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Social Media: You Are Wearing Me Out

Apparently, many people are tired of social media. According to a Synovate study about social networks,

We spoke with over 13,000 respondents aged 18-65 years in 17 markets around the world to find out who’s connected and who’s not, as well as attitudes and online behaviours. Some of what we found surprised us… like more than a third of social networkers say they are losing interest in social media. And how many people do not even know what it is.

New Business Redux

Are you out looking for new business? Who isn’t? I wrote a series a few months back on the topic. You may want to check it out.

New Business Primer – Part 1 – A Primer

New Business Primer – Part 2 – Positioning

Random Links – 7/16/2008

If you are marketing at C-level, you know how hard it is to reach the CEO. Good advice here on how to break through the corporate defenses to reach the CEO.

Is your blog a networking tool? Jennifer Gniadecki from Everyday Networker takes on the topic.

MCT Hits The Rapids

OK, I know this is not strictly on topic, but I wanted to share today’s My Creative Team whitewater rafting experience. Although we are a network of freelancers, we arrange a number of outings throughout the year to engage in non-work activities. It’s an opportunity to get to know each other in a less stressful environment and to boost creativity.

What’s The Top Social Network?

Anita Campbell at Small Business Trends posed the question to 17 web entrepreneurs who she considers to be savvy,

“If your goal is to grow a small business online, and you had time for only one social networking / social media site, which would you choose and why?”

Links 3/30/2008

Photo By PPDIGITAL (Flickr)

Newspaper Revenue Plummets

Social Media For B2B Marketing

Twitter Is My Social Computer

20 Types Of Pages Every Blogger Should Consider

48 Reasons To Use WordPress To Power Your Online Strategy

Get The Flock Onto Your Computer

Flock has supplanted Firefox as my favorite browser. It is powered by Mozilla, the same engine that supports Firefox, however it has so many more features designed for our new social, digital world. There is a nice demo of Flock by Candy With A Why, so I won’t recreate the wheel.

Connections Revisited

I asked what social networks you are a part of and several of you have waded in. Let’s see what’s working for our readers:

Ashleigh Hunter of Bank of America wrote:

The Value Of Connections

As we have discussed before, the value of connections in business cannot be underestimated. I’m talking primarily about tight connections that you use ruthlessly to help you achieve your personal and professional goals. Friend and business coach Brent Dees of Focus Four tells us that you if want a $1 million business, you should have 40 contacts (your Focus 40) each of whom can bring you $25,000 in business. Your job is to help each of these contacts achieve their goals and they, in turn, will help you reach yours. This is a spin on the method that made Andrew Carnegie a millionaire many times over.