Category — Sales and Marketing

LinkedIn using your picture to advertise products (social advertising)

LinkedIn may now use your picture to advertise other products. Change privacy settings if you don’t like this.


January 30, 2012   No Comments

How to see public Facebook status updates (search is hidden)

Here’s how your Facebook status updates can be seen by the public, and how to restrict them so the public cannot search for them.


September 21, 2011   6 Comments

LinkedIn training tip for sales – look at prospect’s interests

Before you call a prospect, check their interests. Or you can look for interests in a “reverse direction”


August 4, 2011   No Comments

Social Media Speaker rap, LOMA Insurance conference (FMLI,FSSI)

This is a 90 second “rap” that I did in a social media keynote speech at the LOMA Insurance Conference in Las Vegas last October. And it ain’t worth 50 cent.


December 29, 2010   2 Comments

LinkedIn sales tip: search for the CEO titles that spelled chief wrong

Whether you want to make a sale, get a job, or network for business, it’s a good idea to be connected to powerful people like CEOs, but it’s tough to get their attention. Here’s a unique and original idea that might get you some positive attention from some CEOs and other Chief Officers.


November 19, 2010   2 Comments

Get to the first page of Google results in ONE HOUR (SEO trick)

People pay $100K or more to get to the first page of Google results. Here’s a pretty cool technique I discovered which can get you there in one hour, for free.


September 30, 2010   8 Comments

LinkedIn training – get rid of annoying status updates, Twitter implications

LinkedIn just added a feature that allows you to “hide” status updates from people who post every time they add a new condiment to their sandwich.


April 30, 2010   1 Comment

LinkedIn expert tip – find people without paying $25

Want to find LinkedIn profiles for “out of network” people without paying LinkedIn $25? Here’s how you do it for free.


February 2, 2010   11 Comments

LinkedIn training tip – new feature for sales people – see who you know someone “through”

A subtle beta feature was added to LinkedIn that will save sales people time. If you “Search Companies”, it will now tell you who you know someone “through”.


December 22, 2009   No Comments

An itty bitty problem with bit.ly as your Twitter URL shortener

Bit.ly results are actually public, and I’ll show you how to see how many clicks your competition is getting. I’ll also explain why you may not want them seeing your clicks.


November 17, 2009   1 Comment