When it comes to sports, with the exception of College Football and the NBA finals, I would much rather be an active participant than to just sit back and watch others play. I’m the same way with selling. Somehow, watching others make sales instead of me has never been my favorite pastime. In the world
When I initially decided to consider whether or not to get involved with Social Media, this was one of the very first questions I asked myself. It was like selling fax machines when they first became commercially available. All I heard was …. “This is pretty cool but, nobody I know has one so who
Actually, I do. For that matter, so would anybody who has ever sold something. Quick! How can you tell when a salesperson is lying to you? His lips move. How about a buyer? Same answer. LOL. Come on people! You know it’s true. As a buyer, I lie to sales people everyday. During my career
5 Great Sources For Business News & Conversation
I confess to being a bit of a news junkie. This can be challenging at times particularly when it comes to zeroing in, and focusing on, specific topics. Fortunately, I have found several tools that all provide me with great news sources and some even create a vehicle that promotes conversation with like-minded people. Here are my current top 5 applications. Like all things in my life, my favor is subject to change. So, and in no particular order ….
Google Reader/Google Alerts: Google Reader is a great way to keep on the latest articles published by sources that you trust. It is as simple as subscribing to that site and you will then be notified of new posts as they occur. Google Alerts adds provided flexibility by going out to the web, searching for articles that contain certain keywords, and then feeding those articles directly to your reader. This can also be used to monitor what things folks may be saying about you and your brand. Powerful!
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