Posts Tagged ‘Professional Organizing Training’
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
With half a billion current users and more joining every day, Facebook is one of the best and easiest ways to get your name out to potential clients. Are you utilizing this tool to your best advantage? Whether you’re brand new to Facebook or have been using it for years, join us on Monday, August 2nd at 10 AM EST to learn how to make your fan page more compelling, launch a successful Facebook Ad Campaign, understand recent changes to Facebook, and take advantage of the #1 thing you must understand to win the Facebook Marketing game!
Our featured guest will be Shama Kabani–president of The Marketing Zen Group, a full service digital marketing firm that serves clients around the world. She has been dubbed the “master millennial of the universe” and “an online marketing shaman” by Fast Company, and was listed as one of Business Week Magazine’s ’Top 25 Under 25′ entrepreneurs in North America.
Register here: THE NEW FACEBOOK -GREATEST WEB TOOL!
Tags: A Red Bench, Angela Ploetz, Maximize your marketing, Professional Organizer Business, Professional Organizer Courses, Professional Organizer Education, Professional Organizing Classes, Professional Organizing Training, Red Bench, Red Bench Program
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Did you know over 400 million people have Facebook accounts and 75 million keep up with friends and colleagues via Twitter? Or that three quarters of global consumers who go online visit social networking sites regularly?
Social media has the capabilities to take your business to new places, but you have to understand how social media interacts with your existing marketing plan. You might be posting to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube many times each day, but do you know eactly how this is benefitting your business? Are you sure that you’re using these powerful social media tools smartly and effectively?
Check out our next live Teleclass on Wednesday, July 28th at 8 PM EST entitled “Step Up Marketing Using Social Media” with social media expert Tia Singh and learn how to take advantage of this amazing technology. Tia has used social media to take her business from the ground up, and will teach you the tips that have made her a success. By the end of the call, you’ll be equipped with 3 social media steps you can implement immediately in your business! Click here to register for our next call.
Tags: A Red Bench, Angela Ploetz, Christa Wagner, Embrace Social Media, Professional Organizer Business, Professional Organizer Courses, Professional Organizing Training, Red Bench, Red Bench Program, social media, Teleclasses
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
“Anyone can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend’s success.”
– Oscar Wilde
Tags: A Red Bench, Angela Ploetz, Christa Wagner, Professional Organizer Business, Professional Organizer Courses, Professional Organizer Education, Professional Organizing Classes, Professional Organizing Training, Red Bench Program
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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Traditional advertising is changing and fast. Social media is a moving target and it can be challenging to stay on top of it all. That said, if you can stay tuned in, add value and keep people coming back fore more, the payoff can be huge for your business.
Stay tuned for some upcoming A Red Bench teleclasses on Facebook and You Tube, but in the meantime check out this interesting article called Selling Services for the Price of a Tweet.
For more information on social media and marketing check out our audio recordings on a variety of related topics.
Tags: Professional Organizer Business, Professional Organizer Education, Professional Organizing Classes, Professional Organizing Training, Red Bench, social media
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Tim Sanders opening keynote was noteworthy to say the least. Tim brought true meaning to the phrase “givers gain”. He told vivid stories of how many business pioneers blazed the business trail by connecting other people first. Simply introduce three people who can benefit from each other each week, Tim challenged us, and see the magic unfold. When you help other people find the resources they need by introducing someone to a new business you will earn their trust and become a valuable resource. When you are a valuable resource you become the go-to person that people naturally turn to including when they need what you offer or when a friend of theirs needs what you offer.
Tim was full of incredible information and was very inspiring. You can learn more from Tim’s books Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends and The Likeability Factor at his web-site.
So…who are three people that you can introduce to each other? Maybe you have a client who is moving and you can introduce them to mover and a custom closet company. When you send the e-mail introducing everyone be sure to include the reasons why you thought they might be able to work with each other.
Here’s to your new habit!
Tags: A Red Bench, Angela Ploetz, Christa Wagner, Conference, Continuing Education of Professional Organizers, NAPO, Professional Organizer Courses, Professional Organizer Education, Professional Organizing Classes, Professional Organizing Training
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Monday, May 31st, 2010
Last Chance! Buy 2 Audio Recordings, Get 1 Free
(2010 Conference Offer, even if you didn’t go to conference)
We’ve opened our conference offer to everyone in our database. For three more days you can purchase 2 Audio Recordings and get 1 Free. Offer ends May 31 at midnight and coupon code is Conference2010.
We have over 50 Audio Recordings to choose from and many may apply towards your continuing education credits. Click here to see our audio library.
Keeping Track of CEU’s?
Depending on your services and scope of work, A Red Bench Audio Recordings may apply towards your continuing education units. With each audio purchase you receive a certificate of attendance upon passing the class quiz. Calls are 75 minutes long and may count as 1 CEU.
Tags: A Red Bench, Audio recordings, Professional Organizer Business, Professional Organizer Education, Professional Organizing Classes, Professional Organizing Training, Red Bench Program
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
This year’s NAPO Conference delivered again! It’s Spring and if you’re a Professional Organizer you know that is a sure sign that it’s time for the NAPO Conference. There was lots of talk this year about the venue. Ohio??? “Who wants to go to Ohio?” I kept hearing. I DO! Columbus was beautiful and full of fabulous even swanky restaurants within walking distance.
This year’s conference was bitter sweet for me, okay, much more sweet than bitter, but bitter non-the-less. It was sad because my business partner Christa Wagner could not make it this year. Oh how I wish she could have been there. But it was exciting because this year I was going to be on the oh so famous Ask the Organizer Panel. This was a true treat as I was on the panel with five amazing women! New organizers and veterans alike asked some fantastic questions with many coming up about social media. Yes, social media was definitely a hot topic this year.
