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Video of the Week - Gary V
Posted on 01. Jul, 2009 by Jay OHare.
Warning: Strong language. Make sure you’re in a safe place.
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WeLoveSteamboat.com Comes Alive This Friday
Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 by Jay OHare.
Thanks for stopping by. We just launched this site so you might find something out of place. We’re working on it. If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to this blog. I regularly write about marketing technology & relationships. Thanks for visiting!This Friday we’ll be showing off some great art from WeLoveSteamboat.com [...]
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Create an Online Signup Form in 5 minutes (for free)
Posted on 27. Jun, 2009 by Jay OHare.
if you ever need to quickly collect some information here’s a slick, free solution using Google Docs. This can be used for a signup list, quick poll or anything where you need a group of people to respond and you need to organize their responses. This can be a great addition to those sign-up clipboards [...]
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What You Can Learn From The Dave Matthews Band
Posted on 20. Jun, 2009 by Jay OHare.
In case you haven’t heard, DMB (Dave Matthews Band) has a new album out. While the album is being pushed with an incredible amount of promotion it wasn’t always that way. In the pre-internet days of 1993 & 1994 DMB was just getting off the ground and gaining a lot of traction in places where [...]
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Urgent: Grab Your Name URL on Facebook at Midnight
Posted on 12. Jun, 2009 by Jay OHare.
This is IMPORTANT and you need to know about it RIGHT AWAY.
Tonight Facebook is staging one of the biggest virtual land grabs ever - the rush to claim your own name on Facebook.com.
You’ve heard of Internet Marketers claiming that the surge of traffic crashed their servers?
Well tonight there will be a server rush that has rarely, if ever, [...]
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Video of the Week - Google & Advertising
Posted on 01. Jun, 2009 by Jay OHare.
In a world where Google seems to be touching everything, understanding how Google and the ever growing public nature of brands is changing consumer behavior can help you be more competitive and effective.
In this 20+ min presentation, Jeff Jarvis offers interesting insight into how to listen to the conversations your customers are having and benefit [...]
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3.0 Thinking - Economic Summit Presentation Slides
Posted on 28. May, 2009 by Jay OHare.
Here’s a PDF copy of the slides from the presentation I did last week at the Economic Summit. Thanks again to everyone who came!
Presentation Slide Download (19mb)
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Photos: Welcome Home
Posted on 27. May, 2009 by Jay OHare.
I had the opportunity to shoot an amazing home here in Steamboat last week. Here’s a couple of the shots (click to enlarge):
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New Site & New Blog
Posted on 21. May, 2009 by Jay OHare.
I know I haven’t posted in forever but good times are ahead. This is just a quick post to let you know that SteamboatStories.com has moved! The blog is now part of the NEW Altera site and hopefully all the feeds & links transferred over ok. If you’re reading this in an RSS reader there [...]



Jay O’Hare is the founder and principal of Altera Performance Group, a marketing and technology company in Steamboat Springs, CO.