Social Media Business Hour With Nile Nickel

Nile Nickel interviews Lolly Daskal, Inc. magazine's most popular writer, executive coach Lolly Daskal. In the interview Lolly explains how anyone can recognize and leverage the leadership gaps that stand in the way of greatness. The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness

The All-Business, No-Hype Guide to Social Media Marketing - with Jason Falls Largo, Florida - April 4, 2016- In this show Nile Nickel talks with Jason Falls the award-winning social media strategist and widely read industry pundit, Jason is known as a top influencer in the social technology and marketing space by Forbes, Entrepreneur, Advertising Age and others. His strategies and ideas have touched iconic brands like General Motors, AT&T, Makers Mark, Humana and CafePress, among others. Jason leads strategy for Elasticity, an innovative agency that blends public relations, social media, mobile and SEO to help brands adjust and excel in an ever-changing marketing landscape. He is the co-author of two books: No Bullshit Social Media: The All-Business, No-Hype Guide To Social Media Marketing (Que 2011), and The Rebels Guide To Email Marketing (Que 2012). Falls is also noted for founding SocialMediaExplorer.com, one of the industry’s most widely read blogs. Jason is the co-author of two books: No Bullshit

  Liz O’Donnell is the General Manager of Double Forte, a marketing firm expert at connecting companies to the people who matter to them via digital, marketing, and content strategies. She is also the co-founder of SheStarts, which supports the growing pipeline of women founders in Boston through networking, coaching and events. Liz is the author of Mogul, Mom & Maid: The Balancing Act of the Modern Woman, a book that picks up where other business books leave off understanding the impact women’s personal lives have on their careers and the ways business can support working women. She is a frequent speaker and consultant to women who want to thrive and the organizations that want to reach and mobilize women. Interesting Facts and Sound Bites: Her first blog, Hello Ladies, was named one of the top 100 websites for women by Forbes, a Best of the Net by Working Mother Magazine and a Voice of the Year by BlogHer. Today you can find her blogging at WorkingDaughter.com, a resource for women balancing career an

  Guest Bio: Stephan Spencer is an internationally recognized SEO expert and bestselling author. He is the author of “Google Power Search”, co-author of “Social eCommerce”, and co-author of the “The Art of SEO”, now in its 3rd edition and considered THE bible on SEO. Stephan founded Netconcepts in 1995 and grew it into a multi-national SEO agency before selling it in 2010 to Covario. Stephan continued as a sought-after SEO and digital strategy consultant. His clients post-acquisition have included Zappos, Sony Store, Quicksilver, Best Buy Canada, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Chanel. Stephan speaks at many Internet marketing events, including SES, SMX, PubCon, Internet Retailer, Shop.org, etc. He’s contributed to Huffington Post, Search Engine Land, DM News and MarketingProfs, among others. Stephan is the creator of Traffic Control, a 3-day seminar on SEO, co-creator of the 3-day professional development seminar Passions into Profits with Kris Jones, and the host of 2 podcasts, The Optimized Geek and Marketing

Tom Tancredi has worked (alongside twin brother Dominic) on the successful launch of over 250 digital products while building their digital agency, DOM & TOM into an Inc. 500 fastest growing company two years running. Tom is a resource on anything startup related including mobile strategy, onboarding a technical team, finding a cofounder or structuring a fundraising deal. Tom has built high profile applications for Fortune 500 companies and is an expert on intrapreneurship in large organizations. What is “Intrepreneurship”? Take Steve Balmer with Microsoft. He’s a great example of Intrepreneurship. One of the first employees of Microsoft (he was employee number 30) – Steve was really the right hand man for Microsoft founder Bill Gates. He negotiated himself 8 percent of the total company, which is really incredible, considering there were 29 employees who were hired before him. Steve helped build Microsoft into the huge company it is today. With over 90% internet using Microsoft products. Steve Ba

How To Take Your Next Vacation For FREE With “Travel Hacking” just starts this great episode. Listen Along, as we reveal the secrets to using your LinkedIn profile as your very own sales page – capable of generating leads for free, what it takes to grow a business from anywhere in the world plus much, much more!

Listen as we uncover some tough truths about the perils of maintaining a career and those who follow their dreams.  As you might have heard, passive income is one of the most powerful types of income and our guest Matt, made it work for him.

If you’re ready to learn about online marketing from the best, then strap in and hold on tight.  This interview is filled with tremendous advice about how to give your business a kick-start using Social Media to generate conversions and the single most important thing you need to do in any business.

