St. Paul Area Chamber’s Post

☕️🍫 Good morning, friends! Anyone else practice the “Parent Tax” after Halloween?? Here’s my carefully selected haul for this morning. What are you pairing with your morning beverage?! Also, speaking of good pairings, don’t forget about 50strong ‘s upcoming events! RSVPs are open for our Easy, Virtual, Casual events! Link in the comments 🔗 #parenttax #candystash #networking #50strong

You don’t have to attend Friday beers if you don’t want to. I never ever attended a Friday Afternoon Beer Social (FABS) in law school. Not even once. The last place I wanted to be on a Friday afternoon/evening was loitering at the law school. Instead, most weeks I hopped the bus across town to babysit my brother’s kids so him and his wife could enjoy their Friday evening bowling. Articling was a bit different. Friday afternoon beers was not optional for students. The long-standing tradition was for the students walk together to the nearby liquor and convenience stores to purchase a modest selection of beer, coolers, ice, and a few salty snacks to serve in the boardroom around 4 p.m. It was a welcome opportunity for us to connect and catch up on our workloads and what we saw going on at the firm. Most of the associates would gather for “Friday Snacks”. Some partners were “regulars”; others never joined. People would come and go. File-related conversation would gradually turn to firm legends, and laughter would take hold. By 6 p.m., the room would clear. After articling, I attended regularly for a while, and as the years went on, I attended less and less, choosing to get an extra two billable hours on my timesheet or spend those precious hours with my family and friends. I know that some partners encouraged attendance at Friday snacks, but I can’t say that I ever saw anyone’s career or partnership admission limited because of a failure to attend. Some associates seemed to enjoy closer relationships with certain partners because of it, but my relationships with associates were never impacted one way or another by mere attendance at Friday Snacks. There are a lot of things you “have to” do in private law practice; attending an alcohol-centric Friday afternoon social is not one of them. Do you agree? I’d love to hear the current thoughts on this old tradition. #kindnessanddecency

Chocolate teapots are rubbish for transporting tea. Trust me, I know. An EVP without purpose and value exchange is also a chocolate teapot. And it's equally poor at transporting tea. Here's the third snippet of my speaker slot from RecFest UK, where I talk about value exchange and making it authentic. Keep DM-ing me if you want a copy of the slide deck that goes with this, you're very welcome to it #redknows #recfest #evp

When Shep says it, you know it's going to be epic and amazing! Join us at Booth #1407 at #CCWVegas for an epic experience. We're bringing the fun with an AirTag giveaway, plus you'll get to learn about the latest innovations in customer experience and how Etech can help elevate your CX strategies. #CCW #AirTagGiveaway #CXInnovation #CX #AI #CXTrends

Stop by Salem's On Centre in the Hill District TODAY at 3 o'clock to find out if YOU were chosen as this month's FREE GRILL and $150 worth of FRESH HALAL MEAT giveaway! PRIZE: The "Summer Fun Package" includes one (1) propane gas grill, grilling accessories, a cooler, $150 worth of fresh meat, and various additional summer fun items. ▪No further entries will be accepted ▪Grill on display is the actual prize ▪Must provide proper identification to verify ▪Winner is responsible for hauling ▪The prize must be accepted as awarded and is not transferable or convertible to cash. This is just one of MANY ways to celebrate Summer with many fun and festive giveaways, events, and activities at Salems Market! 📍1850 Centre Avenue #Pittsburgh Contest rules: Publicity: By participating, entrants agree to allow Salem's Market to use their names, photographs, or other likenesses for promotional purposes without further compensation, except where prohibited by law. Liability Release: By entering, participants release and hold harmless Salem's Market and its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from all liability for any injuries, loss, or damages of any kind arising from or in connection with the raffle or receipt or use and/or misuse of any prize. Raffle Organizer: The raffle is organized and managed by Salem's Market, located at 1850 Center Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15219. For any queries regarding the raffle, please contact customerservice@salemsmarketcentre.com. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with any social media platforms on which it may be promoted.

Where does all the cork go? The real question is where can it innovatively go because there are so many uses after the bottle. From art, to playgrounds, to shoes and clothing. Cork has circularity. Catch the Cork Collective. #cork #reuse #circularity #circleeconomy #foodandbev #corkcollective

Some interesting echoes of Sir John Hegarty's MAD//FEST LONDON talk yesterday in Sir Martin Sorrell's talk today. Asked what he’d recommend to youngsters joining the industry Sir Martin said learn Chinese, Spanish and coding – not just because they’re useful skills, but because it’ll exercise your brain in a way that we don’t do enough of now. Whilst Sir Martin Sorrell also talked about trying tech fast, because it will change faster than you think, Rory Sutherland talked about what slow AI might look like. Sometimes we need to take time to do things, we need to put in the right amount of effort to achieve what we need to. Being more efficient can be easy to achieve, being more effective is often much harder. Thanks MAD//FEST – lots of great thinking to make the little grey cells fire up – now to slowly digest and think about the learnings to take forward.

Exciting news in the world of cider! Westons Cider has just dropped their annual Cider Report, giving us - and most importantly their valued on and off trade customers - the scoop on what's hot, and what's not, for the year ahead. Curious for some insider insights?... 🍎Apple crafted ciders are leading the charge, both on and off the shelves. 📈Premiumisation is on the rise as consumers opt for higher-quality options. ⚽Cider and sports go hand in hand - with the Euros and Olympics as key dates for the diary. Our task? Driving downloads of this valuable resource among retailers, publicans, and bar owners. Through media partnerships, ads, and editorial coverage, we succeeded in securing hundreds of downloads from key industry decision-makers within the first 24 hours alone. Cheers to that!

🎬 Behind the Scenes: Creating Our Fun Aqua Cocktail Reel! 💧🍹 Join us behind the scenes as we crush, mix, and create this refreshing Virgin cocktail. From lighting issues to, using all the fruits in the setup that we nearly ran out of fruits for the demo, but thats reel deal! 🎬✨ #BTS #Bloopers #Contentcreation #socialmedia #Digitalmarketing

So y'all may be dreaming about your July 4th burger, but Julie Shaffer, FSMPS, CPSM is thinking about the food at next week's CreativePro Week in DC. Watch below to hear one of her favorite parts of this event!