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Developing the Program

The goal of the Army's physical fitness program is to improve each soldier's physical ability so he can survive and win on the battlefield. Physical fitness includes all aspects of physical performance, not just performance on the APFT. Leaders must understand the principles of exercise, the FITT factors, and know how to apply them in order to develop a sound PT program that will improve all the fitness components. To plan PT successfully, the commander and MFT must know the training management system. (See FM 25-100.)

Commanders should not be satisfied with merely meeting the minimum requirements for physical training which is having all of their soldiers pass the APFT. They must develop programs that train soldiers to maximize their physical performance. Leaders should use incentives. More importantly, they must set the example through their own participation.

Commanders must develop programs that train soldiers to maximize their physical performance.

The unit PT program is the commander's program. It must reflect his goals and be based on sound, scientific principles. The wise commander also uses his PT program as a basis for building team spirit and for enhancing other training activities. Tough, realistic training is good. However, leaders must be aware of the risks involved with physical training and related activities. They should, therefore, plan wisely to minimize injuries and accidents.

Steps in Planning

When planning a physical fitness program, the commander must consider the type of unit and its mission. Missions vary as do the physical requirements necessary to complete them. As stated in FM 25-100, "The wartime mission drives training." A careful analysis of the mission, coupled with the commander's intent, yields the mission-essential task list (METL) a unit must perform.

Regardless of the unit's size or mission, reasonable goals are essential. According to FM 25-100, the goals should provide a common direction for all the commander's programs and systems. An example of a goal is as follows because the exceptional physical fitness of the soldier is a critical combat-multiplier in the division, it must be our goal to ensure that our soldiers are capable of roadmarching 12 miles with a 50-pound load in less than three hours.

Objectives direct the unit's efforts by prescribing specific actions. The commander, as tactician, and the MFT, as physical fitness advisor, must analyze the METL and equate this to specific fitness objectives. Examples of fitness objectives are the following:

  • Improve the unit's overall level of strength by ensuring that all soldiers in the unit can correctly perform at least one repetition with 50 percent of their bodyweight on the overhead press using a barbell.
  • Improve the unit's average APFT score through each soldier obtaining a minimum score of 80 points on the push-up and sit-up events and 70 points on the 2-mile run.
  • Decrease the number of physical training injuries by 25 percent through properly conducted training.

The commander and MFT identify and prioritize the objectives.

With the training objectives established, the commander and MFT are ready to find the unit's current fitness level and measure it against the desired level.

Giving a diagnostic APFT is one way to find the current level. Another way is to have the soldiers road march a certain distance within a set time while carrying a specified load. Any quantifiable, physically demanding, mission-essential task can be used as an assessment tool. Training records and reports, as well as any previous ARTEP, EDREs, and so forth, can also provide invaluable information.

By assessing the unit's fitness capabilities and comparing them to the standards defined in training objectives, leaders can determine fitness training requirements. When, after extensive training, soldiers cannot reach the desired levels of fitness, training requirements may be too idealistic. Once training requirements are determined, the commander reviews higher headquarters' long- and short-range training plans to identify training events and allocations of resources which will affect near-term planning.

Fitness tasks provide the framework for accomplishing all training requirements. They identify what has to be done to correct all deficiencies and sustain all proficiencies. Fitness tasks establish priorities, frequencies, and the sequence for training requirements. They must be adjusted for real world constraints before they become a part of the training plan. The essential elements of fitness tasks can be cataloged into four groups:

(1) Collective tasks

(2) Individual tasks

(3) Leader tasks

(4) Resources required for training

Collective tasks. Collective tasks are the training activities performed by the unit. They are keyed to the unit's specific fitness objectives. An example would be to conduct training to develop strength and muscular endurance utilizing a sandbag circuit.

Individual tasks. Individual tasks are activities that an individual soldier must do to accomplish the collective training task. For example, to improve CR endurance the individual soldier must do ability-group running, road marching, Fartlek training, interval training, and calculate/monitor his THR when appropriate.

Leader tasks. Leader tasks are the specific tasks leaders must do in order for collective and individual training to take place. These will involve procuring resources, the setting up of training, education of individual soldiers, and the supervision of the actual training.

Resources. Identifying the necessary equipment, facilities, and training aids during the planning phase gives the trainer ample time to prepare for the training. The early identification and acquisition of resources is necessary to fully implement the training program. The bottom line is that training programs must be developed using resources which are available.

The fitness training schedule results from leaders' near-term planning. Leaders must emphasize the development of all the fitness components and follow the principles of exercise and the FITT factors. The training schedule shows the order, intensity, and duration of activities for PT. Figure 10-1 illustrates a typical PT session and its component parts.

There are three distinct steps in planning a unit's daily physical training activities. They are as follows:

1. Determine the minimum frequency of training. Ideally, it should include three cardiorespiratory and three muscular conditioning sessions each weeks. (See the FITT factors in Chapter 1.)

2. Determine the type of activity. This depends on the specific purpose of the training session. (See Figure 10-2.) For more information on this topic, see Chapters 1, 2, and 3.

3. Determine the intensity and time of the selected activity. (See the FITT factors in Chapter 1.)

Each activity period should include a warm-up, a workout that develops cardiorespiratory fitness and/or muscular endurance and strength, and a cool-down. (See Figure 10-1.)

At the end of a well-planned and executed PT session, all soldiers should feel that they have been physically stressed. They should also understand the objective of the training session and how it will help them improve their fitness levels.

The commander and MFT now begin managing and supervising the day-to-day training. They evaluate how the training is performed by monitoring its intensity, using THR or muscle failure, along with the duration of the daily workout.

The key to evaluating training is to determine if the training being conducted will result in improvements in physical conditioning. If not, the training needs revision. Leaders should not be sidetracked by PT that is all form and little substance. Such training defeats the concept of objective-based training and results in little benefit to soldiers.

Teaching soldiers about physical fitness is vital. It must be an ongoing effort that uses trained experts like MFTs. Soldiers must understand why the program is organized the way it is and what the basic fitness principles are. When they know why they are training in a certain way, they are more likely to wholeheartedly take part. This makes the training more effective.

Education also helps the Army develop its total fitness concept. Total fitness should be reinforced throughout each soldier's career. Classroom instruction in subjects such as principles of exercise, diet and nutrition, tobacco cessation, and stress management should be held at regular intervals. Local "Fit to Win" coordinators (AR 600-63) can help develop classes on such subjects.

Total fitness should be reinforced throughout each soldier's career by classroom instruction.

