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#FollowFriday: Adam Toporek
By: Gini Dietrich | October 12, 2012 |
I was doing my due diligence on today’s #FollowFriday and was shocked to learn I’ve never recommended Adam Toporek.
What the heck is wrong with me?
Adam is an IRL (in real life) friend and social media friend and it’s rather shocking I’ve never introduced him to you.
For those of you who hang out in the comments here, you likely already know him. But, for the rest of you, you’re in for a treat!
I met Adam in Orlando at the PRSA International Conference, when Martin Waxman, Joe Thornley, and I (via Inside PR) hosted a cocktail reception on the opening night.
He and Bill Dorman made the trek over to meet me and attend the reception to meet other friends, such as Shonali Burke (she always steals the stage!), though I suspect Adam came along more to keep Bill in line than anything else. Bill was threatening to show up in Speedo, after all.
He also brought along his better half, but she’s an entire blog post on her own.
Then I got to see him again at Social Slam in Knoxville in April. I like this every six months thing, Adam. But that means we have to get together again this month!
On the business side of things, Adam runs an organization called IntenseFence Management Solutions. They work with entrepreneurs and franchisees on growth through better customer experiences.
He also is a franchise owner, a regional developer for not one, but two, national brands, and owner of Intersekt Media, a web design and development firm.
But he clearly needs more to do because he also writes Customers that Stick, a blog about – you guessed it! – customer service.
But, most importantly, he’s one of the good guys. He’s smart, he’s focused, he’s knows how to grow a business, and he’s one of the nicest people around.
It’ll be easy for you to stalk him because he’s all over the web providing really valuable and interesting information.
You can find him on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+. You also should subscribe to his blog. Because I said so.
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Lovely to see you here @Adam | Customer Experience and what a delightful post! Thanks! :D
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Nice blog, Adam! And nice to meet you. Hope you didn't have a lot of other stuff planned for today!
@barrettrossie Nice to connect with you as well. That was the irony -- I think today was a Monday masquerading as a Friday.
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Adam is one of the good guys and no I am not saying that because I saw the picture of him and Bill holding rifles. No, guns wouldn't influence me at all. ;)
@thejoshuawilner You're just fearful of upsetting the King of All Social -- as are we all. Appreciate it Josh!
@Adam | Customer Experience @thejoshuawilner I thought that was a Militia photo was it not?
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@HowieG @thejoshuawilner It was an audition reel for the next Dukes of Hazzard movie.
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So you're smart, busy AND nice? Perfect! I'm Kate and I'm looking forward to following you. I'm also intrigued about your "better half" too as I'm sure she's amazing ... Next Follow Friday, @ginidietrich ?
Have a fabulous day :)
@kateupdates @ginidietrich Kate, do you know how much Gini charged me for all three of those adjectives!
My better half isn't even on Facebook; if she ended up on a Follow Friday, I'd be in the dog house for sure. Right next to Jack Bauer... er, I mean @KenMueller .
A great day to you as well!
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@Adam | Customer Experience @kateupdates @ginidietrich Believe me, I'm sure JB NEVER sees the doghouse. He is the king in that house. Poor Mr. D.
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@KenMueller @Adam | Customer Experience @kateupdates @ginidietrich yes poor Mr D being bossed around by JB and Gini every day.
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Adam and I have been connected for a while, sharing each other's content and doing a bit of commenting as well. Always good to see you shine the spotlight on great people, @ginidietrich .
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@jasonkonopinski @ginidietrich Thanks Jason! Much appreciated. Glad to see some nice people actually hang out around here. :)
@Adam | Customer Experience @jasonkonopinski @ginidietrich I paid Jason $2.50 and a can of Pork Slap beer to say that about you Adam.
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@Adam | Customer Experience @ginidietrich Nice people? Where? <ducks>
Latest blog post: Poetry Friday: William Blake
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@jasonkonopinski @Adam | Customer Experience @ginidietrich Surely you're not talking about Konopinski....!?
Just for clarification, I should point out that Intersekt Media hasn't been operational in years. Apparently, I need to go fix my LinkedIn page, which is surely full of cobwebs and tumbleweeds.
@Adam | Customer Experience Ohhh. And your blog "about" page because I found it there and on the interwebz.
@ginidietrich I feel like I'm about to get rapped on the knuckles with a ruler.
@Adam | Customer Experience @ginidietrich Adam there will be a Spin Sucks Pro webinar by Gini on how to use the Google soon I'm pretty sure.
@ginidietrich Never get in the way of a good story!
It feels like 16,000 some days. I've been divesting a bit this year, so I definitely need to update my About page.
