It's hard to believe that the Summit is over. It was starting to feel like part of my regular routine, to pack up work early and start listing to great speakers for a while! There were 18 sessions in total, and ...
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Category Archives: Networking Nuggets
Social Media Strategies for Small Business Workshop in Hamilton
Have you noticed lately that conversations at business networking events often seem to gravitate towards the topic of social media? When that happens, do you jump in with your success stories, or do you quietly listen and wonder what the fuss is all about? Well, you don't have to wonder anymore!
Social Media Success Summit continues…
With 18 sessions over a three-week period, I'm finding it a challenge to fit them all into my schedule, so if you were hoping that I'd blog about each one, you may be disappointed. I will, however, do my best to let ...
Kicking off Social Media Success Summit 2010 with Guy Kawasaki
The Social Media Success Summit opened last night with a keynote address from Guy Kawasaki. Although I don't follow him on Twitter or elsewhere, he is well known in the industry, and I was looking forward to learning from him. This was my ...
WordCamp Toronto 2010: My Top 3+1
Since my last post, I've been busy putting the finishing touches on my new blog theme. I hope you like it! Now that I'm up and running again, I'd like to share some of the highlights of last weekend's WordCamp, as promised. A few people I spoke to before the event said they ...
People I Met at WordCamp
This past weekend, I had the exciting experience of attending WordCamp Toronto. In the past, I've attended conferences for career consultants, for professional organizers, and for virtual assistants, but this is the first time I've ever attended a major event where the participants worked in a variety of industries. Of course, ...
The People in My “Neighbourhood”
When I read Elaine Shannon's recent post, Who are the People in your Neighborhood?, I was so inspired that I decided to answer her question in my own blog. ...
Are You Good at Remembering Faces?
Small business owners face many challenges when it comes to networking. Some of the most common include deciding which events to attend and which groups to join, creating a powerful self-introduction, learning ...
My Connection Story
A few weeks ago I wrote about a few people I've connected through various social networking sites, and today, in response to a post in Valeria Maltoni's Conversation Agent blog, I will tell one of my own ...
Using Social Networking to Grow Your Business
I hate to say it, but the end of summer is not very far away. I'm not talking about the official end of summer on September 21, but the start-up of fall activities. In fact, in some places, they've already gone back to school! Even when the school year had no bearing on ...