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Denise Wakeman’s Online Visibility Secrets
Denise Wakeman, co-founder of The Blog Squad, sent me a note about her brand spanking new program called Online Visibility Secrets. Denise and I have joint partnered on a number of projects, most notably, she's a 2-time faculty member of my Social Media Telesummit, an...
How to Avoid Negative Reviews of Your Virtual Event
I attended 3 offline events in 4-weeks and while I was exhausted by all the travel, I was pleased with the networking opportunities and breakthroughs. With social media, it's easier more than ever for attendees to post their reaction to your virtual event. Since many...
How to Use a YouTube Video to Fill Your Virtual Events
I was poking around and stumbled upon this blog post that included a video on the changing media landscape. I think the video could've been shortened a bit, however, the statistics presented were quite fascinating. Two things stood out for me - the statistics on...
How an Offline Event Helped Me Experience a Major Breakthrough
After posting Part 1 of my evaluation of Ali Brown's Shine, I decided to take a stroll through the Internet to find out who else blogged about her event. I found quite a mixed bag of opinions and reviews, so here are a few additional takes on Ali Brown's Shine event:...
Why I Regret Going to Ali Brown’s Shine, Part 1
So, it's been a few days since I've been home and thankfully, I won't have to hop on a plane until February. While I loved attending 3 separate events in 4 weeks, I missed the predictability of my home-work schedule. I was one of Ali Brown's scholarship winners and...
Online Webinar Checklist for Speakers
Came across this wonderful checklist that you can use if you're selected to speak at an online event. Click here to view the steps on how to prepare for your big webinar.
How Offline Events Can Boost Your Business
I know, I know, I'm all about virtual events, but as I'm attending Shine in Las Vegas, there's still TONS of value in attending offline events as well. So, as Ali Brown, the host of Shine, teaches me how to create a powerful business plan, here's one of her articles...
How to Use Facebook Events to Create Buzz for Your Virtual Event
Mari Smith (pictured left) is a social media expert and blogs over at Why Facebook. She recently wrote a blog post called the 10 Tips for Creating Buzz with Facebook Events. If you're not familiar with how to use the Event feature in Facebook to create a buzz for your...
How to Use Your Event Hashtag on Twitter Many Times & Add Value
I've blogged many times on the ways you can use Twitter to fill your virtual event here and here. Plus, I shared a video by CeCe Solomon-Lee on the very same topic. Dennis Shiao, a colleague of CeCe, also weighed in on the topic and while I loved all his points, one...