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Ray Smith reposted thisRay Smith reposted thisLove's a journey, and it's changing with the times... This animated graph reveals how couples met from 1930 to 2024... It's a captivating look at how societal norms, technological advancements, and cultural shifts have shaped the ways we find love. From traditional meet-ups through Friends and Family to the rise of online Dating and Social Media, the graph showcases the evolution of romance. What's your story? How did you meet your partner? Share your thoughts in the comments below. #inspiration #motivation #marketing
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Ray Smith shared thisRay Smith shared thisThe core foundational trait of any leader is empathy and their ability to place themselves in their employee’s situations to feel what their people are feeling. However, it requires some serious soul-searching and a change of thinking to practice empathy, which is still considered a “not so important trait” for many people responsible for managing and leading people. Many people today believe that emphatic leaders are weak. For some reason, they believe this “soft Skill” is a nonessential variable that adds no value to their leadership and, by extension, their organization when all the studies have linked empathy to superior business results, according to Bruna Martinuzz. To continually inspire your people to perform at their optimum best, you must understand the perspectives of your people, and you must give them the respect they deserve, which is reflected in the service provided to their customers; empathy allows you to achieve this and as a result, the most critical skill leaders needs today is empathy, and the best leaders are empathetic leaders according to Lolly Daskal. Check out more inspiration here: https://lnkd.in/ewvwKhu #leadership #management #leadershipfirst #leadershipfirstquotes #executivesandmanagement #inspiration #giffordthomas #entrepeneurship
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Everyone on LinkedIn should be doing this if most jobs are found through a person's network.
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It shouldn't be.
Everyone who works in a given industry acquired that experience within a company, and, if a degree is supposed to help you perform better for a company, look for the candidate with the greatest results above all, however they acquired it.
Results identifies your real A-team player.
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Yes, but it from somewhere else where it doesn't have an aftertaste of drama.
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Ray Smith reacted on thisRay Smith reacted on thisFriends, I am having to put my career on pause because my oldest daughter, 19-year-old Lane Claudia, has been diagnosed with medulloblastoma brain cancer. She was a sophomore at Texas A&M but has had to withdraw from classes. We live in Austin and she is being treated at MD Anderson in Houston, so between managing her treatment, as well as taking care of our five other children, I have my hands full. I have cancelled all dates on my Fall 2025 tour. I am doing regular updates on my podcast, The Jen Fulwiler Show. You can follow up my podcast on my Youtube channel or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. For the Catholics, we are asking for the intercession of Our Lady of Champion. We also accept regular prayers and atheist thoughts as well. Please keep us in your prayers, Jen
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Ray Smith liked thisRay Smith liked thisEvery multi-million dollar business I know is adapting to AI marketing. If you don’t adopt AI marketing and AI search, you’ll fall behind. The leading brands are already moving fast. This isn’t optional. It’s the new marketing funnel. The best time to start was yesterday. The second best time is today. I’ve already used this exact playbook to: ✅ Drive over $475M in online sales ✅ Lead several 6- and 7-figure product launches ✅ Generate over $25M in revenue this year alone This 2025 Cheatsheet comes from my colleague Chris Donnelly-- sharing with permission because it’s too good to ignore so be sure to give him a follow and sign up for searchable (I did). Here’s how it works 👇 📢 Awareness ↳ Make people aware you exist. Online Location: -Organic social (LinkedIn, TikTok) -AI search (AEO + GEO) -Traditional SEO (top-of-funnel content) KPIs: -Impressions -AI citations in answers -Organic traffic growth Strategy: -Optimise content for AI answers -Use founder-led content marketing -Publish broad awareness content for search 📚 Consideration ↳ Educate and nurture that audience. Online Location: -Organic blogs -Educational social content -Forums KPIs: -Session time, scroll depth -Returning visits -AI snippet appearances Strategy: -Build mid-funnel SEO content -Engage in communities AI scrapes -Use gated content to capture leads 🎯 Intent ↳ Capture those evaluating your offer. Online Location: -Bottom-funnel SEO (pricing, reviews) -AI-powered chatbots on landing pages -Branded search + referral traffic KPIs: -Demo requests, calendar bookings -Form completions -Branded search volume Strategy: -Optimise bottom-funnel pages -Showcase proof with real data -Use interactive tools to capture leads 💳 Conversion ↳ Turn intent into revenue. Online Location: -Landing pages and checkout flows -Email nurture sequences -Social DMs KPIs: -Conversion rate -Revenue per lead -Cart abandonment rate Strategy: -Personalise CTAs using AI insights -A/B test AI-generated page variants -Layer urgency: time-bound offers and bonuses 🤝 Loyalty ↳ Retain and grow customers. Online Location: -Email (loyalty programs, upsell flows) -Community platforms (Discord, LinkedIn groups) -Help articles and SEO-driven support hubs KPIs: -Retention rate, repeat purchase rate -Referral sign-ups -Engagement in community spaces Strategy: -Build personalised loyalty loops -Use AI for predictive churn alerts -Encourage community-led growth This is the only funnel you need to get ahead in 2025. And if you want to go deeper — I share plays like this every week in my Growth Notes newsletter (subscribe in my featured). Follow Janelle Page for more on marketing, and becoing a Category of One brand. ♻️ repost so others learn the 2025 marketing and search playbook.
