A brilliant insight into the modern world of job interviews, highs, lows, perceptions & heightened egos… If a sleepy skunk knows you’ve “crashed and burned” then wake up and smell the coffee Mr Interviewee, you’re in Starbucks but you ain’t gunna be a star, better save that buck for the tram home dude 
Just watching the Big ReUnion gig on TV and thought I’d check responses to my recent auto tweets… I do love those little chaps pinging notes out around the world just waiting for an insightful response. Today I wasn’t disappointed, The Sleepy Skunk responded and I read his timeline… what fun, listening into an interview at the next table…
This is how all Social Media Director interviews should be conducted… the comments tweeted and the best candidate gets the most RTs… enjoy this timeline and go show The Sleepy Skunk your appreciation by following him on Twitter and telling him what movies you’d like to see next…
The Sleepy Skunk @sleepyskunk 1h
Sitting at a Starbucks and there’s a big job interview right behind me and it’s going horribly wrong! cc @katerbland
The Sleepy Skunk @sleepyskunk 1h
It’s to be a social media director with Yahoo! The guy was giving out ace answers but now he just repeated one of them… twice.
The Sleepy Skunk @sleepyskunk 1h
Inappropriate comment made about facebook being for teenagers or adults “who don’t have a life”. That was followed by an awkward silence.
The Sleepy Skunk @sleepyskunk 1h
Oh shit, she’s wrapping it up already but now he’s got prepared questions and is insisting on them.
The Sleepy Skunk @sleepyskunk 1h
“What are the top ten things that you are looking for in an ideal candidate?” he says. She looks like she needs someone to help her escape
The Sleepy Skunk @sleepyskunk 1h
He now turned his question into an answer and is rambling about “the glory days of email spam”. She just looked at her watch.
My auto-tweet kicks in… Jonathan L Davey SMD @2020socialmedia 1h
@sleepyskunk Are you looking for a Social Media Director? Take a look at http://www.socialmediadirectors.co.uk
The Sleepy Skunk @sleepyskunk 1h
@2020socialmedia No Jonathan. I am live-tweeting a brutal interview happening right next to me in a Starbucks downtown Toronto, Canada.
The Sleepy Skunk @sleepyskunk 1h
Oh shit, he just asked if he can work from home and she said she doesn’t believe in that. The last pin in the coffin!
The Sleepy Skunk @sleepyskunk 1h
Now he sounds completely oblivious to the fact that she has no interest in his answers. The dude is interviewing himself.
The Sleepy Skunk @sleepyskunk 1h
They’re talking about YouTube now. He just brought up the the April Fools prank about shutting down all videos and how he fell for it.
The Sleepy Skunk @sleepyskunk 57m
It’s a wrap! She just left and he’s sitting there alone playing on his phone.
The Sleepy Skunk @sleepyskunk 53m
He’s now talking to his buddy saying he nailed the interview. I thought tweeting about this would be funny, but now it’s just sad.
The Sleepy Skunk @sleepyskunk 52m
Being a social media director at Yahoo… that’s like trying to pick up girls at an undergrad keg party when you’re 50.
The Sleepy Skunk @sleepyskunk 51m
He didn’t say that by the way, that was my personal thought on the position itself.
The Sleepy Skunk @sleepyskunk 51m
Feeling a bit depressed now… tough world out there.
BRILLIANT… cheery up stinky!
Thank you for great content for my first story for April.
Jon
Prepare to be AMAZED… the perfect accessory for those that get things done…
This morning I received a surprise gift in the post, it made me laugh and so it felt very appropriate to shoot a video of something amazing for your viewing pleasure…
First off, the video introduction… prepare to be amazed…
Which is then followed by the process in action… boosting your social media influence…
OK, so if I was a video editor then I could blend the two together but I’m not, so let’s have 2 videos and therefore 2 opportunities to bump into like minded folk
In summary, for those who would rather read than enjoy the videos. If you want to maximise your social media influence then use auto-tweets to engage with those on Twitter, encouraging them to comment on your blog… if the topic is interesting, as you generate more tweets this will result in more comments and thus increase the relevance of the page, ensuring it flies high on the search engines.
