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On March 18th at 11AM Eastern, Stuart Crawford and myself will be joined on Blogtalk radio by Bob Burg, author of "The Go Giver" and more importantly to many of us - the keynote speaker for our upcoming HTG Summit meeting in Dallas on April 21. The current schedule is at http://www.htgmembers.com/HTGSummit09/Agenda.htm. Bob is a gifted communicator and will be with us to discuss our upcoming event and help us set the stage for a fantastic three days in Dallas in a few weeks. This is a call in program and you can join us that day at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/smb/2009/03/18/The-Go-Giver-with-Bob-Burg. And do not forget, if you want to call in live and speak with us, be sure to dial 646-... Continue reading

Stuart Crawford is hosting a live meeting to help us all learn about social networking tools like Twitter and blogs. Time to get into the new world of communication and interaction......Here are the live meeting details for the upcoming HTG Social Networking and Marketing webinar on Feb 12 at 2 PM Eastern/11 AM Pacific.What we will cover during meeting1. HTG Blogs - How your business can leverage HTG Blogs to promote your business2. What is worth writing about and how to get the message out there3. Leveraging Twitter to promote your blog and events4. Many other tips and tricksHTG Social Networking and MarketingStart Time: Thursday, Feb 12, 2009 1:00 PM CSTEnd Time: Thursday, Feb 12, 2009 ... Continue reading

Twitter is one of those social networking tools I am still trying to get my arms around. I know that several of the HTG folks use Twitter, and I have looked at it and considered the possibility, but it just seemed like a stretch for a guy in his 50's. But as we are working on our PR and communication strategy, being led by Stuart Crawford who fills that role on our HTG board of directors, well Twitter is coming into my life. http://twitter.com/htgmembers is our URL. Stuart will put together some information on how to use this little tool in the next few weeks. Watch for it in an upcoming newsletter.It took me quite a while to succumb to the whole idea of blogging, but that has actually ... Continue reading

Stuart Crawford notified me of a couple upcoming webcasts that may be of interest The first is on the topic of goal setting. This is certainly the time of year to be working on that and now it is more important than ever with the economic conditions. The second is around a new certification program coming out called the Trusted Business Advisor program. It is an interesting project and HTG has been looking into it as a possible tool for our members to differentiate in the marketplace. Here are the links with details: http://sbsc.itsuccessmentor.com/?p=344 and http://sbsc.itsuccessmentor.com/?p=340 Take a listen and share what you learn that is of value with those around you. That is the... Continue reading

Shopping malls are empty, businesses are stretching out IT projects and many small business are feeling the pinch of the economic conditions in today’s world. Is the press adding fuel to the economic bonfire? How is your business planning to ride out the economic storm? Many IT Professionals are very concerned about the economy and how to navigate the stormy seas of today’s economy. Join Stuart Crawford with leading HTG Partners, Sean Fullerton, Mark Crall, Mike Ritsema and David Ohendalski as we discuss today’s economy and what you can do to navigate the stormy seas that are in the forecast. Visit http://www.blogtalkradio.com/smb/2008/11/21/Navigating-the-stormy-economic-seas to join the co... Continue reading