Tag Archives: social media

Is Your Company Being Social?

I signed up for Facebook my freshman year of college. When I did, never did I think that a website college students were using for clever status updates and funny (sometime terribly thought out) photo albums could have such a … Continue reading

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Launch: Rochester Public Utilities

CWS is proud to announce the launch of the new Rochester Public Utilities (RPU) website. The goal was to update the look of the site and organize the large amount of information available for RPU customers. Google Analytics data on the original … Continue reading

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Black Friday Welcomes Wimps

Black Friday. It’s not for wimps. Or is it? This year, more than ever, retailers are catering to us wimps with stores like Best Buy offering 95% of their Black Friday ad items online. Many outlets will offer free shipping, … Continue reading

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The Old Market Deli-Capitalizes on Presidential Visit

Cannon Falls, a community of about 5,000 people midway between Rochester, MN and St. Paul, MN on the Highway 52 corridor was quickly and unexpectedly thrust into the International spotlight on August 15th when President Obama made it a point … Continue reading

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How to Avoid Being “Unliked”

Last week, I spoke to a group of business owners and area leaders about social media marketing. I usually go through my 7 Step Process for setting up a social media strategy. The last step, after doing things like creating … Continue reading

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Alan De Keyrel To Speak On Social Media

If you missed hearing Alan De Keyrel speak at the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce’s,  “Facebook Tips for Business,” seminar in December, here’s your second chance! Cumulus Radio and Charter Communications will be hosting a “Business Owners Speakers Series” on … Continue reading

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How To: Use Social Media The Right Way

A few weeks ago, our very own Alan De Keyrel, along with Jay Furst from the Post Bulletin, took the role as a guest speakers on Austin, Minnesota’s KSMQ’s “The Heart of the Matter” to discuss social media.  Alan shared his signature comparison … Continue reading

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Keith Urban Told Me Bin Laden Was Dead

That’s how our grand kids will hear the story. Twitter made it possible. This historic event was not initially delivered to us from journalists. It was the public, through the power of social media channels like Twitter. Who officially broke the news to … Continue reading

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FUN at the CWS Booth at BAH Extra this Thursday

CWS will have a booth at this year’s Business After Hours Extra put on by The Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce and held at the Kahler Heritage Hall this Thursday from 4:30-7pm. To highlight our graphic design talents, we will … Continue reading

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