It is human nature to want to connect, feel needed, be acknowledged, be understood, appreciated for what we accomplish and contribute to our small circles and ecosystem as a whole. It’s no wonder that social networks such as Facebook and Twitter have taken off as a force to be reckoned with.
What are the successful social networks doing better than other networks? Why do people gravitate to one social network over the other? What makes them stick around?
Approximately 80% of small businesses fail within the first year. How many of the people you know who have started a business have truly succeeded? How many of them put on a happy face yet are still at every networking meeting looking for business?
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, IRL, <3, Woot!, :0)
If you have spent anytime on Facebook, Twitter or texting you are guaranteed to have seen these characters. Chances are they usually make you smile, maybe even laugh (LOL).
It is important that we don’t let the online LOL’s replace the offline belly chuckles. Or let the smiles replace the smile on our kids face when we do something special with them.
Getting out into world, learning from new perspectives, enjoying the company of others is the spice of life.
So why in business do we find this so hard to accept? Why do we think we’ll accomplish more if we stay inside our corporate and virtual home offices as we fervently turn in our social hamster wheels of marketing strategies, business plans, engagement approaches, audience research, websites, Facebook pages and suites that hoot?
Yes, the economy stinks. However, that doesn’t mean we need to work the hamster wheel 24/7. It actually should drive the opposite behavior.
Today I kicked off my day with an awesome coaching client. He is a financial exec for a large corporation. We are working with him to build a business platform to enable him to at one point break free from the chains of corporate America. We are helping him build a strategy for social media, develop a brand architecture and a business platform for which to build a community that he can share his knowledge and help others.
Oh the memories of the holidays. The moments that make the memories. From the busy shopping to the eggnog, the neighborhood party, Christmas Eve Service, presents unwrapped Christmas morning to the crazy box of nuts you received from Uncle Albert. What do we do to capture the memories? We take a photo with our iPhone [...]
Happy Thanksgiving! Wow, what an awesome year this has been. I am in awe of what can be accomplished in a short time when you set your mind to it, give God the keys and hold on for a turbo zoom style ride! I could write a book on all of the things I am [...]
Yesterday we spent a couple hours consulting with a local non-profit client that supports adoptive and foster families. From the minute we walked in their front office door I could feel the postive intensity. It was a calm energy. Their team of six was ready and waiting for us with creative and technical brains ready to rock out with FruitZoom in an intense two hour social media planning workshop.
When folks ask me what the secret is, I always answer that there isn’t one. The best advice I can give is to simply go for it and be yourself. Either they like you or they don’t! So here are a few words of advice from a marketing nut who has been living within the DNA of social media for almost a year. Take em’ or leave em. Let me know what you think. Be honest. Be real. Help others if you have the guts.
As a small biz owner and entrepreneur there is always too much too do and not enough time to do it. With BIG dreams, BIG ideas, BIG hopes and little budget, resource and stretched time… the BIG and LITTLE sides don’t always line up. Take time to enjoy the ride, the bumps, the big and little wins, the curves and the friends who drive up beside of you.
Imagine yourself relaxing on a nice warm, sandy beach. Toes are dipped in the water. You can hear the waves crashing against the rock nearby. The loud tourist with 2 kids seems 2 miles away vs. the 10 feet behind you. A bottle hits your toe. You look down to find an air tight bottle [...]
Mark’s project Invisiblepeople.tv is today featured on the front page of YouTube. His video is titled “YouTube Fights Homelessness With InvisiblePeople.tv”. Thanks to the YouTube community sharing videos and spreading spread the word of homelessness YouTube is now also stepping up to help. What a testimony to the power of social media. The power of one soul, one body combined with a Twitter account and a phone. The impact that can be made by those that care.
Mama always taught me…”when life throws you lemons all ya’ gotta do is make lemonade.” Believe in yourself, work hard and leverage the right tools to succeed
So it’s official! The word is out. As most of you know we have a couple very exciting launches coming up, two of which are book launches! So yesterday Mari Smith launched the official Web page, Facebook page, Twitter Account. More to come on this. Not a lot of time today so here is a short [...]
..often times we get so busy and caught up in the moment we forget what really matters.
How did you get to where you are in your life and career?
Wow! As I look back a year ago, all I can say is “who would have thunk!?” From corporate walls of security to small company 24 hour work day and layoff to full turbo on entrepreneur land!! God never ceases to amaze me. He did what he had to do to provide me the determination [...]
I got to be part of something truly awesome and miraculous on Twitter lastnight. It involves a homeless family in need, the power of social media via Twitter, a Pastor who drove across town and numerous folks who donated online via paypal.
Ribbon Cutting. November 5, 2009. What a simply AWESOME day! Thank you to all who came or were there in spirit!
Osprey Observer Article – Our first news article in the Tampa / Brandon Florida area! Social Marketing Makes Debut By Jennifer Currence Stupp Pam and Josh Moore both found themselves laid-off from their jobs last July. It was just what this FishHawk husband-and-wife team needed to combine their 30+ years in media marketing and finally [...]
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