I am asked frequently by influence marketers how they can become more relevant in their industry. How Popular Can Someone Be? I find it rather humorous to be asked by someone who obviously influences a large number of real people to become more influential. Attempting to be more relevant is a problem in itself. It […]
How are you to know if you can trust someone if you can’t be in the same room with them? This is the issue many businesses are facing when they attempt to market to consumers outside their local scope. Skittish Market Prevails Consumers are getting very skittish about who they are talking to online. They […]
I would be safe in saying that over the past 45 years I have been in the business world I have heard a few hundred people get up in front of a group to give a speech. With that said, I also would be safe in saying that well over 85% of those I have […]
Are you one of the hundreds of million bloggers or content providers or influence marketers who are burning out? If you are, let me tell you it is to be expected. It happens. Everyone content blogger will hit the wall sooner than later. Some will hit the wall rapidly and others will not run out […]
I’ve been using LinkedIn since it was launched in May, 2003, which today is the most Powerful of all social media.. The Power of LinkedIn In the beginning, LinkedIn was just another attempt to gather together people managing or owning businesses to form a social network for them to talk to each other. LinkedIn has […]
Well, here it is again, Sunday. My day I kick back and blog to you…my followers. As I have clearly stated many times and will repeat stating it from time to time, what I blog about is something I am experienced in. I consider what I do here as my contribution to the Internet and […]
Today, hearing that someone’s office is at a shared workspace is not that strange. These new collaborative environments, called shared workspaces or coworking offices, actually take many forms and are used in many different work environments. Some are used virtually, while others are actual physical spaces. In some forms, more than one person utilizes the shared […]
Asking me what you did wrong after I say… “No Thank You” …to your unsolicited message on LinkedIn really does not help you close the deal. I get messages on LinkedIn nearly every day from people wanting me to take a minute of my time to chat about how THEIR program will generate Business Leads […]
A little over 4 years ago I spent an entire week deleting over 7000 of my LinkedIn connections that I did not know or were in other countries. My new goal was to only keep LinkedIn connections I knew personally or are were located within 30 minutes of my office. Why? I have never bought […]
I really find it strange there are still a large number of people on LinkedIn who fell having thousands of connections is a validation of their popularity. Social networking has changed. Being popular on LinkedIn is not how many connections you can make. Being popular on LinkedIn today is having connections with people you can […]
