Find A Professional…Market Your Business Card 2 for FREE at DottiBerry.com

That’s right. You can drop your digital business card on my blog for FREE! Don’t you love the opportunity to market your brand…your services…on my blog…for FREE?

Have you ever “dropped your business card” into a fishbowl many times throughout the years, whether that be a the local Chamber of Commerce meeting,  at your favorite restaurant, or during a raffle.

Well..no more!  That was yesterday.  BusinessCard2 is today! This digital web container allows you to have all of your professional and social identities docked in one place, as well as have links to your videos, websites, slidshares, and powerpoint presentations.

Your digital business card can be easily shared on Facebook with a link that shows up as “Expand my card,” allowing your web container (like mine at the end of this post) to open right there inside of Facebook!  You can take your personal brand all over the internet, yet makes changes in only one spot!

This is an amazing personal branding tool that enables YOU to share YOUR story.  Who, besides you, knows it better?

You can visit my BusinessCard2 at Ask Coach Berry.

To market yourself for FREE, all it takes is two easy steps.

1. Go to Brand You First and set up your FREE BusinessCard2.  The only commitment on our part is is a time one in setting up your details.
2. “Drop it” by clicking on the side side of my blog, where it says, “Find a Professional.”  Once you have your own BusinessCard2, you can drop it at multiple locations!

“Find a Professional” is a new BusinessCard2 feature I recently added.  And guess what?  This feature is also FREE! Just when you think it can’t get any better, it does!

If you like this and want to connect with me via mobile, just text “CoachB” to 90210. You will be able to upload all of my contact info directly into your phone and/or address book connected to your email program.  You will also be able to receive more cutting edge information about new school marketing tools and systems that can help you brand yourself, explode your business and take it to the next level!

You can also Sign up one time & receive reminders for a weekly “Ask Coach Berry” Training2Transform webinar that I offer FREE! You will discover cutting edge information each week. Why do I say that?  I will bet you were not aware about BusinessCard2.  I like finding the golden nuggets and bringing them to you!  Join us!

3rd Annual Still Waters Music Festival –

It doesn’t matter whether it’s business or pleasure…it’s all about connecting and engaging and a sense of community! It’s what we value the most! As we approach the last Saturday in July, keep this in mind.

Yes, it’s that time again! There is indeed a season and a time for everything!  Instead of Eat, Pray, Love...this is Eat, Dance, Pay for Tickets!

It’s all happening down by the still waters at 4451 Masterson Road; Blaine, WA  98230 on Saturday July 31, 2010!

Here’s the general outline for the evening.  Pay Pal button is at the end of this post!

5:00 p.m. – Arrive for beginning of potluck – Bring whatever food you like…it always seems to work out!  We will be grilling some chicken.

5:30-5:45 p.m. – Roby’s cousin, Kyle Carlson, may join us again this year to play a few Beatles’ songs as potluck begins

6:00-6:30 p.m. – Marcia Kester – experience a little of Marcia during dinner and get your dancing shoes ready for later!

Marcia can be found singing and playing around Western Washington as a Solo Singer/Guitarist or with her band, A FEW GOOD MEN.Her voice tells the whole story: the heat, the honey and a bit of Delta hardscrabble. A savory vocal texture that falls somewhere between Patsy Cline and Bonnie Raitt and on towards the Shania Twain zone. Her arrangements add a modern flavor to classic songs… A taste of rock in the country tunes and a dash of country in the rock.

6:30-7;00 p.m. - BREAK – a chance to mingle and talk before two sets by Angie Foster.  Angie says, “I’m a Portland-based, singer/songwriter/pianist. with a Sarah McLachlan meets Sara Bareilles vibe. Or so I’ve been told. (I know I should act cool, but wow, that comparison tickles the hell out of me!)”

7:00-7:45 p.m. – Angie Foster/1st set - Awesome upcoming blues singer & more! Check out her new cd released in June, 2010.

A contemporary pop songstress who creates as much magic on the keys as with her voice, Angie Foster will shake you to your shoes with soaring melodies and brilliant lyrics that seem to speak directly to you and you alone. And then, when you’re least expecting it, she’ll blast out a wicked tune smacking of sex and fun – and suddenly all is extraordinarily right with the world. Give yourself a special present today … and buy this glorious work!–Kimberly Gadette

8:45-9:00 p.m.- Break 9-11 p.m. - Marcia plays dance music (11 p.m. is official Ranch Quiet Time, so the music will stop, but conversations usually continue around the fire pit)

REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS!

