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Make a Referral Week 2010 Is March 8-12

By Scott Allen, on March 9th, 2010%

I won’t quote you a zillion studies – let’s just accept it as fact that for most businesses, referrals are both the least expensive and most effective source of new business. Referrals are also the best source of leads for job seekers and employers. There are customers and jobs and employees out there – referrals dramatically . . . → Read More: Make a Referral Week 2010 Is March 8-12

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Pay It Forward Wave – Let’s Get Our Friends Back to Work!

By Scott Allen, on January 12th, 2010%

Yup, the economic news for the new year isn’t what any of us had hoped. U.S. unemployment held at just under 10%, but only because 661,000 workers have “removed themselves from the workforce”, a euphemism meaning they’ve given up looking for a job because they believe none are available. The picture’s not particularly brighter in . . . → Read More: Pay It Forward Wave – Let’s Get Our Friends Back to Work!

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Free LinkedIn Webinar & More

By Scott Allen, on December 4th, 2009%

As part of Vertical Response’s Social Media Webinar Series. I’ll be presenting Opening Doors and Closing Deals on LinkedIn on Friday, December 4, at 10am PST / 1pm EST. This will be focused entirely on using LinkedIn to grow your business, not for recruiting or job search, so all you entrepreneurs and sales & marketing professionals, . . . → Read More: Free LinkedIn Webinar & More

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Webinar 9/23 – Using Social Networking & Social Media to Grow Your Business

By Scott Allen, on September 21st, 2009%

This Wednesday, 9/23, I’ll be conducting a 90-minute webinar on how to use social networking and social media to grow your business.

Most of my recent webinars have focused on a particular tool (e.g., LinkedIn) or a particular business function (e.g., recruiting). The primary focus of this program will be how to do more with less, i.e., . . . → Read More: Webinar 9/23 – Using Social Networking & Social Media to Grow Your Business

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Business.com Conducting Social Media Benchmarking Survey

By Scott Allen, on September 1st, 2009%

Business.com is running a survey about how businesses are using social media. Survey participants get early access to the results to help benchmark social media efforts and are entered into a $2,000 drawing.

Take the survey

Disclosure: I’m the Sales & Marketing Community Manager for Work.com, Business.com’s sister site. We’ve got several good articles on LinkedIn there, including:

Guide . . . → Read More: Business.com Conducting Social Media Benchmarking Survey

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Groups With Nice Members
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QvQ: Quality vs. Quantity: The Great LinkedIn Debate
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Any Instances of Fake LinkedIn Email?
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New and improved moderation features for LinkedIn Groups
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