If you enjoy speaking, then giving presentations to a targeted audience is a great marketing and branding tool. But, writing a good speech takes time and giving a presentation also takes time. A 30 minute speech can easily turn into four or more hours of communications, planning, travel and follow […]
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Image: Natalie Martinez of NBC 5 Chicago and me after my interview about Facebook and freedom of speech. Yesterday, I made my TV debut as a spokesperson for Social Media Club [SMC] Chicago. Thanks to Natalie for tracking down Social Media Club on Facebook and leaving a message with Kristie […]
Thanks to my friend Francine McKenna who writes the terrific blog re:the auditors, for inviting me to speak at this Chicago’s Information Systems Audit and Control Association Chapter [ISACA] event. On March 20, I’ll lead a workshop on how to use social media to build your personal brand, tap into […]
Who’s who on the Web? Forbes recently released its fourth annual 25 top Web Celebs. To be a contender, you had to meet this criteria . . . Each candidate was ranked in four areas: Web references as calculated by Google, traffic ranking of their home page as calculated by […]
How do you handle negativity, privacy, branding, security on Facebook? Thanks to a reader who asked these questions about Facebook and their business. Have IRL [in real life] questions you need answered? Leave them in the comment box, text 630.207.7530 or email corywestmedia @gmail.com. 1. How do we manage negative […]
Back in the days when I was in sales, bc – before computers, we relied on a red bound directory to tell us who to call on. While you can get much richer and deeper information faster on the Internet, making a list of target companies focuses your efforts. And, […]
Online you can be anyone you want to be. Not that you should, but you can. While we would never, ever recommend our clients create even a slightly fictitious persona, some people can and do make things up every day in real life and online. Over the weekend, I watched […]
Gary Vaynerchuk is coming to Chicago tonight! I’ll be there. Because it’s Gary V Day in Chicago, I’m sharing this post from October 9, 2008 with 20 tips and a video. Enjoy! And…yes, I’ll be back with a report on what it’s like to meet Gary live. Thanks and congratulations […]
In about a week, I leave for my third BlogWorld and New Media Expo Conference in Las Vegas. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with friends like Artist Tara Reed from Oregon, Carlos Hernandez from San Francisco [if you’ll be there, please leave a comment or tell me “I’m going to […]
What do you tell people you do when you meet them for the first time? Are you a title, a profession, an entrepreneur or something else? On the way to a networking event, I decided to introduce myself as “The Optimizer” or someone who optimizes people, places and things. It’s […]
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