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January 8, 2010

SOB Business Cafe 01-08-10

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 12:00 am

SB Cafe

Welcome to the SOB Cafe

We offer the best in thinking — articles, books, podcasts, and videos about business online written by the Successful and Outstanding Bloggers of Successful Blog. Click on the titles to enjoy each selection.

The Specials this Week are

Pick the Brain
No one actually wants to encounter failure in their life. That’s because when you look at the isolated incident, it means that you haven’t found success. However, with the right attitude, you can use your failure in order to get yourself to success in an accelerated fashion.

How Failure Can Accelerate Your Success


Punctuality Rules


It’s so easy to tell writers that words are tools and it’s good to have as many in the toolbox as possible. Mixing and matching words to form the perfect sentence, after all, is what writers DO.

But what if your vocabulary is actually getting in your way?

Is Your Vocabulary Holding You Back?

CKs Blog
As we wrap up this year and gear-up for the next, I’ve compiled this nifty slideshow featuring 20 helpful B2B social media posts, presentations and series to help B2B marketers start the new year off ready to integrate social media into their marketing mix in a way that helps them transition their marketing (and their mindsets!) to the Web 2.0 environment and works to increase their rates of success within it.

B2B Social Media Marketing Collection: A Slideshow Of 20 Helpful Posts, Presentations & Series for B2B Marketers

Communication Overtones
It has always been hard to get people to do what you want them to do.

In fact, if you try to get me to do something, chances are I won’t. It is one of my fatal flaws. I am stubborn like that, but I am willing to bet that a lot of you are, too.

RT This Post: Why Twitter Is Making Us Lazy

Midcourse Correction
Traditional conferences versus social conferences. Which will you plan this year?

Not sure about the “Social Conference?” Read this post on “Screw Your Event Resolutions. Do You Conference Social?”

Don’t Get Caught With Your Social Pants Down. Six Considerations For The Social Conference.

Related ala carte selections include

Itty Biz
OK. I realize you’re backlogged on your reading. And I realize that you’re going to be so sick of the G word that your brain is going to bleed. And I realize that all you really want to do is forget the holiday season ever happened and hurry up and get to February already.

How to Make Unstupid Goals

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8 Comments to “SOB Business Cafe 01-08-10”

  1. January 8th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
    CK said

    What a treat to be included on this great post–thank YOU! I hope you and readers find the slideshow helpful as we start a wonderful new year on the way to wonderful new marketing and business results.

    All my best and, again, thank you for always shining a BRIGHT spotlight on others ;-)

  2. January 8th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
    --Deb said

    Thanks so much for including me, Liz! The link isn’t working, though, so here, allow me. That post is right here: http://punctualityrules.com/2010/01/07/is-your-vocabulary-holding-you-back/

  3. January 8th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
    Jeff Hurt said

    Wow, what an honor! Thank you for including me.

    In my book, your the Diva of Discussions, the Empress of Engagement, the Countess of Community Communication. Thank you for sharing with us. We’re better for it.

  4. January 9th, 2010 at 11:46 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    CK,
    I’m often over at your blog looking at the great stuff you’re doing. It was fun to have such a wonderful thing to bring home with me this time. :)

  5. January 10th, 2010 at 12:06 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Deb,
    Thanks for bringing by the link. I did fix it on Friday. But I forgot to come back here comment. Sometime, I’m clueless like that. :)

  6. January 10th, 2010 at 12:07 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hey Jeff!
    I really liked that piece you wrote. I’m delighted to share it!

  7. January 11th, 2010 at 9:01 am
    Kami Huyse said

    Liz;

    I once worked in an association, so really like Jeff’s post about not getting caught with your social pants down. I particularly liked the concept of a “polylogue.”

    And as you can see, I am trying to practice what I preach and take more action this year. Thanks for including my post.

    Kami

  8. January 11th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Kami,
    I highly recommend Jeff’s blog to anyone who works with other people. :)

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