Presented at the Social Media: Strategies to Grow Your Business conference (June 14, 2012). http://www.blsprodev.com/

3. Future
Shock

6. "Every age thinks it's the modern
age, but this one really is."
Tom Stoppard from 'The Invention of Love'

7. Note: this is an edited version. This presentation is
larger than 10MBs and won’t fit on Slideshare;
however, the complete presentation can be found via:
http://bit.ly/Kws7Cu
@cmairn

9. Be available to
help your
clients when
they need it.

10. Give your staff and colleagues a chance to
do the work, but follow up with them.

12. Skype Screen sharing
Join.me

13. Collaboration

14. Be an integral part of the transaction

15. Help enhance online
content with
authoritative resources.
This will bring more
visibility to your
business and people will
trust the information
presented.

16. Participate in community Q & A Forums

17. According to Wikipedia, “Social media is a
term used to describe the type of media
that is based on conversation and
interaction between people online.”
Sharing is a huge component, so be a
messenger for your business!

18. Reply!
Use Facebook to reach out to your clients and share your business.

19. Manage Your G+ Profile

21. Quick FYI:
Google Dashboard helps you answer
the question: 'What information does
Google have about me?'

22. Twitter asks “what’s
happening” and makes the
answer spread across the
globe to millions, immediately.
Source: http://goo.gl/st9DH

23. I use Twitter to connect with other
users and to share content and
ideas. I discover something new and
useful every day thanks to Twitter!
Note: only 138 characters (with spaces) 

24. Give colleagues and customers the
option to send direct messages to your
Twitter account. It is another way for
them to stay in contact with you!

25. Tweet issues and get replies
and sometimes fixes

26. Find out what is trending on Twitter and
support/enhance it with authoritative resources.
The U.S. Congressional Twitter Directory, http://goo.gl/s1sVZ
New Congressional Committee Must
Put National Interest First.
http://bit.ly/qUrYJr)

27. Follow industry leaders and
reach out to them.

29. St. Pete Times article: http://goo.gl/bMi1D
Tweeted Jedi Path video: http://goo.gl/bwSTu

30. You can auto-populate
your ShareSquare space
with Tweets!

31. More info at: http://paper.li/

32. http://paper.li/cmairn

33. Stand out! Keep your business’ social
media stream flowing. Be conversational,
personable, and participate in transactions. Keep
it fun and you will be successful!

34. Want to
Hangout?
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