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Sociable! Wow we wrote the book in less than 90 days
I’m pretty fired up. Stephen Jagger and I managed to hit our goal of writing our book “Sociable!” in 90 days. Now for our next goal which is to produce and launch it in 60 days. That means going over...
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Sales Leadership Navy Seal Style
I picked up my copy of Leadership Lessons of the Navy Seals today and it really got me thinking about how casual or loose most sales teams and organizations are. If I was to go into battle (so to...
View ArticleWhy writing a book in more than 90 days is not an option
Mack dropped by this blog today and made a comment about Stephen Jagger and I writing our book in 90 days. We felt is was critical that we published this new book on how social media and social...
View ArticleFinding Your Voice in Social Media Sales and Leadership
This week I made a statement on Twitter saying “Find your voice and then your tribe will find you.” I got several responses and one of them as a good question. The question was: LesleyChang:...
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Darcy Rezac’s Networking Tip of the Week
I’m subscribed to Darcy Rezac’s (Twitter) Networking Tips. He’s author of “Work the Pond” the definitive guide to networking in business and in life. Here’s this week’s tip: Trucker Network. We are...
View ArticleJay Levinson Guerrilla Marketing Video Interview With Shane Gibson
I had the fantastic opportunity to spend several days with Jay Levinson (twitter) and his wife Jeannie while I was in Santiago Chile this week. Jay and I both spoke at the Annual Sales and Marketing...
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28 Days to Better Selling with Shane Gibson
Launches May 18th 2009 If you want to improve your sales and have been too busy to put a plan into place you’re not alone. I have had many people in the sales community including sales professionals,...
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Social Media ROI for Business
The most common question I hear as a consultant when working with clients to integrate their sales, marketing and social media strategies is “What is the ROI ( Return on Investment ) for Social Media...
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10 Tips on Doing Business in Vancouver
Today’s blog post is on the lighter side. Some of my comments are in jest so please take them with a grain of salt. The post was inspired by a series of tips I posted on Twitter and the response I...
View Article20 Leadership Tips Under 140 Characters
Daily I do Twitter updates on leadership, sales and social media. Last week I did a post on 20 Social Media Tips Under 140 Characters and so I thought this week I would do one on some of my leadership...
View ArticleWhat You Should Know About The Power of Association
Association simply put is “who you hang out with.” This will impact us more than most other things on our road to success. Here’s my thoughts on why association is important: You attract what you are...
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20 Leadership Tips in 140 characters or Less
This is my 2nd blog entry today for Blogathon 2009. I’m blogging for 24 hours to raise funds for the Vancouver Food Bank. You can make a donation below. Here are a collection of Leadership Tips that I...
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Dave MacDonald CMA on Corporate Social Responsibility
Dave Macdonald (@davemacdonald on Twitter) sent me this great guest blog entry this morning in support of my drive to raise funds for the Vancouver Food Bank today by blogging for 24 hours. Here’s...
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The Seven Habits of Highly Defective Leaders
For my 7th charity Blogathon entry I’m taking a topic suggestion from Twitter. This podcast is about “The Seven Habits of Highly Defective Leaders.” It came from, @ganga_narayanan. Here was his...
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Dave Kahle Sales Blog Guest Entry on Keeping Track of Names
Sales Best Practices: Keeps track of all the names, titles, and positions of all the key contact people within every account. This is so basic, you would think everyone would be doing it. Not so. I was...
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Guest Blogger Cindy King on International Sales from Social Media
This blog entry was submitted in support of my 24 hour blogathon for the Vancouver Food Bank (donate here to help feed hunger and poverty). Thank-you Cindy King for all of your support. What an eye...
View ArticleHow long is a long term marketing goal? Are you quitting too soon.
Jay Levinson says it takes up to 18 months for a the market to react and accept a new brand. Jim Janz says it takes 18 months it develop a leader. Fred Shadian says it takes 1000 training sessions to...
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Becoming and Influencing Thought Leaders
Ronald Lee of Man Meets Woman Happy Sexy You and Vancouver Social Board sponsored this post for the blogathon for the Vancouver Food Bank. The topic Ronald chose was: What It Takes and/or How to Become...
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Why not me? #whynotme
This podcast answers another version of the question “Why?” with the answer “Why not me?” To Donate the the Vancouver Food Bank Click here or the image below. Every bit helps! Blogathon 2009 for...
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Developing a Social Media Policy and Guidelines
In our book Sociable! Stephen Jagger and I talk about the importance of having a set of guiding principles and policies for your organization as you enter the social media space. We developed one for...
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Walking the Middle Path – Guest Blog Entry by @fredshadian
Walking the middle path between the yin/yang is where all harmonious and balanced answers are received and expressed. This was a very powerful principle that was taught to me by Master Fook Yueng. It...
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The Power of Grattitude
The Manager’s Thought for the Day It is not uncommon for salespeople and/or sales managers to get caught in the throes of everyday problems and miss seeing the trees because of the forest. In most...
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Video – Are You Chasing the Puck in Social Media?
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View ArticleTwo Leadership Seminars to Help You Compete and Prosper
I have two seminars coming up in Vancouver in the next 60 days. If you’re a manager, executive or entrepreneur these two sessions are designed with you in mind. Today we need solid relationship...
View ArticleLeading and Collaborating with Generation Y
I’m doing a seminar on December 2nd in Victoria and December 3rd in Vancouver and thought I would share some of what I will be talking about with you in my podcast. Today’s focus is on how to engage,...
