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Scratch your nicheHow to build your business and boost
your brand through specialization ... and social media
Bill Sheridan, CAE
The Business Learning Institute
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New school
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“Social media has made new forms
of leadership possible for scores of
people who don’t fit the Harvard
Business School mold.”
Susan Cain, author, “Quiet: The Power of
Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking”
What is social media?
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Broadcasting tool
Listening agent
Networker
Social filter
Teacher
“Thinking about
information overload
isn’t accurately
describing the
problem. Thinking
about filter failure is.”
Clay Shirky
New York University
new media professor,
writer, and consultant
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The age of
adaptation“The need to constantly adapt is
the new reality for many workers.”
Serial mastery
These workers “are often left to
figure out for themselves what new
skills will make them more
valuable, or just keep them from
obsolescence.”
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What do you stand for?
Take control of your
brand. Own it.
Stand out from the
crowd.
What do you know?
Why is it important?
What makes you you?
Promote yourself.
Build community.
Embrace opportunity.
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Old school
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New school
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Meet Seth.
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Maddie
Jamie
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“The meaning
of life is to find
your gift. The
purpose of life
is to give it
away.”
Pablo Picasso
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Do this
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1. Create
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2. Promote
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3. Build
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4. Learn
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“Learning is
what most adults
will do
for a living in the
21st century.”
-- S.J. Perelman
American humorist
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“Once you
stop learning,
you start
dying.”
Albert Einstein
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5. Engage
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6. Be patient
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7. Be real
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8. Strategize
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“People don’t
buy what you.
They buy why
you do it.”
-- Simon Sinek
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9. Be nice
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10. Be there
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Don’t
do thisBill Sheridan, CAE
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1. Avoid
‘deep work’
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“The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly rare at exactly the same time it is becoming increasingly valuable in our economy. The few who cultivate this skill will thrive.”
Cal NewportDeep Work: Rules for Focused Success
in a Distracted World
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2. Be fake
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Facebook.com/help/188118808357379
NPR.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/12/05/503581220/fake-or-real-how-to-self-check-the-news-and-get-the-facts
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3. Be gullible
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4. Be mean
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5. Be yourself
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6. Overshare
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7. Spam
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8. Automate
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9. Cross the
line
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10. Fan the
flames
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Questions?
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Scratch Your NicheHow to build your business and boost
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