Dec
23

I want to wish you a Merry Christmas!

I’m off for a wonderful Holiday weekend with my amazing family – I hope you are too. Merry Christmas from my family to yours – and I hope to see you in 2012!...

Dec
19

The 12 days of SOCIAL Christmas

Are you in the Christmas spirit? I sure am…and with this social rendition of the 12 days of Christmas, you can be too!Oh, and a fun fact? If you tried to recreate the 12 days of Christmas to give them as gifts? It would cost you $101,119.84.What would be on YOUR 12 days of social Christmas?...

Dec
15

Is it a LinkedIn discussion or a breeding ground for promotion?

LinkedIn has never been a huge focus for strategy for me personally – but, I have used it in strategies I have implemented for clients with success. One of the primary ways I found success for some of my clients was through thoughtful comments on discussions and providing answers in the questions section. I never used it for clients in a promotional manner – it...

Dec
14

Keep doing whatever you’re doing. Or don’t. Your choice.

This image was simply too brilliant not to share (thanks to @mayhemstudios for finding it!) – and I wanted to give YOU the chance to share. Are you happy? And if not, what are you doing to change it? Or are you?...

Dec
09

There’s a new twitter on the block, and it looks ready to rumble.

New twitter launched yesterday. It’s kind of awesome. It looks like this:You can learn all about what it does, how it works and where everything is now here:Twitter: The New Twitter Video The people of twitter: Search the Hashtag #newtwitter Business Insider: This is the New Twitter Huffington Post: New Twitter Changes: Sweeping Updates To Simplify The Site, Attract New Users All Twitter: Twitter.com Gets A Complete Redesign All Things D:...

Dec
07

“Is social media still relevant?” and other silly questions that still deserve an answer.

For those who couldn’t make it to Blogworld, or who chose another presentation over mine (gasp!), here’s what you missed:What is the 1 tip YOU learned from the video? What questions would you have asked after the presentation? The above video is only one of over 100 recorded sessions from BlogWorld Los Angeles 2011. You can get all of the videos — plus nearly 100 bonus interviews...

Dec
06

Utilizing the power of the blog – and the blogger!

We all know the bloggers are taking over the world. In fact, in February of last year I shared a few stats proving the blogger takeover. But, many brands are still struggling to figure out how to connect with them. Brands are unsure who they are, how they want to be approached and most importantly, how to utilize the power. Below are 15 facts – that that...

Dec
01

You don’t have to be inherently outgoing to rock at networking.

Lisa Petrilli, a woman I have yet to meet in person but whom I am connected with in multiple groups on social, reached out to me a couple weeks ago. She recently finished an eBook entitled “The Introvert’s Guide to Success in Business and Leadership” and I was very impressed when I read it.  One section of the book discussed an event she attended, without...

Nov
29

Do you need more “influence”?

Don’t worry, this is not another Klout post…no one needs more of those. But, I do feel we need a discussion of influence – defining it without a “tool” and learning more about the power it holds: What does it mean? Influence, by definition; is “the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior,...

Nov
24

Let’s get to thanking…

I am thankful for my family, friends, my 5150 team who puts up with my crazy ideas, the ease of access to web anywhere, and mimosas on Thanksgiving morning. What are you thankful for? ...