Linked Conversations

Each week, Chuck Hester will show you how to use LinkedIn, talk with a guest about their experience in leveraging the platform and bring you a few tips on making the most of the most powerful social business tool on the web.

Friday, July 18, 2014

FIR presents Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester, Episode 19: June 25, 2014

Linked ConversationsWelcome to the latest episode of Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester.

This episode, I talk about new features on LinkedIn and share a bit of news from my career: I have signed a contract to write my next book: Social Media for the Rest of Us: A Boomer’s Perpsective. I also share an excerpt from my latest blog on LinkedIn that relates to the book: Beware the Nextperts! You can read it here:

Craig NewmarkThis episode’s guest is Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist. While he still considers himself a “customer service rep” for craigslist, most of Craig’s primary focus is craigconnects, which he launched in March 2011.  The mission of craigconnects in the short term is to promote and enhance the use of technology and social media to benefit philanthropy and public service.  He uses the craigconnects platform to support effective organizations working for veterans and military families, open government, public diplomacy, journalistic ethics and accountability, fact-checking, consumer protection, election protection and voter registration. 

He is a LinkedIn influencer with more than 700,000 followers on LinkedIn. He is also on Twitter at @craignewmark.

It was an honor to talk with Craig Newmark and get his take on social media and “treating someone like they are standing right in front of you!”

Be sure to check out LinkedConversations’ Google+ community and our LinkedIn Group: “The Podcast I Can’t Name Due to the Rules Group!”

Enjoy the show and thanks for listening and if you like what you hear, spread the word!

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FIR presents LinkedConversations with Chuck Hester is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years. Information: www.ragan.com.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

FIR presents Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester, Episode 18: June 25, 2014

Linked ConversationsWelcome to the latest episode of Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester.

This episode is devoted entirely to a very special guest: Craig Johnson, the author the Walt Longmire mystery series.  Craig’s books are the basis for the hit A&E drama, Longmire, starring Robert Taylor, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Katee Sackoff. His latest novel in the series – By Any Other Name – just published in May and rose to number six on the New York Time Best Seller list.

Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire mystery seriesPopular in the US and Europe, The Cold Dish was a Dilys Award finalist and the French edition won Le Prix du Polar Nouvel Observateur/BibliObs. He has been honored with the Wyoming State Historical Association’s Book of the Year, France’s Le Prix 813. He’s a Western Writers of America’s Spur Award winner and the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers’ Book of the Year. The Dark Horse, the fifth in the Walt Longmire series, was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. Hell Is Empty, selected by Library Journal as the Best Mystery of the Year, was a New York Times best seller, as was As the Crow Flies.

Johnson lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population 25.

For fans of the series who have not read the books I highly recommend you do so!

Craig Johnson is active on social media with a Facebook fan page with more than 10,000 likes, and a Twitter account (he participates in Twitter chats on occasion). You can connect with Craig on social media through his Facebook page. His Twitter handle is @ucrosspop25. For more information on Craig, check out his website.

It’s an amazing interview and a lot of fun. Enjoy!

Be sure to check out LinkedConversations’ Google+ community and our LinkedIn Group: “The Podcast I Can’t Name Due to the Rules Group!”

So thanks for listening and if you like what you hear, spread the word!

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You can also send us instant voicemail via SpeakPipe, right from the FIR website. Or, call the Comment Line at +1 415 895 2971 (North America), +44 20 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments. You can tweet us: @FIRpodcast. And you can email us at fircomments@gmail.com. If you wish, you can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.

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FIR presents LinkedConversations with Chuck Hester is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years. Information: www.ragan.com.

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

FIR presents Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester, Episode 17: June 18, 2014

Linked ConversationsWelcome to the latest episode of Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester.

This episode I cover a new initiative at LinkedIn that allows their employees to perform Random Acts of Kindness. More info on this in a LinkedIn blog post from Rachel Diamond, LinkedIn’s Employee Experience Lead.

Plus I’ll share a post I published on LinkedIn on why you need to take the meeting.

