13 Social Media, Sales and Leadership Tips in 140 Characters or Fewer

Here’s a selection of tweets, tips and insights I have posted to Twitter over the past month. If you have any of your own — add them in the comments below. Have a great weekend.

  1. Social media tip: life is an experiment. Be willing to make mistakes, challenge your own assumptions and break the mold to win.
  2. Social Media Tip: It’s not social if the result isn’t about building relationships, trust or community.
  3. Social Media Steps: 1: Have a goal. 2: Know your market. 3: Monitor & Listen. 4: Identify Needs 5: Create Focused Content & Conversation.
  4. Social Media Tip: You can’t buy trust and you can’t outsource authenticity.
  5. Social Media Tip: the customer is operating in real-time. Socialize your whole team so you can too!
  6. Social Media Tip: Always go back to the basics. If you’re no longer getting the results you want, look at what you stopped doing.
  7. Social Media Tip: The numbers mean very little. A small group of passionate people is and always has been a majority.
  8. Leadership Tip: The quest for knowledge for the sake of empowering those around us is one of the most powerful intents in leadership.
  9. Leadership Tip: Don’t let your Ego separate you from other people. We are more alike than we are different.
  10. Sales Tip: treat mid-month with as much urgency as month end and your year end will look a lot better.
  11. Social Media Tip: it’s okay to make mistakes — but remedy them quickly — apologize and then move on :)
  12. Social Media Tip: it’s never too late to say thank-you. Reach out a acknowledge those in your community who make a difference.
  13. Social Media Tip: People don’t care about your marketing tweets until they know how much you care about them.

April 29, 2011 · Filed Under Internet Marketing and SEO, iPhone Podcasts, Marketing and PR, social media, social media tips, social media training

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  • Swefee

    These tips are awesome! They are very useful and inspiring and works too. Thanks for the tips dear. I get to work by reminding it always.

  • http://scottbellconsultant.com Scott Sylvan Bell

    Sometimes it is the simple aspects that are overlooked in
    business for the glitz and galm that are supposed to make the sale but it
    always goes back to the basics in sales and even marketing.

  • Kieron Dyer

     Tips are always helpful. But those tips are very common indeed. I work in a media club so these tips are useful to me.  Number 3,4 and 11 are very eligible for me. I will inform my friends to read it.

  • Kieron Dyer

    Ya I’m also agreed with no. 3,4,5,6 and 11 no. tips. They are very helpful to me. And love these tips for my work place. As Social media is very important for business. so it requires some hints and tips like this blog.

  • Kieron Dyer

    It is very great to know the above tips. Social media is increasing and day by day the importance in business dependent on it. I prefer myself also in it. Thanks for the tips.