Author: Tina Bell

3.5 Months Doggie Lymphoma Cancer Free

For those of you wondering how Meg-Meg is doing … the answer is “Just perfect!”  :) She went for her 3 month check-up last month, and her doctor said there are still no signs that the cancer is back.  YAY!!!  She is like the Meg-Meg we knew before all those weekly and bi-weekly treatments for canine lymphoma changed our lives!!

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Vegetarian Breakfast Casserole

Vegetarian Breakfast Casserole 6 eggs 2 large baby Bella mushrooms, sliced 1 Roma Tomato, diced 1/2 package frozen spinach, thawed 2 strips fake Morning Star bacon Shredded Dubliner Cheese Garlic Powder Pepper Preheat oven to 375F. Spray 8×8 casserole dish with Pam. Place layer of spinach across bottom. Please sliced mushrooms over spinach. Sprinkle diced tomatoes over mushrooms & spinach.

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How P2P Can Help Grow Your Business

In Marketing 101 you learn there are two types of ways to classify a business.  The first is commonly called B2B, which stands for business-to-business.  When a business caters directly to consumers, it is called B2C, which stands for business-to-consumer.  While it is good to understand the difference between the two from an operational perspective, from a marketing perspective, I

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Omelet Muffins (Easter Morning Breakfast)

For Easter Morning Breakfast we made Omelette Muffins this year! We’re excited because we can eat the leftovers as breakfast this week as a quick “grab and go”! Omelette Muffins Recipe: 8 large eggs 1/4 cup diced bell peppers 1/4 cup diced tomatoes 1/2 cup cheese of choice (we used smoked cheddar) Seasoning to Taste (we used Ms. Dash Table

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5 Steps to Measure Your Marketing ROI

Every dollar you spend marketing your business is a dollar you’re not taking home. It is also a dollar you are investing in hopes of making even more money on the investment down the road. But how do you know if you’re just aimlessly throwing money away each month or if your marketing efforts are truly bringing clients in the door? There

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Ponder This as You Watch the Super Bowl

Happy Super Bowl Sunday! Did you know it’s estimated that more people watch the Super Bowl each year for the commercials than they do for the actual game?  I was one of those people last year, at least through the first half.  Then I decided I really didn’t need to watch the second half of the game, I would just

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Meg’s Final Treatment for Canine Lymphoma is Tomorrow.

Tomorrow is already a bittersweet day for me … and for Miss Meg-Meg.  It’s so hard to believe that six months have come and gone since we learned Meg had canine lymphoma.  If you’ve followed my periodic blog about her progress, you know we started with weekly treatments.  For the last several treatments we’ve been going bi-monthly.  Tomorrow is the

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Eggplant Grillers

Eggplant Grillers are DELICIOUS and fairly easy to make. Ingredients: 1 medium eggplant Goat cheese 2 medium tomatoes Olive oil Dried or Fresh Basil Preheat grill for medium heat. Cut Eggplant into 1″ thick rounds, then cut pieces in half. Coat eggplant with olive oil on both sides and sprinkle with basil. Arrange half of the eggplant slices on a

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5 Tips to Marketing Your Business on Pintrest

When I first learned about Pintrest, I was really slow to jump on the bandwagon. I had just hired a new marketer for one of our locations, and she always had the cutest hairstyles and neatest articles of clothing. Each time I would compliment her on them she would say, “Thanks, I learned how to make this on Pintrest. You

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9 Marketing Success Tips

A year ago I started doing marketing consulting. Now I receive phone calls or e-mails daily asking questions on everything from “Is this a good idea?” to “Can you help me understand this contract” to “Help! I’m stuck. What should I do next?” My favorite question, however, is “What’s the one thing I should focus my marketing efforts on right

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