Using Facebook to Attract Clients and Connect with Like-Minded People

Presented by: Marquesa Pettway
Date: Today! Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Time: 2:00 pm ET

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Today’s free 60-minute webinar presented by Marquesa Pettway provides participants a clear understanding of Facebook and ways to use it for personal and professional purposes.  In this webinar, you will learn:

• 6 Ways to Create a Magnetic Profile
• 4 Strategies for setting up “The Critical Nugget for Client Attraction:  The Facebook Group”
• 2 Strategies for increasing your business – the Fan Page that keeps you in front of your target audience

This is an hour well spent for anyone who wants to become more familiar with Facebook or for anyone not yet using Facebook.

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Who Should Attend:  Everyone

Have questions about Copper Conferencing or need to do an audio conference or web meeting?  Contact a Conference Coach today.

At the recent SES conference in San Jose, I sat in on different sessions dealing with web development, design, SEO, social media and many other topics. The underlying palatable theme of the conference was the panic over social media. Don’t get me wrong, there were many experts at the conference, but most only spoke lip service to social media and very few understood it’s long term potential. It seems that to be successful in social media we all need to relearn a few lessons in sharing, communication and friendship.

When you think about social media, you need to stop thinking about your company and start thinking about your employees, current customers and potential customers. This is your opportunity to convert your company from a cold and stale entity to an outward looking company and with a product set created for and driven by people. These people, your employees and coworkers, are just like you and me, and they look very similar to our customers and friends. This is where we build the foundation of our social media plan, because if we can get our employees to shine through via pictures, blog posts, videos and tweets we have to potential to gain friendship along with revenue. At Copper Conferencing we have had success through turning each of our employees into a guest-blogger, allowing them to highlight their skills and knowledge on our blog.

We must also understand that just like friendships we must do our best to be honest and helpful and patient. The social media scene is one that is willing to give criticism as quickly as it is willing to give compliments. But as the old saying goes, “Even bad press is good press.” You should be more concerned not about your inability to control the conversation but whether the conversation is going on at all.

It is also important to understand that social media is a long term strategy. To use a simple illustration think of the last time you were invited to a party only to find out it was a pyramid scheme. Do not view social as a means of tricking your friends into buying something they are not even sure they want. Instead view the long term relationships as a means to generating reputation first, traffic second and revenue third.

To provide a simple example of this concept think about the content on your website. Does your content reflect self focus or does your content answer questions, provide instruction and give before it takes? If we begin to help help users through our content we can start to shape and mold it as a discussion instead of an autobiography. This kind of content writing lends itself to linking, discussion and viral movement. All of these actions can potentially bring large amounts of traffic to a website.

Beyond content think about the kind of value your company can add to a network like Twitter. Have a white paper or an e-book related to your company? Give it away. Have intimate knowledge of your industry and products? Search for related terms on Twitter and start answering questions. Think of yourself as an ambivalent giver of information, the expert in the scene and the kind of user that can be trusted. At the most refined point. trust is what social media should be about. If we can gain the trust of users in our networks, the prospect of selling moves away from our modern isolated model to the days of old when a handshake and a promise where more important then catchy tag lines and redesigned packages.

We will all admit that social media seems to be sticking and at the same time still feels awkward and alien. Let’s hope that we can all begin to stop thinking about social media and begin to think about our place in the relationships and communities that we call industries and markets. If we can begin to start acting like ourselves again we might finally see some results worth standing by.

Have questions about Copper Conferencing or need to do an audio conference or web meeting?  Contact a Conference Coach today.

Using Facebook to Attract Clients and Connect with Like-Minded People

Presented by: Marquesa Pettway
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Time: 2:00 pm ET

Register Now!

This free 60-minute webinar presented by Marquesa Pettway provides participants a clear understanding of Facebook and ways to use it for personal and professional purposes.  In this webinar, you will learn:

• 6 Ways to Create a Magnetic Profile
• 4 Strategies for setting up “The Critical Nugget for Client Attraction:  The Facebook Group”
• 2 Strategies for increasing your business – the Fan Page that keeps you in front of your target audience

This is an hour well spent for anyone who wants to become more familiar with Facebook or for anyone not yet using Facebook.

Register Now!

Who Should Attend:  Everyone

Have questions about Copper Conferencing or need to do an audio conference or web meeting?  Contact a Conference Coach today.

