Every business needs to start using video in their marketing. Video humanizes and personalizes your brand. This is all part of building your personal brand, or as I write in my book "Celebrity CEO" (coming out April 2019), it's an important part of the process of getting attention and educating your community. It does not take...
Every business owner, especially a small business owner should be the Celebrity CEO of their industry. It's all about starting or building a strong personal brand. The Celebrity CEO concept, of which Ramon's book is about is simple - it's about being well known in your industry. Personal branding is all about having customers COMING TO...
In a recent blog post, Seth Godin writes about podcasting. He says the reasons you might want to start a podcast are: You’ll meet some amazing people. Most podcasts are based on interviews, and having a podcast is a fabulous excuse to interview fascinating people. It will help clarify your thinking. You might hesitate...
GES 2019: innovation meets investment, powered by policy. The Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) uniquely gathers governments, the private sector and a powerful partner network to turn challenges into business opportunities worldwide. Incorporating policy support, GES is unparalleled in accelerating growth and ensuring tech creates good for all of us. Ramon Ray, founder of Smart Hustle Media,...
From SCORE - Starting or growing a small business can be a daunting task, so many entrepreneurs want to learn, either through formal education or online resources. And it seems to pay off—small business owners who invest in training are more likely to grow. Zoho's CEO spoke about this as well. See full story here.
As business owners we have VERY finite resources. We have limited time and limited money. It's important to know what are the one or two things we should be doing and we should be focused on and the other things we can delegate to our team. Delegating to our team is essential so we have the...
Congrats to Ruby Receptionist's . Their recent acquisition enables them to not only answer phones but also manage chats! Jill Nelson, founder of Ruby says, "Customers are looking to engage with companies anytime and anywhere. To expand on our mission of providing real, human connections, Ruby has recently acquired ProfessionalChats. We are so excited about...
At LinkedIn Marketing Solutions, our goal is to help businesses grow by enabling them to engage the audiences that matter most to them. But with the breadth of content, conversations, and engaging moments shared every day across thousands of topics on LinkedIn, it can be hard for you and your marketing team to translate...
Good read from Facebook - Protecting people's information is the most important responsibility we have at Facebook. Our teams work around the clock to detect and prevent fraud, safeguard data and ensure our systems are secure. While we invest in finding, fixing and preventing security issues, there are things you can do to protect your account...
