20 thoughts on SlideShare.net

Creating slide shows and uploading them to the web is a a great way to introduce your company to social media. I view it as a sort of stepping stone to video. SlideShare.net is a great site that gives you all the tools you will need to do this. Here are some thoughts to keep [...]

21 thoughts on video sharing

Let’s talk video and service marketing. Its exciting and daunting at the same time.
There are dozens of video sharing sights out there. YouTube, Revver, Yahoo Video, Veoh, etc. They are all fairly similar with slight variations from site to site. YouTube is probably the best place to start.
Some things to keep in mind [...]

The listener is in control

Imagine if you could put yourself in a situation where you know everything about what the other person is thinking and they know nothing about what you are thinking.
You can…just ask questions and listen.
Most people love to talk about themselves, their problems, their opinions and if you’re in sales, your product or service. But, you [...]

Common social media tools and marketing a service

There are lot’s of them. But let’s look at the basic one’s and how they can be used for marketing a service.  
YouTube (video sharing) - Great tool if you have the resources to make it work. The quality has to be there or a video could actually be damaging to your companies reputation. And reputation [...]

Social media is negative

Have you ever tried getting someone’s opinion when you have them on the phone or are talking face-to-face with them? Most of the time they will not be 100% honest. By nature, most people do not want to create waves so they tend to respond in a way that may not be completely honest. I [...]

If you want to be successful, don’t sell your service

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been sold to. My guard immediately goes up when this happens. How does the sales person know if his or her service is something I need? And even if it is, do I want to buy from someone who is more intent on making a sale as opposed to listening to [...]