7 Degrees Blog

The Seven Degrees Blog is our way to share our thoughts on business, life, and of course, marketing, events and technology. Our goal is to educate, engage and inspire. We look forward to sharing ideas with our readers and hearing your feedback.

A Good Social Network.

July 18, 2011

Dear Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, FourSquare and anyone else dabbling or fully-invested in the social technology game. Listen Up! My iPhone is now out of space because I have too many apps. I’m…

You Know You Hired the Wrong Social Media Expert When…

July 17, 2011

In the last few weeks I have heard some horror stories from companies who hired a social media maven gone bad.  I thought it would be fun to poke fun at some of…

Choosing A Webinar Service Provider

July 14, 2011

Webinars. They are seminars online. Or at least that’s an easy way to describe them.  They are great marketing tools and a great way to provide education and training.  I have produced many…

Google + and Redefining Friendship.

July 13, 2011

If you have ever read my blog or heard me speak, you probably already know that I am very much in favor of using social network to develop personal relationships with business contacts.…

Social Media Marketing Experts and Niches.

July 10, 2011

Last week while watching Julia Roberts travel all around the world based on the advice of a guru in the movie, Eat, Pray, Love, I couldn’t help but smile to myself.  Guru. It’s…

Twitter: Three Years Later

July 9, 2011

I am pretty good at remembering dates so it seems logical that I would remember my three-year Twitterversary. I can’t remember how I first found Twitter, although I am pretty sure that I…

JLev: Unplugged

July 1, 2011

For those who know me well, you may know that one of my nicknames in JLev. Those who call me that do it with affection. Hence, my blog post title. The unplugged part…

Co-Location, Combination and Inconjunction With: The Future of Events?

June 30, 2011

This week the #Eventprofs twitter chat discussed the good, bad and ugly of co-location of events. There were mixed feelings on the topic, and a number of definitions shared. In the last six…

Seven Benefits of Mobile Apps for Events

June 28, 2011

Last week I had the pleasure of moderating a panel with some of the best thought leaders when it comes to Mobile Applications and Technology for Events.  Panelists at PCMA’s Education Conference included…

Goals and Measurement.

June 27, 2011

Today marks one year since I began a fitness regimen.  I set a goal to lose 72 pounds, give or take. For the first six months I was diligent. I went to the…

Routines.

June 26, 2011

As I was about to write this post I noticed that it will make post #100. That seems like quite an accomplishment, yet we have so much more to share.  I haven’t been…

Seven Travel Tips to Make You Happier

June 17, 2011

Traveling for business is not as glamorous as it seems. As I am writing this post I am sitting in the airport in Detroit (a little know fact, but I was born here).…

The 7D Girls are App Happy!

June 9, 2011

Last week Jessica and I had the pleasure of delivering an interactive webinar on a hot topic, “App Happy: how to create a mobile meeting strategy”, this time on behalf of the MeetingsNet…

Seven Ways You Know You Travel A Lot.

June 1, 2011

Today I start a new life as an entrepreneur. I’m on my way to Chicago to speak to the group at Destination Showcase with Midori. We will be covering Social Technology 101 and…