Social Media is Helping Ordinary Business Leaders Experience Extraordinary Results
ACTION: If you do anything in 2009 to start your Social Media efforts, please open social network accounts on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter and load your profile with who you ARE and also what you DO.
Social Networks offer you a FREE self-manageable profile or account.
Polish your profile for more Google LOVE.
Tell the world about who you ARE, your essence, all the things in life that help people remember you.
People remember what brings you great joy, family, spirituality, sports, or the wonderment of the animals at the zoo that at times, seem to get along better than we humans do.
How about ice cream, walks with the love of your life, watching a movie over and over and admitting it?That's what gets people to remember you when they are pointed to your profile and starts them to think "Hey, I might want to follow this person and I think I'll sign up for their XYZ.
"How did they get to your opt in offer on your blog?Most likely from a well-manicured profile in your favorite social network.
VALUE: In a Web 2.
0 world, who you ARE is more important that what you DO.
ACTION: Have customers write reviews on your behalf, raving about you and your company's excellence.
VALUE: Review, Rankings, Voting is now one of Google's most appealing elements of content.
Get your customers to evangelize about you on Yelp & Yahoo Reviews.
ACTION: Stand up and stop sitting, waiting to fully comprehend RSS before you start syndicating your content into your social network accounts.
Set up RSS on your blog and automatically send your latest blog posts directly into your social network accounts, or in simpler terms, in your Facebook profile, etc...
VALUE: Syndication on the web is the future of online marketing.
If ABC, CBS, or NBC Television syndicate shows to every city in America, isn't that similar to RSS and blogging? YES!When you hit publish on your blog so the world can see what you care about, that content is just like a TV network from New York that disseminates shows to various cities.
When you hit publish you're syndicating your post to all your profiles in your social networks, just as a TV network is syndicating to hundreds of cities throughout the United States.
ACTION: Is this what you think Blogging could do to you? Write on your blog from a passionate, endearing, authentic perspective and intention, and then witness how often your engaging blog post incites comments and feedback.
Start getting curious as to why other bloggers are getting 500 comments in 30 minutes and study who those bloggers ARE.
That is why they get comments.
Their fans love who they ARE.
I don't just say that to sound like Dr.
Phil.
We only need one of him.
VALUE: You're building your equity with your audience and Google.
If you have an exit strategy, getting comments has now become an integral role in scaling your online business.
People love to participate and leave comments when you resonate with your visitors' issues and solve their problems.
On occasion ask your audience for feedback at the conclusion of your blog post.
Social Media Is Helping Ordinary Business Leaders Experience Extraordinary Results - 48% of business leaders spend 2-5 hours a week using social media tools to generate leads and find new clients.
(Source: socialmediaiq) - 42% of sales managers view blogs and podcasts as very important sales generating tools.
(Source: MarketingSherpa) - Of the Top 8 most visited sites worldwide, 5 are social networking websites - MySpace, Facebook, Orkut, Live.
com, YouTube.
(Source: eMarketer) - The fastest growing demographic of social media users is 25 years old and older.
(Source: too many surveys to list here) - Just under 49,000 people who use Second Life are earning a positive cash flow in the virtual world.
(Source: Second Life) If you're a business leader, you can't afford to dismiss social media any longer.
Your customers are using Facebook, YouTube, wikis, blogs, podcasts, and other social media tools to talk about your products and services.
Ignoring this virtual conversation will result in being left behind.
Social Networks offer you a FREE self-manageable profile or account.
Polish your profile for more Google LOVE.
Tell the world about who you ARE, your essence, all the things in life that help people remember you.
People remember what brings you great joy, family, spirituality, sports, or the wonderment of the animals at the zoo that at times, seem to get along better than we humans do.
How about ice cream, walks with the love of your life, watching a movie over and over and admitting it?That's what gets people to remember you when they are pointed to your profile and starts them to think "Hey, I might want to follow this person and I think I'll sign up for their XYZ.
"How did they get to your opt in offer on your blog?Most likely from a well-manicured profile in your favorite social network.
VALUE: In a Web 2.
0 world, who you ARE is more important that what you DO.
ACTION: Have customers write reviews on your behalf, raving about you and your company's excellence.
VALUE: Review, Rankings, Voting is now one of Google's most appealing elements of content.
Get your customers to evangelize about you on Yelp & Yahoo Reviews.
ACTION: Stand up and stop sitting, waiting to fully comprehend RSS before you start syndicating your content into your social network accounts.
Set up RSS on your blog and automatically send your latest blog posts directly into your social network accounts, or in simpler terms, in your Facebook profile, etc...
VALUE: Syndication on the web is the future of online marketing.
If ABC, CBS, or NBC Television syndicate shows to every city in America, isn't that similar to RSS and blogging? YES!When you hit publish on your blog so the world can see what you care about, that content is just like a TV network from New York that disseminates shows to various cities.
When you hit publish you're syndicating your post to all your profiles in your social networks, just as a TV network is syndicating to hundreds of cities throughout the United States.
ACTION: Is this what you think Blogging could do to you? Write on your blog from a passionate, endearing, authentic perspective and intention, and then witness how often your engaging blog post incites comments and feedback.
Start getting curious as to why other bloggers are getting 500 comments in 30 minutes and study who those bloggers ARE.
That is why they get comments.
Their fans love who they ARE.
I don't just say that to sound like Dr.
Phil.
We only need one of him.
VALUE: You're building your equity with your audience and Google.
If you have an exit strategy, getting comments has now become an integral role in scaling your online business.
People love to participate and leave comments when you resonate with your visitors' issues and solve their problems.
On occasion ask your audience for feedback at the conclusion of your blog post.
Social Media Is Helping Ordinary Business Leaders Experience Extraordinary Results - 48% of business leaders spend 2-5 hours a week using social media tools to generate leads and find new clients.
(Source: socialmediaiq) - 42% of sales managers view blogs and podcasts as very important sales generating tools.
(Source: MarketingSherpa) - Of the Top 8 most visited sites worldwide, 5 are social networking websites - MySpace, Facebook, Orkut, Live.
com, YouTube.
(Source: eMarketer) - The fastest growing demographic of social media users is 25 years old and older.
(Source: too many surveys to list here) - Just under 49,000 people who use Second Life are earning a positive cash flow in the virtual world.
(Source: Second Life) If you're a business leader, you can't afford to dismiss social media any longer.
Your customers are using Facebook, YouTube, wikis, blogs, podcasts, and other social media tools to talk about your products and services.
Ignoring this virtual conversation will result in being left behind.
Source...