Using Facebook to Attract Clients and Connect with Like-Minded People

Presented by: Marquesa Pettway
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Time: 2:00 pm ET

Register Now!

Join Marquesa Pettway for a dynamic and educational free 60-minute webinar on how to use Facebook to expand your network and to enhance your business.  In this webinar, you will learn:

• 6 Ways to Create a Magnetic Profile
• 4 Strategies for setting up “The Critical Nugget for Client Attraction:  The Facebook Group”
• 2 Strategies for increasing your business – the Fan Page that keeps you in front of your target audience

This is an hour well spent for anyone who wants to become more familiar with Facebook or for anyone not yet using Facebook.

Register Now!

Who Should Attend:  Everyone

Have questions about Copper Conferencing or need to do an audio conference or web meeting?  Contact a Conference Coach today.

Free Webinar: Optimizing Your Email: Time Management / Enhanced Productivity Strategies for MS Outlook & Entourage Users

Presented by: Randy Dean
Date: Today – Thursday, October 1, 2009
Time: 11:00 am ET

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Would you like to find an extra hour every day? In this free 60-minute webinar, Randy Dean shows several strategies and techniques on how MS Outlook can be a center point to an advanced personal productivity and time management system.

Randy helps you understand how the functions within Microsoft Outlook were designed for enhanced productivity. Randy’s Optimizing Your Outlook course covers fully integrating Outlook including:

• Getting the most usability and functionality out of your Outlook
• Setting up your “Tasks” function for prioritized project/client action
• Getting your most important personal and professional projects integrated within your Task list
• Utilizing key features in your Calendar to increase personal and professional effectiveness
• “Clearing your mind of the clutter” by effectively using the Notes function
• Enhancing the information capabilities of your Contacts function to enhance relationships and productivity

Learn how to:

• Segregate your different e-mail types to mitigate junk/spam problems
• Use embedded functions to enhance productivity and efficiency.
• Build an intelligent and structured folder system for efficient filing and management

Randy integrates plenty of humor and real-world application into this quick-hitting session, and you will be buzzing with ideas for enhancing your MS Outlook usage and expertise.

Register Now!

Who Should Attend:  Everyone

Have questions about Copper Conferencing or need to do an audio conference or web meeting?  Contact a Conference Coach today.

Free Webinar: Optimizing Your Email: Time Management / Enhanced Productivity Strategies for MS Outlook & Entourage Users

Presented by: Randy Dean
Date: Thursday, October 1, 2009
Time: 11:00 am ET

Register Now!

Attend this live business webinar presented by Randy Dean and learn new strategies and techniques on how MS Outlook can be a center point to an advanced personal productivity and time management system.

Randy helps you understand how the functions within Microsoft Outlook were designed for enhanced productivity. Randy’s Optimizing Your Outlook course covers fully integrating Outlook including:

• Getting the most usability and functionality out of your Outlook
• Setting up your “Tasks” function for prioritized project/client action
• Getting your most important personal and professional projects integrated within your Task list
• Utilizing key features in your Calendar to increase personal and professional effectiveness
• “Clearing your mind of the clutter” by effectively using the Notes function
• Enhancing the information capabilities of your Contacts function to enhance relationships and productivity

Learn how to:

• Segregate your different e-mail types to mitigate junk/spam problems
• Use embedded functions to enhance productivity and efficiency.
• Build an intelligent and structured folder system for efficient filing and management

Randy integrates plenty of humor and real-world application into this quick-hitting session, and you will be buzzing with ideas for enhancing your MS Outlook usage and expertise.

Register Now!

Who Should Attend:  Everyone

Have questions about Copper Conferencing or need to do an audio conference or web meeting?  Contact a Conference Coach today.

Free Webinar: Optimizing Your Email: Time Management / Enhanced Productivity Strategies for MS Outlook & Entourage Users

Presented by: Randy Dean
Date: Thursday, October 1, 2009
Time: 11:00 am ET

Register Now!

Would you like to find an extra hour every day? In this free 60-minute webinar, Randy Dean shows several strategies and techniques on how MS Outlook can be a center point to an advanced personal productivity and time management system.

