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Aug
09
Aug
Who Cares What Chris Brogan is Drinking?
“Be real before being virtual” is a favorite little axiom of mine coined by personal branding expert William Arruda. “Will the Real You Please Stand Up” is favorite new book of mine by social media expert Kim Garst. And what follows is a favorite article I orginally wrote for Convince and Convert. Each focuses on the all-important theme,…
01
Aug
The Ultimate Shortlist of Social Media Tips [Infographic]
I’m onto you. You love social media. You can’t get enough. You can’t get enough followers, shares, comments. You can’t get enough tips from experts. There’s never enough time to do it, so you hunger for knowledge about how to use social media effectively as possible. I learned that when I read this, The 2015…
12
Jul
100 Ways Your Company Loses to Better Online Marketers
It’s a jungle out there. Online marketing has become a wild animal. But you don’t have to be a gorilla to dominate. Nor do you have to go ape and do absolutely everything. However, you do indeed need to understand what’s working for the leaders of the pack. I thought I’d survey the landscape and give…
03
Jul
The A-to-Z Guide to SlideShare [Infographic]
There’s a greater than 4-to-1 chance you’re missing out on a gigantic opportunity to put your content in the path of your prospects. See, according to the new Social Media Marketing Industry Report, 85% of marketers don’t use SlideShare. I’m going to tell you why you should consider getting started and in addition to this post,…
20
Jun
Eye-Popping, Reader-Stopping, Social Media-Rocking Visual Marketing
Presenting Visual Strategies for Smart Content Marketing It’s often said, a picture is worth a thousand words. But are they worth a thousand bucks? They can be because they start conversations. They attract attention. Pictures help you tell stories. They stop web surfers and turn them into readers, which is often a crucial first step…
16
Jun
LinkedIn Best Practices for Developing Your Personal Brand
It’s time to master LinkedIn, the personal branding epicenter of the Internet. LinkedIn enters into every conversation I have about personal branding. It comes up in the daily conversations I have about content marketing and new media advertising. And whenever I’m tasked with helping people get started with social media marketing, the discussion always includes LinkedIn….
08
Jun
What Social Media Tactics Are Most Effective?
Have you read the “2015 Social Media Marketing Industry Report?” Each year, Michael Stelzner of Social Media Examiner delivers the report, which includes data summaries of their massive survey along with his insights. First up in the latest edition is the “Top 5 social media questions marketers want answered.” Question #1: What social tactics are…
01
Jun
Social Shares: How to Inspire Readers to Respond
You value social shares, right? I don’t want to hear about how vanity metrics are worthless. Getting more followers should have a positive affect and inspiring them to share your content is one of the big reasons to get involved in social media. It’s not easy to place a dollar value on social shares, but…
12
May
Twitter Profiles: You Eggheads Crack Me Up
It’s time to stop yoking around with your Twitter profile picture I’m Twitter-obsessive. No apologies. Twitter rocks. I also feel I’ve got the hang of it, but not just mechanically. After a couple of years of trial and error, I’m accomplishing the objectives I have for the medium. I’m getting the Twitterati to read and share…