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Does everybody need a social media strategy?
Jan 15th
As the hype of social media begins to die down and companies re-evaluate their efforts with a steely-eyed look at the cost versus benefits, I think it is time to re-visit this important question: Does every company really need a social media marketing plan?
This is a very complex question. So to help answer it, I looked at a few companies with brands that might not be natural fits for a social media presence. Adult diapers. Coal. Hazardous waste clean-up. Playing cards.
Let's explore this important question by taking a romp through some unusual case studies that stretch the boundaries of social media marketing thinking.
Depend Adult Diapers
Do you need a social media strategy? It depends! Get it? Oh, never mind.
Depend, a Kimberly Clark brand, has no apparent social media offerings. With its typically geriatric customer base, the product website offers a fitting guide and coupons but no social media way to connect. A company not affiliated with the brand has set up a rogue Facebook site called "Depend's adult diapers." So Kimberly Clark probably should protect itself by nailing down as many name alternatives as they can on the most popular social media platforms.
Should they have a social media component? It's not a conversational brand, is it? I really don't want to participate in any diaper polls.
However, they should consider at least a modest Facebook outpost because their future customers will certainly be there. Also, more and more people are using Facebook to search for brand information. At least one competitor, Poise, does have a Facebook page.
Should they continue to poo-poo social media?
A big argument I hear against getting involved with social media is when a company sells a commodity product. And, there is perhaps no product less differentiated than coal. In a tough business like that, you simply try to excel where you can by managing the supply chain properly.
I know commenters might argue that there are ways to differentiate any business, but the reality is, usually a contract in this market is won or lost by cutting a few cents per ton. That's life in a commodity business. Why be on social media?
Peabody Energy is the largest publicly-traded coal company in the world. It has an excellent, informative website, but virtually no social presence (a token Twitter account and a weak Facebook page).
Perhaps Peabody's strategy is to do whatever they can to avoid social media connection. Let's face it, any company that scrapes away pristine countrysides to mine a product that is a major contributor to air and water pollution is not necessarily part of a conversation that is shareholder-friendly. Coal is important to the world economy, but it's a dirty, dangerous business that sparks a lot of emotion in people. Should we support coal energy? It is an argument that will never be settled, and one they can never win. If they had a significant social media presence, the debates and hater harpoons would be endless.
Instead, Peabody can provide financial support to trade organizations like American Coalition for Clean Coal, which has a significant social media footprint — more than 1 million YouTube views, a blog, and a meaningful presence on Twitter and Facebook.
Should a company avoid the cost of social media conversation and move it to a trade association? A viable strategy?
Playing cards
I play this little marketing mind game with myself. I pick a product and then imagine what their social media presence might be. Like playing cards. What can you really say about those for heaven's sake? They haven't changed for centuries.
Turns out, quite a lot.
I opened a new pack of Bicycle playing cards and was delighted to see an extra card promoting their social media properties: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube. These sites are filled with excellent content for people who love card games, card tricks, and even card-related arts and crafts. There are tons of fan conversations going on for this ancient gaming product.
Bicycle has also launched a premium content site called Club 808 that requires a paid subscription. Are there enough card fanatics out there to support something like that? I guess they'll find out. But it just goes to show that there are content marketing opportunities for even the most common household products.
Bicycle is not a highly conversational brand but this notably non-digital product is finding interesting ways to create new conversations, and renewed relevance, with a digital audience.
Radioactive Waste Removal
You have to love a company with a tagline of "Providing radioactive waste services since 1952." Straight to the point. And so is US Ecology, a company specializing in one of the most demanding B2B services on earth.
The company has no social media presence with the exception of a short LinkedIn page. Let's think about their business model. Somebody has a radioactive mess on their hands. There is a well-known and short list of qualified and trained people to clean it up. The customer inquires to see who is available and asks them to get there fast. There probably isn't much of a negotiation.
Or perhaps US Ecology has some long-term contracts with companies who generate radioactive waste. You probably don't want to pinch pennies in that case, either.
If it doesn't need Facebook to generate demand or customer connection, does US Ecology need a social media presence to attract and retain employees? Apparently not. I actually met some of their workers a few months ago and they were happy to have the job. They are paid well and the hours are good. There is little employee turnover in their area of expertise.
