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Social Media Strategy and Resources ListI’m doing a webinar for the Association of Professional Design Firms this morning and while I was compiling a resource list for them I thought I might as well blog it instead.  I’ve put up a lot of video, podcasts and blog entries up in the past month on Social Media Strategy and tools so [...]

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:42:55 +0000 Sales Podcast and Social Media Training Blog by Shane Gibson - Canada - USA - South Africa

Social Media Implementation Article in the BC AMA MagazineFollowing is an excerpt of an article I wrote for the BC Chapter of the AMA (You can download the entire magazine and read the full article here) Great conversations in the offline world are about listening, providing insight, empathy, and at times the right measure of humor. The same goes for online tools. In using [...]

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:22:25 +0000 Sales Podcast and Social Media Training Blog by Shane Gibson - Canada - USA - South Africa

Video - Are You Chasing the Puck in Social Media?To Donate the the Vancouver Food Bank Click here or the image below. Every bit helps! Click here to Tweet this Sales Blog Post to Twitter 

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:32:33 +0000 Sales Podcast and Social Media Training Blog by Shane Gibson - Canada - USA - South Africa

The Power of GrattitudeThe Manager’s Thought for the Day It is not uncommon for salespeople and/or sales managers to get caught in the throes of everyday problems and miss seeing the trees because of the forest. In most cases there is much more support and help around us than we can see. If most of us could really appreciate what [...]

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:12:43 +0000 Sales Podcast and Social Media Training Blog by Shane Gibson - Canada - USA - South Africa

Picking the Wrong Profession by @FredShadianYou see this in the business world all of the time whether someone is selling cars, insurance, real estate, or electronic equipment.  They try really hard to become successful.  They read all the motivational books and they go to all the personal development seminars yet, no matter how hard they try, they just can’t seem [...]

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:05:05 +0000 Sales Podcast and Social Media Training Blog by Shane Gibson - Canada - USA - South Africa

Some of My Favorite Vancouver Twitter and Blogging FriendsBeing online and making connections is fun. We all love to see out Twitter, blog, and video following increase.  For me though, it’s events like this Tweetup that was organized by Capones that make it all real for me. Meeting people you are connected to online seems to slow things down temporarily and really help [...]

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:01:52 +0000 Sales Podcast and Social Media Training Blog by Shane Gibson - Canada - USA - South Africa

Walking the Middle Path - Guest Blog Entry by @fredshadianWalking the middle path between the yin/yang is where all harmonious and balanced answers are received and expressed.  This was a very powerful principle that was taught to me by Master Fook Yueng. It is important when focusing on the holistic approach that we look at things in multiple ways.  We ask questions in multiple ways, [...]

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:02:57 +0000 Sales Podcast and Social Media Training Blog by Shane Gibson - Canada - USA - South Africa

Another Way to Support the Vancouver Food Bank for #blogathon 09My friend Trevor Wallace decided to not do a cash donation and donate food directly at a Vancouver Food Bank collection box. If you believe in the cause and would prefer to do that fantastic. Send me a pic like Trevor did and I will put it up on the site. My son also brought [...]

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:51:37 +0000 Sales Podcast and Social Media Training Blog by Shane Gibson - Canada - USA - South Africa

Developing a Social Media Policy and GuidelinesIn our book Sociable! Stephen Jagger and I talk about the importance of having a set of guiding principles and policies for your organization as you enter the social media space. We developed one for ourselves and the other people that are involved in Sociable! with us. Following is a direct excerpt out of our [...]

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:18:54 +0000 Sales Podcast and Social Media Training Blog by Shane Gibson - Canada - USA - South Africa

Momentum - Guest Blog Entry by Fred ShadianThis guest blog entry is by Fred Shadian (on twitter @fredshadian) my very best friend and mentor: Momentum is a progression of movements that are created just like an ocean wave. You can become part of the flow of momentum and be caught by the wave and ride it to create the momentum that you [...]

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:56:55 +0000 Sales Podcast and Social Media Training Blog by Shane Gibson - Canada - USA - South Africa

Why not me? #whynotmeThis podcast answers another version of the question “Why?” with the answer “Why not me?” To Donate the the Vancouver Food Bank Click here or the image below. Every bit helps! Click here to Tweet this Sales Blog Post to Twitter 

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:20:24 +0000 Sales Podcast and Social Media Training Blog by Shane Gibson - Canada - USA - South Africa

Becoming and Influencing Thought LeadersRonald Lee of Man Meets Woman Happy Sexy You and Vancouver Social Board sponsored this post for the blogathon for the Vancouver Food Bank. The topic Ronald chose was: What It Takes and/or How to Become a Thought Leader? This is a great question, have a listen to this podcast to hear about becoming and influencing thought [...]

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:10:18 +0000 Sales Podcast and Social Media Training Blog by Shane Gibson - Canada - USA - South Africa