My Son Gets a Second Life My Son Gets a Second Life is a poignant post by dear friend Jody DeVere regarding her son, the accident that rendered him paralyzed, and the new son that was born of this terrible ordeal. "The night before the accident, I had a horrific dream my son was in an accident, almost exactly as it happened. I woke up sweating and troubled , I was leaving on a business trip that morning and my ...
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Women Who Blog: BlogHer 2007 is a Hit Well I made it back from Chicago where I attended BlogHer 2007 which was my first blogging conference experience and one that happened to be about 80% all women. This was the third annual BlogHer Conference, which was their biggest to date with about 750 attendees who took over the Navy Pier in downtown Chicago on Friday and Saturday. "A World of Difference" was the theme ...
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The Power of Your Mission Posted on July 31st, 2007 by Cynthia D'Amour I met Jody DeVere, CEO of AskPatty.com at BlogHer07. Jody is passionate about providing a safe place for women to get advice on car purchases, maintenance and other car topics. AskPatty.com has a female friendly certified dealer search as well as a team of 50 automotive expert women on stand by to answer any questions women ...
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Where Can I Blab About My Car? CarBlabber on AskPatty.com! Blog Name: Ask Patty Sunday, July 29, 2007 Is your car sexy? What does your car mean to you? Do you love or hate your car? Is your car a fashion statement or a pile of junk? Ask Patty has just launched our new beta version social network for women to blog about their cars. That’s right. We want you to tell us all about your car and ...
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Area dealerships target women with AskPatty.com By Jim Parker (Contact) The Post and Courier Saturday, July 7, 2007 Leroy Burnell The Post and Courier Burnam Eubank (right), president of Palmetto Jaguar, and Davi Hesher, who heads Palmetto Car & Truck Group’s business development center, are actively involved in the dealership’s AskPatty.com concept geared toward ...
Dealers turn 'female-friendly' Ask Patty trains auto sales staffers to improve customer service for women BY JAY ANTENEN | ENQUIRER CONTRIBUTOR The automotive sales training video, Jody DeVere recalled, began simply enough. "When Mr. Customer comes into the dealer," the announcer said. A little while later: "And when you introduce Mr. Customer to the service adviser." And ...
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Sites for Women Drivers: 80 percent of female car shoppers get nearly all of their automotive information online, according to Jupiter Research. Below are sites that cater to female car buyers: www.askpatty.typepad.com – Car experts field e-mail questions from women on all ...
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Spectacular Showrooms by Hank Inman These days, when it comes to showrooms and customer lounges, there’s a lot of potty talk going on. But, it’s not what you might think. Tire dealers are literally cleaning up their act, and it has nothing to do with verbal communication. It has everything to do with attracting and keeping customers. “I’m very ...
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AskPatty.com Launches Female-Friendly FAQs Section July 09, 2007 Email this story Printer Friendly Version SARASOTA, Fla. — AskPatty.com recently launched a female-friendly FAQs feature, including enhanced search tools to provide fast answers to auto related questions. According to the site, women influence 85 percent of buying decisions in the U.S. and ...
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Taking Inventory of Your Second Life By Queen Tureaud, 8:38 pm, Fri 6 Jul 2007 Skeletons, old prom dresses, 50 pairs of shoes...we all have closets full of stuff. As you ready your avatar for the BlogHer '07 conference in Second Life, think of your "inventory" as your virtual closet. "Fine, Queen...but what the heck is my inventory?"-fair enough. Your inventory is one ...
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