How many People us LinkedIn? How many People us LinkedIn? Official stats from LinkedIn on users & usageInteresting stuffWhy are they releasing this now...? Mike Morrison RapidBI.com Blog:Training & Developing Remote workers Training & Developing Remote workersMike Morrison RapidBI.com Blog: … [Read more...] about Today’s thoughts January 25, 2012

iOS or Android - tablets levelled? iOS or Android - tablets levelled? Hear from a seasoned Apple enthusiast...What do you think?Mike Morrison RapidBI.com Blog:Social Media & your Business Communication Strategy Social Media & your Business Communication Strategy Many of us believe in social media, but do we really have a clear strategy?This data (while slightly dated in this context) provides some interesting insights to consider.Mike … [Read more...] about Today’s thoughts January 24, 2012

Social Content Marketing Social Content Marketing The what's, why's and wherefore's of Social media marketing and content.Mike Morrison RapidBI.com Blog:Community education/ engagement project - help needed Community education/ engagement project - help needed Hi all I have had an idea in my head for some time & feel it is time to take the idea to the next level.I cannot for obvious reasons give it all away here, but here is the project:Young people producing … [Read more...] about Today’s thoughts January 23, 2012

#keyword of the week here on the blogs.. thoughts? #keyword of the week here on the blogs.. thoughts? For many the blogs are for sharing thought, for others getting notices. But one use that is not used to its fullest extent is for "backlinks"Now I know that William has mentioned about "no-follow", but it does no harm if done well, and sparingly!.In adition sometimes people have difficulty thinking up topics to write about.So what I am proposing is a "theme" for a week at a time. … [Read more...] about Today’s thoughts January 21, 2012

Who are you going to call - Management training by GhostBusters Who are you going to call - Management training by GhostBusters Bosses - many of us are one - most of us have one.Many of us have seen the film Ghostbusters at one time or another (maybe even several times), without realising how some of the principles presented in the stories can be applied to our everyday management activities.Calling all managers, it's time to take your cues from Peter, Raymond, Egon, and Louis. … [Read more...] about Today’s thoughts January 20, 2012

#blog #ceoLinkedin Dropping twitter integration Linkedin Dropping Twitter Integration So it seems that the twitter integration is being dropped from LinkedInIt seems that unlike integration of tools and apps - this could be the start of re-positioning of networks to be isolated from each other..If you don't have it yet - here is the email I received from the LinkedIn team:At LinkedIn, we want to provide a simple and efficient experience for members like you. So from time to time, … [Read more...] about Today’s thoughts January 19, 2012

#blog #ceoIs Amazon the best kept secret, a social media platform Is Amazon the secret social media platform? Looking at the statistics of Amazon we forget just how much many of us trust and use the platform - for that is what it is. Its nolonger just a "store" but a marketplace.So Amazon is big - but are we as business people making the most of what it can offer - and I'm not just talking about it as a market place.Mike Morrison RapidBI.com Blog:The Rise of Inbound … [Read more...] about Today’s thoughts January 18, 2012

Getting results from social media as a PR toolGetting results from social media as a PR tool Hi all there has been a lot of talk about social media, is it worth the time? What is the point? Does it really drive business?A little (short) personal story I have been blogging and tweeting for some time - and it does get me work. In recent days however web traffic to my site has spiked - its usually at 4000+ unique visitiors - so its no slouch... but its gone up over 20%Why the … [Read more...] about RapidBI Today January 17, 2012

Who are you on-line - which ID do you use?Who are you on-line - which ID do you use? Many of us are increasingly using an "api" or other ID to sign in to other sites using our identity on another. We think its safer - but who are we giving what information to?This graphic is a little out of date but proves a dangerous point...Mike Morrison RapidBI.comThe 4 stages of "getting" twitterThe 4 stages of "getting" twitter Often people say that twitter is a waste of … [Read more...] about New posts on #ecademy 4

Disruptive Innovations that have impacted B2B MarketingDisruptive Innovations that have impacted business & B2B Marketing Looking through some of this data raises some interesting thoughts.Especially that some firms just seem to keep being there.The question is what will be the next disruptive technology or application that will change the way we do things?The Rise of the SoMoLo ShopperThe Rise of the SoMoLo Shopper A SoLoMo shopper is a Social media savvy, … [Read more...] about New posts on #ecademy 3

Ecademy member makes worlds top 100 tweeters list on LeadershipEcademy member makes worlds top 100 tweeters list on Leadership Well what do you knowToday I received a tweet from Evan Carmichael, saying I have been included on his top 100 tweeters on leadership.Now if you don't know Evan, he runs a well respected site on all things social media - Blogs twitter etc. Using complex tools and research he periodically publishes lost of top blogs and tweeters on a range of topics. I have … [Read more...] about New posts on #ecademy 2

Social Media Connection vs. EngagementSocial Media Connection vs. Engagement Interesting look at how to balance engagement with connections and how some people confuse one thing with the other.In the blog "You're connected, but are you engaging" the author talks about connections being a commodity - and we know what that means - they are not really valued, at least not in the way an engaged "relationship" is.Click to see the original postThis is an interesting way to look at … [Read more...] about New posts on #ecademy

Remember your ecademy "tags" or 50 words - are you missing business?Remember your ecademy "tags" or 50 words - are you missing business? Today it struck me that I had not reviewed these since I set up my ecademy account some time ago.Much like keywords on a website, sometimes the nature of our business changes and words and phrases come and go. I was stunned to see how badly I had chosen these to be... but that has changed...What prompted me to look at this was changing my twitter … [Read more...] about Our blog posts on ecademy 6

Marketing activity - what to measure?Marketing Measurement Checklists Marketing is one of the single largest "overhead" expences of any business - and yet from recent research there is little or no sensible ROI (Return On Investment) being measiured in a business like way.1 in 5 dio not measure the impact of their marketing activity at all 45% measure only a single attribute (mostly vanity metrics) 20% employ NO tracking! 2012 #Olympics - fail … [Read more...] about Our blog posts on ecademy 4

Social media software - driving adoption across the businessYour thoughts?Mike Morrison RapidBI.com Blog:The Evolution of the Social Business - Expert PredictionsWhat are your thoughts? Mike Morrison RapidBI.com Blog:Are you making outgoing calls? I have just had a sales call from a company using "freeindex" for harvesting data.Now the last time this company called I said I was not interested in their services & to remove me from their list, I'm sure what they … [Read more...] about Our blog posts on ecademy

Social media software - driving adoption across the businessYour thoughts?Mike Morrison RapidBI.com Blog:The Evolution of the Social Business - Expert PredictionsWhat are your thoughts? Mike Morrison RapidBI.com Blog:Are you making outgoing calls? I have just had a sales call from a company using "freeindex" for harvesting data.Now the last time this company called I said I was not interested in their services & to remove me from their list, I'm sure what they … [Read more...] about Our blog posts on ecademy

The Business Year in Visual Review Out with the old and In with the new A visual look at the changes impacting business in 2011 and how that may change for 2012.It seems that in 2011 we were more worried about paying our bills than keeping customers happy.How Twitter is impacting strategic decisions In the past few days, Verizon and GoDaddy.com have both reversed courses, pushed to change policies and proclamations by a groundswell of customer dissatisfaction. After thousands of customers … [Read more...] about Our blog posts on ecademy