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10 Reasons I LOVE Twitter in my Career and Business (part 3)

Favorite Brands and People: I follow the brands I love, the celebs I love and the thought leaders I want to hear from. I talk to brands- like local coffee shops, 3M, Fresh Direct and Zipcar- to their customer service team and their marketing team. Hotel room upgrades, free coffee, post-its, rebooked flights and book excerpts are just a few of the “gifts” I have received via Twitter from various brands.
Insights into People: You get to see the random thoughts of people you know. It is so funny to see what they are thinking about beyond their career and their main message. People with their favorite sports teams, pets, music, movies, and causes- great connection points for further conversation and relationship building. Take note: this is GREAT small talk fodder for those of you who struggle with what to say in a networking situation.
All Organic: I talk about what I love- connecting, my cats, coffee, post-its, planning, strategy, Muppets, social media, my family, NYC and the list goes on. And here is just one more little bit of Twitter Trivia about me- I once stayed up late on a Sunday night to watch my twitter “odometer” move from 4,999 followers to 5,000. Such a proud moment since I grew this community organically (now over 6K) with no big technology intervention to go out and find thousands of people for me to follow and to manipulate them into following me. All organic. Just how I like it!

Put these tips in action right away to enhance your digital persona! Plus here are links to my first 3 reasons for LOVING Twitter in my career and business and 4 more reasons to LOVE Twitter!

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10 Reasons I LOVE Twitter in my Career and Business (part 2)

Find People in Airports and Coffeeshops: One of my favorite things to do when I travel (or even just leave my house for the day) is to tell everyone on Twitter where I am. And about 8 out of 10 times, someone I know or who I follow/follows me is in that airport, city or neighborhood with me. I meet them for a hug or a hello over coffee.
All About the Fast-talking: Everything in 140 characters or less. Streams moving at the speed of light. Conversations thrown out and whizzing past me. I love it. It’s me- fast-talking at its best. And if you’ve spent even 10 minutes with me, you know I am a fast-talker!
Breaking News Source: I admit it. Twitter is where I find most of my breaking news. Not only by following established news sources but bloggers and other Twitter news junkies. Trending topics are a remarkable glimpse into what the world is talking about. Natural disasters, NYC neighborhood news, global issues, etc. all come to me through Twitter at least at first glance because I can get a brief view, photos, links and opinions all in one place.
Lovin’ the Hashtag: Sometimes, I just search hashtags for the fun of it (#bestcareerbooks). Sometimes I just add them based on how I am feeling (like #joy). But the best use of this hashtag concept in business and career is to see who is in a particular Twitter stream while at an event, before a conference, or determining who is talking there who I can connect with and get to know. Who is talking about the topics you care about? Who are the influencers in your industry? Who is talking on behalf of the company you are trying to get some leverage in? And who are THEY talking about?

Look for the last 3 reasons in the coming days. In the meantime, try utilizing some of these tips in enhancing your digital persona! Did you discover my first 3 reasons for LOVING Twitter in my career and business?

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10 Reasons I LOVE Twitter in my Career and Business (part 1)

Where to start… hmm…

Research: Rarely do I go to a conference, event, interview, or connection meeting without first researching the people involved- coordinators, speakers, leadership team or candidate. I review the conversations surrounding the person, company or event. I look for what the social buzz is and usually jump in and comment. Connecting with people this way makes the huge room of people so much smaller when I arrive. And what a wonderful advantage when you are interviewing!
Build Community: Based on ME. People on Twitter see what I talk about, what I promote, who I talk to, what I care about and can get a sense of who I am. I build my community without any fancy technology automatically adding people who “might” resonate. I want you to clamor to be in my tribe so we can get to know each other! Sure there are a lot of people following me, plus people I follow who I have not yet met. But I am always keeping in mind that it is about quality not quantity.
Make Friends and Connections: Yup. I make friends on Twitter. Friends where just like other forms of social media, my aim is to eventually move the conversation from Twitter to the phone or a cup of coffee or an event. I can count off the top of my head over 5 dear friends, 30 business colleagues, 15 clients and hundreds of collaborators who I met on Twitter. Plus there are all those “friends” who just talk to me on Sunday in the fall when we are chatting about Giants Football.

Look for the other 7 reasons in the coming days.

In the meantime, try utilizing some of these tips in enhancing your digital persona!

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