Comments on: Why I Chose @ChrisBrogan over @GuyKawasaki

By: Sean Harry

Sean Harry — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:35:29 +0000

Good point, Don. One of the best things about SoMe for businesses is the potential for immediately feedback too and from customers. well, not just businesses – any place where relationship is important. That’s why Twitter is one of the most valuable tools for job seekers. Joshua Waldman has some videos on people who have found jobs via twitter and facebook due to the immediacy of these tools.

Sean

By: Don Elliott

Don Elliott — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:13:45 +0000

RE: TRAINING/REFINING

When a business or person involves themselves in an online social media forum they gain access to a much greater level of feedback. Not only does it provide MORE feedback, but it provides it quicker and is often of a higher quality (meaning more honest) due to the level of disconnect the internet provides. It’s because of this that I often suggest to business owners that they engage in SoMe not just for prospective customers, but to keep a pulse on what their existing base is saying.

In order to use SoMe as a training/refining tool, the owner/individual must pay attention to what people say, engage them, and ask questions. By doing this the business/individual can tap into a much faster system of self-monitoring and thereby adapt and evolve quickly. After all, in business it IS survival of the fittest. You must constantly evolve, refine, and adapt.

Another facet is you can follow strings of messages in other venues (e.g. your competitors facebook, industry specific forums, etc.) and develop a better understanding as well. For freelancers and professionals, this can help them keep ahead of trends instead of always behind them!

I hope that helps clarify….thanks for asking Sean!

By: Andrew Beach

Andrew Beach — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:40:36 +0000

Nice joke at the end. Think I’ll use that one in my Real Estate Practice!

By: Sean Harry

Sean Harry — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:08:42 +0000

Don, would you be willing to say more about what you mean by “trainig/refining ground”? I usually think of SoMe as a networking or marketing tool. How have you seen it used to provide training? Sean

By: Don Elliott

Don Elliott — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:54:53 +0000

Nice post! I think social media can also be a great training/refining ground for business. You have so many interactions so much quicker – if you take the time to listen you can refine your product/services/branding to cater much more specifically to your audience.

Cheers!

By: sean Harry

sean Harry — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:07:55 +0000

Thanks for a great discussion everyone. I love the book, Lilgirl. Russ, will Chalice Press take my Barnes and Noble card? You guys should do that!

By: Russ

Russ — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:31:44 +0000

Good reviews! And I don’t blame you for wanting to cash out that Borders card as fast as possible.

By: Megan Strand

Megan Strand — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:21:34 +0000

You should link up with @ShallieBey on Twitter – she focuses on entrepreneurism for baby boomers and she’s a great resource poster on Twitter.

I commend you for carving our your own niche – it’s an important one!

By: Matt Payne

Matt Payne — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:20:44 +0000

I love having the opportunity (and challenge) of teaching people about Social Media. It is NOT a fad.

Also, I just downloaded, “Crush It” on my Kindle and I look forward to reading it!

Thanks Sean!

By: LittlegirlBIGVOICE

LittlegirlBIGVOICE — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:20:23 +0000

Let me know what you think of your selection—I need some new reading fodder for the new year!