@Adam | Customer Experience LOL!! It makes a better story...you have 16,000 businesses. Why not one more?
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How do I steal the stage?!! Though, what else would you expect from a former actress? ;P @Adam | Customer Experience and @bdorman264 are two very special people. That was a very special evening. And hear hear!!!
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@jasonkonopinski @belllindsay @ginidietrich If I had a voice like that I could go far....@Shonali
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@jasonkonopinski Don't let my interns hear you say that. They'll roll their eyes! @belllindsay @ginidietrich
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@belllindsay @ginidietrich Um, how does @Shonali steal the stage? With that magical voice. Duh. *swoon*
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@ginidietrich Not since half of me disappeared. HAHAHAHAH!!!! ;)
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@Shonali @bdorman264 It was a great evening. And you're always a star to us! Hope we can make November work when you're in town.
@Adam | Customer Experience Oh, that reminds me - I have to get back to you on that! @bdorman264
Latest blog post: 10 Observations on “Real” Public Relations and Social Media
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@HowieG @Shonali @bdorman264 @jasonkonopinski Shonali negotiates like that. She's going to be Bill's agent when he hits it big.
@Shonali @Adam | Customer Experience @bdorman264 Adam I paid Shonali $8.25 to say that. She almost refused to include Bill. Obviously @jasonkonopinski was a push over.
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A blog focused on the customer experience? Good news indeed. I'll be visiting often. (A recent title spoke to my soul: "What Are Customer Complaints? They're Gifts.")
Gini's #FF recommendations are gifts too. So nice to meet you.
@Adam | Customer Experience @magriebler I called the 800 number on the blog on Friday....still on hold!
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@HowieG @magriebler We have caller ID Howie -- like you're ever getting through!
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Better late than never, I suppose... But what were you thinking featuring some oddball superhero guy before someone with so much street cred? Alright, Adam, I'm gonna go stalk you now since I have permission. Don't be scurred, I'm not the creepy stalker type!
@TonyBennett Not the creepy stalker type -- are you sure you're hanging out on the right blog?
I've seen you leaping tall buildings and stuff Tony, but glad to meet you formally. Look forward to seeing you at CTS -- hopefully, we can do a comic with you and my orange man.
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@ginidietrich @TonyBennett Whew, tough not to swing at that pitch GIni. But since you were so nice to me today...
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Threatened? If we wouldn't have had inclement weather and had to move your gig inside, it was on, Speedo luv.........
I don't know who the wingman is, but Adam and I will show up for just about any social event. We also met up w/ @dino_dogan and @shonali on different occasions AND we like to shoot guns. We have been skeet shooting twice.....but that's how we roll in the wild wild west w/ our gun racks and dogs in our pickup trucks in the F L A.
I was telling my son I was meeting Adam at this skeet shoot and he wanted to know where I met him; I replied 'the internet'................doh.....................but it was true..........:).
Adam has become a very good friend online and off; you made a great choice because he deserves all the social love he can get.
Thanks for sharing.
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@bdorman264 @dino_dogan @shonali Bill, I think you and @Adam | Customer Experience need to get a room! Sheeesh. ;)
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@belllindsay @bdorman264 @dino_dogan @shonali As long as it's not on my credit card. You've obviously never seen Bill near a mini-bar.
@bdorman264 @Adam | Customer Experience @belllindsay I only had to pay Bill $1.00 and a happy meal for his lengthy ode. @ginidietrich told me Bill loves the little toys that come with them.
@Adam | Customer Experience @belllindsay I've never been by one I didn't like..............just sayin'..........:)
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@belllindsay @dino_dogan @shonali @Adam | Customer Experience The mutual admiration society can get a little sickening at times, huh? Hey, I let him wear the social crown at times and then when we get to the big party he has to give it back.......:).
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@Adam | Customer Experience @bdorman264 @dino_dogan @shonali At least it's not a Speedo. With a crown.
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@bdorman264 @belllindsay @dino_dogan @shonali That dang crown never fits. He lets me wear it so he can post pictures to Facebook of me looking funny in it.
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@bdorman264 @dino_dogan @shonali @Adam | Customer Experience HAHA! That made me laugh out loud (the image alone)!
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@bdorman264 @dino_dogan @shonali Seriously Bill, you can't even walk by my party without crashing. A little restraint please! In social, I am definitely the wingman. When the King of All Social enters the room, we all are just supporting cast.
Kidding aside, you are one of those examples of what social can be when the relationship deepens. A real friend, as you say, offline and on. You're always there; I hope I return it as it deserves.
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