Here are three easy steps to take, following on from watching the videos:
Firstly… go buy stuff for all those amazing people in your life!
Secondly… add your comment to our measuring social influence blog post…
http://www.socialmediadirectors.co.uk/is-measuring-social-media-influence-an-oxymoron-smioym-smwldn/
Thirdly… call me and let’s work out how I can help you shine a little brighter and have more influence in your world.
Thank you.
Jon Davey
Sales & Marketing for Web 2.0
Encouraging Positive, Proactive Participation
SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTORS
01753 852904
Will ONLY the best social media do for you?
If you run the best marketing agency… or the best sales lead generation company… the best PR company or the best of anything, when it comes to thinking about who to turn to for social media advice, then obviously ONLY the best social media director will do
I’ve just reviewed the social media marketing solutions on offer from Social Media Directors in 2013. The links below will take you to a few words on each of our best social media services:
And at the start of 2013 we’ll have some fun with our Social Media Awards… if you spot something that looks like fun, share it with us and we’ll shine a light on the best social media.
Thank you.
Jon Davey
Sales & Marketing for Web 2.0
Encouraging Positive, Proactive Participation
SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTORS
01753 852904
Has your Yammer got a Stammer?
Social media engagement is a no brainer for those under 30 years of age… but for those over it can cause a few sleepless nights… begging the question, “Has your Yammer got a Stammer?”
I’ve been involved with online marketing since 1999, before that my first “proper job” was with Nestle as a Trainee Foodservice Territory Manager. I then launched Acuvue contact lenses for Vistakon in the late 1980’s, part of Johnson & Johnson, changing the mind set of the opticians along the way.
In recent years I am a past Chair of the local branch of the Federation of Small Businesses and an active member of …
LinkedIn endorsements measuring social influence. Do you love them or feel stalked?
Yesterday morning I counted my LinkedIn endorsements and I had 398… and being highly intelligent and a bit of a maths genius, I worked out 2 more and I’d be on 400 LinkedIn endorsements, 3 and I’d be 400+… I know, like I said, a genius
But should we be taking these things seriously? And how many LinkedIn endorsements is just one too many? New stalking regulations coming in could see some mad blondes being locked up for just one click too many!
I had to smile when Sarah went click-tastic, adding a bunch of endorsements, taking me over the 400 and providing me with a great angle for today’s blog… cheers m’dear…
I asked a question of my Business in Berkshire LinkedIn Group a couple of weeks ago “OK so what do YOU think of the new LinkedIn endorsements?” click and read the responses on the LI Group, alternatively I have added the threads below.
Ian Moyse who has thousands of endorsements, making my 400+ look a little wanting… pointed out that rumour has it that LinkedIn endorsements will form part of your search measure as they roll the platform forward.
But as Andrew points out… and I played on… one too many clicks from a stranger can make us feel like our privacy has been invaded.
I think, as with all things, we all have levels of need on one side and tolerance on the other… where we feel most balanced is unique to us and we should celebrate that uniqueness.
By way of a thank you to Sarah for making that timely extra click, ensuring she made the news today… and to celebrate her uniqueness, can you go give her a click, just the one, to show her you care and that 13 can be lucky for some (her current number of endorsements)…
Tell you what, how about I start by adding one called “Humor” for all those that would like to join in but don’t know her that well and would be freaked out in trying to make a choice that wasn’t legitimate on some level… marvellous… obviously I had to go with the American spelling… that’s funny
Have a nice day… and please be careful who you endorse!
Thank you.
Jon Davey
Director of Aspirational Customer Experiences
Encouraging Positive, Proactive Participation
SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTORS
01753 852904
OK so what do YOU think of the new LinkedIn endorsements?
