Archive for July, 2009
You Are NOT Entitled to Free Stuff
Chris Brogan chatted with me this morning via video on chrisbrogan.com, about an incident where an unnamed blogger approached George Smith Jr. of Krocs and apparently demanded free products by making a threat of writing negative content if George didn’t give in to the blogger’s demands.
Read This PostBuilding Connections Through Crowd Sourcing on LinkedIn
My friend Perry Maughmer is is a LinkedIn networking guru. His ideas on using the crowd sourcing functionality that LinkedIn delivers are out of this world. Those of you who attended the Business First Social Media Summer Camp series saw this clip in my presentation. If that’s you, please feel free to watch it again and share it around. Perry’s approach to building a personal network of subject matter experts through crowd sourcing on social networks has allowed him connect with some high level relationships, leading to return on network opportunity.
Read This PostPlate Spinning & New Media
Your profiles, blog, website and other new media, are much like the plates you see in this picture. Along with other things like SMS, Email and Search Engines, they make up your Total Internet Presence. As the spinner, it’s up to you (and possibly your company) to keep a set of plates in the air. This, like above, will require some time and attention on your part.
Read This PostLearn Social Business
I’m Nate Riggs
I'm a bluegrass-loving dad of 3 who also speaks nationally on how businesses can use social media and other disruptive technologies to win and keep the attention of their customers.
I work with the The Karcher Group to advise mid-sized and large business on how they can effectively adopt content marketing techniques and social media tools as a component of their marketing strategy.
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