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Cause Factory: Cars For The Cure

A group of young people from AlphaStyle and Cause Factory came together for a great cause. The AlphaStyle team has been working towards charitable work from all angle. When Evan Lemons of Cause Factory decided he needed help to put together a charity event to support breast cancer. He came to the best, and we made sure that we gave him the best of what he hasked for. Take a look at the article in the Franklin Life Magazine about the Cars For The Cure.

The Cause Factory keeps it local with ‘Cars for the Cure’

By SARA McMANAMY-JOHNSON
Staff Writer
smcmanamy-johnson@c-dh.net

“If you can change what you’ve got right here, then you can change the world,” said Evan Lemons, co-founder of The Cause Factory.

This belief is the foundation of The Cause Factory, based in Franklin.

“The Cause Factory is something we just created,” said Lemons, “we’re just a group of friends that decided to come together and throw parties for non-profit organizations.”

Lemons and his Cause Factory co-founders – Amir Altair, Kevin Holifield, and Dee Dyer – all have full-time jobs, but in their off time, they work together to raise funds for local charities.

A shared interest in cars led the friends to the idea of organizing a car show, according to Lemons.

That idea will come to fruition in the form of Cars for the Cure, which will be held Saturday, June 25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Williamson Medical Center Breast Health Center.

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dip Ultra Pool Party 2.0

Tan, Drink & Dip
This is your exlclusive invitation to the Dip Ultra Pool Party every Sunday beginning June 12th 2011. Set against the rolling backdrop of the West Nashville hills and the elite pool of GrandView. The DIP Ultra Pool Party is where a nightlife vibe merges with daylight and pool side pampering and relaxation. This adults-only playground will be a magnet for Nashville’s local socialites as well as visitors looking to unwind. Surround yourself with sexy, sultry sounds from our Dip resident DJ. Dip Sundays offers you an oasis
in the middle of nowhere.

HEELS AND BIKINI’S ARE ALWAYS PREFERRED!

-30 Sun chairs
-6 Tables with umbrellas
-8 Person Hot Tub
-Bring your own beverage
-Water will be provided
-Complimentary snacks will be provided
-Please be respectful to others
-We are all here to have fun and enjoy

For questions text 615 669 0691 or email alphastyletc@gmail.com

Social Media Marketing

Do we truly listen or do we just hear things? It strikes us as odd when businesses don’t listen to their customers even if they are screaming at the top of their lungs for changes. Recently I read an a blog by Scott Monty, the head of social media for Ford Motor Company, who takes the time to write to us about what he thinks of social media from an inside source on how companies have to adapt when dealing with an informed clientele.

There’s Hearing, Then There’s Listening

We were all probably taught the difference between listening and hearing when we were children. ”I hear you,” you say. No doubt you’ve uttered that or had it uttered to you. But is it enough?
We all have a fundamental need to be heard; that implies that we’re acknowledged, certainly. Technically, hearing is simply the process of sound being transmitted and received. Telling someone that you’ve heard them is a good first step, and while that’s an easy way to make a customer feel appreciated by a major brand, there are times when it needs to go beyond hearing and to truly listen: to take to heart what they’ve said and take a harder look at a business practice or service.

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TEDxSF – Mel Robbins – F— YOU – How To Stop Screwing Yourself Over

Mel Robbins is a married working mother of three, an ivy-educated criminal lawyer, and one of the top career and relationship experts in America. Widely respected for her grab-’em-by-the-collar advice and tough love, Robbins drills through the mental clutter that stands between people and what they want. Her approach is smart, effective and entertaining. Five days a week, Mel hosts her own syndicated radio show The Mel Robbins Show, discussing hot topics and giving advice to callers across America. She is starring in a new series, In-Laws, airing this summer on A&E. In addition, she writes a monthly column for Success Magazine, is a former CNBC contributor and is the co-founder of Advice for Living, Inc., which develops products and television programming with experts in the wellness, health, relationship and career categories.

Most nights, once the kids are in bed, you’ll find Mel at home with a bourbon on the rocks and her Australian Shepherd at her feet, writing about life, love and everything else on her award-winning blog: www.melrobbins.com

Chase Jarvis: Freeing your ideas!

In this TEDx talk, renowned photographer Chase Jarvis shares his ideas about working through creative fears and setting your ideas free.

About TEDx, x = independently organized event

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Aram Sinnreich – The Next Generation Internet

Sinnreich envisions a new internet that uses mesh networking to produce a stable, ad hoc, global wireless network in which each user is a router, server and client combined, and in which no single state or organization can effectively censor or surveil the population on a broad scale.

To date, Sinnreich and his team have developed a set of “social specifications” describing the functionalities required of MondoNet, and are in the process of mapping these specifications to open technological platforms. Their present aim is to develop a fully open, global development process akin to the collaborative environments surrounding Linux and Wikimedia.

Akismet Setup Tutorial: Use it to fight spam!

We use Akismet on our website and blog to help track the spam and block it. I get asked often how to setup Akismet to work on WordPress.org websites as opposed to the simple point and click on WordPress.com sites. Well I made life a bit easier for you and found the best tutorial!

Chances are you’ve heard the term Akismet before in the context of preventing WordPress blog spam. So what is Akismet exactly? Akismet is a powerful tool in the fight WAR against comment spam and trackback spam. This isn’t your ordinary anti-spam plugin that just adds a simple image code which supposedly verifies if the commentor is a “human” or not. The truth is, spam bots are getting more and more sophisticated by the day, and who knows? They may even be able to circumvent your CAPTCHA code and spam you like crazy. What Akismet does is different.

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Social Media Marketing in 3 minutes

Discover how using Social Media Marketing to promote your business can keep you top of mind with your prospects. Use Social Media to position yourself as an expert in your field, teach people how to solve their problems with your product or service and develop a lasting relationship. After all, we all know people buy from people they know like and trust.

Discover the 4 step formula for using Social Media Marketing for your business…

Customers Want To Interact

93% of Americans believe a company should have a social media presence

85% believe a company should be active with customers in social media

56% feel a stronger connection with companies they interact with in social media