If you were the marketing director for US Ecology would you spend money on a social media marketing program?
The world's oldest company
Fonderia Pontificia Marinelli has been casting beautiful bronze bells continuously in the quiet Apennine Hills of Italy since the year 1000. It is one of the five oldest companies in the world and, in fact, they have been making their bells the same way throughout the centuries.
The bells of Fonderia Pontificia Marinelli toll in the important buildings of New York, Beijing, Jerusalem, South America and Korea. The family business currently employs 20 people, five of them named Marinelli. The company also has a small museum and hosts special events.
They have a basic website circa 2000 and no social media presence. That doesn't mean that their content is not being shared by social media savvy visitors from throughout the world, but the old ways seem to suit this family business best.
Fonderia Pontificia Marinelli has made it through wars, natural disasters, and economic calamities without fail. Can it keep going without a social media strategy? If you are looking for an epic bronze bell, would you buy from this company, even if they didn't have a Facebook page?
Somehow, I think they will outlast us all.
So what do you think? Does every company need a social media strategy? Any of these case studies ring your bell?
Why your social media plan needs gurus and storytellers
Nov 21st
By Srinivas Rao, Contributing {grow} Columnist
A few weeks ago Laura Click wrote a really interesting post questioning "who really is a social media expert?" I've never been a big fan of the term and the self-proclaimed ninjas, rockstars, and gurus cause the social web to seem like a giant pyramid scheme. But Laura's post hit on a key point that organizations and individuals should consider:
"Yes, the "gurus" may have a keen understanding of the tools or know-how to build large networks for themselves, but many don't know how social media fits into an overall marketing strategy or how to tie their efforts to real results."
I'm a storyteller, not a strategist
Anytime I get on the phone with a business who wants to hire me to do some social media work and they ask me about, analysis, measurement tools and anything that has to do with numbers I tell them "I'm an Indian person who is lousy at math. Contrary to popular belief we're not all good with numbers." My strength is the ability to tell great stories, and create content. Does that mean I'm useless? Absolutely not … and it's because there is a digital divide emerging.
The Digital Divide
In the digital divide I see two distinctly different and valuable groups. The first group consists of people who really understand how social media fits into an overall marketing strategy (but may lack the storytelling/creative abilities). The second group consists of content creators who may not have the analytical business background but can masterfully deliver an experience that makes people hang on their every word. I think the future lies is in connecting these two groups.
Look to "Gurus" for guidance not gospel
You shouldn't follow anybody's advice to the letter. Formulas are designed to manufacture the same thing over and and over again. Following a social media formula or playbook is a recipe for mediocrity.
You could eat the same cereal Seth Godin eats for breakfast, drink the same coffee, and do your writing on the same computer, and you'll never be Seth Godin. This is because you're not Seth. Look to the experts for guidance, not gospel.
There's a difference between tribe members and cult members. Cult members never question anything and follow advice blindly. They drink the "Kool-aid." Tribe members support the leaders but are also capable of thinking on their own. They bring new ideas and insights into the tribe.
Hire a Strategist and a Storyteller
The person who wrote the movie script is not responsible for putting together the trailer, spreading the word online, and the driving ticket sales. The job of the screenwriter is to do what he or she does best, write an amazing script. The job of the director is to translate that script into an amazing story. Nobody would call Steven Spielberg and say "hey, do you mind sitting down and analyzing the ROI of our social media efforts on this film?"
Most corporate blogs are awful while many personal blogs (written by us starving artists) are amazing. The solution to this problem is obvious. Marry the two. Hire a strategist and a storyteller. Bring in a seasoned marketer who really gets how to tie social media to an overall marketing strategy. Then hire somebody who understands how to tell a story without making an audience want to gouge their eyes out.
I think that key to getting value from blogs and other social media properties is combining strategy and good storytelling. Right now most organizations are only focused on the strategy, and if they happened to be good at storytelling that's probably what is setting them apart.
Individuals have a voice like never before and if organizations want to reap the benefits of these voices, then let them tell their stories. Free your story-tellers from the red tape that turns corporate blogs into digital graveyards. If brands can learn to embrace the amazing storytellers on the social web and connect them to an overall marketing strategy, I believe the value of an organization's social media efforts will increase dramatically.
