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PayPal Plug-in Makes Holiday Shopping Safer

2 The Next Level — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:14:51 GMT

With the holiday season fast approaching make sure you download the PayPal Plug-in to maximize your online purchasing experience. I have written in past blog post about the advantages of having a PayPal account in order for your Solopreneurship or Small business to accept credit cards. (PayPal.com Makes Ecommerce Easy for Solopreneurs) [...] Related posts:

10 Great PayPal Tips for Solopreneurs and Small Business Owners Image via Wikipedia As I have said in my previous...
PayPal.com Makes Ecommerce Easy for Solopreneurs I have been a Paypal.com account holder for eight years now...

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WordPress 2.7 Beta Makes Updating Easier

2 The Next Level — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:20:40 GMT

I am currently testing the new Version of WordPress, version 2.7 Beta and so far I am am very impressed with it. The new look and feel of the dashboard gives you navigation buttons down the left hand side. The most important navigation button of them all to me and many other WordPress platform users is [...] No related posts.

New Linkedin.com Applications: Great Idea, Not So Great Installation

2 The Next Level — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:05:14 GMT

If you have a linkedin.com account you may want to try their new Linkedin Applications section. Linkedin.com is a Web 2.0 social media website designed to help you with online networking for you or your business business. The Linkedin Application suite is currently limited to 9 different applications right now. Company Buzz, Box.net Files, Blog [...] Related posts:

Twarketing I read an interesting blog post today from Senior writer...
Business For Technology Sake Podcast Interview With David Meerman Scott I just listened to a great interview on one of...
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Guy Kawasaki on Twitter's Impact on Alltop - A True Social CRM Success Story

Brent's Social CRM Blog — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:21:30 GMT

I recently recorded a conversation with Guy Kawasaki to talk about his latest venture Alltop - "the online magazine rack" - and his new book Reality Check. It was my second time talking with him and I laugh just as much as I learn. And one thing I learned, among the many, is how important Twitter is to Guy with respect to promoting what's going on at Alltop. Guy has over 24k followers on Twitter, and has tweeted over 13k times. He replies to almost every tweet that comes his way, and he does so because it's critically important to ..

Check Out SmallBizTechnology.com's Taste of Technology... For Free

Brent's Social CRM Blog — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:58:41 GMT

My good friend Ramon Ray - technology evangelist and editor of SmallBizTechnology.com - is at it again. He's putting on another of his great events he calls Taste of Technology. This one is all about getting free publicity for your business - a subject that many small business still can use some help with... a lot of help actually.

So if you happen to be in the New York City area the evening of Monday November 10th, do yourself a favor and check this out! In fact if you use the link below you can ..

Successful Social CRM And Superior Marketing In Practice

http://www.barack20.com/feed © — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:30:53 GMT

By David Bullock The first presidential campaign to fully embrace the ideas and practices of social media has met with a successful end. (...)

Web 2.0 Election 2008 History In The Making

2 The Next Level — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:34:36 GMT

Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post, the number one blog on the Internet declared her winner for the 2008 Presidential Election. Twitter, a micro blogging service has real time conversations with its Election 2008 custom website. You can then go to TwitVote and vote in a mock opinion-poll for voting for Election 2008. Facebook will help you find [...] Related posts:

The Facebook Insider’s Guide to Viral Marketing is a Solopreneurs Dream Come True I have been a member of Facebook for alomst 3 months...
Webinar: Barack Obama, Social Media and Your Business My good friend and CRM expert Brent Leary is ..

Barack 2.0 Weekly Update - Double Feature

http://www.barack20.com/feed © — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:45:27 GMT

We present the final two weekly updates before the election: Update Ten: [media:http://www.box.net/shared/static/3xc4nv2mes.mp3] Click here to download the mp3 Update Eleven: [media:http://www.box.net/shared/static/3uxpopnh6x.mp3] Click here to download the mp3 The first podcast above we talk about a few the unique ways Obama's campaign targeted the gaming community by advertising on the billboard of Burnout Paradise - a popular game on the X-Box platform. We also touch on the strategy behind the campaign's Tax Calculator page, as a creative piece of content to reinforce his message to those he's trying to engage. To learn more about these particular moves you may want to ..

