Social Media is dead. At least, it is if you want to manage your personal brand online with any certainty. Over the last year I’ve done an experiment with my personal blog. I put a blog together that had no advertising or marketing on it. I focused on putting information…
If you use social media you might be under the misunderstanding that you can’t really do much “business” on Facebook. That just means you haven’t been exposed to the now famous fan page. You are correct in thinking that Facebook has rules about not selling on your main profile page,…
Don’t get this headline wrong. I think Twitter is great, and use it myself (hence the icon link above). Often described as a “mini-blog,” Twitter is a social networking tool that uses the SMS text protocol (short messaging service) designed for mobile phones (which explains the 140-character limit). Twitter was…
By Diane Conklin and Gail Saseen One of the biggest questions business owners ask about social media, especially those who aren’t actively using it yet, is “do I really need to be involved in Social Media today?” One of the reasons this question gets asked so often is people are…
I first heard Diane Conklin speak at a national conference and knew I had to introduce her and her business partner, Gail Saseen, to my readers. Their expertise in marketing and business strategy fits in well with what you’ve told me you wanted to see on this blog. We’ll be…
Making Your Goals Count by Jim Rohn (Excerpted from Week 7 of the Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan – S.M.A.R.T. Goals by Jim Rohn) As we enter into this New Year we all tend to have a heightened sense of the opportunities and possibilities that 2007 can bring. The need…
We’re in Washington DC this week but have had several interesting conversations with clients about how they can use testimonials to build trust with clients faster. My friend Keith shared his thoughts last month on how we might use the power of video to turbocharge testimonials. I thought I would…
If you were growing your own food, would you wait until you were hungry to plant your seeds? Think about the question above. Certainly, you would not wait! Why? Because of simple laws of nature. When you plant seeds, you have to nurture them, and wait for them to grow….
We all have attended plays, concerts and movies—whether it was a sell-out show on Broadway or your third grader’s stage debut in the school musical. Regardless of the setting, in your child’s school or on Broadway, the same principle applies: the performers follow a script, and that script is rehearsed…
Most businesses are feeling a change in lead generation. Many factors are impacting lead generation: • A flat economy • Social media • Spam regulations • Limited resources • Increasing postage Some say lead generation has changed. Others are saying lead generation is dead. What’s happening with your lead generation…