Monthly Archives for January 2011
Social Media is the New Village Square
While at the ANLA Clinic in Louisville a thought occurred to me. The younger generation get’s social media and seem’s wired to be involved. It’s guy’s and gals in my age group (go ahead and guess) that may feel a bit … Continue reading
I’m back from the ANLA Management Clinic
Wow, what a great time I had at the clinic. It was fantastic to meet many of the people I have only known from the virtual world. So much happened my head is spinning. There is much to discuss, but it’s … Continue reading
Monrovia, Home Depot, and pay at scan.
I forgot to mention in the last post something important. Bob Smiland, Chief Of Sales and Marketing told me that Monrovia Nursery will not operate with pay at scan. Home Depot and the rest will have to pay upfront, or with some type of … Continue reading
A discussion with Bob Smiland, head of sales and marketing for Monrovia Nurseries
I meet with Bob Smiland, who is the Chief Sales & Marketing Officer for Monrovia Nurseries. Bob was nice enough to sit down with me today, and chat about some of the rumors flying around Monrovia. If you remember, Monrovia sent a letter … Continue reading
So what’s up with Monrovia Nursery?
I am looking for some answers on Monrovia Nurseries recent actions. Tried to find the executives from Monrovia here at the ANLA Clinic, but couldn’t. We’ll try again tomorrow. Have heard from a couple of sources an un-confirmed rumor that Monrovia got the extra … Continue reading
The ANLA Management Clinic is off and running.
Today is the first full day at the ANLA Management clinic here in Louisville, KY. Stayed up way too late last night talking to people. Get a bunch of nursery people together and next thing you know it’s midnight, and you have to get … Continue reading
I’ll be at The ANLA Clinic in Louisville, Kentucky
I’ll be heading to Louisville, Kentucky for the ANLA (American Nursery and Landscape Association) Clinic this week. Haven’t been to an association event in years, so this will be fun. It’s a chance to meet in person many of the people I … Continue reading
The Fear of Success.
I wanted to address a comment at my last post, Social Media, Fear Holds Us Back! Carolyn commented, “I am a nursery owner who has started a blog to communicate with my customers. People keep telling me I need to be on FB, … Continue reading
Social media, fear holds us back
Was asked the other day why more nurseries and garden centers don’t use social media. This question was from someone in Silicon Valley. Yup, the high tech capitol of the world (or at least it use to be). You would … Continue reading
Who do you get your gardening info from?
Interesting post at Garden Rant from Amy Stewart, titled, “Dear eHow: Please Go Away”. The post is how site’s like “ehow, Suite 101, Ask, LoveToKNow, HowStuffWorks, InfoPlease, About, Examiner, GardenGuides, AllExperts, Mahalo, Answers, Life123, ezinearticles, essortment”, etc., are ”increasingly crowding out real, … Continue reading