My guest this week is Kathy Bernard. Kathy is a public speaker, LinkedIn expert and LinkedIn profile optimizer who trains companies on how to use LinkedIn for selling, recruiting and fundraising through her LinkedWISE.com business.

She is also the creator of Get a Job Tips, a step-by-step site that helps the unemployed and miserably employed, as well as college students, land the jobs they want. She has received 33 awards for communications excellence and has a knack for translating complex concepts into powerful action steps to help you sell, recruit, fundraise, or get a job using LinkedIn.

More about Kathy can be found on her LinkedIn profile.

Don’t forget to check out LinkedConversations’ Google+ community and our LinkedIn Group: “The Podcast I Can’t Name Due to the Rules Group!”

So thanks for listening and if you like what you hear, spread the word!

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FIR Community on Google+Share your comments or questions about this podcast, or suggestions for future podcasts, in the online FIR Podcast Community on Google+.

You can also send us instant voicemail via SpeakPipe, right from the FIR website. Or, call the Comment Line at +1 415 895 2971 (North America), +44 20 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments. You can tweet us: @FIRpodcast. And you can email us at fircomments@gmail.com. If you wish, you can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.

Check the FIR website for information about other FIR podcasts. To receive all podcasts in the FIR Podcast Network, subscribe to the "everything" RSS feed.

FIR presents LinkedConversations with Chuck Hester is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years. Information: www.ragan.com.

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Thursday, June 12, 2014

FIR presents Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester, Episode 16: June 12, 2014

Linked ConversationsWelcome to the latest episode of Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester.

This episode I cover significant changes made in the LinkedIn Premium subscriptions. The features include a larger photo, more prominence in search, and a profile background feature similar to Twitter’s backgrounds.

No guest this week, but I will be sharing a blog post on how small businesses can use LinkedIn. This is one of many posts I have written using the LinkedIn Publisher feature that is slowing being rolled out to LinkedIn members.

Check out my other posts here.

Don’t forget to check out LinkedConversations’ Google+ community and our LinkedIn Group: “The Podcast I Can’t Name Due to the Rules Group!”

So thanks for listening and if you like what you hear, spread the word!

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FIR Community on Google+Share your comments or questions about this podcast, or suggestions for future podcasts, in the online FIR Podcast Community on Google+.

You can also send us instant voicemail via SpeakPipe, right from the FIR website. Or, call the Comment Line at +1 415 895 2971 (North America), +44 20 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments. You can tweet us: @FIRpodcast. And you can email us at fircomments@gmail.com. If you wish, you can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.

Check the FIR website for information about other FIR podcasts. To receive all podcasts in the FIR Podcast Network, subscribe to the "everything" RSS feed.

FIR presents LinkedConversations with Chuck Hester is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years. Information: www.ragan.com.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

FIR presents Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester, Episode 15: May 27, 2014

Linked ConversationsWelcome to the latest episode of Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester.

This episode I cover the latest tool in your LinkedIn toolkit – the How You Rank feature, where you can see how you stack up against your connectionss for profile views. 

My latest blog post using the LinkedIn Publisher feature talks about the three things you must do on LinkedIn right away. Check it out, along with my other LinkedIn posts here.

My guest this week is Kathy Klotz-Guest, founder of the marketing firm, Keeping it Human. Kathy helps companies and executives turn marketing-speak into compelling human stories that customers act on.

Kathy Klotz-GuestShe is also the host of the popular marketing podcast, Jargonorrhea Live - a Viral Marketing Show, when she’s not eradicating the world of jargon-monoxide poisoning and creating content with a human touch. 

Kathy has an amazing LinkedIn profile, and uses multimedia to tell her story. Be sure to take a look at what Kathy is doing.

A good friend for many years, our conversation was like sitting down with her over a drink and enjoying each other’s company. Hope you enjoy it as well! 

Don’t forget to check out LinkedConversations’ Google+ community and our LinkedIn Group: “The Podcast I Can’t Name Due to the Rules Group!”

So thanks for listening and if you like what you hear, spread the word!

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FIR Community on Google+Share your comments or questions about this podcast, or suggestions for future podcasts, in the online FIR Podcast Community on Google+.