Click on the button below to purchase your ticket PRIOR to the event…will just make it easier as people arrive! We will have a list at the door of everyone who has paid! Use the drop down box to make your selection if it is more than one ticket. The price is:

• $15 for one ticket
• $25 for two tickets

Come, bring a friend and have a great time!

Ticket Prices

1 Ticket $15.00 2 Tickets $25.00

Album Notes from Angie Foster’s Hurry Up and Wait, just release in June, 2010:

This album was recorded over a two-year period, which is why it’s called Hurry Up and Wait. There were lots of major events that put the album aside for a while, including an engagement and wedding.

Reviews:

Sometimes, the wait is worth it…especially for this album!

author: Brian Ball, Music Editor ~ WomensRadio

If the venom of snakebites were as sweet as the songs on Angie Foster’s newest release, Hurry Up…And Wait, you’d find us hanging out in tall grass, gardens, back yards and front lawns seeking out the addictive toxin that flows from the proverbial fangs of this welcomingly poisonous Portland-based singer-songwriter for a long time to come. Whether you’re seeking warm and comforting vocals that exude pop perfection in an “Elton John meets Taylor Swift at a backyard Hollywood BBQ” or progressive and experimental music that crosses genres like jaywalking pedestrians, your search is about to come to a screeching halt. Take, for example, the opening track, “Way It Should Be”, with hints of Americana sprinkled throughout and maintaining an alt. rock demeanor; Ms. Foster takes the listener to the top of the mountain and back again in just over four minutes, without losing the allure of her humble softness. If the smoky sounds of 60’s soul are more your flavor, the ageless orchestration of “Can’t Hold On” will take you there just as easily as acts like The Delfonics or Mary Wells have throughout the last half-century. One of our favorites on Hurry Up…And Wait is the highly contemplated composition, “Ordinary Day”, which brings to mind elements from such revered artists as Radiohead and The Beatles; and through subtle musings that incorporate folk/pop/classical/contemporary structuring, Ms. Foster is able to share an extraordinarily compelling story of longing and displacement. This is one which may require the listener to shampoo, rinse and repeat to truly appreciate all of the intricacies, but will surely end up making a lasting impression on anyone who takes the time to truly listen. As the album moves into the autumn season of its playtime, songs like “Further to Fall” offer a nod to groups like The Police or the Goo Goo Dolls with Angie’s exceptional presence and her blend of uniquely cognitive pop music, while the blues come alive on the instant-classic, “Make It Alright”. This song has the potential to sell out the largest of stadiums, drawing crowds for miles in any direction and further stoking the fire better known as Angie Foster. “Angie Foster’s methodically constructed vocal compositions enter the port of the listener’s soul like a listless rolling fog, leaving behind a thick residue of musical memory and pop sensibility.” –Brian Ball, Music Editor ~ WomensRadio

Read more…

Awesomely Soulful CD

author: Anmarie Jezorski

The killer combination of Angie’s soulful vocals and introspective songwriting makes this CD a must have! You will lose yourself in the ballads and want to dance along with the horns and energetic piano accompaniments. This CD has a little bit of everything – soul, blues, pop and jazz! I love the mix and I think you will too! Give it a listen.

Read more…

iZigg is dot com that won’t burst | iZigg retail with 90210 is Live!

If you have a business, and you are serious about connecting and engaging with your current clients and attracting the target audience that will propel your business to the next level, choose iZigg.  Choosing a unique key word and combining it with the most famous short code in the global marketplace, 90210,  is simply a no-brainer.

Whatever It Takes, grab this opportunity to get unlimited text messaging for a year for your business for only $2495!  There isn’t a better marketing deal for text messaging in the global marketplace.  Here’s a challenge. If you find a better deal, Text:  CoachB  To: 90210 and tell me.  I will check it out and acknowledge it right here on my blog!

Be a winner in this gold rush!   Visit CoachB 90210.

“iZigg Me!” replaces “Buzz me!” in the Mobile Social Media Revolution!

Join iZigg Leaders tonight at 6:30pm EST 9:30pm PST. Agents and Guests all welcome!

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I wrote a recent post with a headline, “iZigg…you zagg…I text CoachB to 90210…you text funky numbers I can’t remember!”

I have said it before and I will say it again. iZigg is a game changer!

Understanding WHY this is true is essential to making the best choice for marketing your company in the future.