Common Errors

There are some common errors in unit programs. The most common error concerns the use of unit runs. When all soldiers must run at the same pace as with a unit run, many do not receive a training effect because they do not reach their training heart rate (THR). The least-fit soldiers of the unit may be at risk because they may be training at heart rates above their THR. Another error is exclusively using activities such as the "daily dozen." These exercises emphasize form over substance and do little to improve fitness.

Yet another error is failing to strike a balance in a PT program between CR endurance training and muscular endurance and strength training. In addition, imbalances often stem from a lack of variety in the program which leads to boredom. The principles of exercise are described in Chapter 1, and their application is shown in the sample program below.

A Sample Program

The following sample program shows a commander's thought processes as he develops a 12-week fitness training program for his unit.

Captain Frank Jones's company has just returned from the field where it completed an ARTEP. Several injuries occurred including a broken foot, resulting from a dropped container, and three low back strains. After evaluating his unit during this ARTEP, CPT Jones concluded that its level of physical fitness was inadequate. He thought this contributed to the injuries and poor performance. The soldiers' flexibility was poor, and there was an apparent lack of prior emphasis on, and training in, good lifting techniques. This, combined with poor flexibility in the low back and hamstrings, may have contributed to the unacceptably high number of low back strains. Captain Jones decided to ask the battalion's MFT to help him develop a good unit program for company. They went through the following steps.

First, they analyzed the recently completed ARTEP and reviewed the ARTEP manual to find the most physically demanding, mission-oriented tasks the unit performs. The analysis showed that, typically, the company does a tactical road march and then occupies a position. It establishes a perimeter, improves its positions, and selects and prepares alternate positions. One of the most demanding missions while in position requires soldiers to move by hand, for 15 to 30 minutes, equipment weighing up to 95 pounds. If his unit received artillery fire, it would need to be able to move to alternate positions as quickly as possible. This requires much lifting, digging, loading, unloading, and moving of heavy equipment. All of these tasks require good muscular endurance and strength and a reasonable level of cardiorespiratory endurance.

Next, CPT Jones reviewed his battalion commander's physical training guidance. It showed that the commander was aware that the unit's tasks require muscular endurance and strength and cardiorespiratory fitness. The guidance and objectives issued are as follows:

a. Units will do PT five days a week (0600-0700) when in garrison. In the field, organized PT will beat the commander's discretion.

Captain Jones determined that the major PT emphasis should be to improve muscular endurance and strength. He based this on his unit's mission, training schedule, available resources, and on his commander's guidance and objectives. With this information and the MFT's recommendations, CPT Jones developed the following fitness objectives.

  • Improve the unit's overall level of muscular endurance and strength.
  • Improve the unit's overall level of flexibility.
  • Improve the unit's average APFT score. Each soldier will score at least 80 points on the push-up and sit-up events and 70 points on the 2-mile run.
  • Improve the unit's road marching capability so that 100 percent of the unit can complete a 12-mile road march with a 35-pound load in at least 3.5 hours.
  • Decrease the number of profiles.
  • Reduce tobacco use.

The next step CPT Jones accomplished was to assess his unit.

The MFT studied the results of the unit's latest APFT and came up with the following information:

  • The average push-up score was 68 points.
  • The average sit-up score was 72 points.
  • The average number of points scored on the 2-mile run was 74.
  • There were six failures, two on the 2-mile run and four on the push-up.

The MFT also recommended that the unit be assessed in the following areas: road march performance, strength, flexibility, substance abuse, and profiled soldiers.

Following the MFT's recommendations, subordinate leaders made the following assessments/determinations:

  • Eighty-eight percent of the company finished the 12-mile road march with a 35-pound load in under 3 hours 30 minutes.
  • A formation toe-touch test revealed that over half the company could not touch their toes while their knees were extended.
  • Thirty percent of the unit uses tobacco.
  • Two soldiers are in the overweight program.
  • Eight percent of the unit is now on temporary profile, most from back problems.

The next step CPT Jones accomplished was to determine the training requirements.

Training requirements are determined by analyzing the training results and the data obtained from the unit assessment. The next step is to compare this data to the standards identified in the training objectives. When performance is less than the established standard, the problem must be addressed and corrected.

Captain Jones established the following training requirements.

Units will do flexibility exercises during the warm-up and cool-down phase of every PT session. During the cool-down, emphasis on will be placed on developing flexibility in the low back, hamstrings, and hip extensor muscle groups.

Each soldier will do 8 to 12 repetitions of bent-leg, sandbag dead-lifts at least two times a week to develop strength. The section leader will supervise lifts.

Each soldier will do heavy resistance/ weight training for all the muscle groups of the body two to three times a week.

Each soldier will perform timed sets of push-ups and sit-ups.

Each soldier will train at least 20 to 30 minutes at THR two to three times a week.

Road marches will be conducted at least once every other week.

Tobacco cessation classes will be established to reduce the number of tobacco users.

Once all training requirements are identified, the next step is to use them to design fitness tasks which relate to the fitness objectives. In developing the fitness tasks, CPT Jones must address collective, individual, and leader tasks as well as resources required.

Fitness tasks provide the framework for accomplishing the training requirements. By accurately listing the fitness tasks that must be done and the resources required to do them, the subsequent step of developing a training schedule is greatly facilitated.

An example of designing fitness tasks is provided in Figure 10-3 by using the activities which might occur during one week of physical training.

The collective tasks for the unit are to perform the following: develop muscular endurance and strength, improve CR endurance, and improve flexibility.

The individual tasks all soldiers must perform during the week are as follows. For developing strength and muscular endurance, they must perform appropriate strength circuit exercises, PREs, sandbag circuits, to include performing bent-leg dead lifts exercises, and training for push-up/ sit-up improvement. To improve cardiorespiratory endurance, they must do ability-group runs, interval training, road marching, and they must calculate their THR and monitor THR when appropriate. To improve their flexibility, they must do stretching exercises during their daily warm-up and cool-down.

The leader's tasks are to organize and supervise all strength- and muscle endurance-training sessions and CR training sessions so as to best meet all related fitness objectives. Similarly, the leader must organize and supervise all warm-up and cool-down sessions to best meet the fitness objectives for the development and maintenance of flexibility.

To provide specific examples of leaders tasks in the area of training for strength and muscle endurance, the leader will ensure the following:

  • Each strength- and/or muscle endurance-training session works all the major muscle groups of the body.
  • High priority is given to training those muscles and muscle groups used in mission-essential tasks.
  • Areas where weaknesses exist, with respect to strength/muscle endurance, are targeted in all workouts.
  • Problem areas related to APFT performance are addressed in appropriate workouts.
  • The duration of each strength training session is 20-40 minutes.
  • Soldiers train to muscle failure.
  • All the principles of exercise, to include regularity, overload, recovery, progression, specificity, balance are used.

