Owens Community College’s Workforce and Community Services, along with Trainco, Inc. and Zoup!, presents 5th Annual Administrative Professionals Day, Friday, April 25, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Arrowhead Park Learning Center, 1724 Indian Wood Circle, Maumee.
Participants will enjoy breakout sessions including: Social Media (presented by Sociably Cindy), Real Money Talk for Women, and Self-Defense Tips and massages provided by Owens’ Massage Therapy students.
Alicia Wagner, certified Life Coach and executive director of Women’s Entrepreneurial Network, will be the keynote speaker during a luncheon provided by Zoup!.
Cost is $20. To register, please call 567-661-7357.
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Facebook Help
Well, Timeline has wiggled it's little head into our Facebook lives, and it's annoying the heck out of some people.
Over the next few weeks I'll be taking some time to help you walk through all your Facebook troubles. To make sure I'm helping you with all your needs, please let me know what they are:
Keeping you sociably connected,
Cindy
Over the next few weeks I'll be taking some time to help you walk through all your Facebook troubles. To make sure I'm helping you with all your needs, please let me know what they are:
- Security Settings?
- Adding Pictures?
- Privacy?
- Groups?
- ???
Keeping you sociably connected,
Cindy
Friday, March 9, 2012
How 'Pinning' Can Grow Your Business
Well, unless you live under a rock and never check your Facebook or Twitter, you've probably noticed a new thing called "Pinterest."
So what is it?
Well, to put it quite simply, it's a collection of anything and everything you want.
So if you're a hair stylist, grab a friend and take step-by-step pictures of how to maintain my hair at home. Put it out on your website/blog. And then pin it. Your friends will pin it. And soon, your names is out there, getting people to your website to learn more.
So what is it?
Well, to put it quite simply, it's a collection of anything and everything you want.
- Favorite recipes, or recipes you want to try
- Clothes you love
- Vacations you want to take
- Things for the home
- Activities for the family
- Books you've read or want to read
- The list goes on, and on, and on...
So for a business or a blogger, how does this affect you? Well, if you've got great content with great images, you can get your products out to the masses.
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| Cascade Braid |
For example, my daughters have SUPER LONG HAIR. And I'm tired of putting it up in the same braids and ponytails every day. So I did a search for fun braids and up-do's - and I found a couple of neat websites. Instead of adding them to my bookmarks and forgetting that I've save them (we've all done that, right?) I pinned them to my Hair Style board. So taking what I found, this is what I did with Samantha's hair:
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| Sock Bun |
OK, so if you're a business with a physical location, how does that help grow the business? Well, if you sell products, sell them online. In your step by step description, talk about the products that you are using, and put a link to where people can buy them.
So if you are a garden expert, teach me how to prep my garden for this year - step by step with images. Show me how to start my seeds. Be detailed. Pin it. Then sell some seeds or tools.
If you're a photographer, show me how to take a good picture with my cell phone; how to get my kids to sit still. Pin it. Then sell some frames or prints.
Pinterest is becoming an activity for many people, just like playing games on Facebook. To the business - they're looking for your stuff. Be there for them.
Follow me on Pinterest, or for more information, contact Cindy@SociablyCindy.com
Friday, February 10, 2012
You can't afford to NOT use social media
Someone posted something about you today. And you don't know what they said. They could be singing your praises to the high heavens. They could be blasting you down into the dirt. They could have just said that they were there. But they said it, for all the world to see.
And you don't know about it. But you should.
It's been almost 7 years since my first child was born. And I remember opening up a brand new package of wipes, and there being black fuzz on the first dozen wipes. Now, pre baby I would have just taken those dozen wipes, throw them out and used the rest. But this was my brand new baby - there was no way I was putting those anywhere near her. So I called customer service. I got a $5 voucher and an apology. It appeased me, but it was pretty annoying. I mentioned it to a friend of mine at dinner that weekend, and we talked about weird product incidents. That was it.
Now my kids are all potty trained, but I still use night-time pull-ups for my son. Recently, a friend asked what brand I used (whatever's cheapest). She told me to NOT use a particular brand because it was causing sever rashes on a friend of hers' daughter. She saw this post on Facebook, to which over 40 of my friend's friends had commented that they were dealing with the same problem.
Now, if Diaper Company was paying attention, they'd be doing regular searches for their brand's name, and might have come across this. Damage is done. I know of at least 40 people who will not be buying that brand; and I've passed it on to several of my friends as well, and those other 40 people probably passed it on to theirs... BIG PROBLEM!
So, as a small business, what can you do?
Well, you'd better be monitoring your name. Set up alerts to notify you anytime your name is mentioned. Be there to respond quickly. Have an idea of how you're going to handle it. You can't give away something every time someone complains, can you? It's just not good business sense. But you can offer them that you'll fix whatever is wrong, and guarantee that it won't happen again.