Jason Lewis • Not sure how the endorsements are going to make any difference.. It’s more of a gigdet to get people looking at more profiles which is ok but I can’t see it landing me that dream event I’ve always wanted to plan. Its pretty much as good as “liking” stuff on facebook..
Geoff Winstanley ACMA • I believe Jon has raised a good point here re the endorsements area of LinkedIn – I have had difficulty amending the sequence in my own profile and am not even sure if all have been correctly allocated to the correct skill?
Sian Perham • Jon, a great question you ask. I had not really thought to question then purpose or benefit of them I must admit, but I love your idea of adding ‘softer’ skills for people to endorse!
Carlie Cohen • Interesting thread here Jon. It’s certainly flattering when you do receive these endorsements, however I received an email this morning from someone for skills that aren’t on my list – or skills that I’ve ever professed to have. They’ve not shown up on my profile so I’m guessing that this system isn’t completely without its glitches. Must say that after reading your comments, ‘Immense enthusiasm’ should definitely be added on to your list….
Jon Davey • Brilliant Carlie… you’d best go endorse it
Jason Lewis • I do ask questions of myself when a former colleague endorses you for 1 skill and not a couple of others.. Possibly due to the little endorsing banners that pop up rather than visiting my page I guess… or hope…
Jon Davey • But if they did jason your “panel” would be all straight lines… no good for a top event dude… you need to make it more spangily
Christopher Watkin • They dont have power of reccomendations, but still a some something nice about them .. Endoresments on Linkedin are bit like ‘Diet Reccomendations’
David Cardno • I think they give some reassurance to clients and I agree it is a surprise to get a skill endorsed you haven’t chosen yourself… I’m now seeing recommendations as “extreme endorsements”…
David Willis • I like the Linkedin endorsements; they’re a good way to establish some credibility with people wanting to find out more about you!
I think it’s important to only endorse where you have experienced someone’s skill – so being selective on those skills you endorse will ultimately increase credibility both ways.
Would you have expected Jon to score highest for email marketing? High yes, but I was expecting to see social media to be top dog. Why? Perhaps being noted for social media and social media marketing has reduced the overall prominence.
It may be worth keeping your list of skills short and focused to make it easy for endorsers to help you!
It’ll be interesting to see how there use and influence develops….
Mary Flavelle • I was blown away by the new Linked In endorsements. Right in your face how many people have said something worthwhile about you. How could you not be flattered by something like that. Thank you all for making me feel special. I love Davaid’s thinking on recommendations being ‘extreme’.
Ian Moyse ☁☁ • Rumour is that linked in is going to use the endorsements as a metric to where your profile appears in search results !
Jon Davey • Looks like you might be at the top… thought I was doing well with 272
Andrew Cox • My preference ideally would be to receive endorsements from colleagues or better still customers. I’ve had a weird experience this week where a US based lady appears to have clicked & endorsed me for every catagory on LinkedIn, feels like I’ve been spammed!!
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Social Media Speaker for London Conferences
Are you looking for a social media speaker for your conference in London, someone who will give a little thought to your audience and try and pitch accordingly? Call Jon Davey on 01753 852904 and discuss your requirements.
Good social media speakers are hard to find… especially devishly handsome ones Enjoy…
Jon Davey is a Community Manager aka Director of Aspirational Customer Experiences who is ready, willing and able to come to a venue near you and help your people see the light. Social Media is here to stay and so you & yours can’t ignore it any longer. Pitched at a level your people will understand, Jon will speak about social media and how you can’t ignore its waves crashing on the beach… you have to get in the water and work out the tides and currents for yourself so you can ultimately add value to your business.
This video was shot at The Sustainability Supply Chain Forum 2012 conference at The Radisson Edwardian Bloomsbury Street and produced by Hanif Khan of Video Shoot Productions who, as you can see, gave the presentation of the information some serious consideration and edited accordingly… call him on 0207 193 9005.
Thank you.
Jon Davey
Director of Aspiration Customer Experiences
Encouraging Positive, Proactive Participation
Social Media Directors
01753 852904
