Networking of all kinds fascinates me. Whether it be business networking groups like BNI, network marketing companies like Mary Kay or Isagenix, or social networking applications like MySpace and LinkedIn, this type of distributed messaging really piques my interest.
While researching a post on the use of social networking sites for marketing purposes, I came across a company that is not only doing it but teaching others how to supercharge their sales through the intelligent use of these sites. They’ve even coined the term Social Marketing.
Stomper Net has posted this video as a viral marketing device for their services. Whether or not you choose to employ their services, I highly recommend you spend a few minutes watching it.
The first few minutes are a little hypey, and the animation is a little cutesy, but once you get to the statistics on the growth of social networking sites and how marketers are using them to explode traffic on their sites, the video becomes nothing short of compelling.
Leo has a great radio voice (and years of “real” radio experience) and his ever-changing panel of thoughtful, funny guests makes for a very enjoyable listening experience. Frequent contributors include John C. Dvorak, Patrick Norton, and Jason Calacanis. He also often has surprisingly famous one-time guests like Steve Wozniak and Roger McGuinn.
Leo is constantly pushing the edge of the envelope when it comes to distributing audio and video content and frequently shares tidbits on how he does what he does. For example, he uses Skype to connect his panel from across the country and around the world in a real-time, relatively high quality production. He has also recently added live streaming video.
If you ever wonder how I stay on top of all the cool new tech products and services that I blog about, give a listen to TWiT. Every week you’ll learn about the latest happenings in digital video, social networking, blogging and podcasting - you name it.
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Hope you enjoy it - and don’t say I never gave you anything!
Last time it was monkeys, this time it’s a donkey (pronounced DUN-key if you’re Tony Kornheiser).
As someone who has seen his share of challenges over the past couple of years, I really appreciated the moral of this story of a donkey who fell down an open well. If you’re a believer in the power of persistence, you’ll love The Donkey Story.
We all encounter difficulties of one kind or another. But what really matters is not what happens to you, it’s how you respond.
In this story the donkey finds himself in a spot none of us would wish on our worst enemy - and then learns that the people he’s depending on to rescue him have decided to not only turn their backs, but actively make his situation much worse. His patient, creative and unexpected response is one for the ages.
The narrator is Alex Mandossian, an Internet Marketing guru whom I have followed for many years.
This 7:20 video is the first of seven segments from W. Clement Stone, the famous salesman, entrepreneur, author, philanthropist and motivational speaker.
In this 4:30 video Bill McIntosh shows us his 2007 1099 earnings report from Google. It’s kind of difficult to make out when he holds it up to the camera but it appears to show that he made over $3 million just from people clicking on Google AdSense ads posted on his website(s?).
No real information here but it does introduce you to him and gives you the opportunity to visit BillMcIntosh.com where you can learn more about him and register for his free newsletter. While there, you may also want to add him to your MySpace, FaceBook and Twitter friends lists. That’s what I did!
I’m not sure Napoleon Hill could possibly look or sound more like an old codger than he does in this 7:02 black-and-white video. Nonetheless, here you will find the essence of his landmark book Think and Grow Rich, as well as the germ of the current blockbuster video and book, The Secret.
Many people reject the idea of Network Marketing (sometimes called Multi-Level Marketing) out of hand because they think it is some kind of “pyramid scheme.” In this 6:09 video, Robert Kiyosaki (author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad) explains the benefits of Network Marketing as a business model.
In this video, Seth Godin gives you four mind-blowing examples of what works and what doesn’t when marketing a product. And he starts the show with an explanation of how sliced bread didn’t start out being the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Seth is a great presenter and a great thinker. This 18:58 video is definitely worth the investment of your time (not to mention the price of admission).
While researching a post on the use of social networking sites for marketing purposes, I came across a company that is not only doing it but teaching others how to supercharge their sales through the intelligent use of these sites. They’ve even coined the term Social Marketing.
Leo has a great radio voice (and years of “real” radio experience) and his ever-changing panel of thoughtful, funny guests makes for a very enjoyable listening experience. Frequent contributors include 
As someone who has seen his share of challenges over the past couple of years, I really appreciated the moral of this story of a donkey who fell down an open well. If you’re a believer in the power of persistence, you’ll love 
