Posts by Ray Hiltz
Turn That Frown Upside Down
5I’m finally getting around to doing something with my Pinterest account.
Today I “pinned” several books that I’ve just recently read or that have simply just popped into my head.
It’s far from exhaustive and mostly social media related, but all have made a difference in my life. One More >
Ranking with Google Plus
26 days ago
by Ray Hiltz
in Google Plus
Everyone who has a business, whether they’re self-employed or run a chain of restaurants, wants to be found.
That is unless their business involves the cultivation of a certain herb or the laundering of items other than laundry.
Who doesn’t want to rank on top of that Google More >
How Do You Use Social Media?
41 week ago
by Ray Hiltz
in social media
Because I’ve become known as a Google+ evangelist, it might surprise some to know that I do engage on other social media platforms as well.
I was inspired by a G+ post this morning by the popular G-plusser, Carter Gibson who made a table showing his usage of different social media More >
What Digital Ghost Will You Leave Behind?
41 week ago
by Ray Hiltz
in social media
Jeremy Borsos, Been Poll 2010, installation vidéo
This post was inspired by my recent visit to The SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art.
The artist, Jeremy Borsos, is showing a video wall installation of vintage home movies he had collected on EBay then digitalized, restored and More >
Keeping Track of Great Content on Google+
02 weeks ago
by Ray Hiltz
in Google Plus
It’s one thing to put something aside to read later. It’s quite another to remember where you had put it.
When I was a kid, my Mom was fond of putting things away for good.
I wasn’t sure whether that meant putting them away forever or putting them More >
Being Social Ain’t Cheesy
03 weeks ago
by Ray Hiltz
in Social Business
The marketing and media pundits say that the talk about social media has turned from “what” to “how”.
Integrating social into your business is more than knowing how to set up a Facebook or Twitter account.
It’s the building of a culture of collaboration and engagement with More >
5 Ways Your Profile Can Make You Friends
04 weeks ago
“I want you to follow me. But I don’t want you to see me or know who I am – I’m not comfortable with that. So circle me and I’ll get around to posting something sooner or later. Trust me.”
I swear this is the internal dialogue that I More >
Time to Get Serious about Social
0Business people for the most part, don’t like to mix social with business.
This may be a generational thing, but the reality is that a lot of companies are run by people who have worked in an environment where socializing on company time is frowned upon.
So it’s not More >
Vision From a Mountain Top
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This is a personal blog post inspired by Martin Luther Jr. Day, and the Liberal Party Convention just held in Ottawa.
These two events gave me cause to reflect on leadership and vision. So if you’ll forgive my ramble, here’s the result of that.
The More >
Social is Everyone’s Business
01 month ago
by Ray Hiltz
in Social Business
Fundamentally we’re all social animals, right?
So why the aversion to the word social in business?
It seems to be ok if we’re talking about social media marketing. But when applied to a whole enterprise, the word social conjures up time wasted and lost productivity. It’s not More >
I work with you to help you integrate social media into your life and business.