In the past, we said to people “Buzz me,” translating to “Call me.”  There was no company that branded in such a way to take advantage of that.

Social media has changed EVERYTHING!

People today say, “Tweet me” for Twitter, and “Friend me” for Facebook.

In both cases, the verbal comment translates to branding the company.

In the past, it was symbols that created a brand.  The Nike swoosh is one example.  Today, they don’t have to put “Nike” beneath the swoosh for people to recognize that it is a Nike product.

iZigg is going to change EVERYTHING…again!

The branding of iZigg 90210 through verbal comments means that, in the future,  ”iZigg me” will translate to “Text me,” and people will be able to remember 90210, the most famous short code in the global marketplace!

Instant recognition…instant branding.  They will be the first “Verizon, Sprint, or AT & T” in mobile marketing.  There is currently no recognized BRAND in the mobile media industry.

IZigg has truly fired the shots and created the beginning of the Mobile Media Revolution.  Mobile media will PUSH social media out into the marketplace in a new way, creating the Mobile Social Media Revolution.

Rather than a statement of “Join the Revolution,” a question puts it more precisely, “Who WOULDN’T want to join this Revolution?”

Now you understand why iZigg holds more potential than any other mobile marketing company out there!

iZigg is a large media agency, offering media agency “franchise type” opportunities to individuals, enabling you to create mobile marketing campaigns for your clients (and much, much more in the future).  Mock up a few and share with potential clients.  That’s what I did when I met with Sally Edwards, triathlon icon, in Seattle on Monday.  It was great fun to be a part of the audience in the show, A NewDay Pacific NW, and then to hear her speak that evening…especially since Roby and I are participating in the Trek Women Triathlon on September 19 in Seattle…our first!

If you have an iZigg Media agency and you would like to learn an easy way to do mockups, a visual way to show potential clients about iZigg Mobile Media, sign up for my FREE webinar I will present on Thursday, July 22 at 6 pm PST/9 EST.

Here’s link to my Facebook  album with some more mockups I have presented or am presenting to businesses.

Mcard from iZigg is THE mobile card you need.  TEXT: CoachB TO: 90210 to receive mine. Utilize the Mcard along with BusinessCard2, an online digital billboard that brands & promotes YOU! BusinessCard2 is a  complete web container where you tell your story. After all, who knows your story better?  Partnered with the Mcard, you have a 1-2 marketing/branding/promotion vehicle that will explode your business.  And…the best part about BusinessCard2 is that it is FREE!  You can get yours at Brand You First.

It doesn’t stop there. Once you get your Free Busines Card2 at Brand You First., come back and click on “Find a Professional.”  You will see the tab on the right side of my blog. Then you can “drop your card” on my blog where people can find YOU! And…that’s also a free tool that I just implemented!

Here’s link to a recorded webinar with Lief Larson, President of Workface and developer of BusinessCard2.

Check out my BusinessCard2 below!

It’s Official! iZigg Launched & is LIVE! Text Coach B to 90210 & Join The Mobile Media Revolution!

Get ready. Social Media is going to propel it! That’s why I refer to it as the Mobile Social Media Revolution.  It goes together like a hand in a glove.

If you are a serious business person, you are going to want to do one or both of the following:

1. Use Mobile Marketing for your Business – iZigg, offering the branding opportunity of combining 90210, the most memorable and researched five digit code in the global marketplace,  with your unique key word ,gives you an equity branding position.  No other mobile media company can offer this unique positioning!
2. Carpe Diem – Yes, seize the day with iZigg as a business opportunity! iZigg has a binary compensation plan.  You can watch a webinar on demand presentation at iZigg SMS. It gives you a tour around the back office, showing you how easy it is to set up campaigns and also gives a brief summary of the comp plan. To see a detailed outline of the comp plan, visit CoachB90210 and click in the middle section where it says “WOW” and you will see the Official Comp Plan symbol.  Click on that for full disclosure & details.
   The bottom line is that NOW is the time to join with our iZigg 90210 Dream Team!  Remember “Where’s the Beef?” with Clara?  I tell people, “Be sure and ask, ‘Where’s The Value?’ “

   Let me answer that question as follows:
   

   • One KEY value point is that the closer you get to me, the more you benefit as I will be placing people under you!  That delivers one essential component to you…LEVERAGE.  Yes, your leverage is increased when you join us now.
   • You will be joining the  #1 Team in iZigg when you join our Dream Team comprised of many savvy internet marketers.  That is a bonus added value!  Why?  We are already teaching our team how to succeed via internet marketing.  Sure…this is a great product to share with family and friends who have businesses.  They will literally thank you for helping their business move to the next level with this mobile, text message, permission-based marketing.  AND…we also know that we don’t want to leave any stone unturned and miss an opportunity.  We will simultaneously teach you how to reach individuals and businesses outside your current sphere of influence.