In a similar manner, the leader would ensure that the guidelines and principles outlined in this and earlier chapters are used to organize training sessions for improving CR endurance and flexibility.

The resources needed for the one-week period are as follows: a strength room, a gym, a PT field, a running track and/or running trails, and sandbags.

The next step was to develop a fitness training schedule (shown at Figure 10-4). It lists the daily activities and their intensity and duration.

Conducting and evaluating training is the final phase of the training process. This phase includes the evaluation of performance, assessment of capabilities, and feedback portions of the training management cycle. These portions of the cycle must be simultaneous and continuous. To be effective, the evaluation process must address why weaknesses exist, and it must identify corrective actions to be taken. Evaluations should address the following:

  • Assessment of proficiency in mission-essential tasks.
  • Status of training goals and objectives.
  • Status of training in critical individual and collective tasks.
  • Shortfalls in training.
  • Recommendations for next training cycle (key in on correcting weaknesses).
  • Results of educational programs.

Using the Principles of Exercise

As CPT Jones developed his program, he made sure he used the seven principles of exercise. He justified his program as follows:

  • Balance. This program is balanced because all the fitness components are addressed. The emphasis is on building muscular endurance and strength in the skeletal muscular system because of the many lifting tasks the unit must do. The program also trains cardiorespiratory endurance and flexibility, and warm-up and cool-down periods are included in every workout.
  • Specificity. The unit's fitness goals are met. The sand-bag lifting and weight training programs help develop muscular endurance and strength. The movements should, when possible, stress muscle groups used in their job-related lifting tasks. Developmental stretching should help reduce work-related back injuries. The different types of training in running will help ensure that soldiers reach a satisfactory level of CR fitness and help each soldier score at least 70 points on the APFT's 2-mile run. Soldiers do push-ups and sit-ups at least two or three times a week to improve the unit's performance in these events. The competitive fitness activities will help foster teamwork and cohesion, both of which are essential to each section's functions.
  • Overload. Soldiers reach overload in the weight circuit by doing each exercise with an 8- to 12-RM lift for a set time and/or until they reach temporary muscle failure. For the cardiorespiratory workout, THR is calculated initially using 70 percent of the HRR. They do push-ups and sit-ups in multiple, timed sets with short recovery periods to ensure that muscle failure is reached. They also do PREs to muscle failure.
  • Progression. To help soldiers reach adequate overload as they improve, the program is made gradually more difficult. Soldiers progress in their CR workout by increasing the time they spend at THR up to 30 to 45 minutes per session and by maintaining THR. They progress on the weight training circuit individually. When a soldier can do an exercise for a set time without reaching muscle failure, the weight is increased so that the soldier reaches muscle failure between the 8th and 12th repetition again. Progression in push-ups and sit-ups involves slowly increasing the duration of the work intervals.
  • Variety. There are many different activities for variety. For strength and muscular endurance training the soldiers use weight circuits, sandbag circuits, and PREs. Ability group runs, intervals, Par courses, Fartlek running, and guerrilla drills are all used for CR training. Varied stretching techniques, including static, partner-assisted, and contract-relax, are used for developmental stretching.
  • Regularity. Each component of fitness is worked regularly. Soldiers will spend at least two to three days a week working each of the major fitness components. They will also do push-ups and sit-ups regularly to help reach their peak performance on the APFT.
  • Recovery. The muscular and cardiorespiratory systems are stressed in alternate workouts. This allows one system to recover on the day the other is working hard.

CPT Jones's step-by-step process of developing a sound PT program for his unit is an example of what each commander should do in developing his own unit program.

Good physical training takes no more time to plan and execute than does poor training. When commanders use a systematic approach to develop training, the planning process bears sound results and the training will succeed.

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The Army Family Action Plan (AFAP) is your platform to voice quality-of-life issues, feedback, ideas, and suggestions. It’s the best way to let Army leadership know about what works, what doesn’t, and how you think problems can be resolved. We give Active and Reserve Component Soldiers, Army Civilians, Retirees, Survivors, and Family members a primary tool to help identify issues and concerns and shape your standards of living.

You can submit issues at your garrison’s Army Community Service office or to a unit Family Programs liaison. Army OneSource also facilitates AFAP issues online and makes sure your concerns get the attention they deserve. The information you submit gives Army leadership insight and helps foster a satisfied, informed, and resilient Army Community.

AFAP makes a meaningful difference. Since AFAP was created in 1983, over 698 issues have been submitted, resulting in 128 legislative changes, 186 Department of Defense or Army policy changes, and 210 improved programs or services.

Here’s a sample of AFAP results:

  • Dedicated Special Needs Space in Child, Youth, and School Services (CYSS)
  • Distribution of Montgomery GI Bill benefits to dependents
  • Annual Leave carryover increase from 60 to 75 days
  • Extended educational benefits for Spouses
  • Dental and visual insurance coverage for Federal Employees
  • Medical Coverage for Activated Reserve Component Families
  • Military pay table (targeted pay raises)
  • Military Thrift Savings Plan
  • TRICARE for Life for eligible Retirees
  • Funding for Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers (B.O.S.S.)
  • Active Duty Enlisted Soldier Compassionate Reassignment Stabilization
  • SGLI increases
  • Minimum standards for Army Child Care
  • In-state tuition for Military Dependents

To submit an issue or suggestion, go to your local Army Community Service office or Army OneSource.


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These criteria for continuing education are provided to better insure quality and consistency in educational offerings for ophthalmic dispensers. There are many educational experiences which provide learning and advance the ophthalmic profession; however, only courses which are planned and administered in accordance with the ABO-NCLE Criteria will be accepted for recertification credit.   Effective August 10, 2018 the education committee will no longer approve courses for 2 years and/or 5 years.  All course approvals will be for 3 years.

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New Energy Pioneers: Sunna Design

Smart Solar Streetlights

Founded: 2011

CEO: Thomas Samuel

HQ: France

What does Sunna Design do?

Sunna is the only company in the crowded and commoditised solar street lighting market that has successfully combined public street lighting with pay-as-you-go energy services for rural households consumers in the vicinity of the streetlight.

It has proved after 5 years and R&D with public labs and blue ship industrial partners, that it has the only solar-powered street light that can last ten years maintenance free in tropical and desertic countries.

