Social media tools and business

I just returned from a meeting of the Small Business Advisory Board at the North Dallas Chamber (NDCC). A different group mix today.

The group, comprised of both members and non-members of the NDCC, included an attorney, a recruiter, a health-and-wellness expert, two HR professionals, a financial expert and two advertising-related guys. This diverse group had an open discussion on LinkedIN, Twitter, Facebook, Plaxo, Namz and how these and other social media sites lend themselves to being effective tools in either gathering or securing business.

They discussed a range of related issues from compliance (the financial person's concern) to sharing proprietary info to related tools that could leverage one's exposure through these tools.

The bottom line for the group was the understanding that these are more arrows in our quivver to help us build relationships.

The quote of the morning (from AT Grant and I hope I get it right) was "The more connected you are the more you are connecting."

Keep on networking and use these tools carefully and wisely.

Relentless