Positive on Purpose

March 31, 2010 By 5 Comments

Image by .michael.newman. via Flickr Kellye Crane (warning, gushing may ensue as I am a huge fan of Kellye) had a great post on her blog with tips on how to maintain a positive attitude. While the post was geared toward solo professionals the advice is applicable to mobile and remote workers and even office based [...]

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Do I Need Social Media?

March 30, 2010 By 11 Comments

Image by Elke.Fleing via Flickr For new clients, I routinely do a quick brand report that includes an assessment of social media mentions. The report identifies strengths and weaknesses and helps me to prepare customized solutions. I shared this report with a new client this week who serves the senior market and his response was: [...]

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Conversation and Social Media

March 29, 2010 By 6 Comments

This is indeed the age of conversation – conversations that move across platforms and geographies. Some occur in small snippets at a time while others are in depth discussions that linger for a period of time.  Whether the conversations are digital or offline, the conventions have not changed. There are rules of engagement, social and cultural [...]

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Age of Conversation 3

March 28, 2010 By 4 Comments

When I first got involved in social media, blogger was not yet Google, Twitter did not exist and old media still reigned. To say that much has changed would be an understatement, and the evolution continues. The Age of Conversation 3 is coming soon and the very nature of the book underscores all that is good [...]

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5 Things I Learned from Injury

March 15, 2010 By 8 Comments

Image via Wikipedia For the past several months I have been nursing a shoulder injury. I am accustomed to working through pain but this was different. My mobility has been limited and the pain was so bad, I spent many nights unable to sleep. Life was not going to stop, I still needed to run [...]

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