Social Geek

This week on Social Geek Radio, Deb will pick AK's brain about how to use Twitter to locate and get on the radar of your target audience.  We will discuss: Helpful Twitter appsUsing Twitter lists effectivelyMaking the most of your competition on TwitterKeyword alertsand more! Tweet your questions in advance using the hashtag #SocialGeekRadio and/or bring your questions to the chat room during...

Join AK Stout and Deb Evans as they interview Dana Slayton, Composer, Singer and 8th grade student. Dana was recently accepted into the People to People Student Ambassador Program.   Dana will participate in the program to travel overseas in the European Heritage Program exploring seven countries; to learn more about their history and culture over the course of 21 days. Dana will share how sh...

Nick Smoot, Founder, HereOnBiz, introduced his app to the Social Geek Radio audience ten months ago  http://bit.ly/18uwhCE HereOnBiz is a mobile app that identifies people in your professional network who are nearby, for connecting while traveling.  Nick rejoins AK Stout and Deb Evans to share what is new with HereOnBiz and how he and his team are creating opportunities for business...

Join AK Stout and Deb Evans as they recap FranCamp 2013! They will be joined by Alisa Harrison, Sr Vice President of Communications at IFA (International Franchise Association), Susan King Glosby, VP Operations, Fit4Mom and Paul Segreto, President & CEO Franchise Foundry. Catch up on the Tweets, Facebook posts, Vine, and content via Storify Day One and Day Two!  As always, the hosts...

This week, AK Stout and Deb Evans will outline ways to use social media to promote events and conferences. Small or large events and gatherings of like minded people create a natural buzz in a room. Take that buzz on-line so that the cyber world can participate! Deb and AK are preparing for FranCamp and will use the tools and platforms below. Tune in to learn more and how you too can use social me...

This week, AK & Deb will help uncover the mysteries revolving around social media ROI as it pertains to driving traffic to your website and the actions taken once there... all by using Google Analytics. We will help uncover: Which social sites drive the most traffic to your website Which social sites lead to the most goal conversions What content of yours people are most interested in on the s...

AK Stout & Deb Evans will interview Jon Vidar, Cofounder and Executive Director of The Tiziano Project, a nonprofit organization providing community members with the equipment and training necessary to report their stories and improve their lives.   The 4 pillars of the Tiziano Project: Provide technology & training using experienced journalists/specialists in emerging technologies Pr...

AK Stout & Deb Evans will interview Annie Fox, M.Ed., an internationally respected educator, award winning author, and a trusted online adviser for teens and parents. Her latest book, Teaching Kids to Be Good People, is a guide for navigating 21st century parenting challenging. Annie's other work includes, the ground-breaking Middle School Confidential™ ...

AK Stout & Deb Evans will interview Ruchit Garg, CEO of 9Slides, a cloud based presentation platform which allows users to capture and share the experience of "being there" in the presentation room with a remote audience, anytime, anywhere.  Ruchit is a serial tech entrepreneur and founded 9Slides in 2011. Prior to founding 9Slides, he spent more than 5 years at Microsoft Corp. During the...

Joining AK Stout & Deb Evans will be the co-founder of Social Geek Radio, BJ Emerson, CEO and Head Story Hunter at Buzzadelic, a NC-based digital agency. BJ is also co-authur of The Tasti D-Lite Way: Social Media Marketing Lessons for Building Loyalty and a Brand Customers Crave. Infographics are all the rage these days. One part brain candy and one part eye candy, these shareab...

This week, AK & Deb will interview Robert Moore, President/Founder Internet Media Labs. Robert's experience with social over the last several years has given him  the knowledge and experience to help any business - large or small - win in Social Media by using a combination of Technology & Methodology to accomplish their social mission, what ever that might be. Robert believes that th...

This week AK & Deb will interview Scott Jordan, Co-founder & CEO of SCOTTEVEST. Scott is no stranger to media attention. He appeared on Season Three of ABC's Shark Tank in March 2012. He has received a multitude of press in the past for his successful entrepreneurship, including write-ups in Entrepreneur magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and even several college textbooks.  SCOTTEVES...

