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The 2nd Annual All Women’s Social Media Summit just wrapped up.  It was a blast to share the panel with such energetic and insightful women.  We were asked to choose our favorite social networking site below is a link to the video of our answers.  (The second video from the top)

http://www.facebook.com/beverly.mahone/posts/166450833373957#!/copywritingandsocialmedia

What’s your favorite social site and why?

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Over the weekend, I was a panelist at the 2nd Annual All Women’s Social Media Summit.  But contrary to the title, there also was a Men’s Panel there for discussion, questions, and answers regarding women in business and social media.

They shared information from protecting your identity online to how our pictures (Avatars) are viewed.   

Points presented on protecting your Identify:

• Be careful about posting your children’s names
• Be careful not to post your address
• Do not post pictures of your home

I’d also like to add to be extrememly careful of posting where you are going to meet friends or family and the time to be there.  By posting this informatin you’re opening yourself to someone waiting in the shadows from you when you get there, when you return home, or possible burglary.  Posts with specific details are best left to personal messages. 

But the most pointed question was “In their opinions…What should women STOP doing?”  I think all of us in the room expected several answers to be given, however they all answered the same…”Stop apologizing!” 

We all were amazed and at the same time knew this was so true. For whatever reason, we women think we have to apologize for everything…even things that we didn’t do. 

When someone says they’ve had a bad day…I find myself saying, “I’m sorry”.  I didn’t cause them to have a bad day, so why should I apologize?  If I do feel the need to apologize, then what I should say is “I’m sorry that your day’s been difficult”. 

Another point brought up was the tone used with your voice.  A high pitched voice is equated to less experience or youthfullness.  But a medium to lower pitched voice projects more authority.

Something to be aware of is to NOT raise your voice at the end of your sentence as we were taught several years back to do, but rather keep your voice at the same level at the end of your sentence.  This is projecting trust. 

These where just a couple of the items discussed from a man’s point of view for a business woman, and were important factors to be shared. 

What about you…what do you think about these few items?  Do you have one to add?

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Another week has come and gone and a new week with opportunities is just a few hours away.

Before we get into another week…Relax…Unwind…Enjoy~

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Social media is presenting many opportunities for practices and busineses to market their business as never before.  This means change and for many of us, change doesn’t come easy because it requires us to leave our comfort zones.

Our comfort zones are just that…comfortable.  We feel good about them, we excell in them, we don’t even have to think about them, we know them like the back of our hand…they wear like a comfortable pair of old shoes. 

But there comes a time, like it or not, we have to replace those old shoes and break in a new pair.  Now sometimes, this can be painful….stiffness, tight fit,  maybe even a blister…but often times that pair of new shoes becomes more comfortable than the old pair and a lot more beneficial for our feet.

That’s how it is with social media.  Like it or not it’s time for a change and we have to replace (or adjust) the old static traditional marketing of print ads and break in the new interacting marketing social media presents.

Social media causes you to boldly go where  you haven’t gone before and this can make it painful…stiffness (learning the how to’s), tight fit (learning how to not be distracted), maybe even a blister (finding what to say and what not to say) but social media is a fast learn, becomes a lot more comfortable (less expensive than traditional), and is incredibibly more beneficial for your practice!

Through your social marketing strategies and platforms, you have an ongoing representative marketing your practice…24/7…creating credibility for you and your practice…gaining their trust…and building profitable relationships.  You’re REAL…they’ve gotten to KNOW you! 

What steps have you  taken out of your comfort zone?

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Relax…Unwind…Enjoy!

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