Never confuse “Being a nice guy” for “Weakness”

Whenever I talk to other CEOs or other people in industry who have “made it big,” one of the things I always ask is if they’re thought of as a “nice guy” – by their friends, employees, competitors, clients, etc.
The CEOs usually launch into a litany of reasons why they’re “nice guys.” They donate to [...]



The Power of SEO – I’m now a believer

Go to Google right now and type in the word “Publicity” without the quotes. Go ahead. I’ll wait.
Notice the second item that comes up in search? NOT in the Google ads, but in actual organic search?
Here’s a photo, in case you didn’t.

Yes, that’s HARO right there as number two, right behind Wikipedia, and in [...]



Want your brand seen by over 100,000 people in at least six countries this year?

UPDATE! TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SPOTS SOLD ALREADY. THREE TWO LEFT ONE LEFT!!!! SOLD OUT!!
SOLD OUT!!!
Any desire to get your company, logo, or brand image in front of thousands and thousands of people, all around the world, all throughout 2010?
It’s no secret I travel a lot.
It’s no secret I speak a lot at conferences, [...]



STEAL THIS POST: How to respond when people ask you to tweet for them

I’m speaking at a conference in a few months – keynoting it, in fact. I’m obviously not going to mention which one, it could be any of the countless conferences at which I’m speaking over the next six months.
But the person running this conference has sent me (and my assistant) no less than five emails [...]



Speech in Raleigh

Gave a new speech in Raleigh a few days ago – I think it went well. Thoughts?