Jeff Namnum

Pictures from Social Media Camp Long Island 2010

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:50:38 +0000

What to Expect on Friday at 10am – Social Media Camp Long Island Update

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:30:22 +0000

Lots of folks are new to the whole camp, unconference style event and have been asking what in the world Friday was going to be like. Here’s a real quick walk-thru of the day just to give you a feel for it. You might also want to check out some of the photos on Flickr and maybe even this video of a BarCamp. SocialMediaCamp is not a techie event like BarCamp is, but it’ll give you some idea.

Can’t wait to see you there!

Talks with smaller audiences – Social Media Camp Long Island Update

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:44:21 +0000

I wanted to quickly address a question I’ve been getting a lot in the last couple of days, what to do if you have a topic idea that may not draw 20, 30, 50 people. Since time is tight and typing takes longer I’ll try and release a couple of video updates to respond to questions as they come up. (I’ll try to remember to carry my Zi-8 to avoid the seasick effect of the cell phone vid)

Premature Enunciation – Why Shooting Off Too Early Doesn’t Create (Sales) Fulfillment

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:19:52 +0000

Premature Enunciation from Jeff Namnum on Vimeo.

Yes, I know the video is a little cheesy but I don’t care it was fun This video is a brief promo and summary for my topic at Social Media Camp Long Island. My hope is to get people thinking about how to better engage in sales in Social Media spaces (and in Real World spaces).

Social Selling is a topic that is constantly on my mind. I feel strongly that as we move into this next era of business and communication, selling thru relationships and by trading gratitude for business is the way that sales will be done, but it’s not the way the average mom & pop store owner is used to. By re-examining some basic concepts of how small business has succeeded (and driven our economy) in the past I hope that the people who join this conversation at #SMCampLI will walk away realizing that they already know how to do this, they just needed to look at it a little differently.

Talks with smaller audiences – Social Media Camp Long Island Update

My Quick Webcam Video about SocialMediaCamp LI

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:38:41 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRhW6F2e3dM

Hang in there

namnum — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:28:31 +0000

Thanks for being here to see the stumbling first steps of my blog. It’ll probably wander a bit as I get my bearings, so I hope you hang in there and keep coming back every once in a while.

I promise to post about things that I feel will add value to your life, because I’m so appreciative of the great folks online who have added value to mine. If I can be helpful to even 1 person, I’ll be happy.

Thanks and speak to you soon.

My Advice to Wyclef and Yele

namnum — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:57:50 +0000

Like so many people, I read the Gawker and The Smoking Gun articles about the documented financial challenges (being generous here) that Wyclef’s Yele has had. After I was posted to Twitter and Facebook apologizing to my friends and colleagues for telling them to text Yele and give money I had a thought.

This could actually be the shining moment in the sun for Wyclef and Yele (and more importantly the people of Haiti).

Wyclef, we’ve heard that you raised $1,000,000 to help your fellow countrymen and that is a remarkable thing. It seems obvious you have intentions of doing good things for Haiti, but right now it looks really bad. Here’s my advice, for what it’s worth.

Apologize. Now. Sincerly, without justification or ego. Cut a video, on your phone if you have to, post it online and make sure it gets everywhere.
Make sure every dime that you just raised makes it to Haiti, minus some reasonable costs. Maybe give it to a bigger org that can respond quicker right now. And hire somebody to make sure the whole process is visible and transparent, maybe post the results online. (what’s a reasonable cost? check out Island Harvest on Long Island)
Hire good people to run this thing. You can change Haiti for the better permanently if you’re serious about it. (how to find the right people? Ask someone smart and successful in that field, like maybe Cat Laine at AIDG)

That’s it. Nothing brilliant and of, course none of my business, but I felt it was important enough to write it down in case you get a chance to read it.