2 \u2013 Two Top Tweets of the week<\/p>\n
3 \u2013 Three Social Media Growth Hacks<\/p>\n
4\u00a0\u2013 Four Productivity Tips
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<\/span>One Emoji<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nWith New Nordic Emojis, Give Your Texts That Finnishing Touch<\/a><\/h3>\nThere are emojis to represent virtually every state of being \u2014 including, now, the state of being Finnish. To celebrate the run-up to Christmas, the government of Finland has come up with its own set of emoji that capture the particular nuances of Finnish culture. That means, among other things, headbanging, knitting socks, cordially maintaining your personal space \u2014 and, yes, occasionally getting your tongue stuck to a frozen pole.<\/p>\n
![\"Stuck](\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Finnish-Emoji-Stuck.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nRead more.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>Two Top Tweets of the Week<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nThis one is short and simple but important to remember from Seth’s Blog:<\/p>\n
1 – 2.5 Shares:\u00a0Running out of room (length vs. density)<\/a><\/h3>\n![\"Headshot](\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/seths.head_.png\")
<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nLong isn’t the problem. Boring is.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nIf someone cares, they’ll stick around. If they don’t care, they don’t matter to you anyway.<\/strong><\/p>\n2 –\u00a0Top Star Wars Tweets for 2015<\/a><\/h3>\nNo matter how old Star Wars gets it always seems to be trending. With the newest edition of the saga coming to theaters in two short weeks, Twitter is buzzing with all things Star Wars. It seems Star Wars fans can’t get enough of the teasers, pictures, trailers, insights, history, toys, and so much more. According to the data I gathered on hashtags.org, #starwars is being tweeted approximately 1500 times per hour.\u00a0Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Star](\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Star-Wars-Tweets.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>Three Social Media Growth Hacks<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n1 – 23K Views: How To Create An Easy Content Marketing Strategy You’ll Actually Use<\/a><\/h3>\nThere\u2019s no magic to creating a\u00a0usable\u00a0content marketing strategy. It\u2019s kind of like building a habit. Actually, you are building a habit \u2013 a content marketing habit. Like all habits, this one is easier to keep if it\u2019s simple, effective and easy.<\/p>\n
Step 1.\u00a0<\/strong>The first question: What\u2019s your objective?\u00a0<\/strong>What do you want out of this? Don\u2019t just say \u201cmore business.\u201d Be specific and measurable.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Content-Marketing-Onjectives.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nRead more.<\/a><\/p>\n2- 4.4K Shares:\u00a05 Visual Content Tools to Boost Engagement<\/a><\/h3>\nDo want to create stronger visual content for your social channels? Looking for tools to help? A number of budget-friendly tools make it easy to create visual content that invites your social media audience to engage with it.<\/p>\n
Sneak peak at tool #1: Quiz Your Followers<\/strong><\/p>\nApester<\/a> is a digital storytelling platform that allows you to create and embed surveys<\/strong>,\u00a0personality tests<\/strong>, video quizzes and polls into your social posts<\/strong>. The polls and quizzes alone can engage your community even if they\u2019re not shared.<\/p>\n![\"Apester](\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/apester-example.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nRead more<\/a>.<\/p>\n3 – 2K Shares:\u00a08 Creative Ways To Add Christmas Spirit To Your Social Media<\/a><\/h3>\nHoliday shopping is no longer a marathon – it\u2019s something that happens in moments<\/em>.<\/p>\nInstead of visiting different shopping malls and looking for the best offers, shoppers are turning to their mobile phones in hundreds of micro-moments that are happening every day during the holiday season.\u00a0In case you haven\u2019t prepared your social media to capture the attention of your customers and trigger Christmas shopping, it\u2019s time to use these 8 tips that will make your social media festive and merry for the holidays.<\/p>\n
Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Holiday](\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-Creative-Ways-To-Add-Christmas-Spirit-To-Your-Social-Media.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>Four Productivity Tips<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n1 – 2.8K Shares: Study Seinfeld to Learn Everything You Need About Productivity<\/a><\/h3>\nIn 1998,\u00a0Jerry Seinfeld made $267 million<\/a>\u00a0from the ninth and final season of his hit show Seinfeld.\u00a0But let’s take it back. Back, before he was a borderline billionaire comedian. Back before he was even a household name. How does one amass the talent, skill and productivity to write joke after joke, show after show, year after year at such a high level?<\/p>\n![\"Headshot](\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jerry-Seinfeld-210x300.jpg\")
