Tag Archives: business
LinkedIn or Bust … uh, literally.
I’m putting the finishing touches on my presentation for Eat. Drink. Tweet. in Penticton, British Columbia. It’s all about LinkedIn. For those of you who follow my blog regularly (thanks, Mom), you’ll remember that I rated LinkedIn #2 overall, and Twitter #1. In the next rendition of my Top Social Media List, I’m certain these will reverse. Why? Twitter is great, and I love it to bits, but the reality is there’s more money to be made building a serious business network. And that’s what LinkedIn does the best. BONUS: Canadian Wine LinkedIn Group The Answers app is the best ever, hands down. Forget about Quora, and Yahoo! Answers is …
Social Media Presentation in Vancouver
On October 18th, I was invited by the Cambie Village Business Association to speak about social media for businesspeople in their organization and community. Many in attendance were retailers, but there were several other types of businesses represented too. I often speak about social media, so that’s not the particularly interesting part. What was very cool was that it was in an old restored movie theatre – The Park Theatre on Cambie Street. They have a fabulous new projector, and have done a phenomenal job updating the old theatre. Its also the largest screen I have ever projected PowerPoint on! A few folks asked for my slides, which are not …
Social Media Interview with Michael Allison
I had the pleasure of lunch today with my old friend and social media connoisseur, Michael Allison. Michael had the idea of interviewing me for his blog, and I thought that sounded like a great idea, so I interviewed him as well. Mostly for my own practice, but also because Michael has a wealth of knowledge on the subject.
Smart Business Things To Do On LinkedIn
Are you serious about business, and not on LinkedIn? I don’t think that’s possible. Get on it! Once you get on, here’s what you need to do: Upload your photo. Nothing better than a face to confirm you are the right “John Smith”. Set up a complete profile. When setting up your profile, in the section where you define your websites, always select “Other”, then name your websites with the search keywords. So, instead of “My Blog”, I use the keywords Social Media Blog to define the link. Instead of “My Website”, I use the keywords Canadian Website Design to define the link to our website design company. This adds …
Economic Stimulus and Canada – An Idea
I have an idea to help solve a bunch of Canada’s problems. Here are a list of the problems: One of the largest media companies in the country, CanWest, is (apparently) hovering on the brink of bankruptcy. The Canadian Government and financial analysts are anticipating record federal deficits. American visitors must now have a passport to visit Canada. The website for the Canadian Government is stupidly branded as www.canada.gc.ca. Here is my bold (and a wee bit crazy) plan … The Government of Canada buys Canada.com from CanWest Publishing. The value of this property to CanWest is really the content, which can be moved elsewhere. OK, OK, there is some …
Social Networking Primer – LinkedIn
I actually joined LinkedIn before FaceBook, in early 2007. I figured as a “professional”, I needed to join the “professional” social network, and leave FaceBook to the teenagers. I am now of the opinion that BOTH can be useful, personally and professionally. My focus this week, however, is LinkedIn. As a long-time lingerer on LinkedIn, I was intrigued by some of the features that are now available, and started toying with them a little bit. My Profile First thing I did was update my LinkedIn profile. Some of the information was dated, some was poorly written, and some was just wrong. Tip #1: When selecting your website(s), use the “Other” …