You can quickly learn how to become a Twitter Rockstar, 140 characters at a time! Use this incredible and uncommon advice to leverage the power of Twitter to create an unfair advantage for yourself and your business.  On this great podcast, you’ll learn how to use Twitter to easily test the market for what your audience really wants, how to stand out online and how to avoid some of the biggest mistakes people make on Twitter.     

Greg Smith is the Founder and CEO of Thinkific, a software platform that makes it easy to create, market and sell online courses. Greg practiced corporate law for one of the largest law firms in the country when he created his own online course and it took off, generating more revenue than being a lawyer. He left his law career to start Thinkific and hasn’t looked back. Greg and the Thinkific team have helped thousands of experts create and sell courses while building their brands and growing passive revenue. Clients include everyone from the yoga instructor who wants to teach online, to companies like Hootsuite taking their training to millions of students worldwide.

Kevin Kruse is a New York Times bestselling author, Forbes contributor and Inc. 500 entrepreneur. For his newest book, 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management, Kevin interviewed over 200 billionaires, millionaires, and entrepreneurs...including Mark Cuban!

If You Are Ready To See Massive Results On LinkedIn, Then Listen To Expert Level Tips And Tricks On This Terrific Interview Between TWO LinkedIn Gurus.  Just A Few Short Minutes Into This Great Conversation About How To Use LinkedIn, You’ll Get: The Single Most Important Networking Philosophy To Use In Combination With LinkedIn The “Real” Way To Maximize Your LinkedIn Profile How To Protect Yourself While Using LinkedIn Which LinkedIn Connections To Have That Will Boost Your Network (Not Just Any LinkedIn Contact) Plus Much, Much More! In 2011, Mike began sharing his insights and perspectives on LinkedIn with audiences throughout Maryland. In 2015, He founded Mike Shelah Consulting to work directly with companies and sales professionals across the United States to find more customers and find them fast, leveraging the power of LinkedIn. Mike also uses his experience to evangelize the value of LinkedIn and assist those in the job market wanting to find their dream job and get to the front of the applicant l

Sales doesn’t have to be hard.  It can be easy, but only if you know the secrets of building profitable relationships. Join us for this incredible interview and discover the time-tested strategies and tactics for how to handle people in a way that excites them and leaves them asking for more. Bob Burg is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences sharing the platform with everyone from today’s business leaders and broadcast personalities to even a former U.S. President. Bob is the author of a number of books on sales, marketing and influence, with total book sales of well over a million copies. His book, The Go-Giver, coauthored with John David Mann has sold over half a million copies and it has been translated into 21 languages. It is now being released in a new, expanded edition, with a foreword by Huffington Post founder and publisher, Arianna Huffington. Bob is an advocate, supporter and defender of the Free Enterprise system, believing that the amount of money one makes is dire

Maurice Cherry is the founder and creative principal at 3eighteen media, a design and consulting studio in Atlanta, GA that helps creative brands craft messages and tell stories for their targeted audiences, including fostering relationships with underrepresented communities. Past clients and collaborators include Site5, The City of Atlanta, NIKE, Mediabistro, and SitePoint. He is a pioneering digital creator who is most well-known for the Black Weblog Awards (the Web's longest running event celebrating Black bloggers, video bloggers, and podcasters) Other projects of Maurice's include Revision Path, 28 Days of the Web, and The Year of Tea. His projects and overall design work and advocacy have been recognized by NPR, News One, CNN, AIGA, Creative Bloq, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, and The Los Angeles Times. Maurice is also an educator, and has built curriculum and taught courses on web design, web development, email marketing, WordPress, and podcasting for hundreds of students over the past ten years.