Srinivas Rao writes about the things you should have learned in school, but never did and his the host-co founder of BlogcastFM. You can follow him on twitter @skooloflife
Social Media Good Samaritan donates tweets to save businesses
Oct 16th
By {grow} Community Member Pavel Konoplenko
The story begins like any sweet story should — with delicious ice cream.
I first visited Ray's Candy Store, an old-fashioned, hole-in-the-wall family business, when I was strolling around New York's East Village. The walls of the store were covered with vintage photos of desserts — like Instagram except in real life! There were also articles and reviews covering the history of this beloved 40-year business.
One article in particular caught my eye. The headline read, "Social media saves beloved East Village candy store." How could social media, this recent tool of our information age, possibly be used to save the decades-old candy shop? After reading the article on the wall and having a brief chat with the man working the counter, I discovered a wonderful story…. the story of Matt Rosen, the social media Good Samaritan who crafted a social media strategy just because he wanted to save this little store.
The store's owner 79-year-old Ray Alvarez, immigrated to America in 1964 and took odd jobs until he worked his way up to become the owner of the store. "It's my heaven," Alvarez said in an interview in NYU's Daily Student Newspaper. "I enjoy every minute of it. I came here from Turkey with no papers in 1964. I worked as a dishwasher, then waiter, then saved enough to buy the store."
But after 36 years in the same location, increasing rent and taxes threatened to shut the little store down. Word began to spread that Ray was shuttering his business and loyal customers came out in full support of their beloved neighborhood store. Ray said, "They would buy anything and hand me a $20," Ray said, "and then insist that I keep the change! They kept giving me money."
But even this benevolence was not enough to keep Ray in business for long.
Matt Rosen, a long-time Ray's customer and Internet-startup consultant, stepped in to help. It was clear that Ray needed something with massive reach at a low cost, and the social web seemed to be the perfect solution. So Matt volunteered to manage the pages on Facebook, Yelp, Twitter, and Foursquare that became the hub of an initiative to connect with the thousands of Ray's customers throughout New York City and beyond.
Through PayPal donations, sales from Ray's merchandise, and even a benefit concert, Ray was able to raise enough money to keep the store open. In fact, since his foray into social media, Ray has had his best year of business.
Matt was humble when describing his success. "It starts with the business," he said, "and Ray himself. Without Ray, nothing we did on Facebook or Twitter would have mattered. The call-to-action was really doing something so we wouldn't lose Ray."
The goal of the social media effort, Matt said, wasn't to get a million followers — that wouldn't pay the bills. It was to keep Ray's name out there on a regular basis and get somebody who buys one milkshake a month from Ray to buy two or three. Think of the impact on Ray's bottom line if 200 customers do that.
"This is a simple, relatively painless way to keep Ray's name out there." Rosen said. "If my responding to a tweet or thanking someone who checked in on Foursquare brings them back in to the store, then that's more business for Ray. We know this stuff is working. I can see the metrics."
Speaking to a local newspaper, Mr. Rosen said he volunteers roughly 15 minutes a day to managing the assorted online accounts for two star clients. At the end of a typical day he searches for mentions on Twitter of Ray's and responds to them.
In the first month of setting up Foursqure, 130 people had checked in to Ray's Candy Store through Foursquare. "That's tremendous," said Mr. Rosen. "That's two days-worth of revenue from Foursquare, and it took me just 15 minutes to set up."
Social media buzz was a huge economic benefit for Ray, but it also brought his dilemma to the attention of a law student who helped him register his papers with Social Security and Medicare. Ray also recently got naturalized recently and is now an American citizen!
And what does Ray, who first saw his first computer a year ago, think about Matt's efforts?
"Lots of young people are coming now with their iPhones," he said. "They say, 'If I do this, I get $1 off, right?' I say, 'OK.'" Ray continued, "[Matt] does advertising for me — it's really high-tech. I still don't have a television — I don't know what Twitter is. This is a free country and you can do what you want," Alvarez said. "How long am I going to keep working here? Until the end!"
Oh yes, follow Ray on Twitter won't you?
Update: Matt Rosen was at it again. This article describes how he helped New York's Mosaic Man.