This second point is what I call Age of Influence Marketing.  I do not subscribe to the either/or (offline/online) philosophy.  My business approach is both/and. Why choose one marketing method over the other when you can integrate the two and have twice the success!

Click on picture below to be taken to my website. You have several options.  You can:

1. Personally utilize the product for your business by selecting a product (see below and text CoachB to 90210 about a creating mobile marketing campaign for your business!)
2. Join at the $99 level and offer mobile products to your clients
3. Join at the $448 ($349 + $99) – Build a Team & also have the ability to direct sale mobile products to your clients

Like my digital branding billboard below? Get yours FREE & Promote YOU at BrandYouFirst. Then drop at the tab on the right side of my blog that says, “Find a Professional!” It’s FREE marketing…sweet deal, huh? Pass me a hershey’s kiss!

iZigg is LIVE! CoachB90210.com. TEXT this message: CoachB To this number: 90210. Go Where The Eyes Are!

This video says it all! This is the day mobile media changes forever. WHY?  iZigg with 90210, the most recognized 5 digit code in the global marketplace, is the first mobile media company that can brand with its short code.  That is a game changer!

iZigg 90210 is a push, not a pull.  It will PUSH your brand, your product, your services, your event, out into the marketplace with social media power. iZigg is creating the Mobile Social Media Revolution!

Branding + Quality Product = SUCCESS!

90210 + Your Unique Key Word (Your Quality Product) = SUCCESS!

You can purchase unlimited texting for marketing your Brand…your product…your services…your event…for only $2495 for one year.

Like my digital branding billboard below? Get yours FREE & Promote YOU at BrandYouFirst. Then drop at the tab on the right side of my blog that says, “Find a Professional!” It’s FREE marketing…sweet deal, huh?  Pass me a hershey’s kiss!

Using iZigg – Text CoachB to 90210 – How Can a Text Campaign go Viral?

This will be updated periodically as I see examples of mobile campaigns that do go viral.  It will also highlight missed opportunities by companies and what they could have done to enhance a marketing campaign by combining it with a mobile campaign.

On that note,  Chick-Fil-A missed a key opportunity when they had  Cow Appreciation Week July 5-9, 2010, and didn’t combine mobile marketing with it.  This video below talks about the power of viral marketing & what Chick-Fil-A could have done. The picture below shows it.

If if was good enough for Democrat Obama who now sits in the White House, Republican Meg Whitman figures it is good enough for her as she aspires to be Governor of California.

Politicians are understanding full well the opportunity that text marketing offers.  Check out the California Governor’s race, and see how Meg Whitman is using a text campaign to foster goodwill and create volunteers for the balance of the race.

Meg Whitman, prior CEO of Ebay has her own short code: 46634

Meg Whitman’s CA Governor Race Text Campaign:

The campaign return text thanks the person who opted in and asks for their zip code to share when Meg will next be in your area for a public appearance. After you supply the zip code, you receive a request to volunteer. Because we like to work with friends, the potential for this Text to be forwarded is huge.

Matt Arndt with iZigg shares the following example of a viral marketing campaign, literally IN ACTION!

Join the Band! – TMobile challenged aspiring musician Josh Ward in the UK to ask “What would you do with free texts and internet for life?”  Check out the result:

UPCOMING WEBINARS!

Text CoachB to 90210 with any questions!
Webinar Topic for Thursday, July 8 & July 15, 2010:

Is Your Digital Business Card Still Blank? Shift to Business Card 2. Brand YOU First…Today!

Thursday, July 8, 6 p.m. PST - Lief Larson, President of Workface and Developer of BusinessCard2, a free online digital business card, will present marketing tips on how to effectively utilize your BusinessCard2 for branding yourself and promoting your business and products.  CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR.

Go now and secure your FREE DIGITAL BUSINESS CARD!

Thursday, July 15, 6 p.m. PST -

Training2Transform Webinars on New school Marketing Tools for the Mobile, Social Media & SOHO (S mall Office/H ome O ffice) Revolutions.