<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nDoing something every day makes it a default behavior.<\/strong><\/p>\nDefault behaviors\u00a0repeated daily become habits.<\/strong><\/p>\nRead more<\/a>.<\/p>\n2\u00a0– 23.1K Shares: Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive<\/a><\/h3>\nToo many companies bet on having a cut-throat, high-pressure, take-no-prisoners culture to drive their financial success.<\/p>\n
But a large and growing body of research on positive organizational psychology demonstrates that not only is a cut-throat environment harmful to productivity over time, but that a positive environment will lead to dramatic benefits for employers, employees, and the bottom line<\/strong>.<\/p>\nQualities of a positive workplace culture boils down to six essential characteristics:<\/p>\n
\n- Caring for, being interested in, and maintaining responsibility for colleagues as friends.<\/li>\n
- Providing support for one another, including offering kindness and compassion when others are struggling.<\/li>\n
- Avoiding blame and forgive mistakes.<\/li>\n
- Inspiring one another at work.<\/li>\n
- Emphasizing the meaningfulness of the work.<\/li>\n
- Treating one another with respect, gratitude, trust, and integrity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"](\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bakery-Employer.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nRead more<\/a>.<\/p>\n3 – 3.7K Shares: How To Manage Your Time: 5 Secrets Backed By Research<\/a><\/h3>\nIt\u2019s the problem we all face\u00a0at the office: how to manage your time. You\u2019re so\u00a0overwhelmed with\u00a0meetings and email that you\u00a0always wonder if you\u2019re really getting anything done. And often, you\u2019re not.<\/p>\n
Why You\u2019re So Busy But Get Nothing Done?<\/strong><\/p>\nThe one line answer: you\u2019re prioritizing \u201cshallow work.\u201d You\u2019re making your attendance at meetings, the speed of your email replies and looking busy a proxy for real productivity. It\u2019s ineffective, and it\u2019s making you miserable.<\/p>\n
Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"](\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/how-to-manage-your-time.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n4 – 3.1K Shares:\u00a012 Things Enormously Successful People Refuse to Do<\/a><\/h3>\nI bet you\u2019re already familiar with the colloquial saying: \u201cIt\u2019s harder to break a habit than it is to form one.\u201d\u00a0 I was reminded of this last week when an enormously successful businesswoman, whom I greatly admire, told me she was putting a particular habit on her \u201cto-don\u2019t\u201d list.\u00a0 It got me thinking\u2026 What bad habits have people like her eliminated from their lives that helped them get to where they are today?<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0 They refuse to let unsupportive people drag them down.<\/h4>\n2.\u00a0 They refuse to let others determine their path.<\/h4>\n3.\u00a0 They refuse to be limited by faulty goal setting.<\/h4>\n4.\u00a0 They refuse to turn their past troubles into present excuses.<\/h4>\n5.\u00a0 They refuse to stop dreaming and achieving, even in the face of failure.<\/h4>\n6.\u00a0 They refuse to let scarcity driven fears hold them back.<\/h4>\n7.\u00a0 They refuse to think small.<\/h4>\n8.\u00a0 They refuse to chase people\/customers (they attract them instead.)<\/h4>\n9.\u00a0 They refuse to run a project (or a business) without a proven system.<\/h4>\n10.\u00a0 They refuse to sweat the small stuff.<\/h4>\n11.\u00a0 They refuse to make uneducated guesses.<\/h4>\n12.\u00a0 They refuse to stop learning.<\/h4>\n
There are emojis to represent virtually every state of being \u2014 including, now, the state of being Finnish. To celebrate the run-up to Christmas, the government of Finland has come up with its own set of emoji that capture the particular nuances of Finnish culture. That means, among other things, headbanging, knitting socks, cordially maintaining your personal space \u2014 and, yes, occasionally getting your tongue stuck to a frozen pole.<\/p>\n
Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n This one is short and simple but important to remember from Seth’s Blog:<\/p>\n Long isn’t the problem. Boring is.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n If someone cares, they’ll stick around. If they don’t care, they don’t matter to you anyway.<\/strong><\/p>\n No matter how old Star Wars gets it always seems to be trending. With the newest edition of the saga coming to theaters in two short weeks, Twitter is buzzing with all things Star Wars. It seems Star Wars fans can’t get enough of the teasers, pictures, trailers, insights, history, toys, and so much more. According to the data I gathered on hashtags.org, #starwars is being tweeted approximately 1500 times per hour.\u00a0Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n There\u2019s no magic to creating a\u00a0usable\u00a0content marketing strategy. It\u2019s kind of like building a habit. Actually, you are building a habit \u2013 a content marketing habit. Like all habits, this one is easier to keep if it\u2019s simple, effective and easy.<\/p>\n Step 1.\u00a0<\/strong>The first question: What\u2019s your objective?\u00a0<\/strong>What do you want out of this? Don\u2019t just say \u201cmore business.\u201d Be specific and measurable.<\/span><\/p>\n Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n Do want to create stronger visual content for your social channels? Looking for tools to help? A number of budget-friendly tools make it easy to create visual content that invites your social media audience to engage with it.