Or what if someone is having trouble with one of your competitors? You'd love to gain their business, right? Set up a search, and be up on it.
Ok, you're probably thinking "but that takes time away from what I need to get done". Yes, it does. And there are a few options.
1) Do nothing. Continue doing things they way you already are. If you don't know about it you're not missing it.
2) Do it yourself. Create time in your daily schedule to devote to social media and brand awareness
3) Bring in outside help. That's what we do best - so you can focus on what you do best.
So, if you're thinking options 2 or 3, I can help. If you'd just like a run down of what to do and how to implement it into your daily schedule, I can help. If you'd like to put it all in my hands, well, I'll gladly take it off your plate.
Whether you do it yourself, or bring me in to help, use the tools available to you. They really can help.
And you don't know about it. But you should.
It's been almost 7 years since my first child was born. And I remember opening up a brand new package of wipes, and there being black fuzz on the first dozen wipes. Now, pre baby I would have just taken those dozen wipes, throw them out and used the rest. But this was my brand new baby - there was no way I was putting those anywhere near her. So I called customer service. I got a $5 voucher and an apology. It appeased me, but it was pretty annoying. I mentioned it to a friend of mine at dinner that weekend, and we talked about weird product incidents. That was it.
Now my kids are all potty trained, but I still use night-time pull-ups for my son. Recently, a friend asked what brand I used (whatever's cheapest). She told me to NOT use a particular brand because it was causing sever rashes on a friend of hers' daughter. She saw this post on Facebook, to which over 40 of my friend's friends had commented that they were dealing with the same problem.
Now, if Diaper Company was paying attention, they'd be doing regular searches for their brand's name, and might have come across this. Damage is done. I know of at least 40 people who will not be buying that brand; and I've passed it on to several of my friends as well, and those other 40 people probably passed it on to theirs... BIG PROBLEM!
So, as a small business, what can you do?
Well, you'd better be monitoring your name. Set up alerts to notify you anytime your name is mentioned. Be there to respond quickly. Have an idea of how you're going to handle it. You can't give away something every time someone complains, can you? It's just not good business sense. But you can offer them that you'll fix whatever is wrong, and guarantee that it won't happen again.
Or what if someone is having trouble with one of your competitors? You'd love to gain their business, right? Set up a search, and be up on it.
Ok, you're probably thinking "but that takes time away from what I need to get done". Yes, it does. And there are a few options.
1) Do nothing. Continue doing things they way you already are. If you don't know about it you're not missing it.
2) Do it yourself. Create time in your daily schedule to devote to social media and brand awareness
3) Bring in outside help. That's what we do best - so you can focus on what you do best.
So, if you're thinking options 2 or 3, I can help. If you'd just like a run down of what to do and how to implement it into your daily schedule, I can help. If you'd like to put it all in my hands, well, I'll gladly take it off your plate.
Whether you do it yourself, or bring me in to help, use the tools available to you. They really can help.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Staying Sociable: Sociably Cindy Spokes-pet Search!
So, I've had this idea in my head for a while, but I've just not implemented it. I think it's time.
I remember when I was working at YES FM, we had a Happy Meal toy that we were passing around to each other's desks. It was really funny. You'd walk into your office and there it was. THEN we had the purple frog that would find it's way to random places in the halls and studio. So much fun.
About a year ago, my friend Marion created a 'spokes-puppet' for her business "Fibre Moo w/ Fibrenew".
It made us all at the networking event talking about what our 'spokes-pet' would be.
So these thoughts have made their way back into my mind over the last few weeks, and you know what - I'm just going to do it!
I'm looking for 2 things:
1 - suggestions on what my "Spokes-pet" should be
2- would you be willing to take your picture with it and pass it on?
I'd thought about a teddybear with a butterfly shirt/dress, and then put my logo on it - thoughts?
Then I was thinking of either just going around with it and taking pictures of it at my client's and friend's businesses. Or do I get a few and pass them out saying "take a pic and pass it on"?
So what to you think?
I remember when I was working at YES FM, we had a Happy Meal toy that we were passing around to each other's desks. It was really funny. You'd walk into your office and there it was. THEN we had the purple frog that would find it's way to random places in the halls and studio. So much fun.
About a year ago, my friend Marion created a 'spokes-puppet' for her business "Fibre Moo w/ Fibrenew".
It made us all at the networking event talking about what our 'spokes-pet' would be.
So these thoughts have made their way back into my mind over the last few weeks, and you know what - I'm just going to do it!
I'm looking for 2 things:
1 - suggestions on what my "Spokes-pet" should be
2- would you be willing to take your picture with it and pass it on?
I'd thought about a teddybear with a butterfly shirt/dress, and then put my logo on it - thoughts?
Then I was thinking of either just going around with it and taking pictures of it at my client's and friend's businesses. Or do I get a few and pass them out saying "take a pic and pass it on"?
So what to you think?
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