What is the first thing you do each day when you get to your office?
When you are like most among us you sit down while in front of your computer and give attention to the incoming. You actually check your contact, phone messages, you look into the news, your favorite blogs et cetera. You check…
As I was following up on the smashing success of Smart Trust book co-authored by Stephen M.R. Covey (son of the legendary Dr. Stephen R. Covey) and his partner Greg Link, I couldn’t help but think: Like father like son!
To get a feel of his latest masterpiece, I encourage you to listen attentively toStephen’s interview with Bob Burg. You will be glad you did!
As I read through some of the book reviews on Amazon, they got me thinking about how businesses can apply the same principles to social media.
PINTEREST: The next big thing? What do you think?
Study: Pinterest drives more referral traffic than Google+, nearly on par with Twitter
We are already seeing this for many of our clients.
What does the word “partnership” mean to you?
In plain English, a partnership means a collectively beneficial agreement to all parties involved. Because of its win/win nature, partnerships are generally easy to form if the best interest of everyone involved was taken into account.
Today, I will focus on the different levels of social media partnerships. I brainstormed the possible types of partnership that can result from social media and will be presenting them in an orderly fashion from shallowest to deepest levels. READ MORE…

We said it before and we will say it again: Social media is NOT about the media! It’s all about building relationships with people you do business with.
Can these relationships turn into solid partnerships? You bet! Thanks to Twitter, Garious founder, Aaron Eden, met Chris Porter, a gifted social media educator, less than a year ago. Today, they are co-authoring a book!
How did they nurture their relationship so fast? READ MORE…
Twitter is all about building relationships that starts with a genuine “hello”.
Feel free to share and say “Hello!”. :)

Last year, I argued that content curation CAN boost content creation. My bold claim for today is that social interactions can be a goldmine for outstanding content if (and only if):

There is no denying that 2012 is here and the Social Web is steaming with buzz about what social media marketing will look like this year. Many are simply optimistic about the continuous growth of digital word of mouth. Just how ready is your business when it comes to social media this year? Ready to change your game plan? READ MORE…