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Why I Joined Empire Avenue

April 7, 2011

The short answer? Because Michael Long told me to do it. What Is Empire Avenue? The simplest way I can explain it is this. Empire Avenue is a social media network valuation tool (like Klout but very different) in a game format, similar to the New York Stock Exchange, played with virtual money. Don’t let [...]

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How To Build A Website That CLICKS With Your Customers – Tom Pick

March 24, 2011

Today, we are featuring marketing expert Tom Pick. I met Tom via Twitter about a year ago and have enjoyed his social media posts on his blog Webbiquity. If you’re following Tom on Twitter (@TomPick), you’ll find him actively posting great content related to B2B marketing and social media strategies. He’s also been named one [...]

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7 Steps to Creating a Small Business Community on Twitter – Kent Huffman

March 20, 2011

When I pause to think about today’s guest marketing expert, I pinch myself for being lucky enough to know him – Kent Huffman. Kent has been featured in Forbes, is a published author and is a wicked-smart marketing guru. Further, if anyone is qualified to tell us about communities on Twitter, it’s Kent. For the [...]

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Stupid Social Media Questions

March 11, 2011

I used to say, “There’s no such thing as a stupid question.” You know what? I was wrong. There are stupid questions. And when it comes to social media, the stupidity abounds. I was at a South by Southwest event in Austin today and heard someone from a major international corporation talk about how her [...]

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5 Ways to Build Your Twitter Influence

January 21, 2011

Anytime someone uses the phrase “social media guru” it cracks me up because really and truly, it’s not that hard to build a strong following online. You don’t have to be a guru and it certainly doesn’t require 10,000 hours of mastery. You must, however, understand that building influence online is about building relationships. You’re [...]

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My Blogging Ethical Dilemma

August 23, 2010

I haven’t written a blog post in three weeks. I’ve tried. I’ve sat in front of my computer screen almost every day and attempted to come up with something meaningful, smart and witty. But it didn’t happen. So I decided to stop trying so I could figure out what was going on and I realized [...]

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5 Ways I Won With Twitter

June 1, 2010

I recently did a revenue analysis for 2009 and discovered something. Almost 80% of my revenue from that year can be linked directly back to Twitter. Since my last post, I’ve been asked how I’ve made Twitter work for my business. Honestly, that question makes me uncomfortable because I am not a Twitter expert; I [...]

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5 Reasons You Don’t Need To Cold Call Me

May 24, 2010

Caveat – I believe in relationship- based sales. If that’s not how you work, this post may not be helpful to you. Something extraordinary happened the other day. Someone cold-called me! It was such a shock that I had to think hard about the last time it happened and I realized it had been months. [...]

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March Marketing Madness Featuring Tim Hayden

April 2, 2010

If you don’t know Tim Hayden, you should. I met Tim at South by Southwest Interactive last month at an excellent social media seminar which you can read about here. Tim hosted the event and spoke. After spending some time with him, learning about his vision for the future of social media I knew I [...]

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March Marketing Madness Featuring Kent Huffman

March 29, 2010

Welcome to March Marketing Madness! This week you will have the opportunity to hear from marketing experts around the country via guest blog posts on Sanera. Our first guest blogger is Kent Huffman, and believe me, when it comes to marketing, he knows what he’s talking about. Kent led the global marketing communications team at [...]

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The Next Social Media Revolution

March 15, 2010

Forgive the long post intended for social media geeks like me. There is a second revolution coming in social media. In its early stages, social media was the revolution in and of itself. From a business perspective, social media was about establishing better means of communication and connection with customers. “Find them where they are.” [...]

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You Need A Business Butt Kicking Part 1

March 14, 2010

Why are some business owners more successful than others? Their belief systems are different from the “wishers” or the “posers.” The successful business owners make a decision to go for what they want and they do it – no excuses. 1. Work your butt off! When you look at successful business owners, it’s tempting to [...]

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Following My Own Advice

January 27, 2010

It’s funny how being a coach causes me to turn inward and examine my business practices. I regularly have to ask myself if I’m taking the advice I give to my clients. Unfortunately, the answer is “not always,” particularly with regard to niche markets. You see, I’m doing a lot of work with clients (and [...]

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Get Off Your Butt

January 14, 2010

Yesterday was session one of Business Building Boot Camp. Everyone had “ah-has,” including me. My friend and SEO specialist Matthew Egan, @imagefreedom on Twitter, wrote about his revelations in his post “Hey Mr. Big Stuff.” Among other revelations, the rest of the business soldiers (aka participants) discovered they have a few things in common: Perfection [...]

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2010 What Ifs

January 6, 2010

A preview to my San Antonio Business Building Boot Camp, January 13, 2010: One of the things I love about Twitter is the ability to connect and speak with people I never would have met otherwise. This week I had the fortunate experience of speaking with two super-intelligent business owners: Patty Farmer of Envoy Mortgage [...]

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Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein And Sheryl Crow

December 2, 2009

If you want to succeed, you better commit this quote to memory: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Now, you can decide if you want to be on “Team Ben” or “Team Al,” because no one seems to be quite sure if Benjamin Franklin [...]

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The Cure For A 2010 Business Hangover

November 30, 2009

Wow. I looked at the calendar today and realized something. There are less than five weeks until 2010. This lit a fire under me! I don’t want to wake up January 1st with a ten page to do list.  I want to celebrate January 1st with my favorite cup of coffee, a filled appointment book, [...]

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I’m OK, You’re OK: Social Media Self-Esteem

November 16, 2009

Just when we thought we’d found our place in the business world and our community and gotten comfortable in our own skin, along came Social Media. Suddenly, it’s time for a high-school flashback. Instead of worrying about making the cheerleader squad or debate team, we’re obsessing over follower and friend counts. Rather than worry if [...]

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Is Your Picture Worth A Thousand Hits

September 2, 2009

I was on an excellent conference call Monday with Bill Boorman. The topic was, “how to get noticed in social media.” When I was asked what causes me to pay attention to someone on Twitter, my response was “the picture.” I’m not certain that answer went over well; perhaps everyone was expecting something a bit [...]

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Tools Twitter And Foundations

July 22, 2009

I had the opportunity to attend the San Antonio Tweet Camp last Saturday. What a great experience! We had people from Austin, Corpus Christi and even Houston attend. If you click on this link, you’ll find expert sessions from Michael Long (aka The Red Recruiter) and more. One of my favorite presenters was Colleen Pence [...]

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