How are they disrupting their industry?

Sunna holds 14 patents on energy and lighting management system for industrial grade solar lighting products. Specifically, Sunna has developed two solutions to serve customers in Africa, a solar powered street lighting product range and a nano-grid to connect homes to street lights and monetise the domestic energy services.

CEO Thomas Samuel on the future of Sunna Design:

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Thor: Ragnarok Movie Review

Thor: Ragnarok is a lot of fun, probably the most fun I’ve had in a while, and especially in a superhero movie.

Black Panther was good, but also accompanied by a lot of hype that did not do any service to the movie itself.

On the other hand, I’d missed Thor: Ragnarok during its initial theatrical run and did not have much in the way of expectations going in to watch it on the home theater.

The visuals in Thor: Ragnarok are spectacular, the audio mix is good, just not something that will shake your home theater setup, but the movie itself is loads of fun.

Lots of good banter between the leads, comic relief interspersed with good action/CGI is a fun way to spend your Sunday afternoon, especially if accompanied by a large bowl of popcorn and soda.

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Jobber Updates

Introducing Client Hub

June 19th, 2017

Offer your clients 24/7 support, minus the back-and-forth, with Jobber’s self-serve, online experience.

In today’s world ordering the food you crave, catching a ride across town, or hiring a business to get the job done are all just a click away—and you’ve got options. That’s why building strong relationships with your clients matters now, more than ever.

If you’ve been looking for a better way to connect with your clients—look no further. Today we’re happy to announce that client hub and work requests are now available.

Why your clients (and you!) will love client hub

Client hub is a self-serve, online experience that lets you support your clients at their convenience, no extra emails or phone calls required.

Clients can log in to your client hub to view current and past quotes, invoices, and receipts whenever they need. They can check on which invoices they’ve paid, which are waiting to be paid, and easily make payments.

You no longer have to field phone calls and email requests for lost records, and your clients get the satisfaction of working with a transparent business they can trust.

Work requests for the win

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Sergio Bea, vice president Global Enterprise and channels of Accedian, recognized as 2018 CRN® channel chief

Montreal, Canada, March 20, 2018 – Accedian, a leading provider of end-to-end network performance, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Sergio Bea, Vice President Global Enterprise and Channels, to its prestigious list of 2018 Channel Chiefs. The executives on this annual list represent top leaders who excel at driving growth and revenue in their organization through IT channel partners.

Having joined Accedian in January 2018 to build the company’s first global enterprise and channel business, Sergio is responsible for developing the company’s innovative channel offering, including its end-to-end, network and application performance assurance solution, SkyLIGHT PVX. Sergio is also in charge of launching Accedian’s comprehensive global partner program. This marks Sergio’s third consecutive year as a CRN Channel Chief.

Sergio Bea has over 20 years of telecoms experience across various disciplines, including sales, channel, strategy, business development and services. He was selected as Channel Chief for his exceptional experience in an environment that continues to change at an accelerating pace.

Channel Chief honorees are selected by CRN’s editorial staff on the basis of their professional achievements, standing in the industry, dedication to the channel partner community, and strategies for driving future growth and innovation. Each of the 2018 Channel Chiefs has demonstrated loyalty and ongoing support for the IT channel by consistently promoting, defending and executing outstanding channel partner programs.

“The executives on CRN’s 2018 Channel Chiefs list stand out for their exceptional leadership, vision and commitment to the channel,” said Robert Faletra, Executive Chairman of The Channel Company. “These individuals deserve special recognition for their development and support of robust partner programs, innovative business strategy and significant contribution to the overall health of a vigorously growing channel. We applaud each Channel Chief’s impressive record of accomplishments and look forward to their future successes.”

“I’m very proud to have once again been recognized by CRN as a Channel Chief and it perfectly reflects the direction Accedian is taking with its channel strategy,” said Sergio Bea, Vice President Global Enterprise and Channels, Accedian. “The coming months will see Accedian apply its expertise to the enterprise channel to allow its partners to introduce network and application performance as a service, and allow them to diagnose end-user experience issues in minutes, rather than days.”

Sergio continued: “This is a very exciting time for Accedian, but to make it a success, it requires flawless execution and an innovative program that can underscore the value Accedian is set to bring to the channel space in the near future. Given Accedian’s success in the telecoms industry, there’s no doubt we’ll see this carried through in the channel as we make this a priority for the months to come.”


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• Meet the Team

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  • Humans behind the Accelerator

    Cristo Pajust

    Head of Accelerators

    Before the recent relocation to Australia Cristo has lived/worked, founded/ran companies and successfully raised venture funding in three continents. His entrepreneurial journey started already in the early twenties and has led him to be an integral part of numerous founding teams ever since.

    His professional experiences include launching food delivery platform that went on to raise $300M, working on international expansion with unicorn companies in e-commerce, logistics and finance fields. His latest business analytics startup helped TV-advisers save millions, is a proud alumni of 500 Startups in Silicon Valley and was operating globally, across 5 different time zones.

    Llew Jury

    Entrepreneur in Residence

    Llew is the founder and Chair of Reload Business Group, one of Australia’s leading digital marketing groups that includes Reload Media, Reload Consulting, Reload Digital (UK) and Reload Media (NZ).

    Based in Brisbane and foundered in 2006, Reload has 75 staff in 4 countries and partners with clients offering digital marketing strategy, SEO, PPC, digital media buying, content marketing and social media marketing.

    Peter Laurie

    Entrepreneur in Residence

    Peter is a software engineering professional who focuses on delivery of projects to a high level of quality in an effective, efficient and elegant manner. He has been in the software industry for 20 years, the last 15 of which have been focused on Enterprise Java solutions using primarily Oracle's WebLogic family of products.

    Peter is the director of a company that explicitly focuses on technology based startups. They produce prototypes and proofs of concept to clients ranging from enterprises to 'one person with an idea'.

    Ellie Healan

    Program Coordinator

    Ellie has over 10 years experience in administration roles from a variety of industries such as recruitment, tourism and hospitality, real estate and retail. Ellie prides herself on her organisational skills, her attention to detail and her ability to adapt quickly to new and ever-changing surroundings.

    Just recently joining the BNE Delivery Team after coming across from Steve Baxter (of Channel Ten’s Shark Tank’)’s office, Ellie is eager to sink her teeth into the BNE3 cohort and push them to their limits (for their own good of course!)

