LinkedIn, founded in 2003, has grown from “That place where you can put your resume online,” to the undisputed king of professional social networking. LinkedIn now has “more than 546 million users in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide,” and is on track to generate over $6B in revenue in 2018. That’s good news
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Executive Coaching Affirmations
Forget the affirmations like “I am healthy and wealthy in every way.” I’m talking about the self talk we all engage in, almost every waking hour. Call it “self coaching,” if you will. Throughout the day you give yourself positive affirmations or negative affirmations, and when it comes to us executive coaches, sometimes those negative
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What To Do When What Used To Work Stops Working
Facebook recently changed their feed to promote posts from your friends and family over those from brands. That’s great news for your friends and family, but perhaps not so great for some marketers, who are scrambling to adjust. LinkedIn recently changed their feed as well. Two months ago I could have put up this post, in which I’m
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Top 50 Marketing Writers To Follow In 2018
Want to learn how to become a master of marketing from marketers who don’t just know marketing, but know how to write about marketing in a way that is a pleasure to read? Follow the folks on this list. In no particular order: Dorie Clark Dorie Clark is a marketing strategy consultant, professional speaker, and
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So You’re No Longer A HuffPost Contributor, Now What?
As reported in Variety, TechCrunch, and various other outlets, as of 18 January, 2018, HuffPost has “let go” 100,000 of its unpaid contributors. Here’s the official email HuffPost sent out to its contributor network: Dear HuffPost Contributors, When HuffPost launched in 2005, it introduced a group blogging platform that revolutionized and democratized online commentary. It
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Free Download: Personal Brand Tagline Checklist
Are you ready to become a thought leader? Want to get paid to speak? Would you like to write for Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc., or another top business publication? How about publish a bestselling book? Build an email list or a following on social media? To attract customers, companies build brands that tell who they are.
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15 Things Every Thought Leader Website Needs
Perhaps you’re here because you just read my post 6 Reasons Contributors Need a Website, which applies not only to those looking to write for top tier business publications but any type of thought leader or influencer. Or maybe you’ve become interested in thought leadership and influence and are mapping out what you need to get
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6 Reasons Contributors Need A Website
Forbes has a few thousand contributors (i.e. unpaid writers) who write for their publication for free. There are tens of thousands more who want to write for Forbes, who would even pay to write for Forbes, but have been rejected. During the next 12 months Forbes will likely receive several thousand applications from aspiring contributors, and all
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5 Reasons It’s Hard To Become A Writer For Big Business Pubs
Update: There has been so much demand for more information on how to become a Forbes contributor and how to leverage it to grow your business that I launched a masterclass in 2017 with 20 spots–it sold out. We’re now launching the second round and we expect it to sell out as well. Here’s some
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Feel Awkward At Marketing Conferences? Try This To Make Your Next One Epic.
If you feel awkward and socially ill-at-ease going to marketing conferences, try this to completely change your experience and make the next one epic. 1. Make a list of everyone who will be at the event that you want to get to know. 2. Follow each person on social media. 3. Reach out to each
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