Most entrepreneurs and business owners are mistakenly doing the wrong things on Social Media.  It shouldn’t be a surprise when they don’t get the results they’re looking for.  Join us on this episode to learn: -Which Activities Are Actually The Income Generating Activities You Should Be Focusing On -The “Real” Definition Of Having A Business vs Having A Hobby -What Is The Difference Between Social Media Marketing And Social Media Sales…And How Not Knowing Is Probably Hurting Your Business -How To Become A Professional Revenue Generator Shola Abidoye (SHO-LA AH-BEE-DOY) is a serial international entrepreneur, private equity investor and author. She's also the Co-Founder of Convertport.com the predictable sales technology that turns website clicks into clients. Her team has bought and sold 25+ Billion sales ad impressions, generated 100,000+ profitable business and consumer leads and create 25,000+ customers, lifetime recurring revenue customers among them. She lives between the East Coast, Europe and 526 ft

Heather Ann Havenwood, CEO of Havenwood Worldwide, LLC and Chief Sexy Boss, is a serial entrepreneur and is regarded as a top authority on internet marketing, business strategies and  marketing. Since marketing her first online business in 1999, bringing together clients and personal coaches, she has played an active role in the online marketing world since before most even had a home computer. In 2006 she started, developed and grew an online information marketing publishing company from ground zero to over $1 million in sales in less than 12 months. Starting without a list, a product, a name or an offer, Heather Ann molded her client into a successful guru now known as an expert in his field. Heather Ann has been named by a few as an ‘Icon Creator’ or the ‘Wizard Behind the Curtain’. She has instructed, coached and promoted hundreds of entrepreneurs leading them down the path to success. She has produced and managed over 350 seminars and events and hosted tele-seminars with many top online thought leaders s

Sales Funnel Basics Is where we start in this jam-packed interview, but we cover the gambit with sales psychology, sales copywriting and how to implement a sales funnel system using social media. How Should A “Sales Funnel” Be Defined… Aaron defines the term “Sales Funnel” as a step by step process, for attracting the right people to your business, enables you to build a relationship with them and eventually, sell your products or services to them.  The word funnel is used, because it is designed like a physical funnel: It has a wide top and narrows toward the bottom. Ideally, when a sales funnel works, you can put a bunch of leads in the top, build a relationship with them in the middle and then turn them into customers. A good sales funnel does a number of things for your business.  One of those things is prequalify your customers. To get through the funnel, these customers will have the ability to buy your products and services – otherwise, they wouldn’t have made it through your funnel. “A great sales fu

Periscope Is The Hottest New, Most Trending Video App. Out There And Most Business Owners And Entrepreneurs Don’t Know About It. Learn How To Prepare For And Deliver Your Very First Scope   From Expert Natalie Cutler-Welsh And Nile Nickel. We Cover All The Basics, Talk About The Smallest Details To Make Sure You Have The Best Chance To Create A Spectacular First Set Of Periscope Broadcasts. Natalie Cutler-Welsh is an Author, Blogger, Podcaster and Mother of three.  She is known as the ‘Go to Girl’ for women entrepreneurs who want to connect and get the word out about their business. Born and raised in Canada and now living in stunning New Zealand, Natalie is all about embracing change and making dreams a reality.  She does this through connecting and coaching women in business in online communities and high level Mastermind groups. She’s all about making Social Media & Networking easy, fun & fabulous. Easily Point & Click Your Way To Profit Pulling Viral Stores Rapid Mailer special offer $67  

The eBook revolution has totally empowered entrepreneurs beyond their expectations. The question is: How Can You Take Advantage Of It? Writing a book traditionally, with all the printing and publishing costs, just doesn’t make sense anymore.  It’s not an investment that has a profitable return for most authors and business owners.  Enter eBooks…If you sold just a hundred copies of your book, it could really boost your business as much as the next 12 months and beyond.  All you have to do is to keep up the momentum, once you get started.  Listen In As We Talk About… - A Valuable Lesson From Some One Who’s Been There: How Morgan Started With A “Middle Of The Night” Inspiration - How You Can Start Writing Your First Draft - The Single Greatest Misconception About Writing A Book - The Most Common Ways You Might Be Sabotaging Yourself - The Incredible Benefits Of Writing A Book - 3 Practical Strategies To Get You Started Effortlessly Writing - How eBooks Have Changed The Publishing Industry - Social Media Tips An

Creating a podcast can cost anywhere between $1500 and $4000 or even more. You can't create a podcast without the proper gear. Just Microphones and Mixers can cost several hundred dollars and that’s not even mentioning the sound editing software and the other expenses you don’t even know you have to make yet. Fear not, our guest Ellory Wells has a solution we know you’ll like. Join us and learn all about how you can start your own, professional sounding podcast for just $200 or less. Spend a few minutes with us and you’ll also get: - The insane benefits of creating a podcast and why you should cash in on this HUGE opportunity - Expert recommendations for what microphone you should have to start with - How To Release And Easily Share Your Podcast With The World m/smbh Twitter Handle: @ellorywells