A Weekend Retweat

All Social Media Mavens in our own right, five gals from Columbus, OH have packed up their collective networks for a road trip. Forging ahead as Weekend Retweat, Michele Savoldi, Cheryl Harrison, Kelly Gingery, Rose Landon and Tiffany Eckhardt have one mission: to help promote great retreats and resorts using their social media networks in exchange for a complimentary night stay.

Our first Weekend ReTweat began with a journey close to home at the Hopkins House B&B in Mechanicsburg, OH. There we were warmly welcomed by the Cooper family who offered top-notch hospitality.

The Hopkins House B&B is a lovely historic home that graces the front of the 200 acre Darbyland Farms. The Hopkins family built the home in 1902 on an existing foundation. The original home built in 1870 was destroyed by a house fire. Harold Hopkins designed the rebuilt home at a mere 10 years old. This becomes apparent, as it seems designed by a young Harry Potter. The unusually sized windows, built-ins, upstairs den with 20-foot cathedral ceiling, sleeping porches, nooks and crannies are just a few of the unique features that creates a sense of stepping back in time.

After checking in and taking our tour of the historic bed and breakfast, we headed out for dinner. As part of our retweat we arranged to also promote an Urbana, OH eatery, Verde Cafe. Verde Cafe, located in the historic downtown, treated us to an amazing complimentary dinner. We were thrilled to try samples of their fresh, organic menu. We started with fresh hummus served with hot peta bread, sampled the Turkey Ruebun panni, Greek salad, quiche trout with aspagrus, crab cakes with thousand island dressing and capers, celery root soup, apple grannysmith parmessan onion salad and a “to die for” chocolate mousse. To top it off, there was a wine tasting that evening as well. Verde is just another little gem to be discovered!

After dinner we headed back to The Hopkins House and kicked back and relaxed. Like most girls nights out, we stayed up late chatting about movies, social media, plans for the future and whatnot…. Updating our social networks the entire time. The next morning brought a couple revelations. Tiffany beat Cheryl to the Foursquare mayor ship of the Hopkins House, by five minutes. And as the sun rose that morning to a fresh farmhouse breakfast, Cheryl was inspired with our name, Weekend Retweat. With that image in mind, Michele used her talent for good to come up with our logo and a new venture was borne.

This experience proved to be beneficial to the proprietors of The Hopkins House and to us mavens. The Hopkins House has seen a drastic increase in fans on their Facebook fan page, as well as followers on Twitter. Also, a video of the bed and breakfast created that weekend by Tiffany that weekend was featured on a local community web site. The Cooper family is delighted with the outcome. Our mission was a success!

Our bags are always packed for our next destination. There are so many gems to discover and promote! We are excited about the upcoming destinations that are on the books, and welcome any invitation to use our social networks to promote great retreats and resorts. If you would like the mavens of Weekend ReTweat to help promote your establishment, contact us at eckhardt.tiffany@gmail.com. You can also become a Weekend Retweat Facebook Fan or follow Weekend ReTweat on Twitter.

About us:
The mavens of Weekend Retweat met serving as bloggers on www.greatestcityofall.com and www.tastecasting.com. We have all developed our own platforms in our areas of expertise. Michele Savoldi, owner of columbus imPRessions specializes in marketing, and branding and social media for non-profits and small businesses. Cheryl Harrison currently works for QFM96 in Columbus, OH, but is also personally branded as a “Good Idea” with over 5000 followers. Kelly Gingery is the MixFlickChick for 107.9 FM and owns FlickChick TV. Rose Landon and her husband Robb manage Tastecasters Columbus and Eat2Meet Meetup group. Tiffany Eckhardt writes about her passion for life and travel in her own blog, www.doinglifebeingtiff.com and contributes to several other blog sites. She also manages social media for a local manufacture in Urbana, OH.