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About LoisGeller

Lois Geller owns Lois Geller Marketing Group and has spent her career as president of major marketing agencies, including J.Walter Thompson Direct, AC&R Direct and Geller Direct at TBWA. She's also worked on client side at Meredith Corporation, Better Homes & Gardens Books. Lois Has written Response! The Complete Guide To Profiitable Direct Marketing, and 4 other books. She's now devoted to social media for clients and herself. Twitter is her personal favorite, and she's writing a new book about her experience in Twitterland. She's a popular speaker, talking about social media strategies, branding, the customer experience and building long term relationships with customers both online and in the mail. She's know for her Lagniappe philosophy of always giving the customer something extra that's unexpected...suprise and delight them!

Twitter is a haven for shy people and introverts!

Tweet I don’t like going to big parties, meetings or places where I don’t know people. It is not that I don’t like people, just that I think I’m genetically shy. Once I’m at an event or a party or … Continue reading

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Who would think you could sell a car to a blind man?

You never know who your next prospect for business might be. A car dealer wouldn’t expect a blind man to be a prospect, and I wouldn’t think that someone I’m tweeting with about the weather…might turn out to have a husband who can hire me to do the marketing for their cruise line. You just never know where luck strikes on Twitter. Continue reading

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Do you have a junk drawer…on Twitter?

In the New Year, it is a great time to clean up stuff. I cleaned up (and slimmed down) the people I follow at http://friendorfollow.com. Now I have room to select some great new people to meet, learn from…and maybe make a friend or two. Continue reading

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My Twitter Follower Philosophy…what is yours?

Who are the best people to follow on Twitter? Continue reading

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How to make your Twitter Brand stand out!

Your personality on Twitter is your brand. It is a chance for you to stand out for a few people you care about, or millions, if you like. Be yourself, warts and all…and give a lot: of advice, content, caring, RT’s and responses. People will like you and you’ll have to chance to make many friends…and a brand that will stand out! Continue reading

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Techies, Juniors and Marketing Oh My!

Tweet Social Media is often turned over to techies or juniors in the marketing dept. -Follow @Lois Geller on Twitter It seems like many of our clients have enlisted newbies in the organization to handle social media. Probably they do … Continue reading

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