Sign up one time here & receive weekly reminders. If you can’t attend one week, no worries. Catch us the next week! Our goal is to assist you in marketing your business more efficiently, effectively & economically!

iZigg mobile media means text “CoachB” to 90210 to join izigg

Mindset + Attitude = the mental foundation for SUCCESS, whether in life, relationships or business!

Ready. Aim. FIRE! Shots have been fired and the Mobile Revolution has begun.  The question is whether or not you want to join and have the opportunity through being a part of our iZigg 90210 Dream Team. You will be able to utilize 90210, the most recognized 5 digit short code in the global marketplace, for your personal mobile media business campaigns and/or have your own media agency and be able to offer this dynamic mobile media to other businesses.

iZigg 90210 isn’t just a shift.  This is a genuine game changer. 90210 CSC (Common Short Code) is both memorable & brandable…an unbeatable combination when used with your unique keyword.  Whether you need a mobile media campaign for your business and/or want an opportunity to own your own media agency, iZigg 90210 Dream Team with Coach Dotti Berry is the place to conenct, engage, collaborate & leverage!

Go to iZigg SMS for our webinar on demand.  You can watch a short 30 minute webinar that takes you through the iZigg back office, showing you how easy it is to set up a marketing campaign.  There is a short review of the compensation plan that shows you the opportunity available through securing your own media agency.  Text Coach B to 90210 with questions!

Our iZigg 90210 Dream Team is exactly that!  A group of savvy internet marketers utilizing mobile media in their own businesses.

Who will you find on the iZigg 90210 Dream Team?  Three Smart Chicks, Dotti Berry, Clare Kelway and Kathy Sammons, offering workshops and webinars “How to Connect & Engage Clients in the Mobile & Social Media Revolution.”

Join me weekly and “Ask Coach Berry” ANY question you want about mobile and social media marketing!

FREE Weekly “Ask Coach Berry” Training2Transform Webinars on New school Marketing Tools for the Mobile, Social Media & SOHO (S mall Office/H ome O ffice) Revolutions – Sign up one time & receive weekly reminders.  If you can’t attend one week, no worries. Catch us the next week!  Our goal is to assist you in marketing your business more efficiently, effectively & economically! SIGN UP NOW!

Text CoachB to 90210 and have all of my contact information immediately available in your cell phone.

CLICK HERE FOR MY PREVIOUS POST ABOUT NEW SCHOOL MARKETING TOOLS.

New School Marketing Tools Igniting Mobile, Social Media, & SOHO/Small Office Home Office Revolutions!

FREE Weekly Ask Coach Berry, Training2Transform Webinars on New school Marketing Tools for the Mobile, Social Media & SOHO (S mall Office/H ome O ffice) Revolutions – Sign up one time & receive weekly reminders.  If you can’t attend one week, no worries. Catch us the next week!  Our goal is to assist you in marketing your business more efficiently, effectively & economically! SIGN UP NOW! Text CoachB to 90210 for my contact information.

Mindset + Attitude = the mental foundation for SUCCESS, whether in life, relationships or business.

Likewise, a business must have a proper foundation of tools & systems in order to operate in a successful manner.  It is precisely this lack of tools and systems that keeps most small and home-based businesses from succeeding.

I was fortunate to learn the importance of this business foundation back in the 80’s & 90’s through my business partner, Barbara Anderson.  She was a systems person. If it has not been for her, we would have never have been named ASI (Advertising Specialty Institute) Small Business of the Year in the United States. I will be forever grateful for those lessons she taught me.

What I know is that I am NOT the person who you want to develop tools and systems.  I AM the person you want to assess tools and systems and figure out how to utilize and implement them.  I AM the person you want to show others how important tools and systems are and how to utilize them in their business.  That is why I am presenting these free Training2Transform weekly webinars, where you can come and “Ask Coach Berry” questions so that you can experience business success.

Forbes predicts that 79 Million will open their own home-based businesses in the next 3 years. Perhaps you are already one of those individuals or are contemplating it.  Either way, great!

If you are in the contemplation stage, text “CoachB” to 90210 and let’s set up a time for me to run a SOHO complimentary analysis.  It will give you a financial snapshot of the financial/tax benefits of having your own home-based business.  Gather enough information from which to make an informed decision for yourself.

