0
advertisement
Category : marketing
-
It's not uncommon for a bunch of the guys in the neighborhood to get together to watch the Pittsburgh Penguins or the Pittsburgh Steelers. We sit, we watch, we smack talk, we complain about the announcers, we complain about the play calls, we high five. That's exactly what sporting events are recreating with their social media tools. NASCAR is going social with the Daytona 500. Speed
Read more -
HOW CAN I GROW MY BUSINESS IN 2012? How can I grow my business in 2012? Once asked, this question became stuck in my brain asking itself over and over like an annoying song. I'm sure you've experienced one line of a song you stuck on a loop in your brain (It happened to me this week with M.C. Hammer's "Can't
Read more -
Celebrities don't mean diddly-squat to me, because their egos are huge, they think they are more important than the entertainment that they are, but mainly because they never tune in to what I have to say. Recently, I have to admit that I'm lending an ear to a very interesting person making news. In one of his many interviews a
Read more -
I had dinner last night with a friend who told me a story about his snow blower. OK, so the snow blower story wasn't that exciting so won't go into it. Although, in the middle of the snow blower story, the Penn State vs Pitt wrestling match came on the big screen in the restaurant which caused him to light
Read more -
"Press 1 for Accounting, press 2 for order status, press 3 for customer service, press * to repeat this message" (How about press 4 to be forwarded to your competition)."Thank you for calling. All customer service representatives are busy servicing other customers. Your business is important to us, (sure it is...but I'm not) so please stay on the line and
Read more -
PROSPECT: "Hey Joe, how is your business?"JOE: "Terrible! This economy is killing me. Everybody's doing bad!" PROSPECT: "OK then, good to talk to you." PROSPECT: "Hey Dan, how is your business?" DAN: "Not bad! Sure, last year I took a hit, but I'm digging back out of it. I've brought some new clients on board this year and I'm filling my pipeline with
Read more -
Will you marry me? NO? (I've heard that before...but I digress).OK...I don't want to get married, but I do want to build a relationship where we know each other, like each other, and trust each other enough to do business together. When we find someone we are attracted to, obviously we don't run up to them on the street and
Read more -
Signing into a social media platform and not contributing is like going to a networking event, sticking your name on your lapel and standing in the corner. You come out of the networking event and say "Well that event stunk." That doesn't sound like a good way to make contacts, does it? Well it gets worse. Now imagine going to
Read more -
Marketing, Snow, Football, a Chiropractor and the Beach: What’s so confusing? When I take my family to the beach every summer, We don’t just wake up one morning and jump in the car and go (although, after another 4 inches of snow last night and another 2 hour school delay it’s very tempting.) It takes some planning to successfully arrive at
Read more -
Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. I’m sure you have heard of them. They are what the kids are doing on the computer, right? WRONG! They are the internet media channels through which engaged professionals communicate, gather and disseminate information in real time. It is called Social Media and if you and your organization are not engaged, you are missing out.
Read more