Pavel Konoplenko, one of the most active commenters on {grow}, is passionate about social media and technology and their effect on today's world. Connect with him on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pavelnovel)
Photo of Ray Alvarez Courtesy of The Villager
6 Factors that turn social media strategy into RESULTS
Oct 14th
After working as a marketing consultant for more than a decade, I know how exhilarating it is when a client really executes well on a strategy.
Unfortunately, I too often see deeply-embedded cultural baggage weighing down a company's full potential to succeed. Here are the common elements that make the difference between a strategy document gathering dust on a shelf or becoming a dynamic business driver:
1) Active executive sponsorship
I was recently brought in to do a social media strategy workshop with a big health care company. The president of the company greeted me and said "I know we need to do this. We are counting on you to lead us in the right direction." Not only did she verbally demonstrate support, she was actively engaged in the entire meeting and led the part of the program determining next steps. This active leadership is CRITICAL to organizational change.
There is no such thing as a grassroots cultural change. The person at the top must "get it" and make people accountable for the change. Measurable expectations for change must be driven into performance objectives. Here is the most important thing a leader can do to keep the change going week to week: Ask questions about it in staff meetings.
2) Immersive learning
"Can you just do this for us?"
When I hear that question, I know my client is not ready to commit to the organizational change needed to make a social media strategy work.
The big difference between a company "checking the box" and one that is really being transformed is that people are rolling up their sleeves and learning by doing. They're not out-sourcing tweets and blog posts. They're making "content" and customer engagement central to the company's marketing mission and adjusting job requirements accordingly.
This is excruciatingly difficult. For 100 years, we have been conditioned to pay an advertising agency to handle our customer media and then sit back and wait for something to happen. Certainly advertising is still an important part of the marketing formula. But a content strategy must be organically linked to some extent between employees and customers for it to "take" in the company culture.
3) Patience + Resources
Starting a social media strategy from scratch is like putting a soccer team together while the game is underway — you still have a business to run. Certain players will rise or fall, certain strategies will work or be abandoned as we adjust to the competition and the reaction from the market.
To persevere in this rather chaotic transition, a team should be provided with the appropriate amount of resources and enough patience to allow them to gel and perform. The change is not sustainable if it is simply an "add on" to an already full plate. You wouldn't take a cross-country trip in a broken-down car running out of gas. The first few miles might be fine, but for the long-term you need to have a vehicle and the fuel to help you get to your goal.
4) Focus
Chasing the shiny red ball is a strategy killer. If you have done the upfront research and planning, you should be confident in following a plan long enough to give it a chance to make an impact. Shifting priorities without following through on a plan will waste time and money faster than anything else.
5) Creative application
A few years ago, I might not have made this such a priority. Back then, it was probably novel enough just being on the social web! But today, everyone has a blog. Everyone has a Facebook page. Are you devoting creative resources to these efforts to really stand out and deliver the goods for your customers? That is becoming increasingly difficult isn't it?
6) Measurement aligned with goals
Repeat after me. "I will measure my marketing efforts." In today's data-filled world, there is no reason NOT to measure. It's just this simple: How do you know your strategy is working if you don't measure? Don't get caught up in the endless ROI debate. Pick meaningful KPI's that are helping to move the needle for your business objectives.
Well that's my take on what it takes to make a social media strategy work. What's your view? Which one of these is the most important to you?
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Circus Vargas is indeed a family operation. Owned and operated by a talented young couple who together with their immediate and extended family have managed to produce some of the most incredible productions in live family entertainment in generations all under the Big Top!
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Adam Knight has proved throughout his career that he can commit to a band and enjoy the freedom that comes from being a solo artist. In the mid-'90s,
Knight played in the Atlanta-based funk group KGB and then Golden, a band that enjoyed national success in the late 2000s. After Golden went on hiatus, Knight enjoyed several years of teaching guitar at the University of South Carolina Upstate while performing with a revolving door of jazz musicians in the Greenville area.
Knight never committed to a single lineup, but that always was the point. He enjoyed the freedom and challenge that came with finding a new dynamic with new players at each show. However, Knight has joined with several upstate musicians to work on a new project that may find him once again involved with a set group of musicians. Funk and jazz lovers can catch this band in the midst of its gestation at the Brown Street Club this weekend.
