Yes, LinkedIn has done it again. They’ve taken a feature, that at first seemed to be something of an afterthought, and which also appeared to be released mainly just see what members will do with it, and they then apply
Are your LinkedIn Skills Up To Snuff?
LinkedIn rolled out another new feature this week and I found it worth more than a few minutes of my time. It’s called LinkedIn Skills, and within LinkedIn’s powerful social networking tool, you can now conduct a search and produce
Learning to Love LinkedIn Tip #10
My #10 and final tip for 2010? Read this blog post titled, “20 LinkedIn Case Studies for Personal Branding” from Kyle Lacy. I spotted it on the Personal Branding Blog. I’m grateful that Kyle culled these stories and saved me
Learning to Love LinkedIn Tip #8
When I worked on-site in a business and market development role for a client in 2008 I had 2 monitors on my desk. The first had Outlook and a browser open with tabs for Salesforce.com, Gmail, and whatever else I
Learning to Love LinkedIn Tip #7
Maybe it’s the many years I spent in market research and/or business intelligence that made me so data driven, but I rarely react to anything without doing some research first. Where do I start? I use LinkedIn to conduct research
Study shares 6 essential skills for a strong professional network
Are you building the 6 essential skills associated with having a strong professional network? In my book,“I’m at a Networking Event–Now What???”, I site a study that comes from the folks at Upwardly Mobile Inc. and the Graziadio School of
Are you on the National No Brain Picking list?
Are you a consultant or a service provider? How many non-billable brain picking sessions did you sit through so far this year? Or, on the flip side, how many brains did you try to pick for free this year? I
Soon-to-be former VP
Since the end of June has arrived, I thought I’d share some thoughts about my adventure as the VP of Networking for the Puget Sound (Seattle) chapter of the American Marketing Association (soon-to-be former VP come July 1). As a
Why a Climate Policy Primer?
Because crafting a comprehensive climate bill will be on the table in the coming weeks as our elected officials in WDC start debating climate policy legislation, President Obama no doubt knew that he needed to break it down in simple
Are you flexing your digital muscle?
Bella Domain clients typically fit one of two profiles. The first are early-stage execs that are in need of an extra set of skilled biz dev or marketing hands to dig-in and explore new opportunities, programs, channels or partners. These
a really handy resource
found this very handy resource the other day and had to share it. at some point, most of us have been on the hunt for a private room where we can have a meeting over coffee, breakfast, lunch or dinner.