Social Media Marketing » blogging http://blog.geofftucker.com Geoff Tucker, Marketing & Communications Manager Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:16:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Confront Problems, Do Not Be a Dabbler http://blog.geofftucker.com/2009/04/08/confront-problems-do-not-be-a-dabbler/ http://blog.geofftucker.com/2009/04/08/confront-problems-do-not-be-a-dabbler/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:14:06 +0000 Geoff Tucker http://blog.geofftucker.com/?p=177 Harrison Barnes’ blog entry today was a great piece about how some people can’t commit to what they’re doing and they dabble their lives away.

We once had a friend who dabbled in everything. His partner said if he were a superhero, his name would be The Piddler.

Sure, we all start some things that we don’t finish. But abandoning things when they lose immediate interest is a losing approach to achieving anything.

Barnes’ piece is a little long, and his comments about “attractive girls” seem condescending. Still, read it. Then comment: what have you dabbled in and dropped? What attracts you to a new activity or person?

Comments?

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An intro to what sounds like a promising change in how to conduct your job search.

The entry has one thing right: submitting resumes to “Careers@Company.com” is the same as tossing them into a blackhole. There are too many others going that route, so you have to find alternative paths to get noticed.

Read on, fellow seekers.

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Like most of us job searching, I spend a lot of time online these days. Probably more than is healthy some times. But I also get out, meet people and exchange a lot of information, too.

This is a great example of another resource I want to share with all my fellow seekers. Using resources like these will help you prepare for the next step, because it’s going to be a long and big one.

Yes, waking up to “45,000 new layoffs by Caterpillar, Starbucks and Sprint” this morning was a downer. You can grind over the daily saddening announcements, or focus on positioning yourself for the next opportunity. I take the latter because at the end of the day, I know I’ve been productive even if I didn’t get a paycheck for it. And I’m that much closer to ending the numbing state of job search.

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Great advice to remember when creating your blog postings on timely topics – you don’t know who’s reading your work or how they might use it for their own purposes.

RSS had been hailed as the next next thing, but it failed to deliver. Is Tweeting the next incarnation – and one that seems to be captivating audiences?

As Leary concludes, though, social media is only as good as those who use the technology.

What are positive ways to promote the use of Twitter and the like?

-Fundraising drive for a radio station: hourly updates with links to contribute online

-Volunteerism drive for organizations for one-time events

-Direct line of communication with clients in support relationships (e.g., substance abuse programs; psychological counseling)

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