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Humanization of Social Media – Jim's Experience

January 10, 2012 By Jim Raffel 6 Comments

Why yes, we are posting our "She Said, He Said" series a day early this week. We are beginning a transition that will move "She Said, He Said" to a new website under our new venture SheHe Media. We will unveil the website during #shehechat on Twitter, which will occur at its normal time this week … [Read more...]

Filed Under: customer service 101, she said he said

Building a blog post

January 9, 2012 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

Building a blog post is a process - just like any writing project - with the possible exception of keeping a journal. If you only write one or two blog posts a month, it's probably not as critical to have a content creation strategy in place. On the other hand, if your goal is to produce fresh and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, Writing Tagged With: blog, blog post, building, content, content creation, professional editing

How social media engagement wrote a blog post

January 6, 2012 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

Every now and then, cool and amazing things happen when you least expect it. Earlier this week, I was having a conversation about politics with my friend Michael Josefowicz. Michael has retired from the graphic arts and printing industry, which I still call home. Our conversations are always … [Read more...]

Filed Under: social media Tagged With: content, conversation, michael josefowicz, social media, Twitter

Is 2012 the year of social media fatigue? – Jim Says

January 5, 2012 By Jim Raffel 4 Comments

Yesterday, Shelby shared her thoughts on social media fatigue. Today, it's my turn. This week, our #shehechat on Twitter will focus on this topic as well. The best way to prepare to join us at 8 p.m. CST tonight is by reading both this post and Shelby's. My one word answer to the question in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: she said he said, social media Tagged With: 2012, fatigue, social media, strategy, Twitter

Is 2012 the year of social media fatigue? – Shelby Says

January 4, 2012 By Jim Raffel 5 Comments

Welcome to the first post of She Said, He Said in 2012! Social media fatigue will be our blog post topics this week as well as our discussion for #shehechat on Twitter at 8 p.m. CST Thursday. Also, make sure you check back tomorrow for Jim's view. The other night, I was watching a TV show … [Read more...]

Filed Under: she said he said

Why the personal branding labels you choose matter

January 3, 2012 By Jim Raffel 4 Comments

Business owner, blogger, speaker, and gadget lover That's what the about page on this site and most of my social media profiles told you about my personal brand until recently. Businessman, writer, public speaker That's what those same sources will tell you about my personal brand today. Why the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketer Tagged With: blog, blogger, bloggers, brand, business owner, businessmen, language, personal branding, public speakers, writers

The 2012 Plan

January 2, 2012 By Jim Raffel 5 Comments

Planning works. A year ago, I shared The 2011 Plan and last week I shared the success story of that plan when I wrote "How to make what you write come true." Finding a planning method that works for you is, unfortunately, not so easy. I've settled on a method that combines Chris Brogan's three words … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development Tagged With: 2012, automate, automation, business, future, growth, management, plan, planning, problem solving, project management, success, success stories, teams, themes

Deciding who to help

December 30, 2011 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

When you own a business, have a successful blog and 4000+ followers on Twitter, folks ask you for help with their causes. The "asks" for help come in many forms but most often as direct messages or @ messages on Twitter asking to contribute and spread the word. While none of the requests are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: personal development Tagged With: cancer causes, charitable organizations, social media, Twitter

Our best three topics of 2011 – Jim Says

December 29, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

This is our last She Said, He Said blog post series for 2011. Yesterday, Shelby looked back through our posts and picked three topics that she thought brought the best discussions this year. Now it's my turn! This week, our #shehechat on Twitter will be an open mic night. We’ll discuss anything and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: she said he said Tagged With: 2011, google, topic, Twitter

How to make what you write come true

December 27, 2011 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

I started this year with The 2011 Plan and today it's time to see how that turned out. The plan consisted of three key words: customers, content and strategy. I arranged those three words visually on a page in my notebook. While I didn't look back at the plan often, I did look back about once a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: business plans, subconscious, write

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