    Gemma Lindeman

    Program Manager

    Having emigrated solo as a curious 19 year old from the UK in 2004, Gemma quickly established that Australia was the place to live life to its full potential. After many years working as a senior account director and project manager on commercial projects and world-class iconic events with global brands for The Australian Open, Grand Prix, and Melbourne Cup, Gemma was deeply drawn to the world of entrepreneurs and startups.

    Gemma is currently taking a break from being the ‘go-to’ for the Brisbane cohort teams as she embarks on another little project of her own… her first baby!

    Douglas Oliver

    Program Growth

    Douglas strives through his experience as not only an academic, but an athlete and a coach to achieve his goals through applied approach, innovative thinking, persistence, and accountability.

    Being an athlete brought up in an expatriate family he knows the importance of trust in the industry and its heavy connection to getting things done, efficiently and sustainably as possible. His business interests are in the fields of Investment, Product and Consulting

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    They provide investment, powerful industry expertise, and connections to the best minds locally, nationwide and beyond

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    Advance Queensland encompasses a suite of diverse programs and activities, led by multiple agencies across the Queensland Government.

    Accelerator takes place in River City Labs. RCL fosters the growth of startup companies wanting to solve big problems and provide resources to empower, support, connect entrepreneurs. Central to everything RCL does is a focus on collaboration and connection.

    Since 2012 over 460 entrepreneurs have called RCL home. Through their events program, RCL welcomed more than 16,000 guests into the community by hosting over 500 events aimed at supporting founders on their entrepreneurship journey.

    River City Labs powers a range of programs, events and engagement opportunities, enabling their corporate partners to innovate differently and embed their teams within the start-up community.

    RCL Accelerator has partnered with muru-D and their resources to deliver a world-class accelerator program. Our network now spans Brisbane, Sydney, Perth and beyond and includes a rich network of entrepreneurs, investors, corporates and alumni from muru-D’s previous accelerator programs.

    By being part of the RCL Accelerator means you become a muru-D portfolio company and get all the benefits that a muru-D company would get during and after the programme, including access to their entrepreneurs in residence, core team and alumni support.

    We find the network of alumni, muru-D, Telstra, and Seven West Media offer significant value in opening doors and gaining early traction.

  • CEO of RCL

    Known as a super connector in the startup space, Peta believes that quality connections and valuable mentors make all the difference in the early stages.

    She works closely with Startup companies and Entrepreneurs in the first stages of development focussing on idea validation, identifying customer markets, integrated marketing strategies, pitching for investment and effective media launch campaigns.

    Founder of RCL

    Stephen Baxter has a background in starting Internet based companies in Australia and working overseas on large scale data networks. His background prior to this was defence with a near 9 year stint as a regular soldier after enlisting at age 15 specialising in electronics, telecom, opto-electonics and guided weapon systems.

    Global Head of muru-D

    Julie is Head of Telstra’s startup accelerator, muru-D. She comes to the role with a vast and varied background spanning both startup and corporate environments, working most recently as the Founder & Chief Life Officer of Playful Purpose helping companies integrate meaningful philanthropy programs in their business.

    Co-Founder of muru-D

    Mick has been building tech companies for twenty years. He loves focus. Build one product, to solve one problem, for one customer, in one geography, with one business model, acquiring customers in one way. Mick is based in San Francisco Bay Area.

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Is your agency walking the talk on gender equality? Ever thought about conducting a gender audit?

Dr Juliet Hunt

03 Oct, 2018

Do I really know what it is like for women who work in my organisation? What about people with a non-binary gender identity, or different sexual orientations? Do their experiences of working in my organisation differ from men’s, and if so, how?

Recent international surveys and public debate suggest that some CEOs and human resource managers may not appreciate how women’s experiences differ from those of men in development organisations. I’ve worked for many years with a range of different types of aid organisations on how to embed their gender equality policy commitments into their practice, and since 2000 on gender audits examining how Australian NGOs (ANGOs) are addressing gender equality, inside and out. In my experience, it is not uncommon for female and male staff to have somewhat different views on how well the organisation is doing on gender equality – in development and humanitarian work, communications and engagement with stakeholders, marketing and fundraising, policy advocacy, and campaigning. Women and men may also have rather different views about internal organisational culture, structure and processes – including how well the agency is “walking its talk” on gender equality, and even on whether gender inequalities are taken seriously by managers.

As Susanne Legena (Plan International Australia CEO) said in an ACFID blog in April 2018:

“…our sector is not a safe place for women. It’s an uncomfortable truth that needs to be confronted.”

How will I know if my organisation is ready for a gender audit?

What are the potential benefits and risks of going down this path?

How can I ensure that actions will be taken to follow up on gender audit findings?

These and many other questions are answered in a forthcoming ACFID on-line resource: the ACFID Gender Audit Guide. It is designed to help assess organisational readiness and achieve management buy-in, and provides tips on how to turn potential risks into opportunities. It identifies the essential preparations needed for an effective gender audit, drawing on lessons learned from ACFID’s recent research on how ANGOs have translated gender audit findings into practice (see a blog on the preliminary research findings here).

If you want to explore organisational culture, and build a rigorous evidence base for taking action to improve performance on gender equality internally and across other areas of work, conducting a gender audit may be your next best step. If you want to learn how staff feel about their capacity to address gender inequalities, their understanding of gender equality policy and how the agency is supporting (or constraining) them, a gender audit can identify strengths and constraints, enabling staff to contribute ideas on actions to take internally and across the agency’s work. The Gender Audit Guide provides advice on a range of methods to achieve these outcomes, along with tips on using each method and links to more resources – so you can choose methods that are a good fit for your agency and your audit objectives.

While a gender audit can do all these things and more, it is not a magic formula for dealing with gender inequalities. Let’s hear again from Susanne Legena in the ACFID blog:

 “We know that deeper work on power, gender and culture must be an ongoing process.”

Organisational commitment to follow up on gender audit findings and develop an action-oriented response is essential to make progress on implementing gender equality commitments. A gender audit is just one step in the journey, but it can help to increase the pace of change if the organisation is ready to look in the mirror. An openness to hearing and responding to challenging findings by senior management and human resource staff is essential to make real progress. Internal and external accountability are also key ingredients that improve the effectiveness of outcomes from gender audit processes.

One of the things I have witnessed over the years is that most organisations – ANGOs, multilateral and bilateral agencies – face the same types of issues with implementing their gender equality policies. Often, gender advocates working at the coalface feel very isolated, and even a bit surprised that gender audits reveal the same type of challenges, regardless of the rhetoric of the agency, its size, or how loudly it has proclaimed its commitment to gender equality.

Just want a taste of what is in the Gender Audit Guide to begin with?

