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ComoxVallyRealEstate — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:06:37 -0000

A different spin on this. Think about people who occupy positions of authority and power who use authority and power to direct, coerce, and force others to do things. Do they garner any form of respect and trust? Think about celebrities and how their notoriety and wealth can influence others. Is their influence based on trust? Think about great leaders who influence others to willingly do something based on a trust that they established with the people they led. Any interaction with other people involves some form of relationship, but only those built on trust will have any long-lasting real and important effect. Trust is a good measure of the influence that people have over other people through their words, actions and deeds. Trust takes time to build but only a fraction of time to lose.

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Best Studio Monitors — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:13:53 -0000

Well I definitely TRY to be. To many people try come from a place of superiority to their audience.

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Todayshouston — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:44:21 -0000

I too am reading Trust Agents, I like Brogan and Smith’s book. great post.

Thanks

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Mark — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:58:28 -0000

Excellent points. Senting a goals for us all! As said before, I just found this but it is still relevant. I think training yourself up to the best you can be is also a great approach - http://hubpages.com/hub/Mak...

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Louis Vuitton speedy 30 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:10:25 -0000

I think the Tipping Point describes people who seem to have natural affinity for building trust and connecting others. In my more recent experience, I have come to see this as a skill set almost anyone can develop. One of the reasons I so love Brogan and Smith’s book is that they take behaviors we all have or can develop and demonstrate how they can be used to generate trust.

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Wendy Snyder Soucie — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:46:38 -0000

Just as a followup its June 21 2010 and Chris is finally coming to Madison WI and he will be speaking compliments of American Family Insurance to Accelerate Madison. The Social Media Club of Madison is hosting the Brogan After Dark After Party and Social Media Breakfast Madison is helping with getting the buzz out!
I hope we will meet in person. I think I will find a Red Sox hat so you can pick out a fellow New England native out of the crowd.

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steve — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:05:18 -0000

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TimMoore — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:51:32 -0000

Can't wait for the book Chris.

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Hugh McGuire — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:45:35 -0000

Hey Chris, Thanks for the kind words ....!

Hugh.

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Alan Hammond — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:10:45 -0000

Exactly. That's one of the list of things that is difficult to do when under time constraints, especially since a meaningful comment of substance is required, but something that is essential. It is also rewarding and fun. Like anything else, to be consistent it must be worked into a daily schedule.

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Nate — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:21:22 -0000

No way I had absolutely no idea! I live in Winthrop that is so funny. I live 10 minutes from where you grew up and had no clue!

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MikeSchinkel — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:00:21 -0000

Look forward to it. Just give me some advance notice. ;-)

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Suzanne Vara — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:07:21 -0000

Chris, as always an inspiring post that makes you think about your self. Am I a trust agent or that guy/gal? I would like to think that I am a trust agent but know it is a process you build upon with every interaction. As a small company the way to keep afloat is to build solid relationships with people by sharing knowledge but also listening to them very closely.

I recently had a great friend visit and we sat outside for hours talking about just on how we relate to people through social media, resources around us to reach out to and shared so much information. We joked that when you are in a rut and need a pick me up watch a garyvee show and when you need that inspiration, go to chris brogan.

Thanks so much all that you do and canot wait to read the book. Any chance you will be coming to Vegas?

Lvadgal/Suzanne Vara

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Chris Brogan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:42:38 -0000

Madison. Now that's not *as* likely as Milwaukie, but then, what do I know? You might prove me wrong in a week when we set up our schedule.

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Chris Brogan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:40:47 -0000

Very cool, actually. I think it's really cool to try and be the human face of a company who embodies trust.

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Chris Brogan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:40:04 -0000

Atlanta would be a great stop. Stay tuned to the Facebook group. We've got a plan there. : )

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Chris Brogan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:39:14 -0000

You know I'm from Maine, right Nate?

Born in Waterville, raised in Augusta, lived in Bangor and Pittsfield, too. : )

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Chris Brogan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:38:16 -0000

Well said, Chanty. I agree with the premise. : )

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Chris Brogan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:36:42 -0000

Stay tuned, Rick. We came up with the perfect Trust Agents way to do it. : )

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Chris Brogan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:36:06 -0000

I'll be in Florida a few times in the coming months. Orlando next, at IzeaFest. See you there?

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Chris Brogan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:35:36 -0000

I love your perspective there. I always like your point of view, Julian, and I'm glad you shared it here. Very different and yet it angles nicely with ours.

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wendy soucie — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:51:21 -0000

Chris, I have been a long time networker but only recent blogger. You are on my blog roll. In every presentation I have given on the subject of social media mentioned your site as one of the required visits to begin to understand the dynamics of where social media is going.

Thanks for your authenticity (which you didn't mention here). I hope to be a trust agent and have set my bar high to work towards it. I have searched out Social Media Academy as one place to learn and be joined by like minded people all over the country to move strategically in the right direction. My most enjoyable moments have been working on projects with people in US Canada and France.

I hope in your travels you come to Madison WI. I would love to meet you in person.

Wendy

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Allen Kelly — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:52:48 -0000

Great post! (my favorite so far)

I consider myself a trust agent, defined by you as "people who use the web in a very human way to build influence, reputation, awareness, and who can translate that into some kind of business value."

I have been pushing the social media effort at VeriSign Inc. for almost a year now - trying to establish our brand presence on social media platforms like Twitter.

I build this presence by listening (with the help of TweetBeeps) and responding to everything VeriSign-related. I do marketing, sales, customer support, evangelism, customer outreach, partnering, and PR.

I am not a VeriSign bullhorn; I prefer to be seen as Allen Kelly, an online VeriSign dude that you can talk to (or at) about VeriSign and online security in general. If you want to complain, I am all ears. If you want support, I will expedite it. If you want info/data/stats, I will research it.

As a trust agent, you can count on me to provide a genuine (human) response to the best of my availability.

Coincidentally, VeriSign's message is "Bringing TRUST to the Internet."

My goal is to do just that.

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Christine Taylor — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:31:55 -0000

I ALWAYS learn something from your posts. Thanks!