10 Top Google Tools That Solopreneurs Must Have

2 The Next Level — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:56:33 GMT

Google is not just about search and email. Google has many online tools that can help your Small Business or Solopreneurship get 2 The Next LEVEL of Success. I have listed the 10 Google tools I use the most. GrandCentral Google Analytics Google Adsense Google Docs Google Reader Google Bookmarks Google Notebook Google Alerts Google Checkout Google Apps 1. GrandCentral: I have written about GrandCentral before [...] Related posts:

Solopreneurs Stay In Touch With One Number From GrandCentral If you are a solopreneur or small business owner that...
PayPal.com Makes Ecommerce Easy for Solopreneurs I have been a Paypal.com account holder for eight years now...
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Social CRM - The Whitepaper

Brent's Social CRM Blog — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:40:41 GMT

Over the last few months I've been talking a great deal on this Social CRM theme. It started with a show I did for TFBS at the end of last year:

Social CRM and SaaS

Then I wrote a few articles, including one for my regular online column for Inc.com:

SmallBizTrends.com: Social CRM - Not Your Father's Customer Relationship Management
Inc.com: The AAAs of Social CRM

It really picked up steam with a post I did back in July after I did my ..

Social CRM - The Whitepaper

Brent's Social CRM Blog — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:40:41 GMT

Over the last few months I've been talking a great deal on this Social CRM theme. It started with a show I did for TFBS at the end of last year:

Social CRM and SaaS

Then I wrote a few articles, including one for my regular online column for Inc.com:

SmallBizTrends.com: Social CRM - Not Your Father's Customer Relationship Management
Inc.com: The AAAs of Social CRM

It really picked up steam with a post I did back in July after I did my first Social CRM presentation for Intelliworks user conference:

Social CRM In Pictures...and Words

It picked up even ..

eBay Platinum PowerSeller Shares His Secrets With Solopreneurs

2 The Next Level — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:39:37 GMT

I have known John Lawson for almost 4 years now. John and I met when he was in attendance at a SCORE Atlanta seminar I was teaching. I was impressed with him then and I am even more impressed with what he has accomplished as an eBay Platinum PowerSeller. John was most recently feature as “On [...]

Barack 2.0 Weekly Update - A Conversation with The Tech Team Behind BarackObama.com

http://www.barack20.com/feed © — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:45:38 GMT

Below is this week's B2.0 update: [media:http://www.box.net/shared/static/fps1a0ix79.mp3] Click here to download the mp3. (...)

Web 2.0 Solopreneur Site Of The Week: Mint.com

2 The Next Level — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:30:58 GMT

Our nation is in the midst of the largest financial bail out of Wall Street in history. We as tax payers are going to have to collectively pay out almost three quarters of a trillion dollars. We are now going to have to look after our finances with a fine tooth comb. Every one or our hard earned dollars has to be stretched to the limit. Keeping track of our finances has become a major factor with the way our economy has faltered. Mint.com is and online money management service that allows you to see all of your online accounts under ..

Trading Places: Starring Entellium and Landslide Technologies (Not Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd)

Brent's Social CRM Blog — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:19:30 GMT

As I sit here on chilling out on a beautiful Saturday afternoon here in the ATL - watching SEC football and working on my Social CRM whitepaper - I got thrown off track by a tweet from CRM magazine managing editor Josh Weinberger. It pointed to his blog post about serious problems going on with Entellium, an on-demand provider of CRM. In short, ceo and founder Paul Johnston just rolled out along with other key executives. And they just laid off their sales and marketing staff, according to this article in the Seattle Times. Apparently they ran out of ..

Trading Places: Starring Entellium and Landslide Technologies (Not Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd)

Brent's Social CRM Blog — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:19:30 GMT

Social CRM - The Video

Brent's Social CRM Blog — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:12:49 GMT

As I mentioned in my return, I recently had the pleasure of presenting at the inaugural Inbound Marketing Summit last month in Boston. My friends at HubSpot put on a great show that was headlined by Seth Godin and David Meerman Scott. The day was so full of great content by the likes of Chris Brogan, Chris Penn, Greg Verdino, and Peter Corbett that you couldn't help but learn something... a lot of something actually. It was really a great conference.

Below is a video of my presentation on Social CRM:

Social CRM - The Video

Brent's Social CRM Blog — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:12:49 GMT

Below is a video of my presentation on Social CRM:

Do yourself a favor and check ..

Barack 2.0 Weekly Update - Going Viral with User Generated Content

http://www.barack20.com/feed © — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:01:34 GMT

Below is this week's Barack 2.0 Weekly Update: [media:http://www.box.net/shared/static/lhrrioujdm.mp3] Click this link to download the mp3. (...)