"I've enjoyed the last few years playing with lots of people," Knight said, "but there's something about the cohesiveness of a band that plays together for a while."
Knight said that while he has dabbled in different genres for years, his heart is with funk and soul music. According to Knight, a big piece of bringing that music to crowds properly is the organ. He admits that the organ can be used in several different genres of music, but he feels it opens near limitless possibilities from a guitar standpoint when it comes to soul music.
Knight found the perfect soulful complement to his guitar in organ player Will Sinclair and drummer Tim Blackwell. At this particular show, Knight, Sinclair and Blackwell will also be joined by sax player Tim Wright and bassist Shannon Hoover. Knight said he can best describe the product of this group as jazz fusion that is entirely danceable thanks to the funk and soul aspects attached.
"This group makes me want to play guitar a certain way," Knight said. "It's about less chord changes and more of a jam feel. I can develop more ideas from a single chord and don't have to think ahead so much to what's coming next."
The band will play some untitled original songs and covers of material from Galactic, the Stanton Moore Trio and Medeski, Martin & Wood. Less chord changes means more emphasis on finding a groove in the fusion, according to Knight. The band's emphasis on improvisation will allow each player to take a solo and react off each other.
Forming a band with a concrete lineup like this doesn't come without its sacrifices, but Knight is happy that each member is on the same page about the group's direction. It's hard to find rehearsal time because of each member's busy schedule, but no one minds losing a gig here or there because each player is so interested in the band's potential.
"I could play jazz forever, but there's something about putting that extra time into a real brotherhood," Knight said. "We're still just trying to find a name so it's not just 'Adam Knight.' "
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I knew what I was getting into but I did it anyway. I rushed, took a big bite and my head got pounded instantly.
You really couldn't blame me. The heat of the blistering April day swam around and sapped the life out of me. It lingered throughout the house. On the walls and on the linen curtains. In the pillows, trapped in between the sheets. It clung stubbornly like dust on the fan's metal blades that hummed tirelessly, spinning round and round.
And besides, I was too excited to claim my prize. I earned it! The ice pop was my reward for tweezing my mom's gray hairs. She used the old carrot on a stick trick and it worked. A popsicle for every twenty strands, if I remember correctly. This may sound like a walk in the park but, mind you, it wasn't. She sat on the wooden floor and leaned against the edge of the bed where I sat with my legs crossed. I combed her hair while I studied it attentively. Those elusive gray strands were hard to come by and it took me a full hour to earn my prize!
I slowed down and started to savor my ice buko. Creamy coconut ice pops crowned with sweet red mung beans. Thick shreds of buko [boo-koh] — young coconut — strewn throughout. I wanted to savor every bite. I wanted to save the best for last. Save the sweet beans for last. But I knew it wasn't going to happen. Before long, it started to melt. Precious drops dribbled down my fingers that left me with no other choice.
My head pounded once more but it was well worth it. A delicious dose of cold I badly needed.
Ice Buko with Monggo Recipe, makes 12 to 16 popsicles
2 cups coconut juice
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
3/4 cup cream
1-1/2 cups sweetened adzuki or red mung beans
1-1/2 cups shredded young coconut (optional)
Put coconut juice, condensed milk, and cream in a bowl and stir well to combine.
If using conventional molds, put 1 tablespoon of sweetened adzuki or red mung beans in each mold. Divide the mixture among the molds. Snap on the lid and freeze until solid, about 4 hours. If using glasses, cups, or other unconventional molds, freeze until the pops are beginning to set, about 2 hours, then insert the sticks and freeze until solid. If using an instant ice pop maker, follow the manufacturer's instructions.
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How to Make AIce Buko with Monggo is Jun-blog's entry to this month's Kulinarya Cooking Club, a friendly group of Filipino food lovers from all around the world. Each month the club assigns a theme to showcase a new Filipino dish. For the month of March, the challenge was to make ice candy or frozen pops using flavors that remind you of summers back home like watermelon lambanog cocktail, mango lime, and honeymansi, red bean, mais queso and ube macapuno, red beans and coconut, manila mango, watermelon and buko pandan, lemonade and milk tea, fruit salad, rockmelon and mango, mango, orange, and ginger, and cantaloupe and strawberry.


