LinkedIn Trainer + Strategist, Social Selling Maven, Marketing Speaker, Author
Finding Events Worth Attending For Your Business or Career Since I often get asked how to find high-quality events by most of my clients and at almost every speaking gig I do, I thought I’d share five of my favorite
Public Speaking to Elevate Your Brand Last week was the first time I spoke/taught at the 2019 EXHIBITORLIVE conference in Las Vegas, NV. My topics included: Maximizing Mentoring, Effective Networking, and Personal Branding Strategies to Supercharge Your Career. I was pleased to
Your Digital Footprint Explained Remember that salty comment you left on a blog post 5 years ago? Well, it is still there… Since 2007, one of my favorite content creators has been CommonCraft and their explainer videos. They’ve just rolled out a
Commenting on LinkedIn Have you noticed the “What people are talking about now” box located on the upper-righthand corner of your LinkedIn Homepage lately? A quick click of the headline about Google on mine (above) opens up the article along
10 Networking Tips to Boost Your Personal Brand Tip #5: Keep It Consistent In today’s socially networked and hyper-connected world, you should have already established an online reputation/brand, and according to some experts, if you can’t be personally Googled, you
Don’t Be a Hit and Run We’ve all been there. You attend a networking event, have a great conversation, email the article link or send the LinkedIn invitation you promised you would and then… nothing. You never hear from the
10 Networking Tips to Boost Your Personal Brand: Tip #4 Be Sure to Follow-Up Often the real value of a networking event is found as much in the follow-up as in the active participation at the event. It’s important to
Since LinkedIn® continues to remain the king of the professional networking world, and I’ve been active on the platform since early 2004, I thought I’d share some of the most common myths I encounter and frequently need to dispel as a
Having a mission or goal helps others help you You can strive to make in-person networking less stressful, more productive and, dare I say it, even enjoyable by setting goals. Having a mission or goal will help create focus, which also
10 Easy Ways to Optimize LinkedIn for Your Small Business Optimizing your profile and presence on LinkedIn is easy once you understand how people really use the platform. I teach my clients that LinkedIn is today’s version of a Whitepages or
In 2 different and recent interviews with Deb Krier, The Social Light, I share tips and dispel myths around content marketing and how simple it is to find, curate and even create your own high-quality content on which you can