Monthly Archives: January 2009

Social Media Maven, Dr. Sally Witt, is Going to Interview Me on BlogTalkRadio

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Tom Gray

I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Sally Witt, social media maven extraordinaire, at a Social Media Intensive sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Speakers Association. Dr. Sally is a true dynamo and just a fantastic resource for … Continue reading →

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The Power of the Tweet: Using Twitter to Powerfully Promote Yourself…

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Tom Gray

Social Media Maven, Dr. Sally Witt, gave me keys to her blog and let me have a go at guest blogging. Since she’s going to be interviewing me (on using social media) later today (January 30, 2008) on BlogTalkRadio, I … Continue reading →

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4 Simple Rules for Creating Effective Twitter Posts

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Tom Gray

Twitter is, in essence, a headline service and, like every other form of digital communication, it’s all about the power of that headline or subject line to compel you to take action. If it doesn’t compel it won’t get acted … Continue reading →

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Website Brilliance: How to Use Worst Practice Web Design to Generate Controversy, Conversation, Traffic & MONEY

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Tom Gray

Too many websites are like Muzak; kind of safe, kind of boring, kind of forgettable. None of these terms apply to Ling Valentine’s LingsCars.com. It’s busy, crowded, eye-achingly garish but, in a train-wreck sort of a way you can’t help … Continue reading →

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Surviving the Economic Storm: Advice from Team Double-Click

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Tom Gray

Good advice on surviving tough economic times from the virtual assistant folks at Team Double-Click® … I do want to draw special attention to one thing …  We didn’t stop marketing or selling.  Let me say that again.  We DIDN’T STOP … Continue reading →

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Marketing Tactics to Use for Biggest B2C Payoff

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Tom Gray

Paid Search, SEO Email Marketing Aren’t all these tactics supposed to be dead?

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Social Media Networking: The Formula for Success

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Tom Gray

I recently made a presentation on social media marketing where I presented the following as the formula for social media marketing success… P4 + V = Vx Where the components of the social networking equation equal: P = passion, the … Continue reading →

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Build Site Traffic by Blogging

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Tom Gray

One of the best ways to build traffic to your web site continues to be with a consistently published, compelling blog. I was forced to lay off blogging for over a month due to circumstances I couldn’t control. The upshot, … Continue reading →

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Who’s the King of Social Networking Sites?

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Tom Gray

I recently posed the following question on LinkedIn: There are literally thousands of social media and social networking sites available to the business community. I’m wondering what you feel are the 3-5 most valuable for developing business opportunities? If you … Continue reading →

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I Won’t Be Ignored, Says Andy Wibbels. Yes You Will Be Says My Outlook.

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Tom Gray

Blogging guru and author of Blogwild!: A Guide for Small Business Blogging, Andy Wibbels was given his comeuppance today by my Outlook client. In Andy’s defense, I am a subscriber, my Outlook felt he was being a bit pushy. (Cue Alanis … Continue reading →

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