I spent last night in DC, where I talked about LinkedIn to a financial group in DC. These were savvy, successful individuals whose organizations are just starting to embrace social media. One of the more common questions I was asked during the cocktail hour: “How many LinkedIn connections do you have?” There is a rich [...]
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How to Build a High Quality LinkedIn Network
May 16, 2012
LinkedIn’s Financial Services Conference – Takeaways
May 10, 2012
As I write this, I’m in NYC at LinkedIn’s financial services conference. Seeing lots of friendly faces from clients and partners, plus making new friends and connections, too. I’ve also been learning a surprising amount. A few things that have really stuck with me so far: $1.7 trillion-with-a-t has been cut from consumer credit markets [...]
Let’s Kick Ass Together in 2012!
December 11, 2011
Do you shine? These last few years, the whole idea of what it takes to make you “shine” as a professional has been flipped upside down. The transparent, instant nature of social platforms has turned “polished” into “inauthentic,” and “polite” into something approaching “laughably out of touch.” This isn’t going to change; success in 2012 [...]
Social Media & Small Business
December 5, 2011
Got a small business and wondering where to start your social media adventure? Barbara Payne at Yahoo! Voices recently interviewed me for a piece she wrote on the subject. It’s worth the read: Social Media for Small Business… Jason Seiden is Co-founder and CEO of Ajax Social Media, a training company that shows professionals [...]
Why Success Requires You to be “Profersonal”
July 1, 2011
In the real world, for a long time, it was relatively easy to pretend that life could be broken down into “professional” and “personal,” and never the twain should meet. You went home and thought “family;” you went to work and thought “coworkers.” Life was like a McDLT, with the hot side hot and the [...]
How Dell Succeeds with Social Media
May 19, 2011
On today’s episode of Beyond Social, Ajax Social Media’s weekly talk show, Craig and I spoke with Richard Margetic, Director of Social Media at Dell. My key takeaways? Success in social requires embracing more than a new set of tools. It requires a embracing a new paradigm for doing business. Success in social requires a [...]
Beyond Social – Episode 2 (Profersonalism)
April 13, 2011
Laurie Ruettimann joins Craig Fisher and me tomorrow on “Beyond Social” to talk about how to stay true to your yourself in a world where you are always “on” from a professional standpoint. Laurie’s no stranger to controversy, so no doubt, this’ll be a terrific episode. Here are the details: Beyond Social Episode 2 – [...]
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