Location: Ted’s Montana Grill – 400 Union Street, Westborough, MA  01581

Be sure to connect with the Ted’s Montana Grill on Twitter: @TedMontanaGrill

Menu

• Mike Ordered: The Green & Hot Bison Burger and a Harpoon IPA.
• Jeff Ordered: The Blue Creek Bison Burger and a Blue Moon Belgian White.
• Ted’s also “insisted” we try the “Salt-n’-Pepper” Onion Rings and the St. Phillip’s Island Crab Cake

Conversation Topics

1. Events – Leveraging social media to put on a successful event, like this one.

• Be sure to check out Chris Brogan’s post “How to Market an Offline Event Online” as he mentions many of the things we covered in this episode plus a few we missed.
• We also included our good friends Thomas Edwards (@URWingman) and Mike Schneider (@SchneiderMike and @BelchingMonkey) in our big event. These two guys are “crushing it!”

2. Rant! Answer the social media phone! – Too many companies have social media identities but fail to interact with customers.

• Mike calls out Skype, a service he loves and uses daily, for their failure to answer his and other customers questions via social media channels (including Skype’s own forum).
• Jeff hails Comcast as an example of a company doing it right.
• Lauren Vargas, of Radian6, wrote post titled “Who should respond to brand mentions?” which offers a quick high level intro to how companies should listen and engage.

3. Halloween – How has trick or treating changed since you were a kid?

Special thanks to Chad Northrup for manning the camera while getting his noms on with a Ted’s burger.

As Mike Langford and Jeff Cutler have determined, it’s far better to eat lunch out with friends than it is to sit at your desk and eat a yogurt. That’s the premise behind NomX3 – Let’s Do Lunch!

Bison…or as I pronounce it BIZON…is a unique taste. Just as our conversations over lunch are unique and touch on technology, social media, lifestyle topics and a rant, our food choices run the gamut.

Ted Turner wasn’t able to be on hand for our filming at Ted’s Montana Grill, but the staff there performed as if all the lights of the TBS cameras were on them. Big name company means big sky food. Big Sky is Montana and Montana means bison. See our burgers during the show.

I liked the burger. Never let it be said that Jeff Cutler won’t try different dishes. I might wimp out and not eat hot sauce, but I’ll definitely try beef.

Most memorable part of the lunch? I was cheered on…or maybe it was my co-host who was cheered by his youngest child. Lunch is for the entire family!

NomX3 is a family video show. Never forget that. Ted’s Montana Grill? Nom Nom Nom. And two more Noms – for a total of five out of five. Great show.