Why Business Owners Should be on Google+
This post is about the generous marketing people that are enjoying the Google+ platform to share blog posts, video, and insights they have … without the 140-character limit. These are people you can learn from if you buy their books, subscribe to the RSS feed of their blog or “like” their Facebook page. Right now they are enjoying the freedom of Google+ … and the SEO benefits, I am sure.
If you are a business owner or manager looking for fresh marketing insight and ideas, following these people on Google+ will get you going! At no cost to you!
Organizing Using Circles
Google+ allows you to organize your contacts in “circles.” This allows for easy viewing of updates and allows you to control who sees your posts. To go to circles, click this graphic in the bar at the top your Google+ screen:
To create a circle, simply drag a Page or Profile you added to your Google+ account to the circle:
Allow me to make a few introductions to the population of my Marketing Circle.
The description to the right of their name is the short description they chose to introduce themselves to the Google+ community. Click the name to go to their G+ profile to learn more in their words and Add them to your circles:
Jonathan Barrick: Marketing guy, social media advocate, brand strategist.
Chris Brogan: Helping people own their future. http://chrisbrogan.com . Recently became a Shambhala Buddhist.
Peter Cashmore: CEO & Founder of Mashable
CC Chapman: A modern day renaissance man who lives every day to inspire others to be their best.
Jason Falls: Social Media Keynote Speaker, Social Media Consultant
Alejandro Fernandez-Lovo: Google+ Blogger For The Geek Minded
Steve Garfield: Author: Get Seen / Founder: Boston Media Makers / Host: SteveGarfield.tv
Ann Handley: Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs, co-author of “Content Rules”
Tim Hayden: Saddle up, Live+Mobile+Online
Lee Odden: CEO of @TopRank Online Marketing – Focused on Search, Social Media & Content Marketing
Christopher Penn: Let me help you awaken your superhero.
David Meerman Scott: Marketing Strategist
Dharmesh Shah: Founder and CTO of HubSpot; Author of surprisingly popular blog, OnStartups.com
Dan Schawbel: Personal Branding Expert, Bestselling Author, Speaker & Columnist
Robert Scoble: Searching for world-changing technology for Rackspace, world’s largest web hosting company.
Andy Sernovitz: The Word of Mouth Marketing Guy
Mari Smith: Passionate Social Media Leader, Facebook Marketing & Relationship Marketing Speaker and Author
Brian Solis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Solis | www.briansolis.com | @briansolis
Frank Strong: PR & marketing guy full-time, infantry officer part-time, Pats fan all the time, political news junkie anytime
Mike Volpe: CMO @HubSpot – marketing, startups, entrepreneurship, SaaS, B2B, lead generation, blog, social media, SEO, analytics, VC, golf, Patriots, Red Sox
Tom Webster: VP of Strategy, Edison Research. Consumer insights, social media data. I tell the stories of numbers.
OK – they aren’t into Google+ yet – they’ll get there …
Clara Shih: From Trish: Clara is the author of The Facebook Era – so if you cannot wait for her to join us on Google+, visit her Facebook Page.
Paul Gillin: Speaker, writer, trainer, social media strategist
Brian Halligan, Co-founder of HubSpot
Companies worth following so you don’t miss anything!
HubSpot: All-in-one Inbound Marketing Software
Gillis Marketing: … integrating great marketing!
Mashable: The latest in social media, business, tech, entertainment and world news.
Connect with me, too, at gplus.to/trishgillis.
Who do you enjoy on Google+?