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Monday, May 14th, 2012
Who loves airshows? I DO! One of my favorite hobbies is frequenting the many areodynamic showcases that occur in the tri-state area. I am also an avid Blue Angels fan, so when I heard that the Angels were making an appearance at the Star-Spangled Sailabration, which takes place here in Baltimore from June 13th-19th, I was so happy I could do a barrell roll! If only I had a fighter jet…
The rumors are true! As part of Baltimore’s salute to the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, otherwise known as Star-Spangled Sailabration, the Blue Angels flight demonstration team will be performing in Baltimore’s first ever airshow on Saturday, June 16th from 1-4pm and on Sunday, June 17th from 1-4pm. These awesome fighter jets will perform their routines over the Middle Branch River, just south of Fort McHenry. The actual start time can depend on the weather, so check the website the day of the performance for any updates.
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Tags: Baltimore, Blue Angels, Fort McHenry, Sailabration
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Monday, May 7th, 2012
Last week I was driving to my weekly networking group and saw something on the side of the road that caught my attention; it was a full grown man dressed as a banana. That’s right, I said BANANA. It was a stem to toe yellow costume and this guy was having a blast in it! He was advertising for a health food store by dancing around with a sign and waving at cars, beckoning them to visit the storefront behind him. I was so impressed with his enthusiasm and energy, he was truly embracing his inner wackiness and I respect that.
What lengths would you go to in order to promote your business? Would you dress up like one of the Fruit of the Loom gang or stand on a street corner twirling a giant arrow? Maybe you’d be willing to shoot a TV spot singing a catchy jingle or pretend you’re talking on a toy phone 
The more outrageous you are willing to get, the more memorable the effect will be. Memorable is not always the best route to take though; if your idea is offensive or too ridiculous, you could attract the wrong kind of attention and be seen as a laughingstock instead of being considered a groundbreaking visionary.
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Tags: IT services, Margarita Party, networking, telecommunication, Teltek, testimonials
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Monday, April 30th, 2012
At Teltek, we like to work hard and play hard! Living and working in Baltimore City is a fantastic adventure and one of the aspects I love about Baltimore is the city’s appreciation of celebration in the form of festivals. The arrival of Spring kicks off a plethora of outside events that feature crafts, entertainment, food and fun for all ages and interests.
There are far too many to mention in one blog, so I’ll highlight some of the fetes I have been to personally so you get the Girl On Wire perspective. ALL of these are free to attend and I included the dates they occur in chronological order so you can mark your calendar now for the 2012 Baltimore festival season 
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Tags: 2012, Baltimore, festivals, Teltek
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Monday, April 23rd, 2012
Now is the time of year when you start thinking about warmer weather and sunnier days. I like to welcome the season by leaving the windows open, hanging out on the back patio with my dogs and shopping for new Spring clothes!
Spring is also a time of renewal and a great opportunity to clear out the junk and freshen things up. Many of us will commence Spring Cleaning of some kind; powerwashing the front of the house, dusting off the patio furniture, donating unwanted items or setting up the grill for barbecue season.
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Tags: Auto Attendant, Avaya, Baltimore, cable clean up, IT, Music on Hold, NEC, telecommunications, Teltek, voice data cabling
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Monday, April 16th, 2012
On April 12th, I attended a farewell party for Ann Lansinger, the former Executive Director of the Emerging Technology Center (ETC), which Teltek has called home for almost one year. It was a very special send-off for the ETC’s leader of 13 years. Several current ETC tenants were in attendance in addition to Ann’s co-workers, a few close friends and colleagues, her brother and even a few former tenants. The party was a celebration of her accomplishments and a way for all of us to wish her well as she closes a chapter and commences a new one.
Ann Lansinger
Tags: Ann Lansinger, Baltimore, Deborah Tillett, Emerging Technology Center, ETC, incubator, Teltek
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Monday, April 9th, 2012
Service is a top priority at Teltek and since this is an aspect of the business I am closely connected to as interim Service Coordinator, I thought you might be interested in learning the inner workings of Teltek’s Service Department.
Most importantly, you need to know that troubleshooting and repair is one of our great strengths and each call that comes in is addressed as quickly as possible. We understand the need to have reliable communication and we are always here to get you back on line!
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Tags: Avaya phone system, IT troubleshooting, NEC Phone System, Service, Teltek
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Monday, April 2nd, 2012
It seems everyone had Mega Million Fever last week despite the tremendous odds stacked against winning it. Mike Catalano, chairman of the mathematics department at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D., was quoted as saying “You are about 50 times as likely to get struck by lightning as to win the lottery, based on the 90 people a year getting struck by lightning,”
While the big drawing has come and gone, the 640 Million Mega Bucks at stake was an amount of epic proportions and I thought it would be fun to ask my fellow Teltekians what they would do with the money if they won the big jackpot. Their answers will give you an idea of what kind of people we are here at Teltek and what we value in life.
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Tags: Mega Million, Teltek
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Monday, March 26th, 2012
Telecommuting, or working from a location other than a standard office environment is becoming a very popular solution to implement by companies wishing to save money on expenses such as leasing office space, parking, utilities etc. The use of telecommuting is on the rise and more companies are trusting their employees to be as productive in their own home offices as they would be in the workplace.
Wrike, Inc. a provider of social project management software, conducted a teleworking survey and received 1,074 responses to a variety of questions about working from home. The results were surprising; 83% of the respondents said they work remotely at least part of the day, showing that telecommuting is far more widespread than anticipated.
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Tags: Employee Benefits, home office, phone equipment, telecommuting, Teltek
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Monday, March 19th, 2012
Kermit the Frog used to sing, “It’s Not Easy Being Green”, but on St. Patrick’s Day, it’s not difficult at all! There are t-shirts, accessories and lots of green beverages to indulge in to celebrate the day properly.
With the great green holiday two days behind us, I thought it would be a good opportunity to let you in on a few effots Teltek has made to be green in an environmentally considerate fashion.
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Tags: Conference Phones, environmentally friendly, recycling, refurbished equipment, Teltek, Video Conferencing, voice and data cabling, Web Conferencing
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
As someone who is fairly new to marketing, I’m always open to learning about and applying creative marketing strategies. A few months ago I listened to a set of CDs of the book “Groundwell: Winning in a World transformed by Social Technologies” by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff. The term “groundswell” refers to the power of social media and how online users can utilize it to influence everything from fashion to politics and achieve objectives by helping each other.
A good example of this is online product reviews. Let’s say you want to try out the trendy new Mexican restaurant downtown. Instead of going to the restaurant’s web site to peruse the menu and make a reservation, your first stop is Yelp or Urbanspoon, to find reviews of diners who have been there already. After reading a few negative reviews in which the words “food poisoning” and “shockingly awful” appear, you decide to go somewhere else for dinner. That is the groundswell hard at work!
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Tags: Groundswell, Social Media, Teltek
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