Biz Pro Plus – Business Foundation Tools, inclusive of the following: Go To Meeting (this company is the only reseller for Go To Meeting), contact management system, custom email templates with drip campaign system, email blaster, uDeduct analysis (a tool that allows you to show someone in 5 minutes the financial/Tax benefits of having a home-based business), uDeduct (for tracking expenses of multiple companies). Videos are at Biz Pro Plus.

iZiggMobileMedia - Read previous blog post about the Mobile Media Revolution!

BUSINESS CARD 2, your personal branding billboard
Get your own at Brand You First.
View mine below or visit Ask Coach Berry.

Below are short 2-3 minute videos that will help you better understand the features & benefits of Business Card 2 and how this dynamic digital personal branding billboard can propel you in the marketplace.

Part 1-Introduction: “What is Business Card 2?

Part 2-”Brand You First with Business Card 2″

Part 3-”Basic Benefits of Business Card 2″

Part 4-”Using Business Card 2 A Personal Selling Tool”

Part 5-”Outstanding Features of Business Card 2?”

Part 6 -”Additional Benefits of Business Card 2?”

VoicePoint – Toktumi Line 2 – The ONLY Business Communications System you will ever need! Don’t believe me? Call 1-888-440-9780 to see how it works!  Click here to get your FREE 30 Day Trial!   Here’s a previous blog post.

Leads Forever - Combine a premier lead-scraping software with Voice Broadcasting and you will NEVER have to buy leads again for your business! This Leads Forever Webinar on Demand explains everything.

What do Lady Gaga, iZigg, Business Card 2, Toktumi Line 2, and I have in common?

Lady Gaga is in the news again.  And that’s news?  I know…Lady Gaga is always in the news!  She is truly a phenom! I love the way she steps out and supports the GLBT community (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender). Now, that is newsworthy coming from the person most covered in the news these days.

Back to why she is in the news as I write this.

#1 – Lady Gaga is the first artist to get ONE BILLION views on You Tube. Amazing, huh?

#2 – Lady Gaga had the audacity to pass Obama to be the first to reach 10 MILLION Facebook Fans (ahead of our president by about 700,000).  I say “audacity” because I am thinking, “Aren’t the Democrats supposed to work together?” Ok, I know I should not make assumptions.  I am making an assumption that she is a Democrat vs. being a Republican. I have never talked to Lady Gaga (you would think being gay would pay off since she is in favor of marriage equality!).  Forget all that….I have gotten off track.  The point is that all of this was the trending story on Mashable today! Get it?  Social Media POWER!

Just when I thought “What will Lady Gaga do next?” I got my answer. With her being BIG…not make that HUGE… in the news these days, it didn’t take long.  I was ordering a new cell phone after losing mine enroute home from Atlanta back home last week.  I still have an iphone on order.  I really hated losing my sim card.

Kyle, the gentleman on the line in Missouri, from whom I was ordering the phone, suddenly shouted, “Oh my goodness.” (or something like that!) Lady Gaga is the new spokeswoman for Virgin Mobile!

Honestly, I don’t know what to think now.

After researching, my question is, “Did she actually become the new spokeswoman for Virgin Mobile…and, if she is, when did it actually happen?” Surely an event of this magnitude would be newsworthy! Where did Kyle get his information.  Surely he must know since he is a Virgin Mobile rep. I suppose I will have to ask him when I call back today to tell him what color hard cover I want for my phone.  By the way, I chose the purple with black tiger strips.  Grrrrrr.

I am still confused.  In March, 2010, it was announced that Virgin Mobile would back her Monster Ball Concert Tour beginning June 28, 2010.  Those dates don’t equate to yesterday’s date of July 3 when I was ordering my phone from Kyle. The “scoop” on her website said…

In keeping with Lady Gaga’s flair for the theatrical, as well as her innovative and creative spirit, the second leg of the tour promises to push the limits of the live concert experience, bringing fans a spectacle even more eye-popping than what they experienced during the thrilling first leg of The Monster Ball.

It’s still called Monster Ball, but it’s more of a musical and less of a concert,” Lady Gaga said in a February interview with KIIS-FM’s Ryan Seacrest. “It has a New York theme, it’s a story, and the story is that me and my friends are in New York and we’re going to the Monster Ball, and we get lost.

Now, I’m lost.  All I want to know is:

Is she, or is she not, the new Virgin Mobile spokeswoman?

I believe Kyle owes me an explanation since he screamed this announcement in my ear while I was ordering my cell phone.

Forget the answer to that.  The “connecting and engaging” reason I am writing this blog post is to share with you what Lady Gaga, IZigg, Business Card 2, Toktumi Line 2, and I have in common. Here it is.

