I enjoyed speaking at lunch at two Vistage regional conferences this past week, in New York and Chicago. (As background, Vistage is the world’s largest CEO membership organization based on revenue.)
You can download my two presentations here:
+ Chicago Conference: How to Accelerate Your Company with Web 2.0 Technologies
New York Conference: Seven Free, Easy Steps to Accelerate Your Business with Web 2.0 Technologies. I have also attached the New York handout below in HTML format.
Feedback welcome!
Seven Free, Easy Steps to Accelerate Your Business with Web 2.0 Technologies
Ch = Character
Co = Your firm’s Competence
R = Relevance of the other company
S = Strength
I = Information
N = Number of companies
D = Diversity
Value of Your Corporate Network = D * ∑Nn=1 (Chn * Con * Rn * Sn * In)
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Attribute |
Next Step |
Cost |
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1) Character |
Review your senior executives’ profiles on ZoomInfo.com. |
$0 |
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2) Your firm’s Competence |
Experiment with BasecampHQ.com for project management. |
$0 for one project |
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3) Relevance of the other firm |
Encourage employees to join LinkedIn.com, Xing.com, and other relevant online networks. |
$0 |
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4) Strength |
Standardize internal phone calls on Skype.com. Encourage employees to use Instant Messaging services. (They’re already doing it, most likely.) |
$0 |
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5) Information |
Sign up on Bloglines.com, Technorati.com, or Topix.net for alerts about you and your competitors’ appearances in blogs and news sites. Join CircleofExperts.com to be eligible for paid consulting opportunities. |
$0 |
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6) Number of people |
Create standard corporate e-mail signature with strong brand reinforcement. |
$0 |
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7) Diversity |
Use Jigsaw or Spoke.com to identify contact information on prospects. |
Jigsaw: $0 w/uploaded contacts. Spoke: $50/mo. |
And one more resource:
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8) Learn more about Web 2.0 |
Download The Virtual Handshake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals Online at www.TheVirtualHandshake.com |
$0 |
