According to a study released in January 2011 from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research, 71% of companies used Facebook in 2010, up from 61% in 2009. Twitter, at 59% in 2010, and blogging, at 50%, is also still high on the list. Now I am quite sure that these statistics are not new to anyone. Ladies and gentlemen, your customers are online talking, sharing, meeting new friends and you should be out there doing the same. You should be alongside them building friendships and influence. I understand the process might seem daunting or you might even think you just have to get out there and start selling, but it’s not like this at all. Well it shouldn’t be like this if you want your time to be well spent.

I decided to put together a real simple 5 step approach that if followed...  Read More

I just wanted to make sure everyone knew the differences between Facebook friends and friends-of-friends when they see them in the buyer dashboard selling products and/or services. It is an important topic to discuss, because your friends are your primary relationships on Facebook and your friends-of-friends are your secondary relationships on Facebook. Secondary relationships means your primary friends have their own friends and those friends are your friends-of-friends. Watch the video below to get a better understanding, so when you are using the buyer dashboard in My Addoway you will know the differences. And if you have any questions or comments just leave them in the comment field below.

I had the privilege of guest blogging on ColderIce's blog over the weekend on Social Commerce and it's emergence over the years. 

Take a look if you haven't already and let me know what you think in the comment section below.

http://3rdpoblogs.com/colderice/2010/06/06/the-future-of-social-commerce/

Thank you, 

Fred