This week’s guest is Melissa Giovagnoli, an Online Marketing Visionary, Public Speaker & Networking Coach, as well as the author of a number of books, including the best-seller: ‘Networlding: Building Relationships and Opportunities for Success’ - and was recently named by a leading business publication as ‘The Best Networker in Chicago’.

 

 Connections #017 - Networlding - the Science of Networking [16:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In our first Episode for 2008, we talk with Steven Lubetkin, a Public Relations consultant from Philadelphia - and a leading producer of PodCasts, Mash-ups & other Web 2.0 solutions for the Corporate sector.
Steven also tells a very interesting anecdote that illustrates the Mash-Up concept in action, involving Twitter & Flickr.

 

 Using PodCasts & Mash-Ups as Corporate Tools [19:07m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Vincent Wright is a prominent Blogger, Recruiter & Career Coach, a leading ‘Social Network Catalyst’ - and the ‘King of the Yahoo! Groups’
Creator of more than 200 networking discussion groups, including MyLinkedInPowerForum (MLPF) - one of the largest groups dedicated to users of LinkedIn, Vincent has also embraced other networking platforms, such as Facebook & [...]

 

 King of the Yahoo! Groups [19:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Shaun Gisbourne is a Telemarketing Specialist in Leicester, UK - and by his own admission, unlike some of my previous guests, is NOT a LinkedIn ‘Power User’.
Instead, Shaun represents a typical ‘Connections’ listener - who was invited to appear as a Guest for the show as a result of writing to me with some very [...]

 

 Secrets of Networking Revealed [25:35m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Jeff Sheard is the Channels Director for Cisco Systems in Sydney, Australia.
In this Episode, Jeff discusses how Cisco is using new Web 2.0 applications & other tools, such as Facebook, Second Life and Immersive Telepresence as tools for Online Collaboration - and the productivity benefits & cost savings they deliver.
This includes saving $200 Million p.a. [...]

 

 It's All About Collaboration [24:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Craig Elias is a highly-successful sales professional and the creator of Trigger-Based Selling™ - a sales training program that teaches users to identify & capitalize on the key ‘Trigger’ events that influence How, Why and When people are most receptive to making buying decisions.
In 2003, Craig was the winner of the ‘Billion Dollar Idea Pitch [...]

 

 Connections #012 - Secrets of Successful Selling [27:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Mike O’Neil is widely recognized at THE leading organizer of ‘LinkedIn Live’ and other Face-to-Face Networking Events - with a Business Network of over 7,500 members in the Denver, Colorado area.

 

 Connections #011 - Organizing Events [26:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

One of the themes that has emerged from conversations with my guests over the past few weeks has been about how Social Networks offer marketers the opportunity of engaging with consumers in a way that is not intrusive, but relevant - sometimes even welcome.

 

 Pure Networking [22:51m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Regular followers of this show will be familiar with the challenge given to me by Cameron Reilly (CEO of TPN & host of the G’Day World show), that kicked it all off to begin with – and the subsequent challenge that I made to HIM, back in Episode #001.
Well, the Challenge finished on October 31. [...]

 

 Results of the Digg contest [29:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Rob Kingma is a Senior Manager with Ernst & Young Revenue Growth Services in Sydney, Australia.

 

 Connections #008 - The Management Consultant View [20:53m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download