By Guest Blogger, Donna DeClemente, Donna's Promo Talk Hurricane Sandy whipped through the East Coast Monday night and left us with an enormous amount of destruction that we are now still trying to come to grips with. I live in Rochester, New York, where we normally are way enough inland... Read more →

by Yvonne DiVita I don't get it. I don't get how so many people can be so angry - raising fists in the sky against their brothers and sisters. Yes, we are all brothers and sisters. It's both sides. I'm not going to accuse any one group of being more... Read more →

By Guest Blogger, Donna DeClemente, Donna's Promo Talk The month of October is starting to wind down and we have been enjoying many of the beautiful fall colors here in western New York. We're also still seeing quite a bit of PINK since October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. I... Read more →

by guest blogger Katie Parsons Like other entrepreneurs and small business owners, I have a pretty hectic household. Between my unstable schedule, my husband’s stable-but-crazy-busy schedule and the comings and goings of my four kids, life is… well, interesting. It is tough to strike the balance between “putting family first”... Read more →

By Guest Blogger Donna DeClemente, Donna's Promo Talk Today I was the speaker at the quarterly Women TIES Greater Rochester Luncheon which was titled "New Ideas for Using Facebook to Build Your Brand and Grow Sales". Women TIES is a regional organization that is based out of Syracuse, NY, but... Read more →

by Yvonne DiVita Our company struggles with the idea of business cards, on a regular basis. We know they’re important. After all, when you network, when you travel, when you send out product, you should always include a business card. The issue is: what should it look like and where... Read more →

In place of Friday Musings, I bring you a well written guest post from Mary Hunt of In Women We Trust. How often have you heard that phrase in defense of some questionable act of business, “It’s not personal, it’s just business.” What the What?!? Everything is personal when you... Read more →

By Amanda Ponzar (@LivingUnited) Motivation is everything. It's what drives athletes to train, compete & win; it's what keeps our brain churning in the middle of the night with flashes of brilliant insight when we're excited about a new project; it's what causes us to sacrifice time, money and more... Read more →

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By Guest Blogger Donna DeClemente, Donna's Promo Talk This is a photo of my dog, Izzie, who is wearing a Pet Rocker costume from the Bret Michaels Pets Rock Collection available at PetSmart. I recently entered this photo of her in the PetSmart Monster Cute Photo Contest that they are... Read more →