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Posts Tagged ‘coffee’

World’s Best Cup of Coffee

Surprisingly, it doesn’t come from Starbucks. This guy was close to getting it rightclose to getting it right.
It’s a ‘little’ stand in the French Quarter of New Orleans called Cafe Du Monde. Established in 1862, it is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Coffee and Chicory roast [...]

Five Posts for You to Read Today

1) Seth Godin’s “First, ten”
2) Faith Dwight’s “I lost my job and I’m okay”
3) Josh Parrish’s “Drink Coffee, Do Good”
4) MicroExplosion Media “Five Kinds of People to Avoid on Twitter”
5) MicroExplosion Media “How To Format Blog Posts Since People Read Vertically Now”
Be inspired. Educate yourself. See you tomorrow!
P.S. What [...]

Starbucks- The Good Samaritan Blend

A promo for a local Starbucks‘ new coffee blend called “The Good Samaritan Blend” (February, 2009)

Want to make your business better?

Be unique. Find new ways to use existing technologies.
Make your business more accessible. People want to ‘know’ your business. Get to know them!
Here are some ideas:
• Allow customers to text in their orders so their products (if you have products) are ready and waiting upon arrival.
• Deliver. Pizza has [...]

Starbucks- Get off the Bus

From Awestruck Church’s partnership with Starbucks Coffee in their mission to help the homeless.

notice me!

This morning, I woke early with a pounding headache behind my left eye. I took a shower. Made a cup of tea. Anything to get rid of the aching head. Made a pot of coffee for Heather (and eventually for me). Realized the trash wasn’t out for pickup, so [...]

Setting myself up to get things done!

Okay, I am weird. I can’t get anything done unless a certain set of phenomena are totally in perfect position.

To read a book, I must walk and read simultaneously. (Rumor has it the neighbors have started asking what is wrong with me…..)

If I remain standing, I get much more [...]