Happy Friday, Friends. When the pandemic was in its early stages, I was asked to be on a show to discuss social media best practices during times of crisis. That interview is below—but it's not the focus of why I am writing you today. The interview was sent to me recently, and I found myself [...]
I don't know about you, but my bracket was busted before it began. On the contrary, if Baylor wins, my wife and daughter will win the whole thing – gotta love March Madness! Yesterday I was asked to do a customized virtual workshop for a group of high-end kitchen & bath dealers – so I [...]
Sorry, that was harsh. But it's true. There is an old sales adage that it takes seven touchpoints to convert a prospect into a customer. Arguably, that number has doubled, even tripled, with the rise of digital and the fall of our attention spans. But you can’t get past the first touchpoint if you fail [...]
I have been a huge Dale Carnegie fan since I took the course back in 2004. His principles have impacted my life both professionally and personally, and I am a firm believer that they are just as relevant today as ever before. When it comes to creating compelling content, this Dale Carnegie Principle should be [...]
Prior to the pandemic, I was a habitual Starbucks visitor. People would jokingly refer to the local Starbucks as "Corey's Starbucks," as they'd see me there, in my same chair, day in and day out. I favored other local coffee shops for their specialty coffee but still found myself at "Corey's Starbucks" more often than [...]
Years ago, QR codes were all the rage for businesses to promote their website, online directory, or social media profiles. The goal was to make it easy for people to pull out their phones and quickly get to these sites and take action. Here at Impact Social, we generated codes for our clients and created [...]
If you've been connected with me for any length of time, you already know my stance on flashy new social media sites - I believe you should focus on a few instead of being a Jack of All Social Media Sites, Master of None. However, I also believe we should be taking full advantage of all the [...]
I was chatting with a friend of mine about the content on his LinkedIn profile. He told me he was trying to avoid being like the squawking parrot. That reference made me laugh as I'd never heard it before. I asked him where he'd heard that mentioned. "From you, man! You said it in a [...]
Today I have the privilege of delivering a presentation to one of my favorite repeat clients, Virtuoso Travel. They are the leading global network of travel agencies and travel advisors. And as you can imagine, it's been a tough 12 months in the travel industry. So as I help them develop a social media strategy [...]
If you don't mind waiting 30 minutes to get your food... You should have told me before my appointment that your parking lot was full... It felt more like a sauna than a hotel lobby... They roam the internet looking for people and small businesses to attack. They spend hours, sometimes days, picking the perfect [...]
