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Meet Will Banter

June 17, 2009 by Sean Nelson

One of the interesting things about LinkedIn is it’s ability to open doors and pull you in directions you never contemplated.  A year and a half ago I was simply helping folks in Atlanta with their health insurance needs.  Fast forward to  today and I’ve just released my 2nd & 3rd books (LinkedIn related), I have a blog that will attract close to 40,000 visitors this month, and I’m actually making money helping other incorporate LinkedIn into their social media strategy.

The word that comes to mind is “opportunity”.  LinkedIn simply expands the potential for opportunity.  It doesn’t give it to you, but if you put the key in it and start the engine the open road lies ahead. “What a long short strange trip its been”.

Its also opened the door to working with other creative folks around the country from Nathan Kievman of Linked Strategies to JD Gershbein of Owlish Communications.  And in a first for me…social media cartoon icon Will Banter.

JD is contributing the cartoons and frankly I don’t know where each week will take us.  I simply react to each Wednesday cartoon, trying to add some relevance in regards to LinkedIn.  I think Will will be showing up on an ongoing basis so let me introduce him…

Will Banter, CEO of Banter Media, is the amicable, over-extended, over-caffeinated, bluetooth-enabled and eminently accessible Networker Extraordinaire.  He is the linchpin of The Handshake Club ™, J.D. Gershbein’s cartoon universe of Social Media types, entrepreneurs, business owners, corporate misfits and displaced transitional folk. But who REALLY is Will Banter?  Where did he come from?  What makes him someone you should know?  How does he have all the time to do all of this LinkedIn stuff?  Stay tuned for the answers in future strips.

THE HANDSHAKE CLUB Will Banter #2

J.D. Gershbein is the JD President of Owlish Communications, an Internet Marketing firm based in the Chicago, Illinois suburb of Vernon Hills.  When he’s not helping his clients shine on LinkedIn, J.D. creates business cartoons and comic strips that brand businesses and make them memorable.  He is the creator of the comic strip, The Handshake Club™, which features such notable characters as Will Banter™ and Brandy Share ™.

URL for J.D. Gershbein: http://www.owlishcommunications.com/owlishstory.html
URL for Owlish Communications: http://www.OwlishCommunications.com

Filed Under: LinkedIn Tagged With: jd gershbein, LinkedIn, sean nelson, Social Media, the handshake club, will banter

About Sean Nelson

Sean has been a Keynote speaker at Norvax University, conducts social media workshops and webinars, and has released three books on LinkedIn and written several social media guides.

Sean currently runs Social Media Sonar, which in addition to providing free resources, manages social media strategies and tactics for companies. He is also a partner in Surge Labs, a conversion rate optimization company, helping companies improve conversions and profitability through scientific testing of Landing Pages, Websites, Email communications, and Shopping Carts.

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