We all push the limits.  Lady Gaga? Well, you just read what it said on her website…and you read the other news. No more explanation needed.

iZigg.  Ok, maybe you haven’t heard of them. Watch out. It may not be in the realm of the news you currently understand today, but it will be in the future.

I challenge you to think of a company that defines the mobile media market.  No company dominates, much less is a household word like Ford became when they initially ignited the car industry.  There is no “AT & T, Sprint, or Verizon,” the companies who dominate cell phone service, currently dominating in the mobile media market.

This is going to change. It has changed.

iZigg fired the shots igniting the Mobile Media Revolution. Yes, I know. Mobile Media marketing campaigns have been around since 2003, but the general public lacks awareness.

iZigg’s entry into the field is a game changer.  This is more than a shift.  This is reaching a tipping point. Where do Business Card 2 and Toktumi Line 2 fit into this picture?

This short video explains the connections.  It pulls together the diverse strings of commonality on how Lady Gaga, iZigg, Business Card 2, Toktumi Line 2 and me each push the limits in who we are and/or our industry.

Ready, Aim, Fire!  The Global Revolution has begun. We are making a difference and creating a world where people are connecting and engaging, and nothing can stop us!  No government…nobody.  There is no “them” out there.  There is only the power in US…all of us working together to make our world a better place. Join 3 Smart Chicks at our Facebook Club iConnect & Engage.

Just remember that you heard it on Dotti Berry’s blog, not Mashable!

Here’s my video to Lady Gaga.  Perhaps she will view it and call me!

Lady Gaga…Below is my Business Card 2 embeddable personal branding billboard!

iZigg. You Zagg. My clients text “CoachB” to 90210. You text funky numbers people cannot remember.

iZigg hits the Bulls Eye.  Others don’t.  Why?  The very reasons I am mentioning. They all promise your own CSC (common short code).  Who cares?  Nobody can remember the funky numbers.  If they can’t remember it, they can’t use it.

The instant brandability of  90210 combined with your unique key word is missing from other companies I researched who offer mobile marketing.    Obviously, there is only ONE 90210 CSC. As a life-long Marketing Strategist & Visionary Entrepreneur turned iPreneur, I can’t afford to steer you down a path that will NOT enhance your marketing.  Period.

Do you want to GO WHERE THE EYES ARE?  Text “CoachB” to 90210 and we can discuss!

P.S. WATCH THIS VIDEO FIRST!   Plus…iZigg is going GLOBAL in the future!

P.P.S. I am offering a FREE webinar on Thursday, July 8 at 6 p.m. PST/7 p.m. MST/8 p.m. CST/9 p.m. EST. I want to help you get started on discovering all the exciting ways you can set up your FREE BusinessCard2 & how you can use it to market your brand!

Don’t know what a BusinessCard2 is?  Check out this blog post and discover the most integrated personal branding tool on the internet…and it’s FREE!   And my webinar is FREE!

Be sure and go to Your Digital Business Card before the webinar, and sign up so that you can work hands on with this tool during the webinar.

Walk Worthy! Coach B, aka Dotti Berry – Call me toll-free at 1-800-440-9780 or text “CoachB” to 90210 if you have any questions prior to the webinar!

Is Your Digital Business Card Still Blank? Shift to BusinessCard2. Brand YOU First…Today!

It’s about connecting…it’s about engaging…it’s about Visibility!  It’s about Personal Marketing, Personal Selling, Personal SEO, Personal Branding, Identity Management & Self Promotion.  It’s all about the Social Media Revolution. Isn’t it about time you filled in your blank card!

You must recognize that you don’t have your “branding house” in order if your online card is BLANK…and shift and discover a way to Brand YOU FIRST…today!

The initial question you must ask yourself is, “WHY is it blank?”

Then you must ask two more questions…

1. “WHAT do I need to do to shift in order to start creating a personal brand though a digital business card”, and…
2. “WHY is this important for my business success?”

The answer to the initial question is one that only you know.  I would suggest, however, that you, like many others, don’t know a problem exists; therefore, you aren’t looking for a solution.  You simply don’t know you don’t know.  If you aren’t thinking that a digital card that can hold EVERYTHING exists, you obviously aren’t seeking a solution.

On the other hand, if you have ever wondered and thought about how great it would be to have all of your information in one, tidy little on-line container, and are looking to discover it, then count this as your lucky day!