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The ad, for the 12A-rated thriller, appeared before an animated clip on the video-sharing site called 'The Duck Song'.
It included action sequences involving shooting, vehicle chases and punching, with the voiceover stating: "An assassin wants him dead", which also appeared as text on the screen.
The complainant challenged whether the ad was irresponsible because it had appeared next to a clip for children.
In its defence, Lions Gate said it expected the ad to be seen by over-13-year-olds, after its scheduling had been approved by YouTube, and the online ad was the same as the one cleared by Clearcast for TV.
YouTube could not verify if the clip had appeared before 'The Duck Song' and said it must have appeared on a partner page. If it had been viewed on its site, the viewer would have been presented with a warning for under-13-year-olds.
It said it considered the ad to be "family safe" because although the scenes were cut quickly and much of the filming was dark and suggestive, there was no explicit violence, no blood or scenes of death, no shooting victims and no adult language or explicit sexual content.
The ASA said the sounds of shooting, explosions and punching were unsuitable for younger children. It noted YouTube users had to be 13 years old to create an account, but content was viewable to all internet users, whether they were logged in or not.
It ruled the ad must not appear again in its current form. It told Lions Gate that it must make sure future marketing communications addressed to, targeted directly at, or featuring children, contained nothing that was likely to result in their physical, mental or moral harm.
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As politicians fight amongst themselves and debate how to fix the economy and create jobs, Larry Green of Madison, Ind., continues to pound the pavement searching for work. Formerly a machinist with Arvin Meritor, he has been unemployed since 2008, and at 61 years old, said he has had trouble finding a job for a man his age. "They don't want someone that's got a lot of years," he said.
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That investment advice has been taken to heart by the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, which formally celebrated 35 years of service last week.
Since it began, the commission has permanently set aside more than 25,000 irreplaceable acres for future generations. Their 60 nature preserves range from the Blanton Forest near Virginia to Three Ponds along the Mississippi River.
As I write on Sunday evening, Sept. 11, I have spent several hours watching programs devoted to remembering our national tragedy of 10 years ago. I thought I would not forget the events of that day, but I had forgotten so much. Sept. 11, 2001 has now become a part of our country's history, one we can add to, "I know just where I was on the day I heard President Kennedy had been shot."
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"A church-goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. 'I've gone for 30 years now,' he wrote, 'and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all.'
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How can a pint size pup affect the hearts of so many people? Emmy Lou has brought both tears and laughter to many among the animal lovers on Facebook. Carroll County Animal Support's Facebook page is full of Emmy's progress and antics.
Wednesday, Sept. 14, Walk away the pounds, 9 a.m.; creative Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon; Zumba, 5:15 p.m.; computer class, security for your Mac, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 15, Walk away the pounds, 9 a.m.; Yoga, 9:45 a.m.- 10: 45 a.m.; music makers, age 18 months and up, 11 a.m.; story hour, age 4-6, 1:30 p.m.; GED help, 3:30 p.m.; ESL class 6 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 16, Walk away the pounds, 9 a.m. Friday night music, Northern Ky. Brotherhood Singers, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 17, Walk away the pounds, 9 a.m.; Magic tournament, 1-4 p.m.
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Brad Paisley Announces 2014 Country Nation World Tour
Brad Paisley's revving up to hit the road for his 2014 Country Nation World Tour, bringing his hits to cities in the United States and Canada this summer.
Brad Paisley's revving up to hit the road for his 2014 Country Nation World Tour, bringing his hits to cities in the United States and Canada this summer.
Too busy to attend the entire 2014 Taste of Country Music Festival at Hunter Mountain in N.Y.? Single day tickets to see stars like Brad Paisley, Brantley Gilbert, Dierks Bentley, Hank Williams Jr. and more are now on sale. Plus a Kickoff Party has been announced for June 12.
It's clear all three men singing on Brantley Gilbert's new single 'Small Town Throwdown' know what they're talking about. The 'Bottoms Up' singer tapped labelmates Thomas Rhett and Justin Moore for this country-rocker, the second from the 'Just As I Am' album.
Brantley Gilbert knows how to add some of his own personality to promotions for his new music. The 'Bottoms Up' singer is riding a Harley to help him with 'Just As I Am,' which drops on May 19.
