The call was set for 10. We had a list of questions for them. But, before we could interview them, they wanted to interview us.

Thanks to Mark and Robert for taking time [almost an hour] to talk to Jeff Willinger and me about their take on social media. During our interview, Mark and Robert share stories about international entrepreneur successes, how they use social media and what they’ll cover when they speak to Social Media Club Chicago.

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On March 6 and 7, I attended Alex Mandossian’s Teleseminar Secrets Reunion  – check out my album on flickr. I didn’t tweet much or live blog at all. Why? Alex is a fantastic speaker and one who deserves complete attention. So, I went back to taking notes the old-fashioned way: in a spiral notebook. It’s more liberating and I got much more out of the content.

Phenomenal is the only word that describes the networking.

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If you publish an email newsletter, you know that writing a compelling subject line is often the hardest part.

So, what does it take to get people to open your email? Is there a formula you can use to up your open rates? What can you learn from your email marketing about how your community and the media will respond to your message?

MarketingSherpa analyzed a year’s worth of their email open rates and came up with four takeaways. Open access …

I insisted we see it in Imax. We paid $5 extra a seat.

Why? I have no explanation except: I liked the title.

Now, I love the story. Kung Fu Panda rocks.

Here’s why . . .

Tagline: Prepare for awesomeness.

Plot: Po the Panda is the laziest animals in all of the Valley of Peace, but unwittingly becomes the chosen one when enemies threaten their way of life

Source: IMDB Kung Fu Panda

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I’m a member. You’re probably not. So, I can’t share all the details with you about what I learned at The System Club’s annual members-only meeting.

But, I can share my review and takeaways and you can listen to The System Seminar Internet Marketing interviews for free [affiliate link].

Start With Stories

Ken McCarthy, The System Seminar’s founder, opened the meeting with an invitation: take seven minutes and share a success story. In all, 22 people took the microphone to talk about what …

Speaker David Bullock: www.davidbullock.com on START Selling: Business Development Action Plan

About the SOBCon08 notes series . . .

On May 2-4, Liz Strauss hosted SOBCon08: Biz School for Bloggers in Chicago. During the sessions, I typed notes to share with you. To presenters and attendees: please feel free to clarify and comment. I will share notes from each session along with how I’m using the knowledge to improve my reader/customer experience. David recently posted his SOBCon08 business and blogging insights.

David Bullock is president and …

It’s seminar season. Isn’t it always? You’re being invited to all kinds of places to learn from experts about how to make “it.” What seminars are your going to in 2008?

There was a time – two years ago – when I was so swayed by the promises and offers I couldn’t wait to get to one. My friend, Jenny, can testify that I was star-struck when I saw the big gurus. Actually, it was quite comical.

After that, I went …

Every month or so, I meet with a group of people all interested in one thing: growing their business on the Internet. Well, make that two things: the other, as important, is balancing life so it’s enjoyable, livable and rewarding.

An informal, loosely-structure network, the group meets for a few hours on a weekend morning. This month I didn’t think I had time to make it to the meeting.

But I did. I needed to ask a question: How do I …

Set to be released in a few weeks, a new book about online marketing heroes follows a simple, yet highly-successful format: gather a group of experts, talk to them and publish a book. To get an inside look, download Steve Rubel’s Online Marketing Heroes chapter.

Allowing Steve to promote the book on his blog, Micro Persuasion, with a giveaway chapter download is great publicity – that’s how I found out about it.

What I’m confused about is why people who aren’t in …