December 2011

Dec 2011

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Chris Brogan Shares His 3 “H”s for Success in Business – Social or Otherwise

by Allen Voivod

Allen Voivod and Chris Brogan at Podcamp Boston 6Whether you use social media in your business…

Whether social media IS your business…

Or you’re a passionate professional in any business…

Chris Brogan has some great advice to share about being successful in whatever you do.

At Epiphanies, Inc., we talk about “Margin Mantras” – 2-3 keywords we write in the literal or virtual margins of what ever project we’re working on, to help keep us focused. The three words Chris shares in this 90-second video could serve as a Margin Mantra for you in your own professional efforts.

Chris was kind enough to record this at PodCamp Boston 6 for attendees at the “A-Ha!” NH Social Media Business Summit earlier this year, and now you get to see it here! Or, here, if the place where you’re reading this doesn’t pull the embedded video along with it. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuRtsVlU-sM

Want more of Chris? He’s posting great stuff at ChrisBrogan.com, and also at his biz, Human Business Works.

Dec 2011

7

[Video] The Skinny on Using Twitter Hashtags at Events, Conferences, and Workshops

by Allen Voivod

Lani Voivod, Co-owner and Ally in Possibility at Epiphanies, Inc.Can you possibly meet everyone you want to meet when attending a trade show, conference, or seminar?

Are there people you’ve never heard of, but if you had, you know you’d want to connect with them?

And what about the events you can’t attend personally? Is there a way to connect with other interested professionals, even if you’re stuck somewhere else?

You bet there is!

It’s through the Twitter back channel, and you can access it through the magic of the hashtag. Not hip to it yet? Lani can tell you everything you need to get started using them, and she can do it in less than three minutes flat. Don’t believe me? Here’s the proof, shot outside the Boston Marriott Burlington, after the Awareness/Exploring Social Media Business Summit in October 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM9FVTk4fmo

And if you can’t see Lani’s smiling face and expressive hand gestures on whatever device or platform you’re using to check this out, here’s the original YouTube link for you – thanks in advance for making the jump!

Dec 2011

5

[Video] How to Build Relationships With 12,000 Facebook Likers

by Allen Voivod

Paul Boynton, author of "Begin With Yes"Can you actually have real relationships with your Facebook Likers – and can you keep it up when your Liker base grows into the tens of thousands?

Paul Boynton, an award-winning human services CEO and author of “Begin With Yes” says – wait for it… – “Yes!” We’ve known Paul for a few years now, and his is a happily practical, action-focused positivity. Consider this: The Begin With Yes Facebook Page‘s “People are talking about this” interaction rate is nearly 3x higher than Dr. Wayne Dyer’s interaction rate, despite Wayne having 577,000 Likers compared to Paul’s 12,000. It seems Paul must be doing something right!

At a recent TEDx event Lani and Paul both attended, Lani asked Paul to share the secret of his Facebook Page growth, which he kindly did in this brief video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv93OX2R8-4

If you’re reading this someplace where you can’t see the embedded video, a hop, skip ‘n click to our YouTube Channel will do the trick!