You can also send us instant voicemail via SpeakPipe, right from the FIR website. Or, call the Comment Line at +1 415 895 2971 (North America), +44 20 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments. You can tweet us: @FIRpodcast. And you can email us at fircomments@gmail.com. If you wish, you can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.

Check the FIR website for information about other FIR podcasts. To receive all podcasts in the FIR Podcast Network, subscribe to the "everything" RSS feed.

FIR presents LinkedConversations with Chuck Hester is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years. Information: www.ragan.com.

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

FIR presents Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester,  Episode 14:May 15, 2014

Linked ConversationsWelcome to the latest episode of Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester.

This episode I cover a significant LinkedIn milestone as LinkedIn membership goes over the 300 million mark. Plus, I’ll give you some interesting stats about LinkedIn and its mobile app.

As a reminder, I’m now blogging directly on LinkedIn using LinkedIn publisher.

Morris PorterMy guest this week is Morris Porter, VP of Sales & Business Development for Yottaa, one of the hottest web properties around and a service that makes websites faster. Morris is an advanced LinkedIn user and takes advantage of the platform for business development, recruiting and content curation. His insights into how he and his company Yottaa use LinkedIn make for great listening!

You can find out more about Morris Porter through his LinkedIn profile; learn about Yottaa on its LinkedIn Company Page.

Don’t forget to check out LinkedConversations’ Google+ community and our LinkedIn Group: “The Podcast I Can’t Name Due to the Rules Group!”

So thanks for listening and if you like what you hear, spread the word!

Get this podcast:

FIR Community on Google+Share your comments or questions about this podcast, or suggestions for future podcasts, in the online FIR Podcast Community on Google+.

You can also send us instant voicemail via SpeakPipe, right from the FIR website. Or, call the Comment Line at +1 415 895 2971 (North America), +44 20 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments. You can tweet us: @FIRpodcast. And you can email us at fircomments@gmail.com. If you wish, you can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.

Check the FIR website for information about other FIR podcasts. To receive all podcasts in the FIR Podcast Network, subscribe to the "everything" RSS feed.

FIR presents LinkedConversations with Chuck Hester is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years. Information: www.ragan.com.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

FIR presents Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester,  Episode 13: April 23, 2014

Linked ConversationsWelcome to the latest episode of Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester.

This episode I cover the newest LinkedIn feature: LinkedIn Publisher. Publisher is being rolled out slowly – about 25,000 users at a time – and will enable LinkedIn members to blog directly on the LinkedIn platform.

I have started doing just that with my first post on why I use LinkedIn every day (surprise!) hitting more than 5000 views. To put this in perspective, on a good day a status update I post on LinkedIn averages around 500 views.

You can check out all my LinkedIn posts.

My guest this week is Lisa Curtis, the CEO of Kuli Kuli. Lisa is one of the many amazing people I got a chance to meet at the Natural Products Expo West.

Kuli Kuli was founded to support women’s moringa cooperatives in West Africa by selling a small percentage of their moringa harvests in the form of moringa superfood bars in the United States. The company was named Kuli Kuli after the peanut paste that Nigeriens mix with moringa leaves to make them taste good.

You can learn more about Kuli Kuli on their website and through their Facebook and Twitter pages. 

Don’t forget to check out LinkedConversations’ Google+ community and our LinkedIn Group: “The Podcast I Can’t Name Due to the Rules Group!”

So thanks for listening and if you like what you hear, spread the word!

Get this podcast:

FIR Community on Google+Share your comments or questions about this podcast, or suggestions for future podcasts, in the online FIR Podcast Community on Google+.

You can also send us instant voicemail via SpeakPipe, right from the FIR website. Or, call the Comment Line at +1 415 895 2971 (North America), +44 20 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments. You can tweet us: @FIRpodcast. And you can email us at fircomments@gmail.com. If you wish, you can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.

Check the FIR website for information about other FIR podcasts. To receive all podcasts in the FIR Podcast Network, subscribe to the "everything" RSS feed.

FIR presents LinkedConversations with Chuck Hester is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years. Information: www.ragan.com.

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