Working to increase following on social media automatically bring up a few problematic situations:
1. In the early stage of business, it appears as if more people un-follow than follow you – if that’s even possible.
2. Trying to increase numbers is time consuming and detracts from value driven projects.
3. You begin to wonder … Read the Rest →
Social meetings are as much about body language as they are about what’s said. Whether you’re aware of it or not, everything we communicate comes with a pairing of gestures, facial expressions and eye movements that tip us off to the truth behind the words.
In fact, we look to nonverbal cues which are 12 … Read the Rest →
Last week I got the opportunity to chat with David Grutman, one of the founding partners of Miami Marketing Group; the company behind the top Miami nightclubs LIV, STORY, and LIV Sun Life Stadium. Over the course of this interview we will get insight into moving up the ranks of South Beach nightlife, relationship management, … Read the Rest →
How many followers do you have on Social Media?
Would you be willing to make the commitment to meet 10% of them in person?
How about 20% or even 50% of them? Would you be willing to make the time, the effort and the commitment to go out and physically meet at least 10% of … Read the Rest →
The Big Idea: Social media is inundated with hashtags that do little more than describe our mood. Let’s turn the hashtag into a modern-day resume and use it promote ourselves with content of our choosing.
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#IHateFakeMediaFriends
With one furious hashtag, Kim Kardashian blasted TV host Katie Couric for questioning why the reality star is … Read the Rest →
People in academia live life more than a little differently from those of us in the business world. Even the rules of personal branding and networking are different. You don’t get tenure based on valuable relationships and what you have done for others. It’s based on publishing, teaching, and committee work.
But that doesn’t mean … Read the Rest →
More than half of Web traffic is from non-humans. That could include the cute guy or gal you’re flirting with on OKCupid. And, experts estimate: only one-third of your Twitter followers are likely human.
Who’s taken the place of people – or more accurately, who’s the Bimbot that’s been posing as your potential soulmate and … Read the Rest →
There is an old saying that goes, you should Never Burn a Bridge. I agree. While it might feel good to burn a bridge I think the advice is pretty good and should be followed … with some exceptions and suggestions.
Generally I do think it’s better to stay above the fray and not burn … Read the Rest →
Yes, Twitter has a spam problem. But you can do something about it.
In Why I Joined App.net, I explained that a main reason was Twitter spam, which is any unsolicited contact whether by direct message, through your tweet stream, or mentions.
Let’s see what you can do today to ward off these unfortunately well-known … Read the Rest →
Personal Branding Weekly
Are you starting to feel the “fall season” settling into your area? Use this as a perfect reminder to update your profiles and review your networking platforms. This past week Glassdoor shared some great tips on how to do that while Oscar and Jeff shared how to deal with mistakes and the … Read the Rest →
