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 [...]
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 [...]
Happy Thursday Everyone! Whew, so much to cover. First, we had a great webinar on Tuesday - Jodi and I took folks behind the scenes and shared all the issues we look for when doing a digital audit. We went through common mistakes we find when reviewing websites, social media profiles and directories, and then [...]
If you haven't heard, Twitter (the parent company of Periscope) is shutting down the once extremely popular video platform. I can remember just a few short years ago, Periscope was all the rage, and I was being asked over and over the best ways to use it for business. My answer was the same answer [...]
"Company culture" has become a bit of a buzz-phrase these days, but it does serve a critical purpose in showing clients & prospects the personality of your company. When organizations have a positive, inviting company culture, it makes employees want to work for them, and clients want to work with them. A great place to [...]
