Before attending WordCamp Milwaukee earlier today I read "Sometimes we all need a reminder," an excellent post by my friend John Hawkins about the WordPress/WordCamp community. It was through the filter of John's post that I took in an amazing day that has helped me clarify some recent struggles … [Read more...]
What's your post BlogWorld plan?
As I write this I'm flying home from Las Vegas where I attended BlogWorld and SGIA over the last several days. I took my own advice and slept more than I usually do during a show. So, my head is clear and I'm thinking takeaways and immediate action items. Here's some stream of consciousness thinking … [Read more...]
SGIA and BlogWorld this week
If you are headed to either SGIA or BlogWorld this week in Las Vegas hopefully we will run into each other. I'll be utilizing the Las Vegas Monorail to travel between the convention center for SGIA and Mandalay Bay for BlogWorld. Some places we might meet Between sessions at BlogWorld - I will be … [Read more...]
Central Wisconsin Social Media Conference
Next week Thursday is the Central Wisconsin Social Media Conference. The conference will be attended by many small and mid-sized manufacturing firms. As an early adopter of business-to-business (B2B) blogging, I'm looking forward to jump starting some small business bloggers. Closer than you … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Publishers' Production Club
On September 21st I have the distinct pleasure of moderating the Social Networking Strategies meeting for the Wisconsin Publishers' Production Club (WPPC). The meeting will be held at the Country Springs Hotel in Pewaukee, and I would love to see as many of my Southeastern Wisconsin printing and … [Read more...]
Marketing 101: Trade Show and Conference Strategy
Trade shows and conferences are alive and well. Sure they shift and change just as our lives and our businesses do. Attending the correct trade shows and conferences is an excellent strategy to find new prospects and communicate with existing customers. Arrive with a plan. Sounds simple enough, but … [Read more...]
Audience Engagement: It's All About Them
When preparing to speak, choose talking points that focus the dialog around the audience point of view and will resonate with them. Here is how I prepared for the opportunity to speak for the Milwaukee Likemind group about using your blog as a homebase for all on-line activity. Topic selection. … [Read more...]
Blogging 101: Face Time at Social Media Conferences
Do you wonder what it's like to spend a few days face to face spending time with other bloggers and social medial devotees? In my experience, it's some serious fun and that is why I am headed back to BlogWorld this October. At the end of this post you'll have an opportunity to sign up for BlogWorld … [Read more...]
Public Speaking 101: It's Not Your Slides
Presentation slides are OK if they are well done. Just remember it's not the slides the audience came to see.....it's you. More speaking this year with fewer and simpler slides. It's interesting that I have done more speaking this year and prepared fewer and simpler slides. It's not an accident. … [Read more...]
Public Speaking 101: One Person At a Time
Note from Jim: This week all my posts are themed around public speaking. That's because late last week and early this week my focus has been growing my public speaking presence. Why not write about something that is near and dear to my heart at the moment and that I am immersed in - right? There are … [Read more...]
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