Posts Tagged ‘social’
Better to be Good than Lucky at Social Networking in Business
April 26th, 2010 | 
Author: OK, every once in a while it is a good thing to be lucky. But it is a much better thing to be good at social networking than rely on luck. An approach that is consistent and genuinely beneficial for the parties involved is a much better way to network.
Networking does come fairly easy to some. But to most it is a learned skill. I must say it a skill that takes continual learning. It is not that the game is changing so much. The key is we have to continue to learn to keep reminded and further sharpen our networking skills.
1. Learning helps us gain knowledge we do not have about social networking.
2. Learning helps us regain knowledge we have forgotten about social networking.
3. Learning helps us stay sharp in areas we need to be the best social networkers we can be.
4. Learning increases our confidence regarding social networking.
5. Learning keeps us humble regarding our social networking skills.
Get good at social networking. Being lucky is just not reliable…lol
By becoming a good social networker you can assure yourself that the relationships you build will be genuine. The more genuine relationships we develop, the more opportunity we will have to get ourmessage out.
Special Note: When relationships are developed properly, the people in your network will become your best referral sources.
Stay in the game,
Ced Reynolds
As a way of saying thank you for reading my article please accept my free gift. Just click here to receive it.
Posted in great career plan, online networking, recruiting online recruiters, social equity, social networking | 
Tags: better, career, good, marketing, network, networking, online, social | 
No Comments »
The Danger of Your Sense of Urgency in Social Networking
For years sales trainers have been telling us “you gotta have a sense of urgency or your prospects won’t buy.” And what did most of us do? We mustered up the greatest sense of urgency we could. Believe me I was in the front of the line.
When it comes to sales or social networking online or off line we have to recognize that our sense of urgency to accomplish our goals is secondary to those we are connecting with.
Let me tell you what I discovered about having a sense of urgency in sales. I found that the more my prospects felt my urgency the less I would sell. For months I would express the urgency for my prospects to get on board before it was too late. I would tell them that they would lose out if they didn’t act now. I would share with them that the price is expected to go up and they would definitely have to pay the higher price if they didn’t act now. You name it I tried it. The only thing was it was all to no avail. When it did work, I found my clients canceling after they cooled down after the sale.
Urgency is an interesting thing when it comes to customers. I’ll use myself as an example. About 18 months ago I got the new care fever. I’ve been wanting a Mercedes Benz for about 10 years but I felt the time just wasn’t right. Every time I went to the dealer to look at a Mercedes, the salespeople would all express a sense of urgency that really turned me off. Consequently I never bought the Mercedes. In two distinct shopping experiences in the last 10 years I went to my old dealership and bought another Dodge.
Just about 16 months ago I went to another Mercedes Benz dealership “on a mission” to get my Mercedes. This time things were different. I had the sense of urgency this time. All the salesperson had to do was show me what I wanted to see and follow my lead. What I discovered was that it was my urgency that made the sale.
Here’s my point. When we work with prospects, it is not our responsibility to push them to a place of having a sense of urgency but rather discern how urgent they are and flow with them. When a prospect shows up with a sense of urgency, we will never be accused of manipulating them to do something they didn’t intend on doing. While our own sense of urgency can get us in trouble at times, just remember that the urgency of a prospect is much better than our own in the sales process. They key for us as salespeople is recognizing the level of urgency our prospects have.
As social networkers and salespeople we need to learn to flow with our prospective clients in order to tap into their sense of urgency. When we do so we will end up being heros in their sight because we will have just helped them accomplish their mission.
Until next time,
Ced Reynolds
Posted in recruiting online recruiters |
Tags: career, network, networker, networking, sales, social |
No Comments »
Reputation is Everything
What are people saying about you. I mean what are the people in your industry, your, clients, your prospects, your family, I mean everybody. What people say about you is how you build your reputation.
