Do businesses need to blog?
March 24, 2009
Join me at 7:30 a.m. this Thursday at the North Hennepin Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business Connections series (at Edinburgh USA) to talk about the business of blogging.
The topic of the talk is “Does my company need to blog?” and we’ll discuss:
- The business case for blogging, or publishing a regularly updated set of articles, news or information about your company
- The most common blogging tools — WordPress, Blogger, TypePad, etc.
- Strategy first: How to decide what you want to get out of your time
- Social Media Integration: Make your blog work double- or triple-duty by cross-posting your content on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.
And much more!
If you have any specific questions you’d like answered and are planning to attend, chime in below. I’ll make sure to include plenty of time for Q&A.
About Business Connections:
| Location: Edinburgh USA, 8700 Edinbrook Crossing, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 | |
| Contact: BJ Hall, Business Connections Chair | |
| Email or Phone: bj@indigojourneys.com / 763-442-9562 | |
| The program presents an opportunity for business owners to polish their presentation and marketing skills while expanding their contacts. It also offers personal and professional education and training that are instrumental in driving business success and building winning relationships within the membership community. The Business Connections group will be meeting the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.
Business Connections is open to all members of the North Hennepin Area Chamber of Commerce. Non-members are welcome and may attend 2 Chamber events before joining the Chamber. Cost: $10 members/$15 non-members |
Notes and details from today’s “Social Media for the Real World” talk
March 12, 2009
I gave a talk at the Business Connections series for the North Hennepin Area Chamber of Commerce today. While it was tremendous fun, packing an overview of three of the biggest social media tools (Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter) into a half-hour presentation meant that I had to cut out an entire universe of tips, tricks and resources.
For those who are visiting my site for the first time as a result of the talk, welcome! You can connect with me on any of the networks we mentioned by following the links at my social media page.
I also promised a bunch of links and resources here, so here are a few:
The presentation can be viewed and downloaded here.
And here are a few other links:
- Twitter: How to Get Started Guide for Business People from CIO Magazine
- Overview of links on using Twitter for Business
- Social Media eBook from DuctTape
- Mr. Tweet: How to find great people to follow on Twitter
- 12 Ways to sell social media to your boss
- 9 reasons you need social media in 2009
- Starting out with LinkedIn (e-doc)
- 5 Reasons it’s great to be late to social media
- Ultimate How-To: Grow your social media network (follow the main links on this page, tons of fantastic roundups and links)
- Fox 9 News’ “Facebook: Addiction by Addition” segment from Tuesday, March 10
What other questions do you have, or what would you change about my presentation? What would you like to see for my blogging presentation on March 26? Reply in comments below.