The answer to the next question about what you need to do to shift is based on your new understanding that an online, digital business card does exist!

At this point, you have apply the Kevin Costner thinking/philosophy from Field of Dreams…”If you build it, they will come.”

I like to give people, especially people in business, the benefit of the doubt, believing the equivalent in this case to the above statement, “If they it exists, they will use it.”  I truly believe that if you know a solution exists once you are aware of a problem, you will use the provided tool to solve it.

All I can say is “Stay with me.   There is a solution for you!”

The best part is that it is FREE. The only investment (albeit it an important one) is your time and energy for creating it. BusinessCard2, helping you Brand YOU First, is the only comprehensive digital business card on the internet.  There are other existing resources for exchanging basic information, such as name, email, phone number, and web/blog address, but nothing like this FREE digital business card that I discovered.

I previously blogged about it, but having now implemented it, I am amazed at what is possible!  Its uses are as unlimited as your imagination!

Lief Larson, President of WorkFace, and co-developed of BusinessCard2 says…

BusinessCard2 is a personal marketing and personal branding platform that enables identity management. Is allows you to create, control, and leverage your professional online identity via a portable and interactive business card.  With a BusinessCard2, you can build relationships with new customers, build visibility and raise your profile, and generate more business by receiving prospect leads.

Your Shift that is necessary requires taking action.  You must:

1. Throw away the old files!  Move away from thinking about a business card as you have in the past.
   
2. Install a new operating system!
   Pretend you have written a business plan.  You must now implement it.  In this case, it means utilizing a marketing strategy with Your Digital Business Card.  How do you accomplish that?  Utilize a link signature in emails and forums, or a hyperlinked icon in email, or embed it in your blogs and websites.  You can view mine at the end of this blog post, or in the side bar.

And…let BusinessCard2 search engine it for you.  Lief explains that,
“Owning your namespace in search engines is an essential part of your professional discoverability.  BusinessCard2 is designed to help you rapidly raise your profile in search engines such as Google, Bing, & Yahoo.

In many instances, they can help you ride to the first page of search results in 11-19 days.  The SEO (search engine optimization) benefits you receive are completely value-added.

Now…to consider the last question about why this online card is important to your business success.

How many times do you need to hear Brand YOU…First before you believe it?

This isn’t about ego.  It’s about practicality…and Personal Marketing…and Personal Selling…and Personal SEO, and Personal Brandng, and Identity Management and Self Promotion.

In today’s global marketplace, branding you first is both essential and critical to your success because

a) 30-40 year stints with one company are a relic of the past, and

b) more people will have their own small business in the future vs. having a J-O-B.

What am I saying? You must create a personal brand, even in the midst of working for a particular company because your status will likely change in the future, and change again, and change again.  You may, or I should say, probably will, at some point in your life, have your own small or home-based business.

This is the Age of the Entrepreneur & iPreneur Revolution…to the tune of 79 million joining in the next three years. At least that is what Forbes predicts. Your decision is whether or not you are joining it!

If you plan to marketing in any way via the internet,

The bottom line is that there is no one who can “tell your story” better than you!  That is the essence of the Business Card 2 web container.  In today’s digital, global marketplace, Lief has some ideas about that, talking about…

The Importance of Control

If you are like most people today, your digital footprint is expansive. Chances are that websites have inventoried your name, and search engines have indexed those instances of your name. However, having control over the way customers, prospects and partners find and see your online identity is difficult. Most social networks will expose your name, but hide your information behind a walled garden. This is cumbersome for people looking to learn more about you or reach out to you. BusinessCard2 is different. We enable you to fully control how people see you and complete transparency about your professional identity and reputation.

No matter where you are on the globe, decide that today, you will commit your time to developing your own personal digital business card through Business Card 2.  The time has come for you to create Your Digital Business Card. Outside of your time commitment, this opportunity to brand yourself NOW is FREE!  What a sweet deal! You simply can’t beat it.

I am offering a FREE webinar on Thursday, July 8 at 6 p.m. PST/7 p.m. MST/8 p.m. CST/9 p.m. EST. I want to help you get started on discovering all the exciting ways you can set up your BusinessCard2 & how you can use it to market your brand!

Be sure and go to Your Digital Business Card before the webinar, and sign up so that you can work hands on with this tool during the webinar.

Walk Worthy!  Coach B, aka Dotti Berry – Call me toll-free at 1-800-440-9780 or text “CoachB” to 90210 if you have any questions prior to the webinar!