Featured on LinkedIn: Building Your Professional Brand
Let's talk about the importance of #professionalbrand. โฌ๏ธ A quick background about me: I worked at a marketing agency for 3๏ธโฃ years. And during my time there, I did marketing for alllll kinds of businesses -- from technology, to accounting, to manufacturing, to autobody, to consumer goods, to real estate, and so on. My job, in […]
Featured on LinkedIn: Screw Imposter Syndrome. Believe in Your Success.
What's holding you back from doing what you REALLY want to do? โฌ๏ธ โฆ Is it just not the right time?โฆ Is it finances?โฆ Is it the lack of know-how?โฆ ... Or something else? We all have a 'thing' in mind, right? But no matter what that thing is, we have yet to do it […]
Featured on LinkedIn: When to See Results with Marketing Efforts
As a #marketer, the most common question I get from clients is "How long is it going to take for my brand to see results?" What I want to respond with (as a naturally competitive and impatient person): "If not today, then tomorrow!" But the truth is, no one really knows that answer. If we did, […]
Featured on LinkedIn: Networking is Antique. Start Building Genuine Connections
Forget #networking. Start making genuine #connections with people. The difference between the two is that networking has a short lifespan that typically doesn't exceed the 9-5, whereas relationships are more long-term, if not forever. Additionally, networking feels transactional; connecting feels relational. The key to building genuine connections is actually quite simple: Listening. ๐ I would also contend that […]
Featured on LinkedIn: Working From Home Office
You may find these studies surprising... I somewhat did. โฌ๏ธ A study by Clutch found that an aesthetically pleasing #workplace can have a positive impact on a worker's #jobsatisfaction and #workproductivity. ๐ Beyond that, a beautiful #office space is also a reflection of your #companyโ just like your #branding. While most of us are #workingfromhome, it's still helpful to think about what kind of effect […]
Featured on LinkedIn: Businesses should have ownership over their digital ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐.
Businesses should have ownership over their digital ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐. โ
And yes, I intentionally said ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ต๐ด because they can "contain economic value and/or future benefit," according to Investopedia's definition. These digital assets includeย #logos, social media profiles, companyย #websites,ย #emailย themes, data, images, audio, video,ย #blogs, and more. And while it's not a super controversial statement to say, so manyย #businessesย don't actually […]
Featured on LinkedIn: How do you define risk?
How do you define ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ธ? โ ๏ธ Is it the ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ that rushes into your head when you're about to do something ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ? Or ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ฎ? Is it the ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ that stops you from doing anything ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐? Or making significant decisions? I hear you. ๐ But, the ability to take risks is actually very […]
Featured on LinkedIn: Running a business is vulnerable
Running a business is ๐ซ๐ช๐ก๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐ก๐. ๐ณ Despite many of us having ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ as the subconscious goal, it's not realistic.ย No one has the rulebook on how to be successful. And thereโs nothing worse than someone who's ๐ข๐ง๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฅ to make a mistake, due to feeling exposed. Take it all in strides and acknowledge the vulnerability for what […]
Featured on LinkedIn: Writing for easy reading
Which block of text is easier to read? โฌ๏ธ -- ๐ข๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ: "In the market for a change? Is it finally time to take control of your digital footprint? We might know a marketing company that could help. The secretโs out! Itโs us. With everything youโre doing for your business, you donโt have the time […]