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Help bring clean water to the world’s children!

by Drew McLellan

October 15th, 2010 · Community

Today is Blog Action Day….and this year's focus is water.  Which fits perfectly with our efforts to drive Age of Conversation sales — all which benefit charity: water. Remember, 100% of the proceeds from the book sales goes directly to the non-profit's efforts.

The Age of Conversation Official Charity – charity: water

The first piece of news is to confirm that the charity that benefits from each and every sale of each and every book, is charity: water. charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. 100% of public donations directly fund water projects.

Amazingly, just $20 can give one person clean water for 20 years. An average water project costs $5,000 and can serve 250 people with clean, safe water – so purchasing a copy of the Age of Conversation 3 really can make a difference to someone’s life!

An AoC3 Bum Rush for Blog Action Day, October 15

Here's how you can 

The step-by-step is as follows:

  1. Buy the Book and ask others buy the book. If you work in an agency or another business that gives books as gifts, get your company to purchase multiple copies and give them out as year end gifts. This is the #1 call to action, because this is where we want to see the most impact. NOTE: Please buy 1 copy at a time because Amazon counts bulk orders once, and please use these affiliate links, which will help us in tracking sales. Remember, all the proceeds from the book sales and referrals will go to charity water:
  3. Twitter Commentary - Join the AOC authors as we give a Bum Rush play-by-play on Twitter. We also ask that everyone saying anything about the Bum Rush to use the code #aoc3 so that it can be picked up by What The Hashtag.
  4. Trackback or Comment on the post that Gavin will leave here today, so that everyone can follow the conversation and help promote exposure on social sites (Digg, StumbleUpon, Del.icio.us, etc.)
  5. Digg the posts listed here and send emails and shouts to friends requesting Diggs.
  6. Stumble the posts listed and tell friends to do the same.
  7. Bookmark your posts on Del.icio.us
  8. Don’t forget Facebook – Make sure to become a Fan of AoC3 and to contribute to our wall
  9. Send an Old Fashioned email to your friends about the Bum Rush for AoC.

 

In advance — thanks for supporting Age of Conversation III and for allowing your dollars to provide clean water to some of the world's poorest communities.

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Did you miss these? (week of 9/20)

by Drew McLellan

September 27th, 2010 · Collaborations, Community, Growing & Learning

Drew_McLellan_servingtray I get so much smarter just by reading what others have to share.  But I always worry that I missed something big. You too? Just in case you missed any of these…I wanted to serve up some of my favorites:

 

Content Marketing: Marketing Profs and Junta42 partnered up to research some content marketing trends, benchmarks and budgets.  Enjoy the double whammy of smart from these two organizations by downloading their research report.

Mobile Marketing: Over at the MENG Blend blog, I ask the question — should your business be considering a mobile app.  Check out the real world small business examples before you dismiss this question with a "only the big boys play in that arena" thought. 

Blogging 101: Mike Sansone, the man who taught me just about everything I know about blogging, has begun a series he calls 0-60.  It will guide you day by day to building a blog that is full of relevance, heart and potential.  Grab day one and start following along.

Creative Leadership: Robyn McMaster points out that there aren't too many people who celebrate TGIM (Thank God it's Monday) each week.  Her brain-based insights offer some suggestions on how to make your work environment TGIM worthy.

A Better Question: One of the things that makes Liz Strauss so incredible is her ability to ask questions that cut the the heart of things.  In her recent post, she tells a story and asks "who will find you irresistible?"  Read it…and discover your answer.

 

I hope you find some a-ha moments in these nuggets — I know I sure did.

 

~ Drew

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Anonymous comments aren't about the conversation at all

June 3rd, 2010 · Community, Media, Social Media · 22 Comments

We need to take a stand on the idea of anonymous comments.  And the stand is — they need to go away. I think this problem has its roots in the newspaper industry.  When they starting creating digital versions — they wanted to take advantage of the interactivity of the web.  And in the newspaper [Read more...]

How to get more Facebook fans

April 13th, 2010 · Community, Customers/Clients, Social Media, Strategy · 16 Comments

I saw this promotion late last night as I logged onto Facebook and I thought it was worthy of sharing it with you.  Everyone seems to want more Facebook fans…but really you actually want Facebook fans who know a little bit about you or are willing to try what you've got to offer. That's what [Read more...]

Want to lock arms with Chris Brogan or Ann Handley?

March 30th, 2010 · Business owner/leader stuff, Collaborations, Community, Growing & Learning · 2 Comments

Now, now…I didn't mean it like that.  I mean in the "hang out and talk marketing, social media and connections" sort of way.  Chris and Ann (along with a host of others) are both playing a role in this Spring's hottest conferences…and I want to make sure you know all about them. Why would you [Read more...]

Meet the Authors of Age of Conversation 3!

March 21st, 2010 · Books, Collaborations, Community, Social Media · 19 Comments

The manuscript is finally in the hands of the publisher (more on that exciting news later this week!) and we're proud to introduce you to the smart, funny and insightful authors that contributed to the Age of Conversation 3: It's Time to Get Busy. The book will be out sometime in April (more details on [Read more...]

The Age of Conversation 3 cover

March 21st, 2010 · Books, Collaborations, Community, Social Media · 2 Comments

Gavin and I are feeling like proud parents about now….exhausted, a bit worn thin but very, very excited.  We shipped the final, edited manuscript for Age of Conversation 3: It's Time to Get Busy off to the publishers (more details soon!) this week and we're almost home. We wanted to share the cover design with [Read more...]

Nuggets of smart

February 2nd, 2010 · Community · 6 Comments

I don't know about you, but one of my struggles is sifting through all the information out there to find the real nuggets of smart.  I thought, from time to time, I might point out some of the really smart stuff out there so you don't have to go digging for it.  I'd love to [Read more...]

5 reasons why other people will spread your personal brand

December 5th, 2009 · Branding, Collaborations, Community, Passion · 59 Comments

I was part of a panel (with Claire Celsi, Nathan T. Wright & Dr. David Bulla) talking to journalists about personal branding this morning. Part of my message was that it's fine and dandy to have a personal brand…but one of the keys to its success is in how you share your brand with the [Read more...]

Grace

August 5th, 2009 · Business owner/leader stuff, Community, Life · 10 Comments

As the recession pounds on, it wears on people.   Everyone is a little more uptight, a little more worried and as a result, perhaps a little more "me focused." That gets in the way of us being capable of offering our customers, co-workers and employees something very valuable.   Grace. My definition?  Simply offering support, forgiveness, [Read more...]