View ArticleSerendipity and Intuition are Not Random
Today’s podcast is on the connection between serendipity and discipline as well as the connection between training and intuition. I’m also going to talk about why very few people experience high levels...
View ArticleFree Goal Setting Guide for 2010 by Bill Gibson
Bill Gibson Chair of Knowledge Brokers International has put together a condensed goal setting guide called “Get a Fast Start for 2010.” You can download the PDF free here or you can view it via Scrib...
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Dr. Denis Cauvier author of Hired 2.0 Podcast Interview with @shanegibson
Today’s podcast interview is with Dr. Denis Cauvier bestselling author of the ABCs of Making Money. The podcast interview is on his new book “Hired 2.0 – Recruiting Exceptional Talent at the Speed of...
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Podcast Interview: What They Don’t Teach You At Stanford Business School –...
Photo Credit Terry Chay Today’s podcast is an interview with Larry Chang author of What They Don’t Teach You At Stanford Business School. Larry is also a seriously Sociable! guy and can be found...
View ArticleWhy Social Media in the C-Suite is Vital
Why executives must invest in understanding and driving social media use in their organization. Social media is not just another tool. It can be, but it’s a lot more for those organizations that...
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How the World’s #1 Online Building Supply Company uses Social Media
Today’s podcast is an interview with Rob Jones the Marketing and Social Media Coordinator for BuilDdirect.com. BuildDirect sells more building supplies online than any other company on the planet. Rob...
View ArticleSocial Media for B2B Marketing and Sales
A common question I get from business to business focused marketers and sales professionals is: “Does social media marketing and social networking really work in the B2B space?” I posed this same...
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Interview with Bruce Philp author of the new book Consumer Republic
Today I had the opportunity to interview Bruce Philp author of The Orange Code and the soon to be released book Consumer Republic. We had a great discussion about the power of the consumer and our...
View ArticleThought Leadership in Social Media
I talk a lot about thought leadership in social media. In fact in our Social Media Matrix Stephen Jagger and I label our 5th and highest level engagement “Thought Leadership.” When I talk about social...
View ArticlePersona versus People – Getting real in marketing and in life
Today’s podcast (direct download here) focuses on the difference between building an online persona or brand versus building you the person/organization. Too many people have a veneer they present to...
View ArticleDear Big Brands – You Say You Care But We Don’t Believe You
Dear Big Brand, You say you want to use social media to engage, grow your business and build community. You say you care… BUT WE DON’T BELIEVE YOU. Why you ask? You say you care but you rarely follow...
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Join Me for the 30 Day Podcasting Challenge – @ShaneGibson
I have been podcasting since 2004. It has brought me great clients such as Ford, ACL, and a dozen other major corporations. It has also allowed me to meet and interview people like Guy Kawasaki and...
View ArticleProfessional Speaking for Geeks Podcast
Today’s podcast is titled “Professional Speaking for Geeks.” Yes they call it death by PowerPoint and many other things. It’s the art of the bomb, crash and burn — or worse. We get a polite applause...
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Outsourcing Automation and Building Virtual Teams
Today’s podcast is on Outsourcing Automation and Building Virtual Teams. My guest today is Stephen Jagger (who is also my co-author for Sociable!) co-founder of Ubertor and Outsourcingthingsdone.com....
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You need to be social to have long-term social media success!
Today’s podcast is about being truly sociable. You need to be social to have long-term social media success! There I said it. Plain and simple, hiding behind your computer or iPhone is only going to...
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This Is Your Permission to Launch
This podcast was created for you. I just wanted you to know that you have permission to launch. Get started, paint that picture, write that book, apply for that promotion. Have a listen to this podcast...
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#CanucksRiot, Social Media and Crowsourced Policing
My friend and associate Kemp Edmonds who heads up Hootsuite University asked me an interesting question at a barbeque last weekend. He asked me what I thought about the crowdsourced policing that had...
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The Role of Psychology and Community in Guerrilla Marketing
Psychology in marketing is still a rather untapped landscape. Since I stepped into the ring and became a guerrilla author in writing Guerrilla Social Media Marketing with Jay Conrad Levinson I have...
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Double Double by Cameron Herold – Book Interview (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is an interview with Cameron Herold on his brand new book “Double Double – How to Double Your Revenue and Profit in 3 Years or Less.” I read this book twice I found it so valuable and...
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Community Engagement Infographic for Associations and Non-Profits
Today as associations, non-profits and any other member based organizations we need harness the power of community to grow our member base. This infographic is a work in progress but I wanted to post...
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How to Hire the Right Social Media Manager the First Time
Hiring a social media manager, social media coordinator, chief tweeter or whatever you might call it is a challenging endeavor. There are many brands which have experienced great success and many who...
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Too Many Band-aid Solutions for Systemic Problems
No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. – Albert Einstein This is not my typical post. It consists of more questions than answers and what I really want to know...
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10 Corporate Social Media Myths Dispelled
Today’s podcast is about 10 social media myths that are commonplace in the companies and organizations that we work with at Socialized! Agency. Many of these misconceptions stop organizations from...
View ArticleTweets and Quotes in Memory of Nelson Mandela
“Simunye – we are one.” Is a Zulu word and common blessing and mantra I heard over and over while living in South Africa. I lived in South Africa in 1997-1999 and traveled back and forth to there in...
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Podcast Interview with Sanjay Mehta, Joint CEO of Mirum India – Social Media...
Today’s podcast is an interview with Sanjay Mehta, Joint CEO of Mirum India. The digital space in India represents over 300 million connected citizens and 100 million active social media accounts. In...
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