Monthly Archives: October 2011

“What is VALUE in a Commodity Market? Your OWN Personal Brand! Your OWN Personal Context.” ~Robert Lavigne (October 30, 2011)

Walter was adamant about all the training and all the education he got, but the only person that knows that is Walter, and the only person that heard it, was me.

That’s the old way of thinking!

Put your context out there. Associate it with content that is already out there. Bring that content into your feed.
Make use of favourites and playlists. Find content that other people have created that is relevant to what you do, and bring it into your channel. You don’t have to create it all yourself. There is enough content out there.
But what you bring. What your real value is.
Whether your are one person, 25 people, 500 hundred people, a million people.
What you bring. What your real value is the CONTEXT.
Where most businesses are failing right now. Their context is SHIT.

People want context that they can relate to.
They are shifting in droves. Continue reading

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“Content is Free. Context is Not!” – Value YOUR Context. – Engage YOUR Community. ~Robert Lavigne (October 28, 2011)

The Spectrum of what is out there, is so diverse. It is far reaching and wider than you probably already think. This “stuff” is coming! In some places, it’s already here.

There is a strong pendulum going on in the global economy. These strong pendulums are pushing back. They are taking use back to the days of the Farmer’s Market. To the days when we were interacting with people. When we were sharing ideas, sharing our ideals and sharing our opinions.

You are seeing a strong demand for that. There is a reason why most organizations don’t have engagement. We have dulled it out of our “resources” for the last Twenty Years.

So when you have GenY coming into the workforce. When you are interacting with GenX and GenY within your business. Keep in Mind. This is the world they are exposed to. These are the ideals they are expressing too. These are the people they are listening to.

They are expecting more, because they have come to one realization.
If there is one take away you should have from this.
Content IS FREE!
Context is where the VALUE IS.
There is more content out there to last you the rest of your life.
When you have a Content Economy. Where things are FREE, they become a commodity.
What is VALUE is a Commodity Market?
Your OWN Personal Brand!
Your OWN Personal Context. Continue reading

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How can Hamilton Carpet Clean make the best of Social Media by leveraging their existing YouTube Channel?

In a previous blog entry, Laurie Allan Coates asked Robert Lavigne “How would the utilization of social media vary depending on the business?”

In this Life@42 Segment, I will partially answer Laurie’s question using the Hamilton Carpet Clean YouTube Channel as an example.

Here is Robert Lavigne’s Life@42 Spotlight on Hamilton Carpet Clean’s YouTube Channel. Continue reading

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Announcing the Launch of the “Life@42″ Social Business Workshops. Brantford Entrepreneurs to get Complimentary Preview October 28, 2011

Now you can connect with Brantford Entrepreneurs over the lunch hour! Open networking: 11:45AM. This group will meet at 12 Noon on the fourth Friday of each month. The format shall be similar to our other Meetups. Meet fellow entrepreneurs, introduce yourself and your business, exchange business cards and materials, hear a pre-recorded or live presentation that focuses on one or more aspects of running a small business, and engage in group conversations following the presentation. Limited to 32 attendees. Continue reading

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The power and scope of Facebook Timeline is beyond its current scope. Robert Lavigne enables FB Timeline.

Robert Lavigne enables the new Facebook Timeline on his Profile using the Developer Mode Hack #TDGv Robert Lavigne unveils his early release Facebook Timeline http://facebook.com/RLavigne42 #TDGv Drop by my profile and check out Timeline for yourself.

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Proud to have MCed the Warrior Muay Thai Exhibition supporting “Save the Children Canada” Charity

Muay Thai Sparring Exhibition Night for Africa!

Another exciting exhibition event for Muay Thai and martial arts fans! Come watch top athletes from teams across Ontario show their technique in playful sparring exhibition matches. This event will feature over 10 matchups.

We are pleased to announce that 100% of proceeds will be donated to “Save the Children Canada” towards the current emergency famine. It is the worst drought that Africa has seen in over 60 years affecting approximately 12 Million people. Continue reading

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