Infographics on business, finance, real estate, entrepreneurship, etc.
This social media infographic features great basic advice on when and what to post to Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Vine.
Established in 1989, the American Indian College Fund provides scholarships for American Indians to attend college. In the past year, they distributed $5.6 million in scholarships to more than 4,000 students. To aid their cause, check out http://www.collegefund.org.
Curator: John Kremer
12 Marketing Stats about Facebook for Business
42% of marketers say Facebook is critical or important to their business.
There has been a 75% increase in businesses who say Facebook is critical to their business.
62% of marketers say that social media became important to their marketing campaigns in the past 6 months.
Social media has a 100% higher lead-to-close rate compared to outbound marketing.
77% of business-to-consumer companies have acquired customers from Facebook compared to 43% of business-to-business companies.
Retail and education are the top industries that have acquired customers through Facebook.
Marketers struggle with lead generation on Facebook.
80% of US social network users prefer to connect to brands through Facebook.
Brands have seen a 46% increase in user engagement with the new business timeline.
Brands have seen a 65% increase in user engagement of interactive content with the new business timeline.
The ratio of views to shares of Facebook comments: 9 to 1.
Auto-posting to Facebook decreases likes and comments by 70%.
31 Ways to Promote Your Facebook Page: http://bookmarketingbestsellers.com/facebook-tips-31-ways-to-promote-your-facebook-page
Steve J. Wampler Foundation raises money to send kids with physical disabilities on outdoor adventures, from scuba diving to snow skiing. Week-long adventures near Lake Tahoe, California. $25 S’mores fund, $50 bait fund, $100 arts and crafts fund, $850 for one child camping. Web: http://www.wamplerfoundation.org.
Curator: John Kremer
Triple Your Income — Starting a new radio show, Cari Murphy invited Noah St. John to be her first guest. During the interview Noah introduced her to his discovery of Afformations. Over the next 12 months, Cari tripled her income from the previous year.
Close a Million-Dollar Client — Chris, a finance expert, had never been able to raise large amounts of money. After using Afformations and listening to Noah St. John’s iAfform Audios for less than 3 weeks, Chris closed his first million dollar client.
Get a New Job — Kaisha, a sales professional from London, was worried she might lose her home if she didn’t start making more money. She read about Afformations, started using them, and tripled her sales in less than a month. Two months later, she was offered a new job at twice her old salary!
Eliminate Anxiety — Amy was having constant panic attacks due to crushing debt and mounting financial pressure. A friend told her about Noah’s Afformations System, and Amy read it. That very night, she slept well for the first time in nearly a year. The feelings of panic, anxiety, and overwhelm left her, and she never considered suicide again.
Triple Sales — Brandon was a struggling insurance salesman who’d spent more than $40,000 on self-help programs without seeing results. Using Afformations, he tripled his sales in 30 days. By the end of the year, he increased his income by 560% and was named Agent of the Year.
Double Your Salary — Michael was very dissatisfied with his job. He wondered why he bothered to come into work at all. Then he started using Afformations. A few weeks later, Michael approached his company’s CEO with a proposal for a new position. His proposal was accepted and Michael created his dream job at twice his original salary.
Excerpted from The Book of Afformations by Noah St. John
DoSomething.org encourages young people to apply for a $500 grant to get a do-good dream off the ground. It also allows teens to search for existing causes that need more volunteers. Check out the website here: http://www.dosomething.org.
Curator: John Kremer
To promote his new book, Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy, Social World (coming out in November 2013), Gary Vaynerchuk has set up a sales page where he promotes the idea of buying multiple copies of his book and getting valuable bonuses as a result.
This infographic showcases his offers (drawn from his website at http://garyvaynerchuk.com/jjjrh). What he is doing on his website is a great way to sell multiple copies of your book.
For more details on how you can do the same, see: http://bookmarketingbestsellers.com/gary-vaynerchuk-on-selling-multiple-copies-of-your-book.
St. Labre Indian School supports the needy Native American children (Crow and Northern Cheyenne) who live and attend school at St. Labre. This is one of my favorite charities. I love the spirit of these kids. Donate via http://www.stlabre.org or by calling 866-753-5496.
Curator: John Kremer
Twitter recently made this infographic to showcase how small and medium-sized businesses can promote themselves via Twitter.
72% of followers say they are more likely to buy from a small or medium-sized business (SMB) they follow.
86% of followers are more likely to visit an SMB a friend recommends.
85% of followers feel more connected to an SMB after following them.
73% follow SMBs to get updates on future products.
61% follow SMBs to share ideas and provide feedback.
