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Study Shows Time Pays With Social Media Marketing

By + on May 21, 2010 in Just in case, Social Media

Have you asked this question: Is the time I invest with social media really worth it?  Whether you’re new or an old hat with social media, chances are you’ve wondered if the time commitment is really worth the return on investment (ROI). Make no mistake about it:  a true investment of time and resources is [...]

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[Lifestyles of the] Lazy and ‘low-bandwidth’ed

By + on May 6, 2010 in Social Media, Technology

Almost every advancement in simplifying my social media toolkit comes from the simple fact that I do most of my news consumption and production with a 1Mb/s connection from a hundred year old farmhome in rural Wisconsin over a cellular modem. I simply have to be effective in order to be productive! My ‘low-bandwith’ lifestyle [...]

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Everyone’s an expert

By + on April 29, 2010 in Blogging, Just in case, Social Media
This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Thought leadership tools

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series: Thought leadership toolsThis is the start of a new series on how to use “good, fast, and cheap” social media technology to become a thought leader on the internet. The first step to becoming at thought leader is to realize you are an expert — [...]

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It’s not easy being social

By + on April 22, 2010 in Facebook, Just in case, Social Media

Image by tysongoodridge via Flickr Better said “It’s easy, but not simple”. Jay Baer’s got some great thoughts on adding social media to your mix… “Social media isn’t inexpensive, it’s different expensive. In the QA portion of recent speeches, I’ve frequently been asked this is great, but doesn’t it seem like it will take a [...]

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Practical, tactical social media

By + on March 22, 2010 in Social Media

Tomorrow I’ll be speaking on ‘Practical, tactical social media’ at the monthly luncheon of the Ashwaubenon Business Association. Lunch starts at noon at the Ramada Plaza, 2750 Ramada Way, Green Bay, WI 54304 (920) 499-0631. The cost of lunch is free to members and $11.00 for non-members. It might be a nice idea to give [...]

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I talk to strangers

By + on March 18, 2010 in Social Media, Technology

Image by Moth via Flickr The social media elite are gathering in Austin, TX this week for SXSW. Here’s a reminder for the rest of us… “No matter how shy you think you are, the person next to you may be even more shy. So be the one to break the ice, and just say [...]

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Want to beta test my new course?

By + on March 5, 2010 in Social Media, Technology

A couple of weeks ago, I announced that my “Social Media Academy” course would be available April 5. I’m looking for three to five beta testers to help me perfect the content. The course is very much still in it’s infancy stages, but I am looking for a few people who would like to participate [...]

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Public speaking a competitive marketing skill

By + on November 5, 2009 in Just in case

“Every small business owner can benefit from becoming a better speaker. It doesn’t really matter if your ambitions are to sell across the desk or present across the globe, getting your message heard and acted upon is essential small business stuff. In fact, I think that forcing yourself to get in front of an audience [...]

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