The Guide is designed for you to be able to dip into any section, according to your needs.

  • If you would like an overview of the content of the Guide, tune in to the webinar here on Wednesday 10th October at 2pm.
  • Please bring all your questions about gender auditing along to the webinar. If your questions are not already answered in the Guide, the Q&A at the webinar will help us ensure that the final product meets your needs, and those of your organisation.
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    Dr Juliet Hunt

    Juliet is an advocate for gender equality and human rights. She has worked in the development sector since 1978, focusing on gender equality, violence against women, gender auditing and organisational change, and research on gender issues. She has worked closely with several local civil society organisations in the Pacific and other regions, bilateral and multilateral agencies, and INGOs. Juliet was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to research good practice in gender equality programming and gender auditing in 2000, and has worked with several ANGOs to develop and implement gender audit methodologies. She has designed gender training courses for a range of stakeholders, and developed several toolkits and manuals on gender equality and development.

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Maybe it’s from work: hours at a desk, looming deadlines or that boss that you can’t stand. Or maybe you’re an athlete who overdid it with shrugs or high pulls at the gym. Maybe you’ve been in a car accident or spent years wearing a heard hat or helmet.

There are many things that can cause neck pain. Chronic stress, poor posture from looking at screens every day, car accidents, over training and sports injuries are just a few of the things that can give you a “pain in the neck.” Regardless of the original cause, there is a good chance that we can help. At our Orthopedic & Sports Acupuncture Clinic in Syracuse, NY, we will treat your case individually to help restore normal functioning of your neck, reduce pain and inflammation, and help your body heal itself.

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Cornbread: A Texas Mexican Recipe

Cornbread: A Texas Mexican Recipe

Cornbread is among my formative childhood memories.  Amá made it especially for family celebrations, and to make cornbread dressing with pecans and raisins.  Corn arrived in Texas around 900 AD, and it was the Caddo civilization in East Texas that cultivated and developed the grain into a major commercial crop. The Caddos baked corn cakes in clay pots, making it the very  first Texas cornbread.

The popular name of the Caddo was Texas.  In surviving Spanish documents, Texas  is the name ascribed to the Caddo kingdom. Today all Texans owe a debt of identity and nutrition to the Texas people. (In the Spanish alphabet, the “x” is pronounced like an “h,” as in the word, “México).  As a result of the policies of ethnic extermination, the Texas people were forcibly removed from their homes into Oklahoma in 1859.  Every year, they return to visit one of their ancestral homes, near Nacogdoches, Texas, to The Caddo Mounds State Historic Site.

This cornbread recipe approximates my mom’s in taste and texture. It has a higher ratio of corn meal to wheat flour than most recipes in the northern US, and it’s definitely not sweet. You’ll notice the reduced fat content.

Cornbread recipe has more corn than wheat, and low in fat.
Cornbread recipe has more corn than wheat, and low in fat.

I like to make this cornbread often not only because it brings back memories of my family, but also because it is a prime example of the beautiful marriage between Native American cuisines and European cuisines. Texas, Caddo, cooks were making cornbread before the arrival of Europeans in 1528, and Europeans were making wheat bread before they immigrated to our shores.

Texas corn met imported wheat. They liked each other and  a beautiful friendship was born. It’s  typical of Texas Mexican versions, actually of most Southern US versions, to add more corn than wheat, and also to avoid adding sugar to make it sweet.  We don’t fiddle much with the natural flavors. The small amount of sugar in this recipe is to help maintain the moisture in the bread. I think you’ll enjoy the extra crunch, especially the nice crust that forms by heating the cast iron skillet before pouring in the batter.  Again, this crust is typical of almost all Southern US style cornbread recipes.

Cornbread Recipe

Recipe is adapted from the cookbook: “Truly Texas Mexican: A Native Culinary Heritage In Recipes”
published by Texas Tech University Press.

Ingredients  (makes one 10-inch round)
1 cup stone-ground cornmeal
3/4 cup all purpose wheat flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 Tbs sugar
1 tsp salt
2 Tbs butter, melted
1 egg
1 egg white
1 cup buttermilk
1 Tbs Canola oil

1.  Preheat the oven to 425º F
2.  In a 10-inch cast iron skillet, add the Canola oil and place in the oven to heat
3.  Sift together the wheat flour, soda, baking powder, sugar and salt until thoroughly mixed.
4.  Add the cornmeal and mix thoroughly. (I always combine some really coarse-ground cornmeal  into the cup of cornmeal, about 25%)
5.  In a separate bowl beat the egg and egg white
6.  Add the buttermilk and the melted butter to the beaten eggs and stir until fully mixed.
7.  Pour the egg and buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients and stir gently with a large spoon, just enough to incorporate the liquid.
8. Remove the cast iron skillet from the oven and pour the batter into it. Sizzle!  Place in the oven and bake for about 20-30 minutes until golden brown.

Serve with a smile!  🙂

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Read the first article in this series: How I Knew That the Child I Was Carrying Was Not Mine.

There are numerous reasons a woman considers placing a child for adoption. Whether she is single or married, a teenager or not, with a good support system or not so much, the ultimate decision to abort, keep, or place is one that will haunt her for the rest of her life. For me, I was 16 years old, with a loving, supportive family and an awesome boyfriend. I was simply too young. It was 1984 and choosing to place was a forever deal—closed and sealed with no choice about who the parents would be and with no option of ever seeing your baby again. This is my story about grief and healing but most of all, about love. I dedicate this series for all birth moms, whether their adoption was closed, partial, or open, for their sacrifice and grief and loss that is so profound and so deep and complex that even their closest loved ones don’t truly understand. May you find healing and peace.

How do you, as a 16-year-old girl, tell your religious parents that you are pregnant? You know that it will break their hearts. You know that they will think that they have failed (when you know that it was your choice, and not their parenting, that resulted in these consequences).  You know that it’s been long enough that you won’t be able to keep it hidden.

It was April 13th. I know the day because my dad is a Certified Public Accountant—a CPA, and in a CPA’s family, April 15th is a holiday because it means that dad will be home again. April 13th is probably the most difficult day for a CPA. They have to get all the returns or the extensions filed on the 14th.  The 15th is just tidying up a few loose ends. Often, CPAs don’t even come home the evening of the 13th—they just work 48 hours straight. Dad was at the office. Mom had gone to a church women’s activity, and I have no idea where my sister was. I was alone for a few hours, thinking and knowing what I needed to do. I had decided to wait a couple of days, until tax season was over, but I was about to explode. Mom came home and came downstairs to let me know she had arrived, and I just blurted, “Mom, I’m pregnant.”

