by davenelsen | Feb 19, 2020 | LinkedIn, Social Media for Business, TEQ Articles
Yes, like all good clickbait, this headline is a bit of an exaggeration as I still believe in and use LinkedIn. That said, two of the social networks that I was using a lot in the past, I barely use anymore. I’m talking about Facebook and Google+. Let’s start with the...
by davenelsen | Feb 12, 2014 | Social Media for Business, TEQ Articles
There’s a hot, new service that the younger crowd is using now that they’ve spurned Facebook. It’s called Snapchat. Facebook reportedly tried to buy Snapchat last fall for something like $3 billion. No deal. By the way, in case you’re not familiar...
by davenelsen | Aug 22, 2011 | Social Media for Business, TEQ Articles
There are myriad reasons that business social media initiatives fail. If your company’s social media program is not working, perhaps it is for one of these reasons: You’re pushing marketing information at them. News flash: Your prospects already have all the marketing...
by davenelsen | Jun 29, 2011 | Social Media for Business, TEQ Articles
As featured in TEQ Magazine: Have you noticed these things called Quick Response codes (or more commonly, QR codes) like the one to the left? Suddenly they’re everywhere. I see them on the front page of our local newspaper, on the sides of buildings, in magazine ads,...
by davenelsen | Jan 16, 2011 | Social Media for Business, TEQ Articles
As featured in TEQ Magazine: If you run a business in this social media world, you ignore the social conversation at your peril. What our peers tell us is five times more convincing than what you tell us. (Who measures this stuff?) I don’t know if anyone knows who...
by davenelsen | Dec 15, 2010 | Social Media for Business, TEQ Articles
As featured in TEQ Magazine: When I was young, the one super power I deeply desired was extra sensory perception — ESP. I wanted to know what people were thinking. Now, thanks to Twitter and other social media services, I’ve acquired an ability that very closely...
