This story is by Joel Gorthy of Oregon Quarterly:

Talk about a beer buzz.
In barely four years of existence, Ninkasi Brewing Company of Eugene has grown into Oregon’s seventh-largest brewery—no paltry feat in a state where icons such as Widmer, Deschutes, and Full Sail cap a roster of some eighty beer producers.
What’s more, the upstart brewery’s [...]

I  am proud to say that Bonfire is GROWING!
I am thrilled to welcome Lisa Peyton to our team as Vice President and William (Willie) Crane as Community Manager.
Lisa originally comes from the east coast and has lived in Portland for over 15 years.  Before  teaming up with Bonfire, Lisa ran her own social media consulting [...]

So,  as many Gmail users might have noticed, Google launched a program called Buzz last week. I was holding off opinions until I tested it out and had a good sense of it’s purpose. Much like anything new that is socially related, it must make it easier to decipher information from connections. Unfortunately Buzz fails [...]

It is rare that I try to tout the advantages of outside marketing help. I usually try to focus my efforts on the value of social media to business of all shapes and sizes. But, I think it is time as objections, misconceptions and unwise decisions have started to gather momentum within the industry.
Lately I have been recognizing [...]

The Holy Triad Revisited. This is a much more visual presentation of the 2 hour class Bonfire puts on.
The Holy Triad
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Presentation on Winning in a new world of social media

A quick slide show of some winners in social media marketing today. Examples include large and small businesses.