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Podcast: How We Got Into Radio

Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:39:44 +0000

Our ‘summer break’ continues – in a sense – as we sit down and reminisce about our radio days – how we got in and made our mark, however large or small that might have been! We also touch on how you might break into radio if that is your desire.

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Podcast: SEO – Search Engine Optimization in 2010

Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:00:50 +0000

Five or six years ago, to rank high in Google and other search engines, you had to cross your i’s and dot your t’s when it came to metatags, titles, keywords and more. Yes, those are still important – but not as important as one more item. What is that? Tim ‘Gonzo’ Gordon and Roger Pike discuss SEO.
photo credit: FindYourSearch

Podcast: Responding to Negative Blog Comments

Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:12:56 +0000

From a corporate or business point of view, how do you respond to a negative blog post or comment? Well, of course there are right and wrong ways to do that – and we’re here to tell you the right ways to respond.

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Podcast: The Contrary Public Speaker Podcast Review

Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:12:21 +0000

Thanks to a random Google Alert, Tim ‘Gonzo’ Gordon and Roger Pike track down The Contrary Public Speaker Podcast hosted by LeeAundra Keany (formerly Temescu) is an executive communications coach specializing in public speaking, media training, effective business presentation training and executive presence.

We find that her podcast has decent content, but the online presentation could use some upgrading.

Podcast: Social Media Monitoring

Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:39:06 +0000

What is the social media conversation around your products, services or company? Tim Gordon and Roger Pike take a look at a number of free social media monitoring tools.

And check out Steve Farnsworth’s list of Free Social Media Monitoring tools.

Podcast: Salem ShowBiz 2010 DeBrief

Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon — Tue, 25 May 2010 12:17:31 +0000

After our first-ever tradeshow appearance at a local show in Salem, Oregon last week, we dissect what was good and maybe not-so-good about it. We look at our expectations, our execution and see what worked and what didn’t.

Podcast: Communicating By Keyboard

Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:31:44 +0000

How often do you receive (or send) e-mails that have misspelled words, grammatical errors, funky punctuation or are simply plain illiterate?

Unfortunately, a lot of ‘communication by keyboard’ falls woefully short of even basic grammatical standards.

Roger and Tim discuss them in this podcast.

photo credit: Techhie

Podcast: Our Favorite Women Speakers

Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon — Tue, 11 May 2010 12:05:43 +0000

Have you ever sat down and thought about your favorite women speakers? At first glance, the speaking world appears to be dominated by men. But there are (and have always been) powerful, polished and passionate women speakers.

Roger and Tim discuss them in this podcast.

Podcast: Show Show Biz 2010

Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:57:03 +0000

For some two decades the Salem Chamber of Commerce has put on a one-day tradeshow for local businesses. It’s a busy, fun show with some 200 exhibitors that draws about 6000 visitors for the five-hour show. Communication Steroids is teaming with the Salem Business Network to staff a booth at the show. During this show we discuss how we’ll approach the show from a promotion and interactive standpoint.

Podcast: The Art of the Apology

Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:00:13 +0000

One of the hardest things to do is to apologize. The challenge is not only to apologize – to decide to do it and to go through with it – but to do it fully and completely. Tim ‘Gonzo’ Gordon and Roger Pike discuss the Art of the Apology.