Randy helps you understand how the functions within Microsoft Outlook were designed for enhanced productivity. Randy’s Optimizing Your Outlook course covers fully integrating Outlook including:

• Getting the most usability and functionality out of your Outlook
• Setting up your “Tasks” function for prioritized project/client action
• Getting your most important personal and professional projects integrated within your Task list
• Utilizing key features in your Calendar to increase personal and professional effectiveness
• “Clearing your mind of the clutter” by effectively using the Notes function
• Enhancing the information capabilities of your Contacts function to enhance relationships and productivity

Learn how to:

• Segregate your different e-mail types to mitigate junk/spam problems
• Use embedded functions to enhance productivity and efficiency.
• Build an intelligent and structured folder system for efficient filing and management

Randy integrates plenty of humor and real-world application into this quick-hitting session, and you will be buzzing with ideas for enhancing your MS Outlook usage and expertise.

Register Now!

Who Should Attend:  Everyone

Have questions about Copper Conferencing or need to do an audio conference or web meeting?  Contact a Conference Coach today.

Conference calls should be one of the most collaborative and engaging communications experiences in business.  It seems like some of our conference call leaders need a little help living up to that goal, so here’s my recipe for a good conference call.

• Keep your calls to no more than 1 hour.  Most people don’t have the attention span for calls that last for hours and hours.
• Develop an agenda.  Let your participants know what your agenda is and stick to it.
• If a side issue develops, then agree to take that issue off line and not make it part of the conference call.
• Engage your participants by directing questions to specific people.  As an example, “John, how is the competition affecting your territory?”  “Bill, could you expand on that?”
• Give up the podium to others.  Ask someone else to lead a portion of the call and prepare the material in advance.
• Manage distractions.  Gracefully learn how to move on from the individual that wants to dominate the conversation.  Make sure people learn how to mute their lines if there is background noise.
• Recap the action items at the end of the call.  If there is going to be a next call in the series, preview what you will cover on the next call.

To me, the best conference calls are ones where most of the people have an opportunity to contribute.  They’re the ones that don’t last forever and stay focused.  They’re the ones that use the medium to collaborate, train, strategies and engage.  Hopefully this helps conference call leaders step up their game.  By the way, I still need some followers on Twitter.  Maybe the next time I go looking, people will be happier about their conference calls.

Free Webinar:  Selling Your Best in Turbulent Times

Presented by: Lorna Riley
Date: Today – Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Cost: Free — No Charge

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Join Lorna Riley today for a free educational webinar and learn how to ramp up your revenue. You’ll come away with several strategies to:

* Help open doors to new business
* Move prospects past indifference and objections to Yes!
* Sales secrets of a billion-dollar producer – how he made it and kept it
* Techniques for managing multiple “A” priorities for the highest payoff
* How to turn failures, set-backs and disappointments into triumphs
* How to keep your energy up and stay actively calm during relentless turmoil

Lorna guides you through and engaging webinar about the in’s and out’s and do’s and don’ts of how to sell during turmoil to help you produce the best results. With years of experience in helping companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune-class, Lorna has helped people and organizations achieve off-the-chart results.

Register Now!

Who Should Attend:  Sales professionals, Business Owners, Business Development professionals

Have questions about Copper Conferencing or need to do an audio conference or web meeting?  Contact a Conference Coach today.

Free Webinar:  Selling Your Best in Turbulent Times

Presented by: Lorna Riley
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Time: 2:00 pm ET

Register Now!

Do you know the best way to manage your business in turbulent times? Join Lorna Riley for an informative and inspiring webinar where you’ll ramp up your energy and learn how to ramp up your revenue. You’ll come away with several strategies to:

* Help open doors to new business
* Move prospects past indifference and objections to Yes!
* Sales secrets of a billion-dollar producer – how he made it and kept it
* Techniques for managing multiple “A” priorities for the highest payoff
* How to turn failures, set-backs and disappointments into triumphs
* How to keep your energy up and stay actively calm during relentless turmoil

Lorna guides you through and engaging webinar about the in’s and out’s and do’s and don’ts of how to sell during turmoil to help you produce the best results. With years of experience in helping companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune-class, Lorna has helped people and organizations achieve off-the-chart results.

Register Now!

Who Should Attend:  Sales professionals, Business Owners, Business Development professionals

Have questions about Copper Conferencing or need to do an audio conference or web meeting?  Contact a Conference Coach today.