She sat down, stunned. “How do you know? Have you been to the doctor?”

I told her I hadn’t but that I didn’t need to because I had been sick and had all the symptoms, and I showed her the little round bump that was making it difficult for me to put on my jeans.  Her eyes went wide, and she got up, went to the phone, and called my dad.  “Jerry, you need to come home. Now.”

She got off the phone, and I called Robert. He wasn’t home, but I knew where he probably was–the roller skating rink (we were both regulars there, in fact, that is where we met, and he had a “sometimes” job there). I called the rink and was able to get hold of him. “Robert, I told my parents.”

“I’ll be right there.”

“It’s okay,” I said, “You don’t have to.”

“Lis, you didn’t get into this by yourself.  I need to be there for you.  I’ll be right there.”

He was there in 12 minutes when it should have taken him at least 20, and that didn’t count the time it took for him to get his skates off, tell his boss, and get to his car. I’m certain he broke every traffic law to get there, but he did, and I was grateful. We were able to tell my dad together.

The first thing my dad wanted to know is what our plans were. He said that we should get married so that our child could have a proper family. It was then that we told my parents about our decision to place our child for adoption. I don’t know if that had crossed their minds before then, but they were surprised. We told them how and why we had come up with the decision, that we knew that this child wasn’t ours, and the process we went through to decide. My dad was a minister in our faith, and I asked him about the adoption services that I knew our church offered. I think that they were surprised that we had so much of it figured out and were so strong in our decision.

Placing a child for adoption is the most difficult thing I have ever had to do (or that I think I will ever have to do), but making the decision was easy because I knew what my Heavenly Father wanted me to do. I trusted Him. I was a scared, confused, messed up kid who was still uncomfortable calling my hair stylist for an appointment. The choice I had to make was life-altering, not only for me, but also for Robert, my parents, my sister, and my friends, but, most importantly, for my baby.

Even though Robert and I were doing this together, I knew that it came down to me.  I was the one who couldn’t hide the pregnancy. I was the one who would have to deal with the doctors and going to school and all that came with it. The burden was mostly mine to bear, and Robert knew it, my parents knew it, and I knew it. I had to do it just right, and the only way I knew that I could trust 100% for it to be right for all of us was to do what God wanted. When both Robert and I had come to the pure knowledge of what was right, we were able to be strong and move forward. We did not falter until we had to sign away our parental rights, but even though we, very separately, almost changed our minds, we held to what we knew from God and the decisions we had made together.

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; lean not to thy own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths” (Proverbs 3:5, King James Version).

Read the next article in this series: During My Unplanned Pregnancy, I Thought I Was Beyond God’s Forgiveness

Read this author’s other series: “Silenced by Society: A Birth Mom’s Tale.“

If you are pregnant and considering adoption for your child, you may want to spend some time getting to know the families listed on Parent Profiles. You may just find the right family for your baby.


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Lulu Web Store online store reviews in Dubai, UAE

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by Vanessa
Best service I have had in the UAE so far, across all industries! Staff went through the entire grocery list with me when it was delivers. They were very friendly, attentive. They also cares a lot about working for and the business of Lulu webstore. Food is fresh! Avocados great! (usually how I judge the quality of a super market). I will definitely keep ordering from Lulu!
29 Apr 2016
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I got the order within 24 hours, very fast delivery.

Lulu Web Store General Info

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Dave Kindig’s Wiki: Net Worth, Age, Wife, Religion, Family, Bitchin’ Rides

Who is Dave Kindig?

Are you into hot rods, and NASCAR in general? Well, then you must know about Dave Kindig, who came to prominence after working on a number of hot rod vehicles, including the legendary Ford Tudor from 1933. Dave was born on the 6th February 1960, in Salt Lake City, Utah USA, and is a businessman, car designer, and reality TV star, best known to the world through the reality TV shows “Bitchin’ Rides” and “Beyond Bitchin’ Rides”, which follows the daily operations of Dave and his team in the Kinding-It Design company. Do you want to read more about Dave’s life, how he became so successful, and details about his wife and children, also his net worth? If yes, then stay a while with us as we are about to bring you closer to this successful car designer and reality TV star.

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Dave Kindig Wiki: Early Life, Parents, and Education

Dave became interested in cars at an early age; at just five years old he started drawing cars, and this talent has put him where he is today. His parents have kept out of the picture, and their names haven’t been revealed yet, so let’s get back to Dave; as he got older his interest became higher, and it wasn’t just drawings that interested him, but real hot wheels. He skipped high school classes in order to work on his and his friends’ cars. Following his high school matriculation, Dave found his first full-time job, deciding not to pursue further education.

Career Beginnings

He was first employed in high-performance coating company, which focused on putting ceramic coating on exhaust systems of the cars that are displayed in auto shows. During this time, Dave was also a graphic designer, and in his free time continued drawing his own car designs and working on smaller customizations. After almost a decade of working for others, Dave decided to start his own company, Kindig-It Design. Thanks to his skills, determination, and a team of experienced people just like himself, Dave’s business developed rapidly. New projects appeared almost daily as Dave became more successful. Soon he struck sponsorship deals with Maverick and Cornwall Tools, while he was also joined by such notable car designers as Carlos Delgado, Valerie Gillies and Kevin Schiele. To speak further of his early success, Dave started working for such automobile industry names as Lotus, Dodge and Lamborghini among many others.

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Rise to Prominence

His success attracted attention from several TV stations, and in 2014 the producers of Discovery Channel asked him to become the subject of a new reality series which Dave accepted, and “Bitchin’ Rides” was ready for its premiere. The first episode aired on the 2nd September 2014 on Velocity TV to critical acclaim, and since then the series has become the most successful show on Velocity TV, a sister channel of Discovery. The series is now in its fourth season, and some of the most notable cars on which Dave and his team of mechanics have worked include an Audi R8 Spyder, the legendary ’69 Camaro, Chevrolet Corvette from ’57, and also a ’62 Volkswagen bus.

Thanks to the popularity of the series, producers decided to launch another series with Dave as its star, entitled “Beyond Bitchin’ Rides”, which premiered on the 4th August 2015, but it was canceled after only one season and nine episodes.

Dave Kindig Net Worth

From childhood, Dave dreamed of becoming a car designer, and his dream has become reality. He is his own boss and also a star of the most popular reality series on Velocity TV. What more could he possibly want? So, have you ever wondered how rich Dave Kindig is, as of late 2018? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Dave Kindig’s net worth is as high as $2.5 million, which is pretty impressive don’t you think? His net worth is bound to increase in the future, as he has only recently become a star, and his show seems likely to keep on running.

