Thanks to Annette Bau for asking me to be today’s Financial Summit’s social media speaker.

Here’s the background story on the sales and social media presentation for financial advisors and the message Annette sent out to the attendees . . .

Barbara Rozgonyi on Savvy Social Media: How to Leverage Social Network Connections into Profitable Business Relationships
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Barbara is a social media queen!

She provides practical useful information we all need to know about social media.

This interview has already had a …

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“Why did they make a movie about Facebook? It’s just Facebook.” college junior watching trailers for “The Social Network”

Facebook. Is it just Facebook? Or, is Facebook something bigger than Facebook? How will “The Social Network” profile the business of communication – and capture the spirit of our time?

On October 1, “The Social Network” premieres in theaters. I first heard about this movie from an independent film producer who predicted social networking in movies would be a trend to …

This will be one for the best-of case studies book. And, for me, it’s already fascinating to see how bloggers, social media thought leaders and internet marketers are spreading the word – in their own way – to their networks: email, blog posts, twitter updates and Facebook links have all found their way online.

The Influence Project, by Fast Company, is a campaign within a campaign. Fast Company’s 2010’s Most Influential Person Online-‘s tagline is you are more influential than you …

Yes, that is me with Southpaw, who represents the Chicago White Sox on twitter, at games and community events. Taken at the Eat.Drink.Tweet. event at US Cellular Field in June 2010, this picture is one of many from my Chicago White Sox Tweetup Album. Thanks so much to Amy Jensen Martin of Digital Royalty for inviting me to represent Social Media Club Chicago on this panel and to Alana Golob, also of Digital Royalty, for being the event coordinator.

What …

Last night, Social Media Club Chicago met up with attendees in town for TN2020, an international summit hosted by The British Council. Pictured here: Oli Barrett our emcee, Barbara Rozgonyi and Andrew Kneale of The British Council. Attendees heard perspectives from a variety of viewpoints, including NASA, Ireland, Epic Fu, New York State Senate, American Cancer Society, Twestival, HartoDel.com and Chicago. Check out these images from TN2020 meets up with Social Media Club Chicago to talk about Social Media for …

One way to get attention is to talk in new places. That’s what guest posting is all about. Here’s a post that first appeared two years ago today on Word Sell Inc.

Thanks to Brad Shorr for letting me sit in as a guest author with an article called “Make Up Your Mind to Make Some News.”

Here’s an excerpt . . .

While writing a press release is not rocket science, the effects you get from releasing one can propel …

UnGeeked – what is it and who is it?

Before you say “Wait – don’t tell me,” check out the UnGeeked Elite Video Channel at the bottom of this post. Thirteen people talk about what UnGeeked means to them. We got sort of a prelude in Chicago at “Using Social Media to Align the Personal and the Corporate Brand” conference in March in Chicago. That’s me with Olivier Blanchard.

Thanks to Cd Vann, the conference organizer and founder of SohoBizTube …

“Twitter has a place in business. Twitter combines two of this year’s hottest Internet marketing trends — real time updates and local search – into one simple, concise update box.” excerpt from “Taking Flight with Twitter” article, viewed – as of today – 2842 times according to The Business Ledger.

Note: This is not a “look how great I am!” post. This IS a thanks to The Business Ledger for the contribution opportunity and a huge shout of appreciation to everyone …