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Considering a new client/project? Investigate before saying “yes” or making it a “NO” – 3rd in series
In this third article in my series of “Saying NO to prospective clients,” the content featured is the detailed response from JJ DiGeronimo, Strategic Manager for VMware, a cloud computing company. She was responding to the CompuKol version of my story introduced as a discussion topic in the LinkedIn group ForbesWoman: Discussion: Say No Like a [...]
Avoid Future Problems by Saying NO Now — 2nd in series
To make continual improvements in your environment AND be more successful, according to Chris Brogan (with help from Tony Robbins), you must learn to say NO more often — at least every time it is appropriate. Chris Brogan’s recent How to Say No post suggested starting with a Thank You, then being clear and polite. Meanwhile grow [...]
Saying NO to a New Client may be your Best Business Move
The end of the year is a great time to be re-examining What’s Worked and What Hasn’t — in business and personal lives & relationships. My latest assignment for the CompuKol blog discussed How to say NO to prospective clients when doing business with them could be more trouble than value. In addition to Googling [...]
The “Secret” to Online Success — and offline, as well: GIVERS GAIN
[Another BRIEFLY STATED post, which means that it's easy to read, think about, and add your own thoughts] This past week at one of my face-to-face networking activities, I heard one tip about networking that really resonates with me: When you attend any networking function, do NOT go with the idea that you want to [...]
“I’m so lucky. I just found a way to update to ALL my sites at the same time!”
My stomach turns, my eyes roll, and I heave a deep sigh every time I hear people say to me how lucky they are to be able to write the exact same thing on all their sites at exactly the same time . . . so that they can get on with the really important [...]
What’s Really Wrong With the “LIKE” Buttons
When we are really “all about” LIKE — and forget what might be most beneficial — then we’ve got a problem. The Topic Du Jour in the blogosphere is Influence vs. Popularity. One wonders why we should even be discussing the subject. Isn’t it obvious? Apparently not. Some of my favorite bloggers, including Brian Solis [...]
Online Opinion Can Make or Break a Firm: Are you listening?
When companies like Dell and Kodak hire Chief Listening Officers, inquiring minds want to know what they are listening “to” and “for”: check FIR podcasts and Ad Age article. The big task? Data mining — and figuring out who needs the information. [Kodak Chief Listener]:“What kind of information does our marketing team need vs. our [...]
Listen to me . . . BEFORE you tell me what to do
As a Business Communication instructor, Social Media Evangelista, and a “regular person,” I do understand the POWER of really listening to people and the DANGERS of not listening to others — whether they be students, teachers, clients, vendors, family, or friends. At a recent 3-day workshop on Building Wealth Through Relationships with 50+ entrepreneurs, I [...]
The Main Reason You Should Attend a Linchpin Meetup
By the time you read this article, there will undoubtedly have been way more than 6,000 people who’ve attended Linchpin Meetups all over the world. I attended my first such event in Columbus, OH, on June 14 — The First International Linchpin Meetup Day. Meetups allow people to form groups with like-minded individuals. But what [...]
Don’t Make These Webinar Blunders
Lately WEBINARS have been Top of Mind for me: Should You be Doing Webinars? Should I? If Webinars are the way to go, here’s how to do them In a Twitter conversation, friend/colleague Karen Clark and I were discussing preferred webinar providers. Meanwhile, Anthony Russo, who monitors Twitter for keywords like webinar, found us and joined [...]
If Webinars are the Way to Go, Here’s How to Do Them
Should you be doing Webinars? That was the question I asked last week in a Q & A on LinkedIn — and then put some of the answers into a blog post. Then the answers kept on coming, including one from Zak Pines, COO of Avitage — a content strategy and creation firm. Zak’s specialties include Software-as-a-Service [...]
Should You Be Doing Webinars? Should I?
Webinars have become a part of my New Life as a social media evangelist because there is so much great information Out There and so many experts offering 60-minute web presentations on a host of topics that I want to learn about. But do I want to be on the other side of the phone/VOIP [...]
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