<\/p>\n Sneak peak at tool #1: Quiz Your Followers<\/strong><\/p>\n Apester<\/a> is a digital storytelling platform that allows you to create and embed surveys<\/strong>,\u00a0personality tests<\/strong>, video quizzes and polls into your social posts<\/strong>. The polls and quizzes alone can engage your community even if they\u2019re not shared.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n Holiday shopping is no longer a marathon – it\u2019s something that happens in moments<\/em>.<\/p>\n Instead of visiting different shopping malls and looking for the best offers, shoppers are turning to their mobile phones in hundreds of micro-moments that are happening every day during the holiday season.\u00a0In case you haven\u2019t prepared your social media to capture the attention of your customers and trigger Christmas shopping, it\u2019s time to use these 8 tips that will make your social media festive and merry for the holidays.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n In 1998,\u00a0Jerry Seinfeld made $267 million<\/a>\u00a0from the ninth and final season of his hit show Seinfeld.\u00a0But let’s take it back. Back, before he was a borderline billionaire comedian. Back before he was even a household name. How does one amass the talent, skill and productivity to write joke after joke, show after show, year after year at such a high level?<\/p>\n Doing something every day makes it a default behavior.<\/strong><\/p>\n Default behaviors\u00a0repeated daily become habits.<\/strong><\/p>\n Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n Too many companies bet on having a cut-throat, high-pressure, take-no-prisoners culture to drive their financial success.<\/p>\n But a large and growing body of research on positive organizational psychology demonstrates that not only is a cut-throat environment harmful to productivity over time, but that a positive environment will lead to dramatic benefits for employers, employees, and the bottom line<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Qualities of a positive workplace culture boils down to six essential characteristics:<\/p>\n Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the problem we all face\u00a0at the office: how to manage your time. You\u2019re so\u00a0overwhelmed with\u00a0meetings and email that you\u00a0always wonder if you\u2019re really getting anything done. And often, you\u2019re not.<\/p>\n Why You\u2019re So Busy But Get Nothing Done?<\/strong><\/p>\n The one line answer: you\u2019re prioritizing \u201cshallow work.\u201d You\u2019re making your attendance at meetings, the speed of your email replies and looking busy a proxy for real productivity. It\u2019s ineffective, and it\u2019s making you miserable.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n I bet you\u2019re already familiar with the colloquial saying: \u201cIt\u2019s harder to break a habit than it is to form one.\u201d\u00a0 I was reminded of this last week when an enormously successful businesswoman, whom I greatly admire, told me she was putting a particular habit on her \u201cto-don\u2019t\u201d list.\u00a0 It got me thinking\u2026 What bad habits have people like her eliminated from their lives that helped them get to where they are today?<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>Two Top Tweets of the Week<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
1 – 2.5 Shares:\u00a0Running out of room (length vs. density)<\/a><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n2 –\u00a0Top Star Wars Tweets for 2015<\/a><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>Three Social Media Growth Hacks<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
1 – 23K Views: How To Create An Easy Content Marketing Strategy You’ll Actually Use<\/a><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n2- 4.4K Shares:\u00a05 Visual Content Tools to Boost Engagement<\/a><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n3 – 2K Shares:\u00a08 Creative Ways To Add Christmas Spirit To Your Social Media<\/a><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>Four Productivity Tips<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
1 – 2.8K Shares: Study Seinfeld to Learn Everything You Need About Productivity<\/a><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n2\u00a0– 23.1K Shares: Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n3 – 3.7K Shares: How To Manage Your Time: 5 Secrets Backed By Research<\/a><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n4 – 3.1K Shares:\u00a012 Things Enormously Successful People Refuse to Do<\/a><\/h3>\n
1.\u00a0 They refuse to let unsupportive people drag them down.<\/h4>\n
2.\u00a0 They refuse to let others determine their path.<\/h4>\n
3.\u00a0 They refuse to be limited by faulty goal setting.<\/h4>\n
4.\u00a0 They refuse to turn their past troubles into present excuses.<\/h4>\n
5.\u00a0 They refuse to stop dreaming and achieving, even in the face of failure.<\/h4>\n
6.\u00a0 They refuse to let scarcity driven fears hold them back.<\/h4>\n
7.\u00a0 They refuse to think small.<\/h4>\n
8.\u00a0 They refuse to chase people\/customers (they attract them instead.)<\/h4>\n
9.\u00a0 They refuse to run a project (or a business) without a proven system.<\/h4>\n
10.\u00a0 They refuse to sweat the small stuff.<\/h4>\n
11.\u00a0 They refuse to make uneducated guesses.<\/h4>\n
12.\u00a0 They refuse to stop learning.<\/h4>\n