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I’m learning that so much of what I do now is educate clients. I pray it’s helpful for them and the success of their brands. From what I’m seeing, I think it is.

Photo courtesy of ©iStockPhoto.com/axllll

Photo courtesy of ©iStockPhoto.com/axllll

It’s true, much of my time now is spent on phone calls or in email conversations educating on best practices or the “smart” way to do something. This got me thinking: “I’m working to move my clients forward on a timeline of social media and digital competence.” So here are the four stages of socia media competence the way I see them:

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Today is Administrative Professionals Day. Did you know that? I was unaware until I had an executive assistant begin working for me and then you just have to start knowing things like that. Actually, my beautiful wife reminded me. So, Happy Administrative Professionals Day!

A few months ago, my wife and I attended Michael Hyatt and Ken Davis’s Platform Conference in Nashville. It was like drinking from a fire hydrant of leadership and platform-building awesomeness. Michael mentioned in a couple of his sessions about the success of his working relationship with his executive assistant. I’d read a previous blog post of his about eaHELP and the importance of a virtual assistant, but I’d always just skimmed by, not thinking it would be the right fit for me. But something clicked for me during the conference. He mentioned that his “EA” books all travel, syncs calendars, sets up productivity systems, makes phone calls to clients, email management and on and on and on. Everything he mentioned was something that I desperately needed help with.

Long story short, a few weeks after we got back to Tampa from the conference, I filled out an application on eaHELP.com to learn more about becoming a client. The process picked up from there and it has been wonderful ever since.

In this post, I just want to paint a picture for you of why I love being an eaHELP client. This is only my experience, but I have to think that most eaHELP clients have a similar story to tell.

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Recently, Mashable posted an article about the demographics of social media. Pew Research Center and Docstoc help us see this in a really great infographic. We’ve included that below.

Each month at Yellow Leaf Marketing we provide our clients with in-depth reports on their social media and digital marketing success. We measure specific KPIs to show them the health of their programs or where things need to be improved. I’m constantly intrigued at the diverse and sometimes surprising demographics of our clients’ fans, followers and visitors.

This is a great look at social media demographics as a whole. Enjoy!

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What surprised you about these findings? Does this change or help frame up the way you will use social media as an extension of your brand? Tell us in the comments!

Yesterday, Twitter turned 7 years old. They released this video of their, seemingly, greatest hits. The social networking giant currently has over 200 million active users and 400 million daily tweets.

Happy Birthday, Twitter. Congratulations on changing the way the world communicates.

like-buyYesterday, I had the privilege of attending Nashville’s Country Radio Seminar. I was asked to speak on a panel entitled Going from LIKE to BUY. The purpose of the panel, organized by my friend Daniel Anstandig, was to give practical examples to radio professionals of how you really can monetize your social media strategy and go beyond only measuring Facebook “likes” or Twitter “follows.” My kind of panel for sure. Our moderator was Dan Halyburton and I presented alongside Chris Brashear, Social Media Lead for the Bridgestone tire brands. I really had a blast meeting these guys and getting to know them a little better. A few of the attendees asked that I send my slides their way, so I decided to post them here via SlideShare. I hope they are helpful. I’ve included a few notes below the slides.

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This confused guy is courtesy of Forbes.com

Social Media has evolved. We knew it would and now it has.

Social can no longer be relegated only to the “young” staff person in your office. Nor can it show up only on the Intern’s job description. Social media has evolved from a “job” to a definitive “skill” I like what Jay Baer says on this subject:

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Old Marketing vs. New Marketing

Old Marketing says: “You need this!”

New Marketing says: “Your friend found this to be useful. Give it a go?”

Old Marketing says: “Tracking the ROI of that billboard campaign? Riggghht…”

New Marketing says: “We can obviously track if this has worked or not. Everything is measurable.”

Old Marketing says: “Annoying.”

New Marketing says: “Welcoming.”

Old Marketing says: “Whether you like it or not.”

New Marketing says: “Only if you like it.”

Old Marketing says: “We only have them for a limited time, so make it count!”

New Marketing says: “They carry us in their pocket everywhere. We’re friends.”

Old Marketing says: “Of course you’ll buy from me. Don’t you know who I am?! Pshh..”

New Marketing says: “We start with trust first. The sale comes from the trust.”

Old Marketing says: “Push the product!”

New Marketing says: “Let’s create great content.”

Old Marketing says: “The more, the better.”

New Marketing says: “Let’s let the community decide what ‘better’ is.”

Old Marketing says: “But wait! There’s more!”

New Marketing says: “Once we’ve earned your trust, you’ll want more.”

Old Marketing = Bullhorn.

New Marketing = Magnet.

Your customer knows the difference.

My good friend Daniel Mogg (@djmogg on Twitter) has just launched a new web tv series (powered by YouTube) called The Current. I was honored to be his second guest ever! We talked about all things social media. Here are a few of the topics covered:

  • Why should companies consider using social media as a part of their marketing strategy?
  • Once a company is using social media, what’s next?
  • What resources can a social media newbie use to learn the industry and best practices?
  • Yellow Leaf Marketing’s new Instagram Project: #YellowGram
  • What’s next for social media marketing?

I really did have a great time chatting with Daniel during this interview. I’ve included it below if you’d like to take a look.

Here are a few of the links to resources mentioned in the interview:

Mashable

Social Media Examiner

HubSpot

#YellowGram Project

The Internet can be a dangerous place. Scratch that… it is a dangerous place. However, we’re at a point in history where almost every vocation, task and act of communication involves the Internet and some form of online communication. The world is now communicating online by using social media. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs, Pinterest… This is where online conversations are happening and you need to have a plan in place to protect your marriage in this new world.  Take your Internet usage seriously. Be above reproach and protect your marriage – here’s how:

 1. Online Accountability. It is always a good idea to have some kind of website activity monitor installed on your computers, Smartphone, and tablets. A program like Covenant Eyes is great for online accountability. You can install it on your computer and download the apps for your mobile devices. It tracks the websites you visit and sends a report to a person who you designate as your “online accountability partner.”

2. Offline Accountability. Author and Pastor Matt Chandler says, “To be 99% known is to be unknown.” It’s true. That 1% could be your downfall.  Ask your friends to hold you accountable with the way you use social networks and the Internet at large. Ask them to check in on you. Maybe one or two of them receive your reports from Covenant Eyes and help you stay safe on the Internet. It’s always safer to walk in accountability. We weren’t created to walk through this life in isolation.

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Well, we all know what’s been happening in the wide world of social media this week. On Monday Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg (Zuck) announced on his Timeline that Facebook is acquiring Instagram. Minutes later, Instagram’s CEO, Kevin Systrom, posted on the company’s Tumblr blog about the acquisition.

I was shocked to see some of the things Zuck wrote about the acquisition:

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