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Ray Smith liked thisRay Smith liked thisLaw Enforcement & Justice Jobs: To those who raided her home on what we now know was a bogus warrant, invaded her personal space, rummaged through her most private belongings, needlessly humiliated her child, canceled her, defamed her and tried to assassinate her husband, I want you to know I welcome this poetic turn of events. May justice now prevail and ALL the wicked be fully exposed and brought to legal account.
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Ray Smith liked thisRay Smith liked thisPolitical observations, commentary, opinion, and a little humor
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Ray Smith reacted on thisRay Smith reacted on thisAGEISM It’s a dreadful thing. As a 65 year old job seeker, I’ll readily confess to finding it challenging. However, I’ve just read this most incredibly uplifting story on FB (now assuming it’s true and I’ve no reason to doubt it). It hopefully will give all who are of a similar age the encouragement that they’re still capable of making a valuable contribution. Please don’t write us off! ‘I’m just about to turn 65. I’ve been employed as an airline pilot for 36 years. I’m reasonably intelligent, but admittedly far from a wunderkind, and with no offers to work for the JPL or NASA. Pretty much an average guy who’s outstanding at being humble. At at age 64, I had to learn how to fly the most complex and advanced airliner currently in service, the Airbus A350. I had flown the relatively simplistic Boeing 767 for the past 25 years, and had never flown an Airbus, which is completely different in almost every way from a Boeing. I was the oldest person to attempt going through the Delta’s A350 Initial Qualification training program. I was warned that even much younger pilots were finding the training to be extremely challenging, and that because of my age, success might not be an option. It was an extremely complex airplane. The training manual is literally 7000 pages long. Countless Training videos, 6 weeks of simulators, extremely difficult electronic and oral exams. “It can’t be done, old guy”, many said. BULLSHIT! I went through the training and actually had an easy time of it. It was no more challenging than when I went through MD-11 training in 1991, at age 34, even though the A350 was a much more difficult training program. I had no decline in my learning ability in 30 years, and aced the very challenging program without any trouble. If I can maintain my ability to easily learn complex tasks into my mid-60’s, hell, anyone can. To answer the question: For some it might be age 30, or 40, or 50, etc, etc. However, everyone is different. Some people are still extremely lucid and able to learn well into their 90’s. Don’t assume. Don’t count yourself out at any age. Don’t be prejudiced against older people and sell them short, because many of them are still as sharp or even sharper than you. Treat all people well, especially older people, because in the blink of an eye you’re going to be one of them, and you’re going to love it when someone treats YOU with dignity and a little bit of respect.’
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Ray Smith liked thisRay Smith liked thisHire for the future, not the past. Most jobs can be taught, but... The right attitude? Not so much. If you’re looking for the “perfect candidate”, you’re going to go on an endless hunt. Hiring is an investment in your future. By focusing solely on past experience, you’re kind of missing the point. A forward-looking hire impacts: 🤝 Team dynamics 📅 Long-term goal achievement 🚀 Problem-solving & innovation So, look for someone who: 🌟 Brings ideas to life 🧠 Is committed to lifelong learning 📈 Sees feedback as a tool for growth 🧑🤝🧑 Values teamwork and collaboration 🔧 Looks for solutions rather than problems ❓ Asks questions that lead to deeper insights ✨ Sees obstacles as opportunities to innovate The best hires aren’t just employees. They are partners, invested in the success of your business. So, stop hiring for a quick win. And hire with growth in mind. Build a team that can shape the future of your organization. How do you spot potential? Let me know in the comments ⬇️ ♻️ Repost to help leaders make better hires. And follow Eric Partaker for more like this. 📌 Are you operating at your full potential? Take the 3-minute assessment to find out: https://lnkd.in/dfj8AJFd
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Ray Smith liked thisRay Smith liked thisJUST IN - Politico: New poll: Trump is getting record levels of support among young Black and Latino men The report says, "The GenForward survey, which ran from Sept. 26 to Oct. 6 by the University of Chicago and included 2,359 eligible voters 18 to 40 years old, included some fascinating findings: "A quarter of young Black men are supporting Trump. (Black men overall backed President Joe Biden nearly nine to one in 2020.) "44 percent of young Latino men said they'd back Trump, an improvement over the roughly 38 percent who backed him in 2020. "For her part, Harris is at 58 percent with Black men, 37 percent with Latinos and 57 percent with Asian American and Pacific Islander men. "Kamala Harris is doing incredibly well among women of color. A majority of Black (63 percent), Asian American and Pacific Islander (60 percent) and Latina (55 percent) women say they will vote for Harris. "White women are nearly evenly split between Harris (44 percent) and Trump (40 percent)."
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