Brantley Gilbert can celebrate, because his hit 'Bottoms Up' hit No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, making it his fastest chart topper to date.
Cinco de Mayo and Memorial day are exciting dates in May, but country fans are even more excited about the exciting album releases set for the month.
Brantley Gilbert has been forced to stay away from the gym in recent weeks as he recovers from a hernia. "I've got four tears in my stomach," he says explaining it was from lifting too much.
Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line loves his puppy so much he decided to share a photo of the pup with his 63,000 Instagram followers.
When Thomas Rhett is on the road, it can get lonely at home for his wife Lauren, so they decided to add a third member to the Rhett household.
Men dominate the 2014 ACM Awards Worst Dressed list. Someone needs to work with these guys to make a few adjustments, because each is really not that far away from drifting down the red carpet unnoticed at worst. There is one female star on our list of fashion felons. Four of these five makes one mistake, while one becomes the first person to make both Best and Worst lists.
For the first time Brantley Gilbert has opened up about his split with Jana Kramer. Those hoping for dirt however, and going to have to keep hoping.
Keith Urban is bringing his live show back to Nashville for a good cause ... and he's invited a few famous friends!


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Autos: Sprint Cup, Camping World RV Sales 500, ESPN, 1 p.m.
Basketball: NBA preseason, Boston at Minnesota, NBA TV, 5 p.m.
Figure Skating: Grand Prix, delayed, WMC Channel 5, 3 p.m.
Football: NFL, New England at N.Y. Jets, WREG Channel 3, noon
Football: NFL, Dallas at Philadelphia, WHBQ Channel 13, noon
Football: NFL, Baltimore at Pittsburgh, WHBQ Channel 13, 3:25 p.m.
Football: NFL, Denver at Indianapolis, WMC Channel 5, 7 p.m.
Golf: LPGA, KEB HanaBank Championship, delayed, Golf, 10 a.m.
Golf: Champions Tour, Greater Hickory Classic, Golf, 1 p.m.
Golf: PGA, Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Golf, 4 p.m.
Golf: European PGA, Perth International, delayed, Golf, 11 p.m.
Hockey: NHL, Nashville at Winnipeg, FSTN, 7 p.m.
Soccer: Premier League, Tottenham at Aston Villa, NBC Sports, 9:55 a.m.
Soccer: Syracuse women at N.C. State, FSTN, 11 a.m.
Soccer: LSU women at Florida, SportSouth, noon
Soccer: Exhibition, U.S. women vs. Australia, WMC Channel 5, 12:30 p.m.
Soccer: Mississippi State at Vanderbilt, CSS, 1 p.m.
Soccer: Wake Forest women at Clemson, FSTN, 1 p.m.
Soccer: Texas A&M women at Georgia, ESPNU, 2 p.m.
Soccer: MLS, San Jose at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.
Volleyball: Texas A&M women at Auburn, SportSouth, 2 p.m.
Autos: Sprint Cup, Camping World RV Sales 500, KXIQ-AM 1180, noon
Basketball: NBA preseason, Grizzlies at Atlanta, WMFS 680 AM/92.9 FM, 1:30 p.m.
Football: NFL, San Francisco at Tennessee, WMC-AM 790, 2 p.m.
Football: NFL, Denver at Indianapolis, WMFS 680 AM/92.9 FM, 6:30 p.m.
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Colon Cancer Genetic Testing - What Is Genetic Counseling?
Information from genetic testing can have a profound impact on your life. Genetic counselors are trained to explain the test and its results, but you make the decision about whether to have the test. A genetic counselor can help you make well-informed decisions. Ask to have genetic counseling before making a decision about testing. Genetic counseling can help you and your family:
- Understand medical facts, including what causes diseases, how a diagnosis is made, and what you may be able to do to help you manage a disease.
- Understand how your family history contributes to the development of a disease.
- Understand what you can do to help prevent colon cancer or a recurrence.
- Learn about caring for a family member who has a genetic disease, including getting referrals to specialists or joining support groups.
Genetic counselors are trained to help you and your family make informed decisions. They are sensitive to the physical and emotional aspects of these decisions. Your privacy and confidentiality are carefully protected.
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