Author Archives: Tracy Kennard

About Tracy Kennard

I'm a social media marketer, consultant and virtual assistant at Your Virtual Footprint. I work with art galleries, artists, event planners, non profits, small businesses, entrepreneurs & professional speakers in leveraging social media tools like Twitter, Facebook and Wordpress.com blogs in an effort to reach their specific business goals.

How to Spend Only 10 Minutes Per Day on Twitter

Being a huge lover and user of Hootsuite, this article from Mashable shows you exactly how to set up your dashboard so you only spend 10 minutes per day on Twitter!

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Artists: Start Small in Your Social Media Marketing

Even a Little Social Media Marketing Can Make a Big Difference Continue reading

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Artists: Social Media Won’t Bite

In order to be a successful artist….and by successful I mean a money making artist, not just a talented artist, you have to look at your “passion to create” as an actual business endeavor and embrace social media marketing Continue reading

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Speakers: Get Found Online

Professional speakers should implement the new rules of marketing into their traditional marketing plan to start being found online, seen as the expert speaker in their industry and start receiving more inquiries. Can’t do it all yourself? Try a social media virtual assistant! Continue reading

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Social Media for Speakers via Deming Hill

How professional speakers should create an integrated social media foundation, what specific steps to take then understanding social media ROI. Continue reading

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Road Warrior Speakers Using Social Media

Here is an excellent blog post about how business travelers are using social media to increase the value of being on the road.  Social media sites such as LinkedIn and Twitter can allow you to make new contacts in your … Continue reading

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Two Audiences, One Speaker…a Social Media Marketing Opportunity

What this means for you, a professional speaker, is that you have two audiences you can connect with and, more importantly, market to, in a realistic yet virtual way: Continue reading

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A Social Media Trend for Speakers – Rocky Horror Style

A 2011 social media trend for speakers is to create presentations where their audience feels involved in the actual creation and development of the session. Much like the audience participation at the Rocky Horror Picture Show! Continue reading

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5 Tips for Speakers using LinkedIn

These 5 LinkedIn tips are for professional speakers who want to leverage LinkedIn to increase exposure, build their speaking business and increase their annual number of engagements. Continue reading

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Social Media for Speakers – Blog Ideas

Being a speaker, you already know that great content keeps an audience interested and engaged.  You develop new presentations and customize old ones using examples specific to your audience’s industry or the current economy to add more value and meaning … Continue reading

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