description – Whole Foods Market is a natural and organic grocer. “We search for the [...]