[View the story "36 Social Media, Leadership and Sales Tips in < 140 Characters " on Storify] 36 Social Media, Leadership and Sales Tips in < 140 Characters These are a collection of tips I posted to Twitter over the past 60 days. I’m sure you didn’t catch them all so I archived them on our blog for you to see. Storified by Socialized! Agency · Thu, Jul 12 2012 15:26:42 Leadership Tip: You don’t own your employees, you attract them and retain them through engagement and a win/win relationship.Shane Gibson Social Media Quote: "Put your head in the clouds rather than in the sand." – @thornybleederShane Gibson Social Media Tip: Book at least one phone/skype call or in person meeting with an online connection per week.Shane Gibson Social Media Tip: One of the best paths to ROI is to use the internet to get off of the internet.Shane Gibson Social Media Tip: Talking to your fans turns them from being fans to raving advocates.Shane Gibson Social Media Tip: Search Engine’s (Google) often the first way people discover your company’s social media profiles and pages.Shane Gibson Leadership tip: "When mission is clear abundance will appear" – @fredshadianShane Gibson Leadership Tip: A leader is defined by their response to the crisis.Shane Gibson Social Media Tip: Your social graph is your digital currency. Grow your influence and you have more to trade with.Shane Gibson Social Media Tip: some of the greatest opportunities come in the form of customer complaints online. Engage them don’t silence them.Shane Gibson One of the first steps to healing a community is to suspend judgement and take personal responsibility.Shane Gibson The first step in building community is not seeing ourselves as separate from anyone else.Shane Gibson Leadership Tip: Don’t ask people to pay a price for success you wouldn’t be willing to pay yourself.Shane Gibson Social Media Tip: Marketing is a conversation not a pitch or push or blast. Reach only counts if you engage often.Shane Gibson Leadership Tip: leaders who are consistent create an environment where people feel confident to take action. Inconsistency = uncertaintyShane Gibson Social Media Tip: Customers want to feel listened to. The simple act of acknowledgment is a huge act in marketing.Shane Gibson Social Media Tip: Information wants to be free and roam the web. Socialize your content and make if sharable.Shane Gibson Social Media Tip: It’s not the number likes that drive influence it’s the amount of interaction, conversations and engagement around contentShane Gibson Leadership Tip: Our sustained level of influence is directly proportionate to our self-worth.Shane Gibson Leadership Tip: When communicating our message it’s so important to remember it’s 90% connection and 10% content.Shane Gibson Social Media Tip: Community is what happens in between, before and after campaigns. Campaigns are usually just catalysts.Shane Gibson Social Media Tip: If your plan is too difficult to explain it’s too difficult to execute.Shane Gibson Social Media Tip: It’s not the size of your following it’s how you engage it.Shane Gibson Social Media Tip: Take the megaphone away from your mouth and put it up to your ear. – @toddmwilms @SAP #bnchmrkShane Gibson "The more you engage online the more data you get from consumers." George Smith @pepsico #bnchmrkShane Gibson #Instagram tip: Use the stats section of Statigram http://statigr.am/ to determine the best time of day to post your pics.Shane Gibson Social Media Tip: Use a current profile pic that looks like you. Eventually we’re going to meet people in real life. No need to shock them!Shane Gibson Social Media Tip: If you sound like everyone else you’re not a leader. Find your unique voice.Shane Gibson Social Media Tip: The first step in engagement is discovery. How good is your SEO and your Google places profile?Shane Gibson Social Media Tip: Want a ton of ideas for great content? Monitor your customers closely – they will tell you what they want.Shane Gibson Sales Tip: ABC. Always be closing something. It might not be a sale but get a commitment on the next step.Shane Gibson Sales Tip: less than 20% of rapport is in the words we speak. Your true intent is displayed in your body language. Be aware.Shane Gibson Leadership Tip: Smiling is contagious. Be more committed to happiness than others are committed to negative emotions.Shane Gibson Leadership Tip: It’s great that you’re on the right track… but if you don’t pick up some speed you’re gonna get run over.Shane Gibson Sales Tip: 48% of all sales people quit after the first no. Only 18% make 3 calls and continue and they close 80% of all deals.Shane Gibson Social Media Tip: use the internet to get off of the internet. Meet people in real life. Now that’s an ROI!Shane Gibson
Storified by Socialized! Agency · Thu, Jul 12 2012 15:26:42
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