Social Media
Does your social network know you?
It is amazing to look back how the world has changed in respect to how we connect with people and how we can become influencers in our network. I stated already back in 2007 in my first business book (“Become successful in the big World”) that anybody can become an influencer in a topic that…
Read MoreI was forced to study Facebook privacy settings and this is why
I got my shiny new yellow Nokia Lumia 920 that has really made mobility a pleasure again. I waited for a new device that I could comfortably replace my BlackBerry Bold (brand that I have been using the past 7-8 years) and Lumia 920 became it. I was mostly concerned about the missing keyboard and…
Read MoreMy personal post mortem of Microsoft Partner Worldwide Conference (WPC11) in Los Angeles 2011
This was my sixth Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) and probably the most useful and effective that I have experienced so far. Be warned. This blog entry is pretty long, but it gave me an opportunity to reflect on the event and also reflect how my own behavior has changed during the past 6 WPCs…
Read MoreLaw #6 of Bessemer’s Top 10 Cloud Computing Laws and the Business Model Canvas –By definition, your sales prospects are online
I am now in the sixth law in Bessemer’s Top 10 Computing Laws with an emphasis in identifying the prospects that you are going to sell to. The old-fashioned way of selling software is changing in a fundamental way and this also reflects how you view software channels like I described in my previous blog…
Read MoreHow do you really measure your influence in the cyberspace and do you know your Twitter influence?
We all like to think that the more we have blog entries, Twitter followers and activity in the Net, the better we are as influencers. This is not the case and in fact, the noise that you are creating might have a negative impact on your brand, your reputation and turn people away from you.…
Read MoreFrom outbound marketing to inbound marketing – Is your current web-site representative of your business?
We call know that one of the toughest things we have to deal with is our own web-site and the messaging within it. I can’t remember how many times we have renewed our web-site during the past five years, but it is quite a few times. Smaller companies can’t afford to put marketing dollars/Euros in…
Read MoreIt is a big mistake to ignore social media and categorize it as nonsense – read about a real-life story
First of all, this story is pretty long for a blog entry, but it includes interesting findings about the use of social media and what it can do for you. I am surprised how many people still think that social media is only a new trend that will fade away soon. I run into very…
Read MoreUnderstanding your Ecosystem and Leveraging it Using Modern Social Media Tools
Today I have been working on a chapter to my third book that has to do with ecosystem research and understanding the influencers within it. This is something that organizations are slowly but surely moving towards and these are the reasons for it: 1) Most organizations really do not know how to define their ecosystem…
Read MoreBook Review of Paul Chaney’s “The Digital handshake”
My latest book arrived yesterday from Amazon.com (was not available via Amazon Kindle), so I had to get a physical copy. What caught my eye specifically was the chapter nine “Niche Online Communities Can Benefit Your Business” as I am running http://www.isvcommunity.com as a forum for people that have an interest in software business, software business models…
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