The Mayfield Group : Public Relations

Great hot spots and undiscovered beach getaways in this month’s Travel + Leisure…40 Secret Beach Hideaways. We have our laundry list of choices all mapped out!

Social media tips…great “rules of engagement” from InStyle.

We enjoyed reading a blog recently about the art of asking better questions.  The thought process behind these better questions is to build stronger leaders who are able to listen.  Some of the question tips are listed below, but if you have second, check out The Conversation Blog.

• Be Curious
• Be Open-ended
• Be Engaged
• Dig Deeper

Blogs are good…accordingly to a recent article from Cision that shared “the print industry is revolutionizing online news content with blogs.” Great article if you have time to read…seems all magazines and newspapers are stocking up with strong bloggers nowadays.

Cision – Print Publications Revolutionize Online News Content with Blogs

Check it out when you have a chance…good stuff.

Florida International magazine is one of our favorite lifestyle publications of the sunshine state.  This monthly does a great job on covering hot spots all over Florida…check out details on a past package at Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa in the image below.  Florida International is online so you can “flip” through the latest issue.

Bon Appetit is a great online resource for destinations that include amazing food, culture and food culture.  :)  We particularly love reading the bloggers and the articles that break down a specific destination.  The writing team really goes in and dissects all the options and provides an excellent guide for your next visit to that place.  This month had a terrific overview on Austin, TX.

Thanks to our Social Media Toolkit post, we had a comment from another smart agency who has a great social marketing cheat sheet that is worth sharing.  Click on this link to see what Mind4Marketing has created…

Social Marketing Cheat Sheet

We think a lot of Kimpton Hotels and how the brand positions itself against the competition (for years now…).  Our team really enjoyed reading the latest promotion from Kimpton team called “Ride the Rails.”  An LA Times travel blogger did a good review of the promotion…check it out and if you are near a Kimpton and rode a train, take advantage of the 15% off of Best Available Rate!

As the world of social media is rapidly growing, it seems if you are not operating your business with Facebook, Twitter, a Blog and LinkedIn you are behind.  Although, this is a service we guide clients in, we thought  Inc. Magazine did a phenomenal social media toolkit for small and large businesses to gain knowledge from.  We loved this so much that if your budget doesn’t allow for (our) expert consulting, you have a very decent toolkit at your fingertips.  Hey share the love, right?  Good karma coming to us?  :)

Happy Monday!

It could be this rainy weather…but we are totally thinking spa today.  Vanity Fair online has a great review of ultimate spas in 2009.  (For your next relaxation spa getaway…)  Check it out…helps beat the Friday rainy weather blues.  :)