(Twitter friends will see an auto notify of this twice)

In which I discuss the need to look beyond the minutia of the daily and into the future, charity, and more.

(if you follow me on Twitter, you will see this twice – once direct from Utterli and once from the blog)

Lately it seems folks are so obsessed with “doing it right” and being heard that they have forgotten how to listen and how to respond. Don’t get lost in “best practices”. Learn to listen, and try to follow my lead (or the lead of whoever is talking).
My biggest word of advice for today is to [...]

This is a question I ponder frequently. Have you focused on building a micro network and a nationwide network, or have you isolated yourself by walling off your garden?
I’m big on the idea of helping people and networking at a hyper local level. I also believe that your network is most effective if it also [...]

It’s easy in social media to find people talking about all of their clients who are doing well. It’s a bit more rare to find people talking about their clients when they struggle. To assume that you won’t struggle with implementation of your strategy in a social media campaign is a huge mistake, however.
I’m fortunate [...]

If you are a business on Facebook that set up a personal profile page, you should probably go back in, delete it and start over with either a fan page or a group. If you are a business or brand with a personal profile page who has tried to add me as a friend, you’ve [...]

On occasion people ask me why I don’t post more here. It isn’t that I don’t have valuable information to share with you, I do. In fact, I have so many post ideas and things I want to share with you in my head it gets a bit crowded sometimes. I tend to wander around [...]

One of my quick audio posts to get the thoughts out of my brain and onto the page. Enjoy!

Also, please note there is NO Topics on Fire tonight!

FaceBook has opened its TOS (Terms of Service) for general voting. It is a limited time only option that ends April 23, 2009, so be sure to get your voice heard by heading over to FaceBook’s voting application and making your vote count. You can find it here.

Uptown Uncorked has a lot going on in the way of lunch and learn sessions, networking events, podcasts and more in April. We want to achieve our goals of connecting people, improving how you use the tools you have and teaching you what you need to know to drive your self or your business to [...]