Twitter’s New Election 2008: Twitter Branding At It’s Best

Twarketing: Twitter Marketing News — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:00:57 GMT

The launch of the New Election 2008 site customized by Twitter has come at the best time ever. It was launched on the eve of the first Presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain. This new site will be showcasing how Twitter can assist other major events and brands get real time brand recognition and market [...]

CRM Magazine 2008 Market Awards - Small Business Suite Vendors

Brent's Social CRM Blog — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:24:21 GMT

The fine folks at CRM magazine put out there annual CRM market awards issue this month. It's always a must read if you have even the slightest interest in what's going on in the industry. I was asked to share my opinions with respect to the vendors providing products to small businesses. I also threw my two cents into the sales force automation tools/vendors discussion.

Before I touch on that, I wanted to say a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to my friend Paul Greenberg, for being named one of CRM magazine's 2008 Influential Leaders. Anyone who knows anything about CRM knows how ..

CRM Magazine 2008 Market Awards - Small Business Suite Vendors

Brent's Social CRM Blog — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:24:21 GMT

Welcome Back, Blogger...

Brent's Social CRM Blog — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:29:01 GMT

Play the below mp3 as you read this. Thank ya...thank ya very much...

I'm back. It's been a while, but I'm back. Took a little time off to refresh and revive myself a bit. But I didn't expect to be gone that long. Truth be told, I did have a number of excuses, I mean things I was doing while I was away. Let me share (explain) a few of the things that kept me away:

SEC football got off to an exciting start and I live right in the middle of it
Recovering from the beat down Florida put on my favorite college football team - The U (aka Univ. of Miami)
I've been trying to buy brown paper bags as my favorite sports franchise (St. Louis Rams) may not win a game this year
I've been driving around trying to find a place to buy some gas here in Atlanta... no luck as of yet
My dog ate my keyboard

OK that ..

Welcome Back, Blogger...

Brent's Social CRM Blog — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:29:01 GMT

Play the below mp3 as you read this. Thank ya...thank ya very much...

SEC football got off to an exciting start and I live right in the middle of it
Recovering from the beat down Florida put on my favorite college football team - The U (aka Univ. of Miami)
I've been trying to buy brown paper bags as my favorite sports franchise (St. Louis Rams) may not win a game this year
I've been driving around trying to find a place to buy some gas here in Atlanta... no luck as of yet
My dog ate my keyboard

OK that ..

Barack 2.0 Weekly Update - Practicing What He Preaches

Below is this week's B2.0 update: [media:http://www.box.net/shared/static/pu3593y56b.mp3] Click here to download this week's update. (...)

Otherinbox.com Makes It Easier for Solopreneurs to deal with SPAM

2 The Next Level — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:46:27 GMT

We all have done it and will continue to do it when it comes to marketing offers on the internet. We give out our email address in order to get something we would like to subscribe too or even download. Most of use have figured out that if we think we may get put on [...]

Barack 2.0 Weekly Update: Going Beyond Facebook, YouTube and MySpace

Below is this week's update: [media:http://www.box.net/shared/static/q97j1l2cmg.mp3] To download the mp3 just click here. (...)

Most Impressive Demos At TechCrunch50 Day3 and Congrats to Yammer

2 The Next Level — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:30:18 GMT

Day 3 of TechCrunch50 demos had a lot more gamer presentations then the other 2 days. I am not a gamer but I do respect what they bring to the Web 2.0 table. I want to congratulate Yammer for winning the grand prize. I picked them out as one of the most impressive on the [...]

Most Impressive Demos At TechCrunch50 Day2: Swype and Postbox,

2 The Next Level — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:30:50 GMT

I think that the TechCrunch50 can just stop the contest now after seeing the demo of Swype. I new way of inputting data to any device. How cool is this technology. Day two was slow but ended strong. You have to see this demo. Swype creates text input technology for screens. The patented interface enables users to [...]

Fortune 100 List Of Companies And Their Current Twitter Status

Twarketing: Twitter Marketing News — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:40:58 GMT

It is amazing to me that in this day and age of Web 2.0 technology and Social Media there are still some major corporations that have not embraced the Twarketing boom that is occurring right now. Some of the companies that have currently impressed me the most on Twitter are not even part of the [...]