With 562 million members, LinkedIn, when used strategically, offers authors unprecedented opportunities to promote their work, especially when using LinkedIn in conjunction with other social media platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Dr. John Danley, an...
Super-techy, hyper-nerdy, and uber-popular – do you know the latest “it” technology exploding on the scene? If your vocabulary doesn’t include Bitcoin, you are so 2017. But cryptocurrencies aren’t the entire story – Bitcoin is based on a new approach to information...
With the announcement yesterday that Microsoft is acquiring LinkedIn for $26.2 billion, there is a lot of speculation about why. While many people believe the primary value of LinkedIn is the master database of 433 million professionals and executives, I agree with...
You most likely know your competitors. And know them well. You study their websites. You check out their social media profiles and updates. You listen to them on Twitter. (Tip: Create a private list called “Competitors” and add them to the list for easy checking.)...
Startups that appear on TV show “Shark Tank” have one advantage over the rest of us. They don’t have to do much research on the investors, aka sharks. Any of them would make a valuable investor. Companies will almost always take their call. Everyone knows these sharks...
“Is the traditional sales funnel dead? Is it obselete? Is there even a structure to follow anymore?” The old sales funnel may not be recognizable, but there’s still a framework for marketers and salespeople to use as a guide. It is important to...