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Social Media Isn’t Marketing, It’s a Mindset

by Leesa BarnesJanuary 14, 2010

When I was 30-years old, I had an awakening. I had gone through my 20s very angry about many things. When I finally reached the big 3-0, I was:

Single after ending a 5-year relationship
Back in church after not stepping foot in one for over 8-years
Hopelessly bouncing between periods of wild wealth and abject poverty and wondering [...]

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How Home Office Fitness Will Improve Your Virtual Events: Part 3

by stousignantDecember 3, 2009

Hello. My name is Scott Tousignant, your guest blogger for the week. Up to this point I have been sharing home office fitness tips that will make a positive impact on your performance during the virtual events that you conduct. Today I would like to share some tips to help your virtual event attendees get [...]

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Marketing Fit: An Energized Way to Use Social Media

by Leesa BarnesSeptember 22, 2008

My brand still evolves, but the majority of it is complete. I’m excited that I can now share the Marketing Fit message with you.
For those who don’t know, I’m an award winning blogger, author of a book called Podcasting for Profit and a social media consultant. Over the past 4 years, I’ve been known as [...]

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Want to Attract More and Better Clients?

by Leesa BarnesMarch 3, 2008

Travis Greenlee (pictured left), who was one of the featured speakers at the Social Media Telesummit, is holding a free webinar on Tuesday March 4 @ 1pm EST (New York time) on the 3 simple ways to attract more and better clients, income, and outrageous opportunities using social media.
When Travis spoke at the Social Media [...]

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When People Mock You, You Know You’re Doing Something Right

by Leesa BarnesFebruary 26, 2008

Some have called the Social Media Telesummit a get rich scheme or an attempt to hoodwink Google with search engine shenanigans.
Others have said that the Social Media Telesummit information page is clunky, reads like a snake oil sales brochure (that via email) and other adjectives that have yet to cross my visual and auditory plane.
I [...]

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How Others Perceive Your Brand Is Key to Building Your Expertise

by Leesa BarnesFebruary 20, 2008

Branding is key to any social media strategy. For example, I chose the colours that I did for my blog because it reminds me of a bowl of Skittles. And I love Skittles. Colourful, sweet and yummy.
My intent is to show people that social media is colourful, sweet, yummy and fun. So, when someone else [...]

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Why the Social Media Telesummit Is Much More Than the Live Sessions

by Leesa BarnesFebruary 20, 2008

The Social Media Telesummit is becoming its own social media case study. It’s fascinating to see the Telesummit speakers and my affiliates use Twitter, Facebook, blogs, podcasts, videos and other social media tools to promote this event.
One of the biggest concerns I see about the Telesummit is the number of sessions. Some have complained that [...]

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Why RSS Is Not Enough – A Preview with Christina Hills

by Leesa BarnesFebruary 18, 2008

Christina Hills (pictured left), better known as the Shopping Cart Queen, is one of the speakers at the upcoming Social Media Telesummit.
She spent some time with me talking about why emails and autoresponders work much better than RSS alone. The recording is below and I invite you to listen.
Here’s what she shared in this 18 [...]

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