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Mastering the Art of Listening: A Blogger’s Guide to Success

ProBlogger

The people we tend to be drawn to in real life are people who pause in conversation to let you have a say, people who ask questions about you, people who have a genuine interest in what you’ve got to say. I have a folder in my feed reader for each of my main topics which contains a number of key blogs and news sites in that niche.

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Meetings Are Broken

Justin Levy

Does this sound like a conversation you might have had recently with a co-worker? Did you find a nugget or two of actionable information that you can take back to your organization and implement? For the few minutes per day that we’re not in meetings, we’re being consistently interrupted. I know this has happened to me.

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Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/18-1/22

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « We Interrupt This Lifecast: Syndication Overload (Part 2) | Main | Youtube Tuesday: Lost Generation » January 22, 2010 Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/18-1/22 Theres a lot going on in the social media space and so much can get lost or overlooked in your RSS feed reader.

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Slaying the Inbox

Justin Levy

If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed. A consistent theme through many of the conversations I have regarding productivity, work/life balance and time management focuses on the never-ending deluge of emails that many of us are receiving nowadays. This is just how I attempt to slay the inbox.

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Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/11-1/15

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 4 Ways To Celebrate MLK Day With Social Media | Main | Youtube Tuesday: ESCP Europe Human Experience » January 15, 2010 Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/11-1/15 Theres a lot going on in the social media space and so much can get lost or overlooked in your RSS feed reader.

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Are Blog Comments Dead? | Justin Levy

Justin Levy

If you stop by and comment on a blog, you may extend that conversation and/or let that blogger know that you appreciate their work. Consider though that the conversation will only be seen by that community which is limited by the number of subscribers and the number of visitors to that blog. Both are great. Where it belongs.

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The Growth of Demand Discovery

Justin Levy

During the Discovery phase the brand lets go of the conversation and hands it to the community. This makes for an informed customer. An informed customer has a higher lifetime value and is likely to become an advocate of the brand on the social web. Not literally, but figuratively. This is the true test of the brands health.

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