Comments for Julian Summerhayes

Comment on light at the end of the tunnel by Bob Mackenzie

Bob Mackenzie — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:01:32 +0000

Think and Grow Rich: I’ve never read it, but I will now. Thanks.

Comment on 44 Productivity Tips by Mark Smith

Mark Smith — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:51:57 +0000

Nice post Julian – a mixed bag but some great suggestions in there.

Comment on 44 Productivity Tips by Miriam Said

Miriam Said — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:39:42 +0000

Collaborate and engage with others wherever and whenever possible, this will help you to grow personally and professionally.

Have a periodical clear out and not just material things either, there’s no use on hanging on to stale associations if they aren’t useful any more, but make at least one attempt to re-engage before you do.

And don’t forget to always look at everything from a different angle to your initial view, perspective makes a really big difference.

Comment on Law Firm Websites ~ Under Construction by Mena Ruparel

Mena Ruparel — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:37 +0000

I’d also add that a lot of content is out of date and sometimes the boring legal analysis just wrong. I emailed the author of an article that appeared on a law firm’s website and asked if he had really meant to refer to the house of lords in an article about a court of appeal case. He admitted his error, didn’t thank me for spotting it and 6 months later it’s still wrong.no one “owns” the issue/problem therefore no solution is applied. It is what I notice most about traditional lawyers, more often than not they compartmentalise tasks and allocate them to other people.

Comment on Personal Development by The Art of Business Development (with a few How-Tos …) | Julian Summerhayes

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:24:19 +0000

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Comment on Why social media is not about Social Media by Rana Shahbaz

Rana Shahbaz — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:31:29 +0000

Agreed with Julian.

To me social media is a tool like e-mail, fax, post but has a lot quicker and bigger reach.

It does not matter what tool (Twitter, Facebook, Google + etc) you are using to achieve your objectives instead how you are using it.

Comment on Why social media is not about Social Media by Julian Summerhayes

Julian Summerhayes — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:05:33 +0000

Thanks Richard. The P.O.S.T. acronym is a great diagnostic to keep your efforts on track. If you can get your clients to engage around remarkable content then so much the better.

Comment on Why social media is not about Social Media by Richard Gore

Richard Gore — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:01:37 +0000

Good stuff. Very interesting and sums up the principles as far as I am concerned.

Being relatively new to the social media buzz I need to keep my eye on what it is about and this is a great help.

Thank you

Comment on Why social media is not about Social Media by kitty Kilian

kitty Kilian — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:22:19 +0000

Ha! You make me laugh, Ryan.

I would really like to see some of that humour on your blog!

Comment on Why social media is not about Social Media by Dick Foster

Dick Foster — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:41:40 +0000

I totally agree with you that social media is not Facebook, Twitter, HootSuite, etc.. They are tools we can use to implement and measure our social media strategy.

A company’s “social media” strategy should be developed based on the products or services they sell, the customer persona, and the business objectives.

Social media is certainly an important factor — you have elements of it included in five of your ten focus areas. Many companies are new to social media. So, as you say, they need to be educated that there is more to social media than the tools/platforms.

Good info. Thanks!