Comments on: Social Media Road Kill http://www.obviousexpert.com/social-media-road-kill/social-media-road-kill/ Marketing and branding strategies that empower Coaches, Consultants and Entrepreneurs Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:28:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Should You Be Open About Polarizing Interests? http://www.obviousexpert.com/social-media-road-kill/social-media-road-kill/comment-page-1/#comment-602 Should You Be Open About Polarizing Interests? Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:53:08 +0000 http://www.obviousexpert.com/?p=1088#comment-602 [...] friend Elsom Eldridge has a nice article about how to avoid becoming “Social Media Roadkill.” And I agree with almost everything he [...] [...] friend Elsom Eldridge has a nice article about how to avoid becoming “Social Media Roadkill.” And I agree with almost everything he [...]

]]> By: Shel Horowitz http://www.obviousexpert.com/social-media-road-kill/social-media-road-kill/comment-page-1/#comment-598 Shel Horowitz Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:22:20 +0000 http://www.obviousexpert.com/?p=1088#comment-598 On the whole, good advice--but I think it's possible to succeed in social media without hiding your politics. As long as you don't promote them in an offensivee way. I've had spirited but friendly debates on political issues for years via social media. My politics are part of who I am, and it would be a blow against integrity to hide them. I find that most people respect my stances, even when they disagree. And I am careful to challenge views while not attacking the person who holds those views, to keep the debate positive, to avoid namecalling or other forms of dumping. Some of the people I disagree with strongly about politics have in fact sent me clients, endorsed my books, and had long, complex off-list explorations with me about our points of agreement and disagreement. I am seen as a friendly, helpful, and yes, opinionated person. Shel Horowitz, award-winning author of Principled Profit: Marketing That Puts People First On the whole, good advice–but I think it’s possible to succeed in social media without hiding your politics. As long as you don’t promote them in an offensivee way. I’ve had spirited but friendly debates on political issues for years via social media. My politics are part of who I am, and it would be a blow against integrity to hide them.

I find that most people respect my stances, even when they disagree. And I am careful to challenge views while not attacking the person who holds those views, to keep the debate positive, to avoid namecalling or other forms of dumping.

Some of the people I disagree with strongly about politics have in fact sent me clients, endorsed my books, and had long, complex off-list explorations with me about our points of agreement and disagreement. I am seen as a friendly, helpful, and yes, opinionated person.

Shel Horowitz, award-winning author of Principled Profit: Marketing That Puts People First

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