Whenever someone holds up their flip video camera at an event, I usually show off my Canon SI5 [now upgraded to a Canon Powershot SX10IS 10MP Digital Camera with 20x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom]. So many people have asked me about my camera that I decided to write […]
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Okay, I’ll admit up front that this might sound a bit self serving, and it is because it’s about me. But, I’m only showing you what can happen so that you can see where you might be in 10 months if you start a social media optimization plan today. I […]
On Friday, the first day of spring!, I’ll be presenting this 20 minute social media mashup to the National Speakers Association’s Illinois Chapter. My inspiration comes from a play our family saw called “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged.” On our family trip out west a few years back […]
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: […]
Is there a simple way to tell how you’re doing in social media? How can you gauge what’s working and what needs to be fixed? In preparing for a presentation, I came up with ways to rank five social media marketing and PR essential elements. Plan Platforms Keywords Images Stories […]
I’m getting ready to redesign this blog and I’m asking for your help. After writing over 550 blog posts, it’s safe to say I like what I’m doing. But, do my readers? How can I make visiting this blog a better experience for them? Click Here to take a quick […]
Technorati Tags: branding,marketing,public relations Want to help people remember something? Forming your message into an acronym catches attention and gets you noticed. Possibilities for S-O-C-I-A-L: S subject, space, story, super O organize, open, opus, ostrich C content, create, cool, classic I intelligent, insight, investment, innuendo A act, action, American, all, […]
Red, red wine you make me feel so fine You keep me rocking all of the time Don’t know if that’s his theme song, but that’s the background music in Gary Vaynerchuk’s, Affiliate Summit West conference keynote. I watched it live, took notes and pulled out the highlights. Host of […]
Problem: You have a fabulous presentation, but the only people who ever see it sit in your audience Solution: Upload your presentation with or without audio to Slideshare and reach the world – along with more than a few new prospects Almost a year ago today I wrote those words […]
Potlucks are popular in my circles – and a huge source of anxiety for me. Don’t get me wrong, I love to cook [I did answer yes to Julia Child when she asked me that question in person, so I have to say yes]. But, sometimes there isn’t time to […]
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