We can have the best product or service in the world but if our reputation is tarnished, people will pass on buying our product or using our service. Believe me a bad reputation is easy to get but a good one is hard to keep.
What we do to keep our good reputation depends on:
1. How much we beleive in ourselves
2. How much we believe in our industry
3. How much we believe in our company
4. How much we believe in our co-workers
5. How much we believe in our clients
When our belief is high in the areas I mentioned, our accompanying actions will lead to providing the best service to our clients. One of the key things about people who know they have a good reputation is they don’t rely on themselves to bolster their reputation. They rely on others to do it for them.
But how do you get others to speak own your behalf?
Here’s how I do it.
*I give people an opportunity to say it through blogs (mine and others).
*I give people an opportunity to say it through email.
*I give people an opportunity to say it through voicemail.
*I offer people the opportunity to say it in my referral process.
I basically look for every possible way to give people a platform to say good things about me so others can see it or hear it.
Look back over your blog responses, email and voicemail and I can almost gurantee you that people have said good things about you. In fact you might just find something good I have said about you.
Keep your good reputation,
Ced Reynolds
As a way of saying thank you for taking the time to read my blog, I have a valuable free gift for you. Just click here to receive it.
Posted in Uncategorized, great career plan, online networking, recruiting online recruiters, social equity, social networking |
Tags: career, good, networking, plan, report, reputation, social |
No Comments »
Social Bookmarking + Social Networking = Instant Traffic
http://www.socialdominator.com
Sign up and watch live as I take a make a brand new website grab dozens of search engine listings, tons of traffic & make a website profitable in just days.
I’ll use social networking, social bookmarking, automated software tools, seo tricks and stand search engine optimization. These marketing tactics can work for anyone. You don’t need to spend a fortune on Google AdWords or make thousands of sites to squeak income out of Google AdWords. Sign up and Watch live:
http://www.socialdominator.com
Duration : 0:7:56
Posted in social networking |
Tags: adwords, automated, bookmarking, engine, marketing, mcm, media, networking, optimization, search, seo, social, traffic, website |
25 Comments »
Social Equity. Explained? Huge Gordian Knot?
We don’t do Gordian Knots in Texas!
I ask a facilitator with Envision Central Texas to explain what Social Equity is. This is his non-answer.
I guarantee he knows what social equity is. Social Equity can also be called “Social Justice”. As opposed to “Equal Justice” under the law which is what the United States is based on. The Soviet Union used “Social Equity”. Where “Protected Groups” have more rights than other groups. In some kind of weird juxtaposition, “Social Equity” is the very definition of racism, classism, and prejudice. When one group has more rights than the individual that is diametrically opposed to the principles the U.S. was founded on.
Duration : 0:2:54
Posted in social equity |
Tags: 21, Agenda, Central, Development, Envision, equity, Growth, new, Smart, social, Sustainable, Texas, Urbanism |
3 Comments »
SuperNews! - Social Networking Wars
Myspace confronts a young fellow who may have been cheating on it with other sites. Soon facebook and others show up for a showdown. Let the social networking wars begin!
http://www.current.com/supernews
http://www.myspace.com/supernews
Duration : 0:5:34
Posted in social networking |
Tags: animation, cartoon, current, currenttv, facebook, friendster, myspace, networking, secondlife, sex, social, supernews, tom, wars |
25 Comments »
Social Equity, the best thing about Social Networking
Being sold yourself is of great importance when we utilize social networking in business. There is an acronym that says, “iasm stands for I am sold myself” In fact I think this is true about anything we hope to share with others.
If you can ever get excited about something, getting excited about helping people attain their goals should be high on the list. Our enthusiasm just spills onto people and is very contagious. Can you imagine an unenthusiastic person trying to offer help to somebody? The person with enthusiasm has a tremendous advantage.
