Help The Unemployed Back On Their Feet
It is hard to miss the unfortunate stories in the news about jobs being cut. According to global outplacement consultancy, Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., 50,000 jobs were cut in October alone....
View Article5 Ways to Fix Your LinkedIn Profile
This is the perfect time of the year to get your LinkedIn profile up to date and looking good. You never know what opportunities you could be missing by having a poor profile. If your goals in 2016...
View Article6 Tips To Create A Killer Networking Group
One of the best ways to grow your professional network is to host your own networking group. A few months after moving to Nashville, I created Geek Breakfast as a way to keep our growing technology...
View ArticleThe Greatest Productivity Tips Revealed!
Get ready! This post will leave you inspired and ready to have the most productive year yet. Too often we find ourselves distracted by our world around us. The news, Internet, colleagues, family,...
View ArticleStop Learning Start Doing
Photo by Alexander Solodukhin It's time to stop learning and start doing. This isn't to say that I am suggesting you stop seeking information that will make you smarter. What I am saying is you need to...
View ArticleHow to Strategically Amplify Your Best Content
Did you know that according to a study from Hubspot, companies that blog have 97 percent more inbound links? According to InsideView, B2B marketers who use blogs generate 67 percent more leads than...
View ArticleMy LinkedIn Tips on BBC
A few weeks ago, I had a wonderful conversation with BBC journalist, Alina Dizik. She reached out for my comments on the types of people you should avoid connecting with on LinkedIn. I believe she came...
View Article7 Super Bowl Sunday Networking Tips
Today is Super Bowl 50. It's the perfect day to relax with friends and make some new ones. Super Bowl Sunday isn't necessarily a day you'd consider ideal for growing your professional network, but it...
View ArticleYou are Tweeting to a Human
Back in August 2009, I was on my way to Chris Pirillo's Gnomedex Conference in Seattle. There was a handful of conferences I got excited about and Chris' was one of them. Still sleepy, I picked up a...
View ArticleHow to Spread Kindness
How to Spread Kindness February 17th was Random Acts of Kindness Day. Did you celebrate? Did you miss it? That's okay. I didn't realize it was until I stepped through the door at Crema for a coffee. I...
View ArticleFrom Podcast to Page: Why Repeating What You Learn is Essential
There is a problem with how we listen to podcasts. If you are like me, you listen to podcasts. The percentage of Americans 12+ who say they have listened to a podcast in the last month is now 21%, up...
View Article10 Expert Tips for Business Blogging Success
Using a blog can drive a considerable amount of traffic to your site, which can result in more revenue and a stronger bond with your customers and staff. A study by Hubspot found eighty-one percent of...
View ArticleIncrease Online Sales With Personalization
Are you using personalization in your digital marketing effort? Savvy marketers are using personalization to improve experiences for their online visitors. This results in higher conversions, such as...
View Article6 Simple Steps to LinkedIn Promotion
I developed a content strategy for a client recently who was confused about how LinkedIn should be used. Many people create LinkedIn profiles and think of them only as online resumes. In addition to...
View ArticleHow to Newsjack a Story
Want to get free publicity for your company? Would you like to earn organic traffic to your site? An opportunity is waiting. It will take time. You will fail in some attempts, and succeed in others....
View ArticleUnderstanding Uber Price Surging
Enjoy your first Uber ride on me. I earn a free ride if you use this Uber coupon. Does your company have a behavioral economist? Uber does, and what I learned about dynamic pricing is fascinating....
View ArticleWARNING: Facebook Phishing Scam Ahead
If you administer a Facebook page, I highly recommend you be leery of warnings allegedly sent from Facebook. I received this one today, it's the first one I have seen. Like most phishing scams, it...
View ArticleMine Old Messages For New Opportunities
Photo from wikimedia.org. Nurturing your network isn’t always easy because of limited time. Finding new business can also be challenging for the same reason. Believe it or not, you can achieve both by...
View ArticleSmart Marketers Listen To These 7 Podcasts
I am a big fan of podcasting, which explains why I have written about the medium so much over the years. I have hosted and produced multiple podcasts, and I have even co-hosted a workshop to teach...
View ArticleFacebook: Secrets To Unlocking Its Search Potential
When it comes to searching the web, most of us start with Google. Savvy networking professionals know to broaden their search to LinkedIn, where they can discover whom they should connect with at any...
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