by Ken Brand, Sales Manager - Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors / The Woodlands TX / Cell: 832-797-1779 on August 27, 2010
Facebook Places – Friend, or Foe?
Perhaps you’ve heard? Facebook recently released a new Check-In feature called Places. Mostly, from what I read, people who comment on these sorts of things, they think it’s lame and useless. I don’t know how it will all work out. Actually nobody knows. But generally speaking, my money’s on Facebook. I see that when I click on my Facebook Places iPhone icon, plenty of people are checking in.
Rather than fight Facebook, you might want to make Facebook your friend, just in case, you know, it really takes off.
But before I share how to Customize Your Own Facebook Places Page, let me add my voice to the shouts about Places security settings. The Facebook default for Places allows your friends to Check You In. The first thing you might want to do is change your Facebook Places security setting. If you don’t diable the feature, your friends can check you into places you’re really not at. For example, you might be sitting at home watching New Jersey Housewives, and your loose cannon friend is checking you into a strip club, or worse, a Justin Beiber concert. Here’s how to diable that feature. I’d go do that right now, then come back.
Back To Customizing Your Facebook Places Page – For Your Business
So the idea here is, instead of checking in at the Facebook default for your real estate office, you can create your own entry. You can included your name, phone numbers, and a little promo/bio. The whole process takes only a couple of minutes.
Here’s how you start – I’ve Posted Step By Step Instructions, With Screen Shots – Click Here To Read The Rest.
Thanks.
by Ken Brand, Sales Manager - Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors / The Woodlands TX / Cell: 832-797-1779 on August 21, 2010
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Get Your Shop ON!
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 20, 21 and 22 is Tax-Free Weekend in Texas, and The Woodlands Mall will be open one hour earlier and close one hour later on all three days. Hours are: Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21, 9 am to 10 pm and Sunday, August 22, 11 am to 7 pm On Saturday, August 21 from 10 am to 3 pm, Tax-Free Weekend savings will be complemented with cool, Shop Til You Rock activity stations designed especially for middle- and high-school students. For more information, visit www.thewoodlandsmall.com and click on the Shop Til You Rock icon on the home page.
by Ken Brand, Sales Manager - Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors / The Woodlands TX / Cell: 832-797-1779 on August 21, 2010
The Woodlands Wildflower Festival: Perfect Venue to Promote Your Business to the Community
The Woodlands Wildflower Festival is set for Saturday, October 23 from 10 am – 2 pm at the award-winning Rob Fleming Park in the Village of Creekside Park. This is a new venue with extra space to make The Woodlands Wildflower Festival bigger than ever!
At the festival, a variety of free wildflower seeds will be distributed by local businesses. Also featured will be informative landscaping and environmental exhibits, native plants and gift items for sale, a free petting zoo and pony rides, giant inflatable rides, food and more. Lovable mascot of The Woodlands, Puffy Pine Cone, will make a special guest appearance from 11 am until 12 noon.
As a seed sponsor for The Woodlands Wildflower Festival, you will receive 2,500 seed packets with your logo on the packets and a booth space at the event. You name or company name will also appear on the official poster of The Woodlands Wildflower Festival. The Seed Sponsorship cost is $750, and sponsorships are available through Wednesday, September 1. For more information, call Kenny Speight at 281-367-2886 or email him at kenny@kennyspeight.com.
The Woodlands Development Company and The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau are the presenting sponsors of the festival. The Brickman Group, Ltd. is a participating sponsor. Proceeds from the seed sponsorships and tee-shirt and poster sales benefit The Woodlands Lions Club.
by Ken Brand, Sales Manager - Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors / The Woodlands TX / Cell: 832-797-1779 on August 19, 2010
by Ken Brand, Sales Manager - Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors / The Woodlands TX / Cell: 832-797-1779 on August 14, 2010
The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau to Sponsor 2nd Annual Oktoberfest
Officials at The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) are gearing up to create a destination fun weekend in The Woodlands with Oktoberfest, presented by The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation. Set for September 24 – 26 at Town Green Park in The Woodlands along The Woodlands Waterway®, Oktoberfest will feature live music and entertainment, a delicious selection of German food including bratwurst, sauerkraut and strudel, beverages, and a kid’s activity area coordinated by The Woodlands Children’s Museum.
“This is a great opportunity for visitors and residents to experience the great beauty and heritage of culture found in The Woodlands,” said Nick Wolda, President of The Woodlands CVB. “Given this event is the largest of its kind in a 200-mile radius, we believe Oktoberfest will continue to gain momentum as a great event and bring people to enjoy a great experience in The Woodlands.”
Pictured are (left to right): Casey Snyder, General Manager of The Woodlands CVB; Nick Woldaand Bob Schucker, Oktoberfest Chair.
The Woodlands features 1,400 hotel rooms, ranging from full-service 4-star to some of the highest limited service brands in the country. Lodging accommodations can be found atwww.visitthewoodlands.com.
Oktoberfest proceeds will go to The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) organization raising funds for scholarships benefiting local students and their families. Tickets are $10 for ages 10 and older and free for ages 9 and younger. Sponsorships are still available for organizations, companies and individuals wanting to participate.
For more information about Oktoberfest, visit the event website at www.oktoberfestthewoodlands.com.
Thank you The Woodlands Development Company for this information.
by Ken Brand, Sales Manager - Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors / The Woodlands TX / Cell: 832-797-1779 on August 13, 2010
Eighth Annual Fall Home & Garden Show Set for August 28 & 29
Visitors to the Eighth Annual Fall Home & Garden Show at The Woodlands, set for Saturday and Sunday, August 28 & 29 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, will learn the merits of going green from local speakers with new ideas and new products for living well. More than 200 exhibitors are participating in the show.
Featured presenters and topics include: LaVerne Williams, AIA, LEED AP, (pictured) a Houston-based green architect, the importance of building environmentally conscious homes; John Ferguson, Owner of Nature’s Way Resources, recycling and fertilizer; Ron Thompson of Thompson’s Landscape Service, and Jason McKenzie, Owner of The Piney Woods Nursery and Landscaping, utilizing the natural world and creating green gardens that incorporate fruitful plants; Jeff Cunningham, Owner ofCunningham Gas Products, outdoor cooking; Dan Marshall, Owner of Innovative Skylights & Attics, and Jodi Hamlin, South Texas Territory Manager for Water Furnace Geothermal, reducing heating and cooling costs; and Zac Trahan, Program Manager of the Texas Campaign for the Environment Houston office, recycling electronic waste.
Hours for the Fall Home & Garden Show are 9 am – 7 pm Saturday and 10 am – 6 pm Sunday. Tickets are $9 for adults, $7 for seniors, and children 12 years and younger can attend for free. Free covered parking is provided in The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center garage on Six Pines Drive with a walkway to the hotel. Valet parking is available at the hotel entrance.
Visit www.woodlandsshows.com to print out an online discount coupon for $1 off admission. Special exhibitor offers and general event information can also be found on the site.