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Award Winning Car Designer

It isn’t just money that counts, but also awards; Dave has brought home a number from various events, including winning the 2007 GM Design Award- SEMA, and 2012 Master Builder Award- Boise Roadster Show. Also in 2012, he was the winner of the Trendsetter Award at Goodguys Rod and Custom event, and in 2013 the Ford Design Excellence Award from SEMA.

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Dave Kindig Marriage, Wife, Children

What do you know about Dave outside his professional life? Not much we presume, as he is a rather secretive person, however, we have discovered a few facts about him. If you wondered if Dave is single or married, well, David is a married man, and in 2017 celebrated the 25th anniversary of marriage with his wife, Charity. The two married on the 11th July 1992, and since then have welcomed two children, a daughter Baylee, and a son Drew, both of whom are involved in Dave’s company, and his wife too is a part of the Kindig-It Design, making it a real family business.

Dave Kindig Internet Popularity

Over the years, Dave has become quite popular on social media platforms, especially Facebook, and Instagram, though he can also be found on Twitter. His official Facebook page has over 270,000 followers, while his Kindig-It Design Facebook page has over 160,000 fans. Dave is also active on Instagram, with over 100,000 followers, and has used this social media platform to promote his career, announcing the new season of the “Bitchin’ Rides”, among many other posts, including about his personal life, which you can see on his official page. Dave can be found on Twitter as well, though he has only around 18,000 followers on this social media network.

So, if you aren’t already following Dave across social media networks, then this is a fantastic opportunity for you to start enjoying Dave’s car designs and customizations. You won’t regret it.

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Interesting ideas from BreakingPoint’s social media campaign

Interesting ideas from BreakingPoint’s social media campaign that I found in SmartBrief on Social Media

Step #1. Create blog to start and join online conversations
Based on observation of online conversations related to your industry.
Scan the Web, the blogosphere, online forums and communities to find conversations relevant to your industry and audience.
Consolidate into an RSS feed to review.
Scanning tools included:
o TweetScan, for Twitter posts
o Google Alerts for industry terms
o, which monitors technology forums and message boards
– When the scanning tools found a relevant conversation, such as a blog post, a team member should join that conversation.
Comment on the blog post and point readers to content on the same topic at the company blog.
Use the company blog to break stories with the potential to go viral. Stories can generate links from other industry blogs and articles in major trade publications.

Step #2. Establish a Twitter account
Supplement the company blog with a company Twitter account. It allows you to post shorter, more frequent updates
Company “tweets” included:
– Notices of new blog posts, webinars
– Fun entries (e.g., trivia questions, quizzes)
– Informal focus group questions (a poll of Twitter followers about potential names for the company newsletter)
Use scanning tools to find and participate in Twitter conversations relevant to your industry.

Set up alerts to find key terms and search for competitors’ names
People complain on Twitter and search for solutions.
Re-tweet relevant information found through scans, such as reports or interesting industry news. Start conversations

Step #3. Create LinkedIn group
Form groups on LinkedIn and Facebook.
Establish the group as an open forum to discuss issues.
Group members should start conversations among themselves for advice, reviews and suggestions for industry events
Joining discussions only when sharing relevant industry news, blog posts or other content to keep members engaged.

Step #4. Modify press release strategy for blogger coverage
– Release at least one new press release each week.
– To encourage inbound links, press releases should be short and contain links to sections of the company website.
– Shift their release time from 8 a.m. Eastern time to late morning/early afternoon, when West Coast bloggers were most likely to begin scanning for news.
– Publish press releases using a service called PitchEngine, and post releases to social media channels, such as their Twitter feed and LinkedIn group.

Step #5. Promote social media channels on company website and in email signatures
To encourage customers and prospects to participate in their social media channels,

links to different accounts from the company’s website and in email signatures.
Nnews section of the website should includ links to the company’s Twitter feed and LinkedIn group under a “join us” headline.
Include updates from the company Twitter account in the right-hand column of the company blog.
Employees’ email signatures could include links to the blog, Twitter account or LinkedIn group, along with name, email address and phone number.

Step #6. Measure growth of social media accounts and Web traffic
Measure the contribution social media efforts made to the company’s marketing and sales activity.

Track metrics to determine the growth of their various social media channels, such as:
o Unique blog page views
o Twitter followers
o LinkedIn group members
At the same time track marketing metrics, such as:
o Unique website visitors
o Traffic generated by SEO
o Leads
o Leads by source (inbound Web, email, trade shows, seminars)
o Marketing-influenced pipeline activity, by source
When comparing the metrics side-by-side, looked for correlations between activity in social media outlets and web activity.

Creative samples from BreakingPoint’s social media campaign

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  1. Kyle says:

    Thanks for talking about our (BreakingPoint) case study, we are thrilled with the feedback we are getting so that we can tweak our social marketing activities. Overall thought it is very satisfying to see social marketing as a terrific strategy for both community building and lead generation.Kyle

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The Worst Healthy Beverage

Are your “healthy” beverages killing you or hydrating you?

 by Jen Beck

In all reality, the only one true healthy beverage is…Water.

All the rest pose some kind of challenge to our health, big or small, so let’s look at them, so you can make educated choices for you and your family.

First, let’s look at the one we know is unhealthy – Soda.  What is wrong with soda? It tastes so good, right?  It may taste great to you now, but get off of it for a few months, then see how you like the taste. Last year, I was at my Aunt’s 90th birthday party and we had already polished off all of the bottled water. I used to love Diet Cokejen beck and guzzle it like it was water 10 years ago, so I figured I would just have some of that. After just a sip or two, I decided I wasn’t that thirsty after all. Back in the day I was so overwrought with artificial sweeteners and excitotoxins, that real food tasted bland and boring, but the processed stuff tasted normal (and yummy). Today, real food is what my body craves and my taste buds enjoy, while processed foods tastes like chemicals.

Soda is the top caloric source in America. Soda is unhealthy in many ways, the carbonation, the sugar or artificial sweeteners depending on if you are drinking diet or regular, the food coloring. None of these possess any nutritional value whatsoever and are all detrimental to your health.  Statistics say that you will gain an average of 6 pounds per year from drinking just 1 soda per day. The carbonation, sugars (real or fake) contribute to cancer and the dyes can trigger ADHD or create kidney stones depending on what you are drinking. Need further convincing?  Read this…

So now, let’s move on to the “Healthy” beverages.

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