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Ray Van den Bel

dr jur.

Corporate dynamics strategist, speaker coach social media ROI

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amsterdam
Netherlands

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Personal information

Haves

Edit I advise and coach people to, communicate, and, network effectively, on, Web 2.0, and, web 3.0, in order to reach out to very, specific Target Groups, and their, communication styles, In addition I am creating a, global, network, of, strategic, and, creative, thinkers., Self-consciousness, and, being, 'present' (, Tolle, ) is in my opinion the first step towards true individual, creativeness, collective, strategic, thinking, and, Leadership, . Therefore I have created the, Open Networkers, Movement, for people who want to join me towards that goal. :, www.opennetworkers.blogspot.com, -, Coaching, in, virtual networking, (, web 2.0, ) -, Social networking, -, Second Life, Strategies & Consulting, -, Real-life Networking, -, Business consultancy, and, business strategy, -, International relationship management, -, International contract law, -, Corporate law, -, United Nations, Economic Developments, -, Recruitment, -, Marketing & sales, -, Branding, www.vandenbel.com
Wants

Edit Coaching, online, speaker, coach, trainer, LinkedIn, Xing, Second Life, Facebook, Myspace, social networking, Projects, permanent, job, as an, online, strategist, consultancy, innovation, and, technology, communication, networking, coaching, job
Interests

Edit Online strategies, networking, innovation, web 2.0, web 3.0, Second Life, (Ray Lange on SL)
Organizations

Edit Open Networkers, LinkedIn, Soflow, Ryze, Second Life, (Ray Lange), Minerva, 150+ strategic SIGS.
Groups

Professional experience

Mar 2003 - present
(10 years, 3 months)

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to present

Independent

Online strategist, http://onlinenetworking.biz

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to present

ON Manager

Open Networkers Blog, http://opennetworkers.blogspot.com

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to present

ON Manager

Open Networkers Main Forum, http://opennetworkers.ning.com

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ON Manager

Open Networkers Jobhunters, http://jobhuntersonline.blogspot.com

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Portfolio sales executive

Unisys, http://www.unisys.com

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EB manager

Credit Suisse, http://www.cs.com

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Project manager

Ernst & Young, http://www.ey.com

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Educational background

Rijks Universiteit Leiden

Languages

German, English, French, Dutch

About me

Dr jur. Ray van den Bel
Following his graduation in international law at Leiden in 1994, Ray van den Bel began his career as a corporate lawyer. In 1997 he switched to exploring the world of strategic management consultancy and began a new Chapter in his career at Credit Suisse, Ernst & Young and Unisys. Meanwhile, 'internet' as a strategic communication tool became popular. 'Open' communication through the emerging online social networks intrigued van den Bel so much that he began to analyze this online behavior. He quickly became known as a 'Top-networker' on social networks like LinkedIn, Facebook, Xing, Twitter and Hyves.

This activity was not in itself. In particular, the 'effectiveness' and' Return on Investment "of social networks as LinkedIn, Facebook, Xing, Twitter and Hyves fascinated him so much that he has worked years on a working communication model for social and corporate networks, the OpenNetworkers Network Model © and the OpenNetworkers Book which can be read online.

He founded his own social network, OpenNetworkers.info in 2007. By 2009, the influential online magazine web 2.0 Mashable.com named this network as one of the 10 major social networks for 'Professionals and Job Search'. Quickly he became known worldwide as one of the leading strategists and speakers in the field of social media, web 2.0 resources, strategy and communication.

In his seminars Ray will introduce you into a new world online with new rules of engagement between companies and their customers. The right approach and strategy as a basis for an actual customer success in the future is being made Now.

Topics where Ray van den Bel provides training on:
- Social networking online, sense or nonsense? Discover what really works instead of
following the marketing stories!
- Effectiveness in online actions for niche branche oriented companies
- Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 interaction models
- Profiling in Web 2.0
- Web 3.0 Strategies
- Web 2.0 tools, smart tips and tricks to save time using networking portals

Ray van den Bel's translated his personal experiences and vision in his the social networks het created, based upon the real value of Web 2.0 In his words:

'... Online tools & resources should always serve genuine, real life business, based on a solid ROI. They should never be based on theory and enthusiasm only ..’