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Social Media and a Flat Screen TV

September 14, 2010

It was the early 1960’s. Uberstein’s Drug Store in Cleveland Heights, Ohio had a vacuum tube testing machine. Vacuum tubes are what made electronics of the day actually work. Whenever there was a problem with a radio or a television in the house we’d learned that a quick way to save money on repairs was [...]

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The Duck and Cover Strategy of Social Media

September 7, 2010

We hear the sound of whooping sirens in the distance. Bells go off. Children start to scurry. We run to a retaining wall on the far side of the class room. As our line of cold war kids slithers together against the wall we all duck down and attempt to roll ourselves into a ball, [...]

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Are you a Social Media Virgin?

August 31, 2010

A cartoon I saw many years ago has stuck with me. You see a stern mother looking out an open front door at a young girl with a baby in her arms. The caption reads, “Leave my home, and don’t come back until you’re a virgin again.” Have you ever sent an e-mail rather than [...]

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Baby Boomer Business People and Social Media

August 24, 2010

Speaking today for an organization where most of us in the room were baby boomer business people, I did an informal survey of those who had not yet ventured into the world of social media marketing. I waited to hear reasons that would give me a new mantra, but it kept coming back to, “I [...]

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Do You Use A Sales Sledge Hammer in Your Social Networking?

August 19, 2010

Visited with my friend Bob at his auto body shop here in Northridge, CA. (He’d just made my car look pretty again). He told me a tale of two sales calls that he’d experienced first hand. His story amplifies the reality that “nobody likes to be sold to”, especially if they get hit by the [...]

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The Age of the Social Media Manager

August 13, 2010

A man in his late 20′s approached me after a networking meeting. He had been asked to manage the social media at his work and felt like he was in over his head. His story prompted me to share this tip. Share and Enjoy:

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Don’t Try Social Media Marketing!

August 10, 2010

After speaking at an event I was approached by a member of the audience. She said, “I’ve’d been trying to develop a social media marketing campaign for over six months, and I haven’t gotten very far. Any suggestions?” I needed a bit more information before I could respond, so I asked, “What’s your social media [...]

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Stop Selling… Start Listening. A Tip That Also Applies to Social Media

August 4, 2010

We’ve gone from the horse and buggy to the automobile. We’ve gone from lanterns to electricity; and we’ve gone from traditional marketing to social media marketing. The switch from the old marketing media to the new didn’t diminish the need for effective marketing and sales skills. Sales and marketing tips that worked before the advent [...]

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One of Your Biggest Mistakes on LinkedIn is One of the Easiest to Fix.

July 28, 2010

You struggle to make your LinkedIn profile exactly right. You want to communicate to and with other movers and shakers in your industry. You smile when you finally get all important information inputted into all appropriate places. Then it’s on to the next step… joining groups. Joining and participating in groups is a great way [...]

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Not Yet Time for a Social Media Marketing Campaign?

July 25, 2010

“If you can manage to keep your head about you while all those around you are losing theirs… you obviously don’t have all the information.” Does it seem like everyone has been put under the spell of social media? Does it seem like people don’t really talk anymore? All they do is stare at the computer on their desk, [...]

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