Video of the Week: How to Grow a Moustache with Nick Offerman With November right around the corner, or shall we say Movember, many men prepare for a month without shaving to support men’s health. In honor of Movember, Mademan.com launched a campaign last week to get men to register for the Made Man Movember team. Their team raised $40,000 toward men’s [...]

Facebook trend: Facebook Tests Pinterest-Inspired App Story Layout For those of you waiting for the day when Facebook integrates a Pinterest-style design into your News Feed, you may be in luck. Facebook is testing a new layout for Open Graph app stories that looks a lot like the design of Pinterest. The new layout displays larger photos from an app [...]

- I am often asked, “How do I invite people on LinkedIn?” Invitations are so fundamental and, yet, many remain frustrated about the “right” and “wrong” ways to connect. So let’s go back to basics and review the LinkedIn invite process. First and foremost, LinkedIn requires an invitation for two people to connect. One must invite; the other must accept.  [...]

- ANNOUNCEMENT!!!: Moving forward, Victoria Ipri will be writing a weekly article on the Green Buzz Agency Blog that will run on Tuesdays. If you like the article below, check back every Tuesday for more insight on LinkedIn and check out the blog archive for the many other articles she has contributed since July. _ So here you are, following [...]

Unless you’re living in Turkmenistan, you’ve repeatedly read or heard that success on social media is closely linked to engagement. What do we mean by engagement? Definitions abound, but I like this one from a marketing page on Wikipedia: “Engagement measures the extent to which a consumer has a meaningful brand experience when exposed to commercial advertising, sponsorship, television contact, [...]

As I help LinkedIn members strengthen their profiles, one of the most frequently asked questions I hear is, “How can I get more connections?” You probably know LI is quite strict about the invite process. As the rule goes, “Don’t connect with people you don’t know.” This is why you generally have to know a member’s email address to connect [...]

We all know what lipo is – a cosmetic surgery procedure that reduces stubborn fat deposits. So how about a little L.I.P.O.™ of a different kind? I mean LinkedIn Profile Optimization, aimed at cutting the fat from your profile and tightening up those marketing muscles. If you’ve ever wondered how professional profile optimization is done…well, I can’t spill all the secrets, [...]

Nearly every day, someone asks me, “What’s the best way to get started on LinkedIn?” Most articles on this topic begin by spouting the ‘steps’ to connecting with others. I’d like to begin even earlier in that process and talk about you. Remember how Mom used to say, “Just be yourself and people will like you!” or “If you can’t [...]