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WHO KNEW FACEBOOK COULD BE SO PROVOCATIVE AND FUN?
Posted by David Sher in FacebookJun 21st, 2010 | No CommentsPlay this 2 minute podcast
I think I hit a nerve.
Here was my Facebook post. “16 year old girl tries to sail around the world. 13 year old boy climbs Mt. Everest. Are parents crazy? I would never allow my child. Would you?”
At the time I asked my question, I didn’t think much about it. I assumed I’d get a few parents to say they agreed with me & that would be it. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
The first two posts were in support my position, but then all hell broke loose. My friends got into a major disagreement about parenting. The parents who limited their...
A FACEBOOK SUPER HERO
Posted by David Sher in Facebook, Social MediaJun 14th, 2010 | 1 CommentPlay this 2 minute podcast
I walked to my mail box, thumbed through my mail, and noticed an envelope from Dona Bonnett. I had worked with Dona when she was a healthcare consultant, but a few years ago she decided to open a photography business in her hometown of Decatur called A Digital Reflection.
I opened up the envelope and there was a sympathy card that read, “Dear David, So sorry to hear about the loss of your Aunt Gladys. My aunts were very special to me and I’m sure Aunt Gladys was a very special person in your life. It’s never easy to say goodbye. May God speak to you during...
SOCIAL MEDIA–NETWORKING ON STEROIDS
Posted by David Sher in Facebook, LinkedIn, Social Media, Traditional Networking, TwitterJun 7th, 2010 | No CommentsPlay this 2 minute podcast
I recently received an e-mail from Lynn Rathmell who works for Jewish Family Services. One of her duties is to help unemployed people find work. She asked me to meet with a seasoned business executive who lost his high level management position when his business was sold.
Lynn felt if I tutored him on social media & LinkedIn, I could help him find a job.
When I met him, his first comment was, “In the past I haven’t done a very good job of networking. I ran a successful distribution business for many years & didn’t feel networking was important. Now...
SOCIAL MEDIA–YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BE FOUND
Posted by David Sher in Blogs, Facebook, Google, Internet, LinkedIn, Podcast, Social Media, TwitterMay 31st, 2010 | No CommentsPlay this 2 minute podcast
Whenever I present to a group, I ask, “If you were to meet a person you didn’t know, how would you check her out?” The response is always the same, “I would Google them.”
It’s said, you only have one chance to make a first impression. The first information anyone sees about you are the first few entries on Google.
This really got my attention when I was training a successful CEO on social media. He said, “I’m kind of a private person & I really don’t want everyone to know my business.” However, when I Googled his name & company,...
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF FACEBOOK
Posted by David Sher in Facebook, Social MediaMay 17th, 2010 | No CommentsPlay this 2 minute podcast
Facebook is a conversation. You post on Facebook just like you are talking with a group of friends.
Yet I find many people don’t get it.
Do you enjoy people who only talk about themselves? Do you enjoy talking to people who regularly force their religion or politics on you? How about people who are always trying to sell you something, push their causes, or promote their events?
I promise you do everything in your power to avoid such people. Yet that is exactly what many of your friends do on line. Fortunately with Facebook you can hide their posts or “unfriend”...
IS IT POSSIBLE TO BAN SOCIAL MEDIA AT WORK?
Posted by David Sher in Facebook, Social Media, TwitterMay 10th, 2010 | No CommentsPlay this 2 minute podcast
Last week I asked the question whether it is a good idea to ban social media sites at work. Companies certainly couldn’t operate without telephones and in the future, companies won’t be able to operate without social media. Employees can waste time on social media just like they can waste time on the phone.
Now I’m going ask the same question, but in a different way. Not whether it’s a good idea to ban social media at work, but whether it’s even possible to ban social media at work.
Much of social media is created by cell phones and not just by computers. ...
SHOULD SOCIAL MEDIA BE BANNED AT WORK?
Posted by David Sher in Facebook, LinkedIn, Social MediaMay 3rd, 2010 | No CommentsPlay this 2 minute podcast
In 1876, at the age of 29, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. A few short years later companies of all sizes were using phones in their businesses.
When phones were being introduced, do you think some bosses were saying, “We better not have a phone because some of our employees may use them to make personal calls? Since I wasn’t there, I really don’t know, but some how I doubt it.
Now look around your office. There are phones on every desk. Are they sometimes used for personal phone calls? You bet they are. Are companies threatening to yank...
SOCIAL MEDIA–DON’T RUN AWAY YOUR FRIENDS
Posted by David Sher in Facebook, LinkedIn, Social Media, TwitterApr 26th, 2010 | 1 CommentPlay this 2 minute podcast
Have you ever gone out on a Saturday night to a party to get away from work and all its pressures—only to be followed around by some insensitive jerk whose determined to discuss business whether you want to or not? Does this make you like him? Even more importantly, will this lead you to do business with him?
That is how some people act with social media.
I have a business and Facebook friend who was unemployed for some time. When he finally landed a job, he invited me to join his company Facebook page. I had no interest, so I ignored his request. That didn’t...
SOCIAL MEDIA FOR B2B IS POWERFUL
Posted by David Sher in Blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, Podcast, Social Media, TwitterApr 12th, 2010 | No CommentsPlay this 2 minute Podcast
The number one question I get asked is, “Does social media work for businesses selling to other businesses?
I have been a business owner for 40 years. I with my brother, Martin, have operated a retail clothing store, a furniture store, a rent-to-own business, an outsourcing company, & a collection agency. The one thing they all have in common is we spent a fortune on sales & marketing…TV, radio, newspaper, trade shows…big budgets.
A few months ago, Phyllis Neill & I started WeMentor Social Media Marketing to help companies develop social media...
OH NO! THEY’RE NOT FOLLOWING ME ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK
Posted by David Sher in Facebook, Social Media, TwitterMar 29th, 2010 | No CommentsPlay this 2 minute podcast
I always make a point to thank friends when they do a favor for me. It takes a few extra seconds, but my mother taught me the importance of a heartfelt “thank you” & I feel guilty if I don’t.
So when a friend of mine tweeted a link to one of my podcasts, I sent her a direct message to thank her. Wow, I was surprised to discover she wasn’t following me so the direct message bounced back. For a moment I got my feelings hurt. But then after a moment of reflection, I determined that wasn’t fair to her or to me. Did this mean she didn’t like me? ...
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DAVID SHER
Social Media Strategist
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Everything good that has happened to me is because of others.
My brother, Martin, & I are Co-CEOs of AmSher Receivables Management—a nationally licensed collection agency headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
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David Sher, Social Media Strategist
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