by Deanna | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
My husband and I are starting to watch the Ted Lasso series on Apple TV. When I heard that line, I instantly pulled out my phone and wrote it down in my Notes app. It’s funny but isn’t it a good line for perspective in business too? Do you ever sit back and see things...
by Deanna | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
The majestic flamingos are like the people who are saying “check me out, I’m pretty awesome”. We all know some of these people…with those beautiful selfie pictures. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. 🙄 The sleeping lion is the beast that you don’t want to wake...
by Deanna | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
They were all good years. My daughter was born in 2012, I celebrated my 10 year anniversary in 2014, and in 2017 we moved from Buffalo, NY to Columbus, OH. That being said, a lot has changed since then. I’m sure I’m not the only one to endure change over the years. In...
by Deanna | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
You do have to be strategic with who you engage with when you post content AND when you check in with people here. The key is to use your time in the most productive way possible. This post was inspired by a post by my friend Joel Lalgee yesterday. Joel is amazing...
by Deanna | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Without consistency, you are like a car who is accelerating and slamming on the brakes every few seconds. You don’t really go anywhere and you get whiplash. Be consistent and you will enjoy a much smoother ride....
by Deanna | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
We all want to be visible to the right people on this platform, right? We all want to start conversations, right? Here are some comments by others here… “Why post on the weekend? Are people REALLY on LinkedIn on the weekend?” “I’m so sick of polls. Why do people post...
by Deanna | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
It was hard. I knew I had to do it. Strangers answering the phone and telling me “no”, hanging up on me and every now and then I’d get a “sure, I’ll meet with you”. Thing is, if I had been doing what I was supposed to be doing on LinkedIn back then, I wouldn’t have...
by Deanna | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
That’s how one of the latest messages started. Someone I know who is a Director of Marketing gets at least 5 of these messages either via DM or email a day. They are sent by people who obviously keyword search, don’t look at his profile, and blindly send…because none...
by Deanna | Sep 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’ve been meeting a lot of new people at my kids’ activities lately – scouts, soccer, etc. etc. I chat with them but most of the conversation surrounds kids and our recent move to the area. I get a raising of eyebrows when I tell them the stories of selling our...
by Deanna | Sep 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Is that true? I haven’t met a prospect face to face since I started this business. I’ve become very used to and acclimated to talking to people virtually. I can talk to people from Ireland, Malaysia, Philadelphia, Florida and the UK simply by going online for video...
by Deanna | Sep 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
One doesn’t equal the other. Don’t get me wrong, LinkedIn is awesome. It’s not the be all and end all though. Building a business should include LinkedIn but you also have to diversify....
by Deanna | Sep 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
That 4.45 million people have B2B in their LinkedIn headline? 6.09 million have Account Executive in their headline? 37.6 million have Business Development in their headline? 2.08 million have Recruiter in their headline? 13.7 million have Human Resources in their...
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