You know how sometimes people get all built up and then you meet them and see them speak and you’re all WTF.
I’m not saying that’s what I expected, but I have to tell you…the moment Chris got on stage and started speaking I was reeled in.
He’s direct, witty, engaging, and SMART.
Some of the key points that I took away from his presentation yesterday:
Always confront the things you’re afraid of head on… as he puts the backnoise up on screen behind him…
The problem w/negative: Negative doesn’t tell you how to fix it.
Social media for customer service is the Holy Grail.
Companies! Why social media? Because your competitors are.
Don’t collect business cards like it’s pokemon. You live or die by your database.
Give your ideas “handles” so they can then be carried forward by others.
How go get more Twitter followers [that matter]: listen, ask, reciprocate, comment, comment back.
Interns managing your social media? NO. You should have an $80,000 to $100,000+ person doing your social media. It’s that important as your repuation is on the line.
Are you known for connecting people to other people? Reciprocal karma.
Blogging is your foundation to everything you do online.
Get people to link to you site by creating meaningful content then convert into sales.
Click here to see Chris’ spectacular presentation.
What was most impressive to me is that he not only hung out at the conference and talked to people all day long, he went to the after-party!
The party is immediately following the conference. We’ll all head over around 5:00 pm. We’ve got the whole place to ourselves until 7:00 pm and we can stay as long as we want.
However, I’ll let you in on a little secret…the cost is $10.00 at the door if you don’t have an event pass, but if you register online it’s free with this code (cash bar with some sponsored drinks).
Click here for Directions from New Media Atlanta conference to Ten Pin Alley.
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