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If you are a fan of Social Media and you have not seen the now famous Social Media Revolution video on Youtube yet then you may have been hiding under a rock.  This video has been viewed over 2 million times and has turned its creator, Erik Qualman into a Social Media Rock Star. I first wrote about Mr. Qualman’s video back in September of 2009 “How Fast Has Economics Turned Into Socialnomics?” I have even used this video in some of my presentations to demonstrate the power of Social Media.

Well now, through the help of Ilona Olayan with Social Strategy1 I will finally get a chance to meet Mr. Socialnomics himself.  Strategy1 is the “One Stop Shop” in outsourcing online business management using revolutionary social media technology to monitor and analyze the web.  Social Strategy1 is also one of the title sponsors to this years Lift: The B2B Social Commerce Summit.

Eric Qualman is just one of the many Social Media powerhouses that will be speaking at this event. One of the speakers happens to be a good friend of mine.  Michael Thomas is a Principal with Effective Engagements, a Social CRM Consultancy and Director of Social CRM Strategies with Social Strategy1. I have known Michael since he and another good friend of mine Brent Leary started CRM Essentials back in 2003.

The LIFT: B2B Social Commerce Summit is an all day event starting at 7:30am on Thursday, September 23, 2010.  This event’s attendees have a wealth of experience and knowledge in the fields of social media management and social commerce. Lift Summit will show you how to improve and execute a successful social strategy, and connect with savvy bloggers, entrepreneurs, and other business professionals.

So if you are in the Atlanta area and you want to Learn How to Monetize Your Social Media Efforts, I highly recommend you attend this event.

All the best and I hope to see you there

JB

Click Here to Register and Use the discount code LIFT2010 for 10%

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8^th Annual Moving Your Business Forward Conference: Part II

“Technology & Diversity In Social Media”

Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Clayton State University
*Student Activities Center
2000 Clayton State Boulevard | Morrow, GA 30260
678.466.5430

8:30 a.m. Registration
*For general directions to Clayton State University, please follow this link: http://www.clayton.edu/maps.htm

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.           REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.           WELCOME & CONFERENCE PREVIEW:
Meet our Panelists & Sponsors

Conference Preview Remarks by:
Clayton State Univ. School of Business ? Katrice L. Mines, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine ? Brent Leary, CRM Essentials LLC ? Constant Contact

9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. How To Know What Technology Will Help You Get Customers

Panelists:
Todd Bethel, Kingdom Media Group ? Shashi Bellamkonda, Network Solutions
Jeff Brathwaite, 2 The Next Level, Inc.

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. How Social Media is Affecting Diversity Initiatives

Panelists:
Erica Bracey, Small Business Development Center, Georgia State University ? Terri L. Denison, Georgia District Office, U.S. Small Business Administration ? Keya Grant, Spherion Corporation ? David Stiner, IBM

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. WORKING LUNCH/Constant Contact Interactive
Sponsored by: Constant Contact
(Boxed lunches are available for purchase- $10.00)

Facilitator: Pamela Adams, Constant Contact

1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.           Online Reputation Management

Moderator: Brent Leary, CRM Essentials, LLC
Panelists:
James Andrews, EveryWhere ? Adrienne Graham, Empower Me! Corporation

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(ATLANTA) – September 29, 2009 – Atlanta Tribune : The Magazine will host its first annual Social Media/Technology Day on October 1, 2009 at Clayton State University from 8:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine recognizes in today’s social media–driven society, it is imperative for businesses to learn how to use social media as a highly effective marketing tool.

Sessions featured in Social Media/Technology Day include:

• Strategically Social-Tips and Tricks for Maximizing the Effectiveness of LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter
• Blogging for Dollars  – The Best Practices for Business Blogging
• Analyze This! Five ways to measure The Impact of Your Social Media Activities
• Working Lunch: Real Talk about Social Media
• Five Technologies to Help You Build Your Brand and Connect with More Customers
• 5 Ways to Use Social Media to Attract Customers

Brent Leary, co-founder and partner of CRM Essentials, has assembled a skilled team of social media and technology experts to serve as moderators; including Six Apart’s Andy Wibbels, award winning blogger, social media trainer, and author of “Blogwild; John”ColderICE” Lawson, president, 3rd Power Outlet; and Jeff “JB” Brathwaite, 2 The Next LEVEL, Inc.

Registration is free and includes a free breakfast sponsored by MetLife Securities, starting at 7:45 a.m. For more information, visit http://atsocialmedia-techday.eventbrite.com.

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I read an interesting blog post today from Senior writer at Fortune magazine Adam Lashinsky’s Go West Blog. His post, titled “Will Twitter Make It?” gave me a lot of food for thought. Adam is addressing the question many of us are curious about when it comes to Twitter’s business model. Adam is also asking the question why should he and other business people use Twitter.

I myself have had a Twitter account for almost a year now but never used it because I, like Adam couldn’t see why business people would frequent this micro blogging service. I also had to fight the misconception that Twitter was only for those with SMS mobile devices. I fought the urge to Tweet long and hard until my good friend and Social CRM Expert Brent Leary told me how blogs like Mahalo drove major traffic to their website using Twitter.

Driving traffic to my website and blog was something I was definitely interested in doing. I then renewed my Twitter account and have been Tweeting both from my computer using the Twitter application, TweetDeck and with my cell phone using Jott, the voice recognition service. Marketing my business, my blog and myself through Twitter, or “Twarketing” has now been added as a focal point to my current business strategy.

I now have my Tweets show up on my blog using Twitter Tools. I automatically respond to followers and schedule future Tweets with Tweetlater. I even track the links in my Tweets using Tweetburner. Last but not least I do market research on products and services using Summize, which was just purchased recently by Twitter.

I believe that Twarketing will eventually drive those of the more mainstream to become users of Twitter. Early adopters like Maggie Mason who was the 448th person to sign up for Twitter, according to Twitterholic, are already seeing the fruits of their labors. Maggie currently has 6,458 follows and has parlayed those followers into traffic to her MightyGoods blog. Mighty Goods is a shopping blog and one of Time Magazine’s Top 50 Cool Sites of the year.

Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama holds the number two position on Twitterholic with 56,183 followers. The Blog Barack20 credits Twitter as one of the many social media networks that helped Mr. Obama win the Democratic nomination for President.

I believe Twitter will make it. I believe Twitter will develop a profitable business model. I also believe I have an idea of how Twitter can use a current advertising model for one of their revenue streams.

I will look to share that in a future post.

Brent Leary, I think you may have created a Twonster..;-)

All the best

JB

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This is a follow up post to the Webinar that Social CRM Expert Brent Leary did with SEO Rainmaker David Bullock. The webinar went so well that it has sprung a new interest in how the Barack Obama Social Media campaign can help Solopreneurs and Small Businesses. If you missed the webinar you can now watch and listen to it by going to Brent’s CRM Blog or by clicking on these two links

http://www.barack20.com/Barack_Pt1.htm
http://www.barack20.com/Barack_Pt2.htm

Remember this webinar is not about politics in any way. It is how those on the Barack Obama technology team used social media to its fullest. Brent and David are going to have more conversations and webinars around this subject so stay tuned to hear about how you can join in on how this business model can help you take your business 2 the next level.

All the best

JB

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