Author: Margie Clayman
When is it ok to pitch?
So on Thursday, as I am wont to do, I sat down for #B2Bchat. The topic was speaking at conferences. As the conversation wore on, I found myself having my brain expanded. You see, I had always thought that interweaving a pitch (in an acceptable way ) into a speech was not only appropriate, it […]
Who do I follow back on Twitter?
I’ve gotten a lot of questions lately about how I decide who I’m going to follow back on Twitter. As I mention in this weekend’s presentation, it all comes down to PFFT.
A Tweet Is Worth 1,000 Words
Yesterday afternoon, during my lunch hour, I was cruising my Twitter stream when I came upon a tweet that stuck out like a sore thumb. It seemed mean. It seemed bigoted. It seemed rife with prejudice. In light of everything going on in the world…in light of my recent work on Social Media Safety and […]
#30Thursday Number Eight (Keep ’em straight)
Another varied rainbow of topics this week. I am very happy that one of the recommendations I received was from a new Twitter user recommending a first-time post. That is what the giving spirit of Social Media is all about. All of these posts are insightful, thought-provoking, and rich like the best chocolate fudge. I […]
Do Social Media Conferences Create Divides?
Awhile back, I wrote a post about the conferences that seem to flow in never-ending succession through my Twitter stream and why I can’t really rationalize going to them. Since doing that post, BlogWorld Expo 2010, along with many other great meetings and conferences, have come and gone. I have been sitting back watching some […]
How I got 1300 followers in just 6 months
A lot of times, people in this business, when asked to recount how they got to their current successful place, will tell a story about how they dabbled with this, dabbled with that, tried this, and then…BOOM! Everything made sense. It could be that people tell stories like that as an homage to humility. Maybe […]