Zero Guilt here! We launched our marketing firm in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills back in 2010 before there was any other “social syndicate.” When you’re original you know it. That’s why “The” stands for The Social Syndicate… The original The Social Syndicate. We know we were the first since 2010 and celebrate 14 years Read more about Why The Social Syndicate Doesn’t Suffer from Imposter Syndrome[…]
Are you Twitter Verified? “Meta Verified?” Someone once said, “Trust but Verify.” It’s hard to imagine the latest trend in social media marketing with all these verified and true-blue check marks will correct or restore the balance of social media. Social Media has long become an ongoing political claptrap of recycled opinions and contentious debates Read more about Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself… or Your Brand[…]
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, you would think it would be easier to get people on the phone, especially in sales. The converse has been true. I can’t tell you how many times I have reached out to a company and the receptionist tells me… “Everyone is working remotely and I have no way to transfer Read more about Why Your Business Might Need a Contact Center[…]
Flu season was supposed to wind down historically in March, yet… As Jaws author, Peter Benchley once wrote, “Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water… “ The Coronavirus caught the entire world off-guard. This current pandemic is concerning people from local citizens of every walk of life to A-List Read more about Social Distancing and Responsibility in the Age of the Coronavirus Pandemic[…]
“Social Media Distancing”™ is a practice of distancing oneself, and in some cases blocking, banning or ignoring toxic people and misinformation disseminated on social media platforms during a pandemic, epidemic or crisis. The original phrase was introduced by Michael P. Naughton Years ago when I managed a Borders bookstore I became aware of Rich Media, Read more about Social Media Distancing During a Time of Crisis[…]
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates Zig Zigler’s legacy and timeless message of motivation — and seeing you “At the Top”– lives on in this “How to Stay Motivated Series”. Zig Zigler belongs to a special time and unique group of speakers and authors that set the stage for many successful motivational Read more about How to Stay Motivated in a World Without Zig[…]
Face it… most meetings are a waste of time. We at The Social Syndicate enjoyed Dr. Rick Brinkman’s entertaining writing style on a subject that scores of business books have been authored on. The oldest is a classic, “Robert’s Rules of Order,” that was first published in 1876 and is now in it’s 11th edition. Read more about How to Deal with Meetings You Can’t Stand[…]
I first became acquainted with “What Color is Your Parachute” when I managed a Borders bookstore in West Los Angeles. This “Parachute” book used to fly off the shelves and we were always running out of stock on the title. Years later, when Borders bit the dust, and the world went through the 2008 recession, Read more about Why “What Color is Your Parachute” More Important 47 Years Later[…]
TWITTER If you are a fan of Twitter, great! We love Twitter @socialsyndicate. This week Twitter officially doubled the character limit to 280 characters. So now you can be twice as clever. If you don’t currently use Twitter for marketing, then there’s nothing to see here folks. Either way… Double or Nothing – Twitter Gives Read more about SPEED READING THE SOCIAL WEB – THIS WEEK FROM THE SOCIAL SYNDICATE[…]
The editors at The Social Syndicate bring you the top seven stories from the past seven days of the week from the social web in an effort to save you time and stay social. Here they are: FACEBOOK Fighting Fake News & Stories for Desktop Fortune reported this week that Facebook “…has created a software Read more about SPEED READING THE SOCIAL WEB – THIS WEEK FROM THE SOCIAL SYNDICATE[…]