I am a professional business social media speaker and I speak at many events each year. Some do a great job of leveraging social media, others are still figuring it out. Many event and conference organizers have started exploring the different … [Read more...]
How To Use Facebook To Market Your Event, Conference or Meeting with Facebook Events
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21 Ways Meeting Planners Can Use Social Media to Promote their Event
October 18, 2011 By 15 Comments
This post requires no major introduction. I speak about social media at 30 - 40 events a year and have seen a lot of different ways to leverage social media to promote and event. Here are 20 simple things that meeting planners, event planners and … [Read more...]
Keeping a Presentation Relevant for All Skill Levels: Social Media Speaking
October 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I regularly speak to groups of all sizes and knowledge levels about social media marketing, and one of the biggest challenges is keeping a presentation relevant to those who are new to social media, while creating value for those who are already … [Read more...]
How to Get More Tweets When You Speak
September 27, 2011 By 4 Comments
I speak at a lot of conferences each year and in addition to my own presentations I have the opportunity to see a lot of different speakers. One of the things that many speakers want is to get more social mentions when they speak - more Tweets, Blog … [Read more...]
Why don’t companies appreciate their customers?
September 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In gearing up for SXSW, and with a panel proposal about creating WOW and standing out with STUNTS at SXSW, I was thinking about how companies can market at an event like SXSW. At SXSW, every night countless companies host parties - some are open to … [Read more...]
How Treating People Well via Customer Service Grows Your Brand
September 13, 2011 By 2 Comments
I just got off of a VERY frustrating phone call with the company that handles insurance for my cell phone company. I had a number of problems with them, but what really put me over the edge was when I requested to escalate and was told that my call … [Read more...]
Getting Your Social Media Job Ready: College Keynote Presentation
September 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I recently did a presentation at a College about getting your social media profile job ready. This was a great presentation because the students had a lot of questions about how far they should go to "sanitize" their Facebook pages as they transition … [Read more...]
Social Media Real Estate Presentation: Creative Ways to Use Social Media
August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I've had the opportunity to speak with real estate agents about social media a number of times, and it is one of my favorite topics. Real Estate Agents have tons of opportunity to leverage social media for to grow their business, yet very few are … [Read more...]
