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Category Archives: Social media
Do not speak ill of the dead or the living
Image via Wikipedia My Old Boys’ Magazine for my school, which is now also an Old Girls’ magazine, recently asked for memories of a former teacher who spent his entire working life there. Apparently his daughter had asked for some … Continue reading
Posted in Customer relations, Customer service, Sales, Social media
Tagged on-line, print madia, reputation
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Special offers to be taken with a pinch of salt
Image via Wikipedia Do you receive at least daily loads of emails offering you the secret of how to make vast amounts of money a day for working only four hours a week? Do you get telephone calls from overseas … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, Fraud, productivity, Sales, Social media, Start-up
Tagged Day trader, Penny stock, scam
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Riding the wave
So if we move with the times, let’s enjoy ourselves. If you are reading this you probably know that I have quite a significant on-line presence. I cannot claim to be one of the big hitters like Chris Brogan or … Continue reading
Posted in marketing, networking, Sales, Social media
Tagged Chris Brogan, Google Wave, Guy Kawasaki, marketing, network, networking, sales, small business, Social media, WordPress
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On-line personas and future job seekers
Image via Wikipedia Most of us who run our own businesses and have an on-line presence are very much aware of the need to stay professional. This means that we are careful with our language at all times including when … Continue reading
Posted in Sales, Social media
Tagged employer, Employment, Facebook, networking, reputation, respect, unemployed
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Networking and Chinese Walls
Confidentiality had to be preserved even within the firm one worked for, so one couldn’t afford a careless word over lunch in the canteen or on the park bench. These special arrangements where we could not talk about our work with members of staff on another team were and are called Chinese Walls. Continue reading
Personality, marketing and business principles
I wonder if deep down our approach to business reflects our personality and we cannot change it. Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, marketing, Sales, Social media
Tagged detail, marketing, personaility, practical, Richard Branson, Warren Buffett
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Why employment is the other side of the fence
I was talking recently to a senior manager of a major financial institution. She is by any measure a successful person, well paid and valued by her employer. She is a person whom one would describe as a serious IT … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, marketing, networking, Sales, Social media
Tagged Blog, employed, Google, marketing, proactive, reactive, self-employed, self-employment, small business, Time management
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Ten Reasons I Won’t Follow Back On Twitter
Image via Wikipedia We all have our prejudices, and I guess mine are reflected in my approach to social media and indeed networking on and off-line. Here are some turn-offs as regards Twitter users – I won’t say the Twitterati, … Continue reading
Posted in Customer relations, marketing, networking, Social media, Uncategorized
Tagged follow, network, networking, small business, Social media, Social Networking, Twitter
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Online reputations again
Imagine you have spent a long time building your on-line reputation. You have spent years talking to people, befriending them, helping them and building trust. Your network has become a source of advocacy for your character and your business. You … Continue reading
Posted in Customer relations, marketing, networking, Referral networking, Social media
Tagged business, on-line, Politics, reputation, Social media, trust
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