Posts Tagged ‘Marketing’

Interested in Social Media?

As many of you know I have been doing some additional training in order to become “certified” as a Social Media Specialist – my kids actually refer to the word “certified” in a  much different manner. “Oh there’s Mom, on that Twitter thing” … anyhow, the point of my post today is that many people are jumping into Social Media, even if only to try it out, as truly it may not work for all types of business and people.

If you are looking to do this type of work and want to learn more or even get into social media for yourself , then you may want to try out VAclassroom’s Social Media course .

The course takes you through 8 modules and covers Strategy and Planning, Profile Management, Marketing on Twitter, Facebook, Video and other Social Media channels.  Reporting and Online Reputation management is also covered in the course. Read the rest of this entry »

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5 Benefits of using Twitter for Business

Twitter. It’s been in the news a lot lately.  The growth of Twitter, a micro-blogging social networking site, is amazing. Some reports suggest more than 10 million users are now signed on to Twitter and the majority of them are 35 years and over.

Many ask, how can something like Twitter help my business?  If used properly, and this means by providing a good mix of posts and updates, Twitter can help a business accomplish the following: Read the rest of this entry »

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Sales with pain…

I always learn something at the CEED workshops I attend, and this week was no exception.  It’s funny… many times as the speakers start out on something that seems familiar, I think, ‘Oh we did this a few weeks ago with someone else’.  And then, they continue on and I find it’s got a different twist on it.  There is always something new to learn in life.

This week the workshop was put on by Tom Jackson of Sandler Training. Tom uses his years of experience in Sales to train people and teams how to better their Sales processes. There were many parts of this session that were helpful, but the one that stood out to me was the area where we worked on our “30 Second Commercial”. With my networking this is something I am always trying to improve and Sandler’s method is great for making the point. Read the rest of this entry »

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