For the past six years, Ed Keller and Brad Fay have undertaken a unique, ongoing research study of consumer word-of-mouth conversations. The result? Contrary to popular perception, over 90% of consumer conversations take place offline. Listen as Brad Fay explains the basis for his findings and why it may require some rethinking of your marketing efforts.

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Whether your goal is a new customer, or new job, more than ever your online credibility is a key factor in your prospects’ decision making. That holds true for every service, institution, organization and professional who takes their career seriously. Whichever category you fall into there’s a list of ways to build your online credibility. There’s also a list of things that can detract from it.

Listen as John Follis presents to a crowded audience at the 2012 New York Small Business Expo on topics that include, Social Media, Facebook Pages, Content Marketing, Video, Blogs, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, Google, Branding, and the value of “G-cred”.
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Sometimes marketing involves keeping yourself marketable.  Jennifer Jones is a great example of that. While many Baby Boomers find themselves struggling, Jennifer is thriving in a career that’s taken her through multiple job markets, and job titles. In the early 80′s it landed her at a Silicon Valley PR firm working on a little computer company called Apple. In this unique interview Jennifer shares her experience  confronting an angry Steve Jobs and being a key part of the successful Macintosh launch. Today, she heads up Jennifer Jones & Partners, a premier Silicon Valley firm providing marketing advice and communications to tech and healthcare venture capital and private equity firms.
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  John was recently honored to speak at the 2012 New York Business Expo held at the NY Javits Convention Center. His topic, “Marketing 3.0″ addressed the constantly evolving (and often confusing) marketing landscape.  Addressing a packed hall John’s talk covered Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogging, etc), traditional (advertising) and non-traditional marketing, mobile, QR codes, content marketing, PR, creating video, guerrilla marketing, branding (including personal branding), SEO, ROI, and the value of G-cred.

Through John’s innovative Marketing Therapy program, business owners from anywhere in the US can work directly with John to maximize the return on their marketing dollars. Play John’s talk below or Right click to download .mp3 file.

With the endless stream of new and improved technologies it’s impossible to keep up with all of it. So, the question is, “What’s really important to spend time on?” Web expert Marjorie Clark and I attempt to answer that by discussing Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, and the latest shiney object, Pinterest. Right click to download.

The question that many businesses are asking is: “How can Social Media be used to actually sell my product?” In this short clip from a recent talk, John Follis answers that question with a couple great examples. Right click to download.

As 2011 saw Online Marketing move into the #2 spot as Most Influential Media, Social Media continues to be the focus of conversion among business owners and marketing managers. At the same time the topic remains surrounded by confusion. This interview with Bill DeRosa of Talking Finger covers such Social Media topics as LinkedIn groups and custom Facebook business pages. Right click to download.

Marketing experts claim that it’s easier than ever to market your business. So, then why is it so damn confusing? In this podcast, nationally respected marketing thought leader, John Follis, answers that question and discusses the best way to market a business today and in the months to come. Right click to download full talk.