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How To Get Tons of Free Advice For Your B2B EffortsBy: Lois Geller-Social Media-Directories-Blogging-Direct Mail-Email

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Lois K. GellerPresident

How To Get Tons of Free Advice For Your B2B Efforts

1400 Marina DrHollywood, FL 33019

LoisGeller@loisgellermarketinggroup.com(646) 723-3231

Sreengrqab Linkedin Logo here

While preparing for this speech

I decided to ask the question on…

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1.The Most Professional Website

2.Solicit referrals from former clients

3.Get to people in “high places” - Jerry Shereshewsky

4.Prospects for new business

Why LinkedIn ?

While preparing for this speech

I decided to ask the question on Linkedin.com

Question

•Barry Blumenfield•To reconnect with friends and associates•To prospect for new business contacts•To solicit referrals from former clients

•Jerry Shereshewsky•I have become the #1 LinkedIn fan•I have made very senior level introductions at more than a dozen major advertisers/ marketers

•Jennifer Schaus•I spent some time and joined the maximum number of groups related to my B2B business•I also leverage the answers section to provide advice•This “strategy” has worked well as I have converted a few businesses into paying clients.

•Jodi Cross•It is reconnected me with past associates

Answers

Answers

•Barry Epstein•I’ve found it very valuable to identify contact starting points within organizations•I’ve even started my own group and designed a logo – United Epsteins of the World

•Dan Austin•I communicate events, speaking engagements or actions or searches

•Pam Johnson O’Connor•We created a special conference group there and used it to preview conference highlights

•Mark Amtower•Identify your best (company) customers, then look them up on LinkedIn•Next step would be to reach out to these people directly•Hope this helps – and yes, quote me – I’ll be in the audience

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Creating A Poll

• You can Twitter about Them

• Mention on LinkedIn

• Show then on LinkedIn

Creating Social Media Polls

Why Should I Tweet…

1.To connect with people everywhere

2.Learn new things -Business, Health, Organization

3. Build relationships

4. Magic!

So this is what Twitter is all about: making friends.

Why Should I Tweet…

• You see it is a dialogue

• It is daily

• Keeps you in front of your market

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Do you have a Facebook presence?

Facebook

Marketing Profs

Checkout

The Forums!

Post Your Presentation Online

When you are asking questionsin these areas:

1. Be Specific

2. Be Short

3. Show your gratitude

Online Etiquette

• Search keywords, images, videos, news, maps, etc.

• Setup as a homepage

• Get and link all your emails to one place

• Get your business noticed on

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Get Your Business On Google Search

How do I choose which one to use? Which one works better for you?

The Choice Is Up To You!

Social Media Game

1. What is RT mean?

2. Is “Twellow” a bird of some kind?

3. On if you want to find people in a sector (small business marketing), where do you go?

4. Where do you ask questions on LinkedIn?

5. What brands stand out in Social Media? Do yours?

Blogs

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LOIS’S FAVORITE BLOGS:•Seth Godin’s Blog•Mashable – Social Media Blog•Lifehacker.com – way to live better on less•Copy Blogger•Duct Tape Marketing Blog•Marketing Sherpa•Dosh Dosh•eMarketer•Marketing Pilgrim

MarketingProfs.com

Check Out Mash

Info.4imprints.com

Where is my Hat!

Email Marketing

Email Marketing: Create a Campaign & Receive Feedback

Business Directories

Search: Marketing

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So how can you use the internet better

1. LinkedInFor help (Devil Boy), advice, Job hunting

2. Twitter

3. Facebook

4. eCademy

5. SlideShare

6. MarketingProfs

7. Search: Google, Yahoo

8. Blogs• Higher on search• People get to know you better

9. Email marketing

10. YouTube

So how can you use the internet better

As a dandelion

Think of the web in a new way…

You use all of these free resources and blow on the dandelion.

All those little seeds will begin to grow and build your business, Big Time!

Lois’s Sermonette

As in all marketing,Create your own social media strategy

Come up and give me your business card and I’ll add you to our Tip of the Week

1400 Marina DrHollywood, FL 33019

LoisGeller@loisgellermarketinggroup.com(646) 723-3231

Lois K. Geller President

Thank You