One thing I must tell you is we ought not be fooled about enthusiasm. Everybody shows it in a different way but no matter how it is shown it is contagious. I have come across people who were not so overt but they expressed a degree of enthusiasm that just captivated my attention. Then I have come across people who are were extremely bubbly but they really didn’t convey they were genuinely enthusiastic. Enthusiasm comes from the core of our being. It is not something we can fake for long. For me I have to be able to say “I am sold myself.”
I want to encourage you in your business endeavors to be sold on social networking. Believe me it is not a waste of time. We are in the people business and people need each other in various ways. Find yourself getting sincerely involved with your business associates and clients. You will not be disappointed. The relationships we develop over time are assets in our business and our personal life. It is like having “social equity”.
Remember this. Being purposeful about social networking will cause us to reach out beyond our comfort zone. Take a moment and call a client to give them an update and let them know your plans. Take a moment to contact a business associate to give them a lead. Take a moment and reach out today on purpose and develop your social equity.
Are you ready to reach out beyond your comfort zone?
Ced Reynolds
Career Recruiter
As a thank you for reading my blog, please accept this free gift of knowledge which will help you take your business to the next level. Click here
Posted in great career plan, online networking, social equity, social networking |
Tags: career, equity, marketing, network, networking, sales, social |
No Comments »
Documentary (Social Networking Online 1)
This was a huge project for my Documentary Media class. It wasn’t requred, but I wanted to show myself that I had filmmaking skillz. I chose to focus on the current trend of online social networking. I included many people, some that I never met before, but it all turned out to be great. A few glitches here and there, but I got an A. A hearty thank you to those who participated. I also wrote a blog: The documentary is finally up, and many apologies for leaving you hanging on. (The people that were in it were those that wanted to see themselves) Doing this project was fun, and a lot of hard work. Probably the toughest part was renting the cameras twice a week and having John (Mass Comm engineer) putting up with me coming in and out of his office. So what’s the documentary about? I wanted to focus on the current trend of online social networking. This was for a class (Documentary Media), and I ended up getting an A in it, partly because of this project. After Dr. Murphy okayed my topic, I went ahead and made a list of what I was going to cover in this film. This was only going to be 13 minutes, which was the limit. I knew it would be tough to cram it all into one, but I think that I did it. Choosing the people to interview was easy. I immediately drew up some names, such as my friend Liz from the radio station (she likes Myspace for the bands), my friend/co-worker Marc (who likes to meet people through groups), and one of my past professors Dr. Tom Foster, who was one of the very few faculty members that used Facebook. Just about everyone agreed to be interviewed, except for Mike Turk, for the obvious reasons. Everyone that I interviewed on-camera provided great nuggets of information, and unfortunately I wasn’t able to include all the great quotes. I realized that this was always a director and producer’s common tough situation, which is choosing the right stuff. I remember doing an interview with Dr. Foster, and it lasted 20 minutes, in which he provided some great details. However, again, I wasn’t able to include everything. Maybe I should make a deleted scenes version? Getting some of the b-roll was another fun part, as I logged in many miles of footage and in my car. I went from Greenville College to Alton to the loop to Larry Flynt’s place (which comes with a funny story, by the way). Sneaking the cameras into the mall was not too bad of a challenge, either. I would like to say many thanks to those who participated in this project. Your part means a lot, and there are those who I met while doing this. To my new acquaintances, like Bogart said at the end of Casablanca, “May this be the great start to a new friendship” Like what David Wark Griffith once said, “History by lightning”….. p.s.: Since I completed this project in April, it’s already showing a sign of outdatedness. During the near-three month period, Facebook added the feature where one can add as many ‘Applications’ as possible. In the film, I said that Facebook is ‘just plain text’ while comparing it to Myspace, which lets people use html and be creative. Thanks to those who took part in this (first part): George Beckett, Dr. Tom Foster of SIUE, Janelle Dobson, Chris Schrage
Duration : 0:5:57
Posted in great career plan, online networking, social equity, social networking |
Tags: documentary, facebook, myspace, myyearbook, network, siue, social |
5 Comments »