REPLAY Listen as Shelley Roth discusses her latest book "Shedding Your Sales Shark" The book is designed for those looking for effective ways to engage with their clients and community via social media networks. Shelley shares how social media has completely shifted. The inclusive community-driven nature of social media is sending traditional sales sharks, and their shark tanks, the way of the din...

This week on Social Geek Radio, Deb Evans and AK Stout will interview John Morgan, author of Brand Against the Machine. Notable points from the book that will be discussed during the show include: •  Know who your target audience is and what they want •  Define your position as the go-to authority in your industry •  Determine your audience’s problem and create a solution for them •...

AK Stout & Deb Evans will interview Jason Falls, Digital Strategist, Author and Speaker. Jason is VP, Digital Strategy for CaféPress, Inc and Founder of Social Media Explorer. Jason’s book co-authored with Erik Deckers, No Bullshit Social Media, is a strategic blue-print manual for social media marketing. During the show we will cover the following from Jason’s book: *Why Jason believes social...

This week, AK Stout & Deb Evans will interview Dave Kerpen, CEO of Likeable Local and NY Times Bestselling Author, and his wife, Carrie Kerpen, CEO of Likeable Media.  Dave and Carrie will talk to us about how they got started (anyone remember theKBuzz?!), Likeable Media, writing a NY Times Bestselling book (Likeable Social Media), and what life is like as an adorable, social media crazed...

This week, AK Stout & Deb Evans will interview Coryon Redd, Owner batteries4less.com and Coryon Marketing. Coryon will spend time explaining the complex world of internet marketing in ways that everyone can understand and implement immediately. During the show we will cover *Keyword research and tools *Competitor research *Getting to the top of Google Following the int...

This week we are joined by Dave Delaney, a recognized leader, consultant and speaker on digital marketing, social media strategy, and business networking. He hosted one of the first parenting podcasts from 2005-2008, and has been blogging for nearly a decade! Today, Dave conducts Content Marketing & SEO Training and will share tips on developing quality,creative content that actually gets shar...

We will reply one of  Social Geek Radio's 2012 popular shows with Greg Goodson, cofounder of Rafflecopter. Rafflecopter is an app that makes it super-easy to run and manage giveaway promotions on your blog or Facebook Page. During the show you'll learn best practices for running online giveaways and why it might be a good idea for your business or blog. Well also discuss the often misundersto...

  Bonnie Sharon aka Gadgetista is our guest this week. Bonnie is Director of Social Media at Wireless Zone Gadgetista: One who pushes the envelope on wireless devices and accessories to realize their full capabilities and help you; the end user, scratch the surface of what they can do to help make your life easier and more productive. We will discuss: hot tech gadgets of 2012, holiday te...

  This week, Sarah Robinson will join AK Stout & Deb Evans  Sarah is a business coach, strategist, advisor, speaker and author of Fierce Loyalty. Sarah helps businesses and nonprofits small and large stand apart from the pack. During the show we will cover: -Clear, specific steps for creating and maintaining a community -How to build a community around a company or bra...

This week, AK Stout & Deb Evans will interview Matt Job, VP Sales, Local Search Masters. Matt will share some tips on best practices for local search optimization. Local Search Masters were recent finalists for the  Nashville Best in Business Awards and Small Business Awards and ranked #3 nationally on Google for “Local SEO Best Practices.” During the sh...

This week, AK Stout & Deb Evans are excited to bring Shelley Roth back to the show! Shelley is a recovering sales shark.  She has learned how to get out of the "eat -what-you-kill" mode into the “give-to-grow” philosophy of winning. Shelley is a social media trainer, speaker, consultant and author. She has over 25 years of successful business development, sales and educational leadership...

This week, AK Stout & Deb Evans will interview Sterling Mckinley, Entrepreneur, Online Marketing Expert, CEO, Speaker & Blogger. Sterling has over 10 years of experience in online marketing which includes search engine marketing, online lead generation and web site development. Sterling’s experience encompasses working directly with small business owners & corporations helping them get...

This week Deb Evans and AK Stout interview Kelly Kim. Kelly is co-founder of Twylah – a startup company and content marketing platform.  A popular guest on top blogs, chats, radio shows, and more, Kelly is known for her knowledge of new media business and her leadership in marketing for big brands and celebrities.  Prior to founding Twylah, Kelly was a...