On the second Wednesday in September, we held one of our popular combined Twitter chats with the wise social media practitioners of #SMchat (learn how to join us here).  Our two groups of top communication professionals shared thought leadership, tips and advice on the following topics of interest:

1. How do we define influence today? #smchat #solopr
2. How do we measure influence? #smchat #solopr
3. How can brands build and leverage influence? #smchat #solopr
4. In what ways can we drive influence for clients? #smchat #solopr
5. Can clients be non-influential and still be successful? #smchat #solopr
6. What factors can diminish influence with an audience? How do you rebuild? #smchat #solopr

A few of the top tweets are highlighted below (followed by a link to the full transcript):

9.14.16 Chat Highlights – Curated tweets by SoloPR

Be sure to check out the transcript in PDF for the full discussion. Please note that the transcript is in reverse chronological order. If you weren’t able to join us this week, weigh in on the chat questions in the comments!