Well for most people they'll have about one more month of summer... a very hot summer. Ours down in Raleigh was pretty hot but we did have a few days of relief which helped get the vegetable garden growing. Business has been good since March 2010, with August slacking off a bit. I guess a lot of vacationers going to the beach, or Europe since the dollar is doing better against the Euro.
The North Carolina Museum of History is hosting the Thomas Day exhibit which began in May 2010 and will run for one year. It is free. On September 12, the museum will open a George Washington exhibit: "Discover the Real George Washington: New Views From Mount Vernon." This exhibit is free for ages 18 and under. The fee is $10 for 19 years and up. Check out their website at www.ncmuseumofhistory.org. The Museum of Natural Science is right next to it and then there is the Little Raleigh Museum on Fayetteville Street which has interesting facts about the history of Raleigh. Book a night or two with The Oakwood Inn Bed & Breakfast and you can walk... yes walk to all of these fine attractions. Check out our Facebook page for a special that we are running.
Also for you theatre nuts... Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy are now happening! The theatre is run by actress Lauren Kennedy who has done Broadway theatre and film, and her husband Tony Award nominated actor Alan Campbell. More on this in another post.
Come to Raleigh for a variety of things to do and see. Forget the heat... don't let it stop you from having fun.... all of these places have air conditioning!
Gary
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
FACEBOOK WELCOMES OAKWOOD INN BED & BREAKFAST
The Oakwood Inn Bed & Breakfast of Raleigh, North Carolina is got a new, well designed, and informative Facebook page. Check it out and also check out the website www.oakwoodinnbb.com.
We were approached by Main Street Host about redesigning our website to link to a Facebook and Twitter accounts. They are also going to assist us with our SEO for the website. Just today I read an article in the business section of The News & Observer stated that "Email No Longer the Hipster... Social networks top traditional." It says that Americans spend one third of their time on social networks! It says that time spent on traditional e-mail and portals like Yahoo have declined.
If we all keep spending so much time developing relationships and connections through all of these social and business networks, we may be able to connect to anyone in the world at anytime and without the use of a phone.... except for texting.
It's supposed to be a great marketing tool for people and businesses. We've always tracked how our guests have found us, so it will be interesting to seeing how powerful the social networks will be in funneling business to us.
I've been on LinkedIn with the Inn attached to my name since December 2009, and it has not brought any business or potential business to us. It will be interesting to see what the social network does as proclaimed by all the new marketing gurus. Personally, I think they maybe correct, but time will tell if the numbers show it.
We were approached by Main Street Host about redesigning our website to link to a Facebook and Twitter accounts. They are also going to assist us with our SEO for the website. Just today I read an article in the business section of The News & Observer stated that "Email No Longer the Hipster... Social networks top traditional." It says that Americans spend one third of their time on social networks! It says that time spent on traditional e-mail and portals like Yahoo have declined.
If we all keep spending so much time developing relationships and connections through all of these social and business networks, we may be able to connect to anyone in the world at anytime and without the use of a phone.... except for texting.
It's supposed to be a great marketing tool for people and businesses. We've always tracked how our guests have found us, so it will be interesting to seeing how powerful the social networks will be in funneling business to us.
I've been on LinkedIn with the Inn attached to my name since December 2009, and it has not brought any business or potential business to us. It will be interesting to see what the social network does as proclaimed by all the new marketing gurus. Personally, I think they maybe correct, but time will tell if the numbers show it.
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