April 27, 2009 · 1 Comment
SOBCon starts this Friday! It is sure to be an exciting time, with over 100 attendees and some fantastic presenters. Our most excellent sponsors are providing some really cool items for all of the folks that will be there, as well as some virtual goodies that they would also like to share with the entire SOBCon community. The SOBCon09 Virtual Swag Bag will include contributions from attendees, speakers, and sponsors in the form of ebooks, slideshares, presentations, product samples, case studies, contests, and exceptional... [Read the full story]
April 24, 2009 · 2 Comments
People talking Here are some simple to follow steps toward developing your people skills and enhancing your network: 1. Be nice, and everything else will fall into place. Our friend and mentor Liz Strauss has a motto for SOBCon, “Be nice.” How hard is that? How many people do it? Being nice creates likability and trust. People do business with other people that they like and people they trust. Ask yourself “How friendly are you?” 2. Project yourself in a way that creates a positive attitude in others. Your... [Read the full story]
Meryl Evans at Web Worker Daily has assembled a collection of tips on the Minimum Specs for a Successful Web Worker Machine. I am honored to have one of... [Read more]
Here’s where attendees get the chance to “meet the challenge” and show corporate sponsors how social media can connect their product with their customers. Each of five sponsors will have 10 minutes to present a product they want to promote. Teams of attendees will get one product and 30 minutes to develop a social media action plan that builds product awareness. Teams will then present their approach to the sponsor and the group for open discussion. This is when the fun learning begins. The... [Read more]
See Where It Happens Join social media and business mavens, pr and interactive agencies, big brands and ecommerce specialists working together on building the business of the... [Read more]