Branding You As The Local Expert

Our guest today is Tina Lussier, the vivacious director of marketing for Winnipeg's "World Famous Palomino Club" Tina shared a tool that she uses to track twitter comments - It is acutally a Firefox extension called "echofon" Listen as Tina describes what works and what does not work when you use social media to market your business Tina will share the successful strategy that she has employed to create a viral buzz on Facebook on the Palomino Club page We explore the pros and cons of using social media strategies to market your business Like it or hate it - Social media platforms are here to stay and people are talking about you online Are you listening? Do you even know what people are saying about you? There is a simple strategy that we will reveal during the show to get comments about your business delivered to your inbox on a daily or weekly basis Now that you know what they are saying, how can you manage your reputation and encourage the customers that love you to post 5 star reviews. Listen to the show to learn this innovative strategy employed by Connections Performance Media What are you doing to engage current clients and attract new clients and ultimately build your bottom line? Are you using the viral nature of social media to your advantage? Many practices have found great success using video to build their KLT factor - What is your experience?

Today's guest is the very tech savvy Josh Nekrep a Winnipeg REALTOR with Century 21 Carrie and host of the Winnipeg Tech Lunch.    Josh discusses why he no longer uses any forms of "push" marketing and relies instead on engaging the future prospects for his business through Social Media   Josh share his keys to using Social Media successfullyThe 4 things you should NEVER DO on Social Media platforms &The 2 things you must ALWAYS DO   At Connections Performance We explore the pros and cons of using social media strategies to market yourself or your business   Like it or hate it - Social media platforms are here to stay and people are talking about you online   Are you listening?   What are you doing to engage current clients and attract new clients and ultimately build your bottom line?   Are you using the viral nature of social media to your advantage?     Josh believes in the adage "Build Community around your business and your Community will build your business Favourite Book - Un-Marketing - By Scott Statten   Find Josh on facebook

  Our  guest today is Doug Lampi, President of Quetico Internet Marketing; Creating websites since 1997, Doug Lampi and Quetico Internet Marketing provide year-round marketing plans for seasonal tourism, travel and adventure businesses. Doug is an award winning marketer who turns over successful niche marketing and shines the light on strategies that convert; angering to some, inspiring for many At Connections Performance Media we explore the pros and cons of using mobile and social media strategies to market your business We explore the pros and cons of using mobile and social media strategies to market your business Doug reviews the latest trends in social/mobile marketing, squeeze pages, the importance of Reputation Management, Inbound vs Push marketing and QR codes. Doug believes it is important to have a blueprint for you online strategy - Learn why on today's show Like it or hate it - Social media platforms are here to stay and people are talking about you online Are you listening? What are you doing to engage current clients and attract new clients and ultimately build your bottom line? Are you using the viral nature of social media to your advantage? For more about Connections Performance check out our website

Social Media Strategic Consultants Tina Williams and Maria Gudelis join us to discuss the latest trends in Social Media We're excited to have with us today the vivacious co-owners of Keep It Real Media - Tina Williams and Maria Gudelis - Keep It Real Media specializes in Social Media Strategy and Coaching with businesses world wide  Tina  is a Social Marketing Strategist,KLT coach, Speaker and author and hails from Tarpon Springs, Florida just outside Tampa where together with her husband she is raising 4 beautiful inspirational girls Maria is a Published author, global speaker & marketing expert who is willing to TELL you the Truth - not the FLUFF to make a difference! Maria holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business, at the University of Western Ontario and lives just  21 hours north of Tina, her Keep It Real co-founder,  on the I 75, in Sarnia Ontario on the shores of beautiful Lake Huron Maria and Tina share their thoughts on the importance of social media in today's marketplace and their advice on using an expert to map out a strategy to determine what your objectives are and what is the best route to achieve them