by Brad Friedman | General Business Advice, Social Media
This week's Guest Post about Time Management is written by Anita Fiander.
As an entrepreneur in today’s society, you know that social media has to play a large role in your day-to-day efforts. You also know that it can be a huge drain on your time. Let’s face it, social media sites are addictive. They were designed that way and are meant to draw you in and keep you there. The only way around this is to develop good productivity habits, and for this you may find yourself needing some dedicated time management training.
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by Brad Friedman | General Business Advice, Social Media
This is a guest post writtent by Brent Carnduff.
Millennials, the 80 million 13-31 year old Americans that grew up immersed in technology and who are about to become the recipients of the greatest transfer of wealth in history, are as a group, more conservative and less trusting of the financial advisor than previous generations, according to research completed earlier this year by Accenture. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | General Business Advice, Social Media
It's time once again for us to talk about the importance of building a strong community of brand advocates. Whether you are running a law firm, a financial services firm or a business, your brand is everything. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | General Business Advice, Social Media
When an attorney asks me why they should bother getting involved with LinkedIn I generally respond first by providing them with some facts and stats. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | General Business Advice, Social Media
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I recently received a copy of Brian E. Boyd Sr.'s Social Media for the Executive: Maximize Your Brand and Monetize Your Business, with a note telling me to enjoy reading the book and suggesting that if I were so inclined, maybe I would write something about it. Seemed like a pretty risky approach to get some publicity, so I thought I'd take him up on his offer and write this review. I don't know Brian or anything more about him than what I read in the book and the letter that came with the book when it was sent to me. From all appearances, we're competitors and I read the book with the critical eye of a competitor. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | General Business Advice, Social Media
Image: Brad Friedman
Brian Solis‘ book [What's The Future] Of Business came out in March. I was excited to finally receive the book I pre-ordered last Fall. The book's format is not what you would expect from the author of two other books of his I've read; The End Of Business As Usual and Engage. It's a hard-bound, square-shaped, coffee table like book filled with some incredibly creative “Visualization” by Hugh MacLeod and his team at Social Object Factory. (more…)