Robert Braathe – Professor and Consultant

Are you looking for an internship?  Braathe Enterprises is now seeking interns for Summer 2011.

Internships run from May 1st through August 1, June 1st through September 1st, or July 1st through October 1st.

During your internship, you will work virtually for 5-10 hours per week on projects such as marketing, web design, e-commerce, project management, and more.  The internship is designed to offer you the opportunity to learn things outside of the classroom about your major.

While there will be specific assignments required, during your internship, you will have the flexibility to make your own schedule, learn more about your major from a college professor, and participate in online discussions about business.

While this is an unpaid internship, you will gain valuable experience working with companies and on projects that range from startups to existing businesses, and gain knowledge you can bring back to your college or to your job.

At the end of your internship, you will receive a letter of recommendation and recognition on the Braathe Enterprises website for your contributions.

For more information, please contact us at robertjbraathe@gmail.com

Since 2005, when I started my business, I have used Overnight Prints as my exclusive provider of print marketing material. I use their double-sided business cards and refrigerator magnets for my business and technology consulting company.

Check out some of their promotions and options for business cards, postcards, and more at

Check out Business Cards, Postcards, Flyers, Brochures, Letterhead , Greeting Cards & Envelopes Overnight at www.overnightprints.com

I have been writing a column on HR and Careers for Albany.com for the past couple years.

http://www.albany.com/hr

On my HR and Career Guide, I talk about some of my experiences in HR and my career, and guide readers through the process of finding a new job, and more.

I’ve worked with Walt Disney World, Apple, and Gap as well as a number of small businesses in capacities where I have been responsible for or worked with people responsible for human resource matters, so contact me for some more advice or guidance on any issues that you’d like addressed.

robert@galaconcierge.com

Are you marketing your business effectively?  Perhaps it’s time to take a closer look at some of the options out there for promoting your business for little or no-cost other than your time.

Thumbtack – I posted an ad recently for my business and technology support services through Thumbtack.  Based out of San Francisco, CA

Other sites I have used in the past to promote my business include Oodle.com, Backpage.com, and Kijiji.com

Today I setup internet tethering for the first time on my iPhone 4.  I changed my data plan through AT&T from the unlimited data plan for iPhone ($30) to the DataPro 2GB for iPhone with Tethering.  Within minutes, I was able to connect my iPhone via Bluetooth to my MacBook and enable internet service.

As well, with Sharing on my MacBook, I was able to share this internet connection with another computer in the house.

Some have said that removing unlimited data is a concern – as a fairly heavy internet user on my iPhone, I have never gone about 600GB of data a month (in fact, in a typical month, I use about 400MB of data. Having a 2GB limit at this point works for me, as most of the time I am in a Wi-Fi Environment.

INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE

GUESTCONNECTION AND GUEST MONITOR JOIN FORCES

AND ENTER NEW MARKETS

June 14^th 2010
Two leading companies in online reputation management and other web 2.0 guest engagement services for the hospitality and leisure industry, GUESTCONNECTION and Guest Monitor, have signed a strategic alliance. Both companies will continue to operate under their own name, but will collaborate and complement each other in research, development and consulting. Both companies share the same vision and mission and strive to be international leaders in their field.

They will also combine their marketing power to target new and existing markets.  The alliance enables both companies to better serve existing and new clients and introduce new solutions and services such as guest feedback management, social media marketing, online reputation analysis and consulting as well search engine optimalisation.

Guest Monitor and GUESTCONNECTION will also expand to new markets, beyond India and Spain. Therefore GUESTCONNECTION has opened branches in the USA, New York, and the Netherlands, Doorn.  The new venture has been into effect as of June 8^th 2010.

¨ We found the online reputation reports of GUESTCONNECTION

very interesting with useful data ¨.

- Mauro Tekovic, Sales & Marketing, Valamar Hotels & Resorts, Croatia -

About GUESTCONNECTION:

GUESTCONNECTION is a Barcelona, Spain based consulting company with branches in New-York, USA and Doorn, The Netherlands. It is dedicated to enhancing service excellence and online reputation for the hospitality and leisure industry. Thanks to its online reputation analysis, strategic consulting and personalized training, GUESTCONNECTION helps companies to drive guest loyalty, employee excellence and financial results.

About Guest Monitor:

Guest Monitor is a web consulting firm for the global hospitality industry, located in Gurgaon, India. It offers industry specific, specialized solutions unlike generic companies which offer one-size fits all services. Its affordable services are meant for independent hotels as well as for large multi-national chains. Areas of specialization include online reputation management, guest feedback management, social media and search engine marketing and online opinion mining. It also undertakes social media consulting assignments to develop custom guest engagement campaigns for clients.

For more information about both companies and the services they offer, please visit www.guest-connection.com and www.guestmonitor.com., or contact the following contact persons;

Willem van Rossem

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director Southern-Europe, GUESTCONNECTION

E willem.vanrossem@guest-connection.com

M (34) 647 678 362

Robert Braathe

Chief Organizational Officer & Managing Director North-America, GUESTCONNECTION

E robert@galaconcierge.com

M (1) 203 770 2686

Jean-Paul Haenen

Chief Marketing Officer & Managing Director Northern Europe, GUESTCONNECTION

E jeanpaul@kwanonline.nl

M (31) 6 28 12 97 94

Udit Bhandari,

Managing Director, Guest Monitor

E udit@guestmonitor.com

M (91) 9899267377