Notes from Community Media Workshop’s 2008 Making Media Connections conference panel: Power of Word of Mouth, Paid Media and the PSA. A PSA is a public service announcement or free air time on major media that’s given to non-profits. This post is one in a series of four; browse the […]
Events
Challenge: Differentiating You and What You Do Solution: Promote ALL of YOU, including your social network Read: 33 Ways to Get Social Networking to Work for You Time: < 3 minutes to read Action: Choose top 2 or 3 to implement Inspiration: Chris Brogan’s post “Will Companies Value Your Personal […]
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 […]
It happens. Sometimes I can be overly friendly. I love meeting people and finding out what they do. Reality hit me recently in the face at a conference lunch: I don’t need to know everybody and they don’t need to know me. Here’s how it happened . . . A […]
When you’re looking for a story to tell about twitter, you can use this one – at least that’s what I’m going to tell my friend I’m having lunch with tomorrow. Because she’s writing a book about networking, she needs stories. So far, no one’s contributed one about twitter – […]
Liz Strauss is hosting a big event this weekend in Chicago called SOBCon – Biz School for Bloggers. For a few weeks now, the attendees have been talking to each other on twitter, updating statuses on the event wiki, checking out the event’s Facebook site and commenting back and forth […]
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 […]
SOBCon08, the biz school for bloggers brought to you by Liz Strauss, is two weeks from today. Thanks to the SOBCon blog, we’re all getting to know each other ahead of time. I love this idea. Easton Ellsworth of Visionary Blogging, is introducing attendees before we get there! Today, my […]
One of the biggest benefits to blogging for me is seeing how others use the information they find here. Did you know poets and artists write press releases? Thanks to Adan, a reader who shared his National Poetry Month press release and a report on how his online PR campaign […]
“If you’re not in sales, you should be. Your persistence is impressive.” one of my many messages to someone I met at a networking event. It took a collective 21 emails to schedule a phone conversation. How easily do you give up on networking follow up? If you’re like me, […]