In this video blog, John talks about an example of how he used LinkedIn (the social networking tool for business) in his sales process to turn a cold call in to a warm call.
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The Power of LinkedIn [Video Blog]
Friday, May 20th, 2011
Social Media For Business – Lessons From Santa
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
Santa, they say, has been around for at least 16 centuries; handing out gifts and good will to all. I think it’s a safe bet to assume Santa knows a thing or two about society and how to communicate a message. As a wise and worldly fellow, it would seem Santa is no stranger to social media either. Santa Claus has a Twitter account @santaclaus, a Facebook Fan Page and you can even track his progress courtesy of Norad. So what can Santa teach us about social media?
Social Segregation Online
Friday, October 16th, 2009
I think I’m becoming a social media snob.
Thanks to the power of Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites, I feel pretty confident that I’m hearing about the latest world news and pop culture.
Take yesterday for example. From the moment I started watching the live stream of #balloonboy. I watched the live stream, I watched people talking on Twitter about it, I looked into the links talking about the “science-obsessed family” who had recently appeared on the TV show Wife Swap. I didn’t watch Larry King, but I was on Twitter to watch thousands of people start tweeting “OMG did you hear balloon boy say it was all for the show”. This morning I watched the discussion and videos of #balloonboy vomiting twice during live interviews.
