One common misnomer is that Social Media and the Internet is a place for kids, teens and university students exclusively.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

One of the most mind-blowing stats about the Web came out in July of 2009 when it was reported that there are more grandparents than high school students on Facebook. While most people still try to wrap their heads around this very real reality, it looks like baby boomers (person who was born during the demographic Post-World War II baby boom) are taking to the Web, engaging, joining the conversation and taking part in many online communities. That was the news yesterday via eMarketer in the news item, Baby Boomers Get Connected with Social Media.

Here are some of the highlights:

• 47% of online boomers maintain a profile on at least one social network.
• Facebook is the favourite social network for boomers.
• Only 10% of online boomers were Twittering in September 2009.
• The percentage of boomer blog readers or writers registers in just the single digits.
• Although 49% of boomers said a purchase decision was influenced by an online review or recommendation on a retailer’s site, just 9% said their shopping behavior was influenced by something they saw on a blog or online community.
• For most boomers, being in constant contact is a personal choice, not one dictated by technology.

It’s moving slowly, but it is moving. Here’s the bottom line:

“Creating and renewing personal connections online is the biggest draw for boomers… Their contacts include family, friends and co-workers of all ages,”according to the report, Boomers And Social Media ($695 USD) available via eMarketer. This demographic is still in the nascent phase of adoption, but the early numbers are encouraging and as the technology (this includes hardware, software and platforms) increase in ease of use, it is anticipated that these numbers will, obviously, improve as well.

Now, go out and friend your grandparent, will ya?

Tomorrow is a big day.

You don’t have to be a Mac Fanboi to say that. You don’t even have to be a proud Geek or Digital Marketing professional. Tomorrow is not about Apple. Tomorrow is not about whatever they’ve decided to call the new Apple Tablet (and yes, it’s coming tomorrow – the news is already out). It’s also not about how much CPU or connectivity this new device has. Just like the day before Apple announced the first iPhone in 2007, tomorrow is a day about “what will be.”

The iPod changed the music industry. The iPhone changed the mobile industry. The new Apple tablet could very well change everything we know about computing and the Internet.

Sure, that’s a dramatic statement for effect, but if this Apple tablet lives up to the hype (things never do) or delivers on even a quarter of what is being swirled around in the rumour mill, we still have a new moment in time where computers move away from keyboards, mice, wires and moves quicker towards the connection between human beings, touching, connectivity and screens. Standard computer software won’t be all that great on this device, nor will standard mobile apps. It’s going to have to be something different. It’s going to have to be something new.

Don’t forget, “new” always equals “disruption.”

No matter what the Apple tablet is (and only tomorrow will tell), it’s going to change the games (not just the game). It’s going to affect marketing, communications, advertising and all of the spheres we all play in. So, we can put aside what we hope this device will be. We can put aside what we think this device will be. We can just sit back, take a deep breathe and imagine what tomorrow will be. Folks on Twitter have said that, “it feels like Christmas Eve,”while I tweeted out: “I don’t think people have talked this much about ‘tablets’ since Moses.”

I don’t know about you, but I’m excited to meet this new device, and I’m excited to see how it affects media, publishing and everything else.

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February 7th – 14th – Only $750 Each All Inclusive
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Join 100 business executives and professionals on this luxurious Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship!

Jennifer Bagley will be the Keynote Speaker, delivering a powerful presentation along with an action packed host of professional speakers.

I want it all and I want it now!  Instant Gratification, Marketing, and Technology Collide!

Learn how the age of instant gratification and technology have come together to create a new world in the marketing industry.  Many people believe there is plenty of time to test the waters with social media marketing and the virtual world. You will quickly see why this is not the case!  As our time becomes more limited, our demand for results becomes more important.

We all wants instant results, do these sound familiar:

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Many business owners and sales professionals are slowly losing business because of the emotional need for instant gratification and  the fear associated with technology marketing.  We will take you through an exciting road map for strategic acceleration in your business and your life!  Join us for a powerful keynote presentation filled with the most solid marketing system you have ever seen!

Jennifer Bagley will share the same custom inbound marketing plan with you as she implements with her largest clients around the world.  After 6 years of research, development, implementation and analysis, this plan is bullet proof. You don’t want to miss this presentation!

You don’t want to miss the unveiling of her new system!

Additionally Jennifer will be presenting a 50 workshop that will have a jaw dropping ending…

Outbound Marketing vs. Inbound Marketing… A duel to the death!

This power-packed session will leave you with the most effective inbound marketing plan in the world… helping you get found by people learning about and shopping in your industry.  In  order to do this, you need to set up your website like a hub for your industry that attracts visitors naturally through the search engines, through the blogosphere and through social media marketing sites.  Most marketers today spend about 90% of their efforts on outbound marketing and 10% on inbound marketing and we will teach you how to flip these rations and implement a successful plan.  What is inbound marketing and how is it different from more traditional outbound marketing methods.  Imagine if you could have access to the same roadmap used by some of the most successful fortune 500 companies in the world without having the quarter-million dollar consulting fee.  This will help you connect-the-dots and leave you with a strategic plan you can implement tomorrow.

In 2001, when the last downturn began, businesses began shifting some of their marketing dollars to search engine advertising. It was more measurable and targeted than display advertising, so it was appealing to marketers with tight budgets.

As we enter a second Internet downturn, businesses are again seeking efficiency. They’re shifting money out of expensive paid search advertising, and into optimization, content and social media that help them get found in organic search results.  These changes are laying the foundation for a new era of marketing on the web – the Inbound Marketing era.

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The Ultimate Networking Conference!

We are very excited to have the opportunity to have our CEO, Jennifer Bagley, as a featured guest on the Diversity In Action radio show, hosted by Eddie Reyes.  Eddie is also the Director of HUB at the University of North Texas and a client of Compliments International.  This show airs next week… but, no worries, we will get the show on MP3 and share it on our site!  Stay tuned, this was power-packed with valuable information!

After completing the first show, Eddie and the producers asked Jennifer to come back next week and do another show.  We appreciate the opportunity and hope you enjoy!

This event is Hosted by Michael Wilson, CEO of Camelback Web Architects Administaff – Bill Roh & Tim Antioch…

Connecting Leaders in North Plano will have Jennifer Bagley come speak to a group of North Dallas CEO’s and Business Owners.  If you are  a CEO or Business Owner with 3 or more employees, please feel free to join us bright and early Thursday 1/14/09 at 8 AM.

This exclusive event will he held at The Prginal Pankcake House

5760- state hwy 121 # 125 Plano tx 75024

Top 10 Free Tools” presentation.