I have partnered with Social Guru 4 You and we're presenting a new workshop that every business needs. The best way for your business to rank well on Google Search and be found on Google Maps is to claim and use your Google My Business...
We connect with stories that resonate with us emotionally. Those emotions influence what we buy or who we hire. Storytelling in our social media marketing is when we use words, photos, and videos to create a narrative. We're not selling or promoting. We're sharing stories that...
I am currently celebrating five years of providing community training to northern Michigan business owners and their staff! Web design is my bread and butter, and providing marketing training is the fun stuff! In January 2015, I was a co-founder of HarborActive community training. Our goal...
Invest in your community by hiring local design and marketing talent. Your communication will be better, someone local will be more attentive, and you'll get support from marketing pros who are invested in your local community. I own Abuzz Creative and we're a team of...
I started my freshman year at CMU as an instrumental music major with a choral minor. I was fairly certain I wanted to be a band director just like my Dad. I practiced and performed and studied and made some great friends. I spent more...
I had someone tell me I was lucky. They thought because I owned my business and had everything I needed that I was lucky. I challenged them by saying that I'm fortunate, not lucky. I didn’t roll the dice to get where I am today. For me,...
I attended a luncheon this week which featured a panel of women in leadership roles in a male dominated industry. The host asked the panel if they often experienced "mansplaining" but no one on the panel really knew what that meant.
Have you tried building a website for your business? How did that go for you? Most DIY attempts fail and never get completed.