34% interacted with an SMB after seeing an ad featuring their Twitter profile.
32% are more likely to visit an SMB after seeing a Promoted Tweet related to their interests or needs.
Get $50 in free Twitter advertising for your small business. Use Promoted Accounts to gain more followers for your Twitter account and use Promoted Tweets to find and engage with new customers by extending the reach of your Tweets. Click here for $50 credit: https://twitter.twimg.com/AdvertisingCredit?ref=johnkremer
Founded by actor Ian Somerhalder, the Ian Somerhalder Foundation champions animal rights and environmental conservation. Advocates on issues like shark finning, Canadian seal hunting, and cruelty to sled dogs. Web: http://www.isfoundation.com.
Curator: John Kremer
This infographic is kind of scary. It says that our children will not be able to afford college without going into debt for longer than most of us go into debt for our homes.
Will our children even be able to afford going to college? Fortunately, the school of hard knocks is available for those of us who cannot afford a college education.
On the bright side, there are many, many people who have become successful despite not having graduated from college (or, in some cases, high school).
Check out the College Dropouts Hall of Fame: http://www.collegedropoutshalloffame.com
Established in 1989, the American Indian College Fund provides scholarships for American Indians to attend college. In the past year, they distributed $5.6 million in scholarships to more than 4,000 students. To aid their cause, check out http://www.collegefund.org.
Curator: John Kremer
Offer value. In order to get someone to do something for you there has to be an incentive, or some type of reward.
Laugh, smile, and express optimism and confidence. We are all drawn to people who appear resilient and hopeful.
Share. Entertain others with jokes, stories, or insightful information. Be open and sharing.
Give a piece of free advice or offer some type of guidance. People will welcome such an approach.
Establish your credentials. If people feel you are in a position to help them, now or down the road, they are more apt to work with you.
Give guidance like a waitress who suggests you order something else when what you ordered is not a good choice. Everyone appreciates your honesty.
Ethics can play a role. People like to help others who seem likeminded and to do business with those they trust.
Beg. Another way to persuade is to plea desperation, but this won’t work too often with the same person.
Play on their emotions. Appeal to what seems to trigger a response in them. Listen to what they say are their concerns and then react.
Never underestimate the role ego plays in things. If you acknowledge someone’s opinion of themselves, you’ll advance far.
Guilt works, if the person you deal with is fair-minded. Appeal to their sense of fairness and reason.
Be a squeaky wheel. Complaining and whining won’t always get you what you want but they say the squeaky wheel gets the oil so in certain situations this strategy has a pay-off.
Be open. Show a willingness to negotiate and show people you’re not greedy.
Acknowledge concerns. Don’t come off as you’re right and they are wrong.
Recognize and acknowledge the needs and circumstances of the other side.
Don’t use threats. Threats, cover-ups, lies, and other improper or illegal means to persuade will work but they will come back to haunt you.
Don’t overstate or overvalue your worth. Act reasonably, fairly, and kindly even if you believe you hold an advantage over someone.
Understand them. One way to appeal to others is to get to know them and understand what makes them tick.
Praise others and kiss their butts. You catch more flies with honey, so lavish others with kind words.
Do not air strong opinions on sensitive matters, such as politics, sex or religion. You may offend someone in the process.
Recommendation: The Magic of Life – http://www.quotablebooks.com/magic.htm
The Alzheimer’s Association raises awareness and funds for the fight to end Alzheimer’s. Honor the strength, passion, and endurance of the more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s (as well as their 15 million caregivers) by participating in The Longest Day event on June 21st. For more information, see http://www.alz.org/thelongestday or call 800-272-3900.
Curator: John Kremer
Here are four business models identified by Richard Branson that can make a difference in the world.
Purpose-Driven Businesses – Businesses that make a difference and also make a profit.
Example: M-Pesa – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa
Social Enterprises – Businesses that put all their profit back into scaling the response to an issue.
Example: Grameen Bank – http://www.grameenfoundation.org
Value-Based Businesses – Profit-making businesses that have the right people and planet values alongside profit at their core.
Example: Patagonia – http://www.patagonia.com
Catalytic Organizations – Business organizations set up to break down barriers and get capital flowing into new hybrid models.
Example: Carbon War Room – http://www.carbonwarroom.com
Source: http://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/new-models-for-business-as-a-force-for-good
City Harvest collects almost 115,000 pounds of surplus food every day from restaurants, grocers, wholesalers, and farmers to distribute to 600 community food programs in New York City. Find out more about this great program at http://www.cityharvest.org.
Curator: John Kremer