The Expo Hall had a mini face lift this year with the addition of the Market Place. This was exciting as A Red Bench was able to participate in this new venue.
There is so much to talk about I will be posting several blogs over the next few days with my conference highlights. Including highlights from the Ask the Organizer Panel, the Expo Hall, Opening Keynote with Tim Sanders, and more on trends I observed at conference including Social Media. So keep checking there’s more to come soon!
Angela
Tags: A Red Bench, Angela Ploetz, Christa Wagner, Conference, NAPO, Professional Organizer Business, Professional Organizer Education, Professional Organizing Training, social media
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Monday, May 3rd, 2010
I am the type of person who wears the same clothes all the time because I grab the same clothes from my closet. Same clothes, same exact outfit every time I wear it. Boring! So even clothes I once liked, I now dislike, because I’ve worn them so many times the exact same way. Last month we had an awesome teleclass (now available as an audio purchase) called Brand Yourself Through Your Appearance and since then I have wanted to implement what I learned on that call with expert Darcey Howard of LifeStyled. Yesterday two friends came to my house and we went through everything in my closet. We did get rid of some stuff that did not support my goals and style, but the best part was that we created about 50 new outfits from my existing wardrobe. I am not kidding. One pair of pants, I thought didn’t match anything in my closet, goes with almost every shirt I own. It was amazing!
It was one of the most fun days ever. We went through all my clothes, drank wine, laughed and just had fun. My husband is thrilled because now I don’t have to bother him every morning asking him how the same old outfit looks. As if it looks any different than the 30 times prior I’ve worn it. I have a few things I need to buy to complete the wardrobe, but I now with them help of our teleclass and my friends, I know how to put clothes together in a whole new way.
Additionally, they taught me a little trick that is pretty helpful. Since I always gravitate to the same item, they said instead of organizing my closet by clothing type and then color to only organize it by color. So now all my black clothes, or brown or red, or blue, or whatever color are in one place regardless of whether they are a shirt, skirt, jacket or pants. So the next time to go grab the same blue shirt I wear all the time, I will see the other 10 blue shirts with it and the pants opening my mind to many more outfits. Its a pretty good idea.
So if you find yourself saying you have nothing to wear, give our teleclass a listen and apply what you learn to your closet. Darcey says, “If you are your own brand then your wardrobe is your logo.” Best part, as an organizer, using what you learn on this call you can help them project the image they want to portray and use this class as a CEU.
Tags: Continuing Education of Professional Organizers, Professional Organizer Business, Professional Organizer Education, Professional Organizing Classes, Professional Organizing Training
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Friday, April 30th, 2010
I wanted to make you aware of some changes going on in my career. Prior to being a Professional Organizer, I worked at DDB Worldwide on the McDonald’s business. This experience helped me greatly in launching my business. I owned Savvy Solutios for almost six years and it was a thriving business I am very proud of. But as the years went on I started to miss the hustle and bustle of the marketing world. It’s truly where I belong.
Effective March 1st, I went back to my marketing roots joining Nature’s Path Foods, an organic food company located in Vancouver, BC. I joined their team as the Brand Manager for their “in the bowl” products. That means granola and granola bars, toaster pastries, waffles, snacks, cookies, etc. You can find their products at natural food stores, organic stores and many grocers like Safeway, Giant Eagle and Walmart. I have had a deep passion for marketing and branding, which has helped me tremendously in my own business. At the same time I feel I will be able to utilize my organizing skills to a much greater degree at Nature’s Path. They’ve already asked me to organize the electronic documents, do a email organizing seminar and organize the product warehouse.
I have enjoyed being a professional organizer for almost six years and have loved working with my clients and colleagues. What does this mean for A Red Bench? I will continue to have my partnership, with Angela Ploetz and look forward to bring my new learning’s to the business. I absolutely love A Red Bench; it’s an amazing business model and I truly love my business partner. We’ve had to adjust the Live Teleclass times to work within my schedule, but it’s working out and we are very excited about what tomorrow will bring. I do plan to attend NAPO 2011: Angela said I can’t leave her alone at the booth again and I missed my conference roommates. I look forward to seeing you there.
Being an organizer is a special gift. Thank you so much for all your support and friendship over the years!
Tags: Continuing Education of Professional Organizers, Professional Organizer Business, Professional Organizer Courses, Professional Organizer Education, Professional Organizing Classes, Professional Organizing Training
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Monday, March 22nd, 2010
“Tired. Worn out. Out of date. Drab. Does this sound like your wardrobe? How many times have you looked at your closet said, “I’ve got nothing to wear!” I say it all the time, in fact I go through waves of hating all the clothes in my closet. And then I contact my good friend and style expert, Darcey Howard of Lifestyled to come to my rescue.
Style Expert, Darcey Howard
Whether you are dressing for a new consultation, a networking event, a date or taking your kids to the park, to create great style, and make the right choices for you, there has to be a connection between identity and image.
Attend our next live teleclass with Personal Style Expert, Darcey Howard of Lifestyled and we’ll help you bridge the gap between how you feel and how you look. Don’t worry. This isn’t about bright orange suits, $3,000 hand bags or dresses that require tape to stay on. LifeStyled is about you, your own personal style, the life you want to lead and how you want to wear it. The facts are you have about 6 seconds to make an impression so from calm and casual, to slick and stylish, to professional and powerful, we’ll teach you how to identify the personal style that plays to your strengths, increase your self confidence and make you feel like the person you’ve always wanted to be.
On the call, we will talk about how todevelop your own style, how to create a fantastic capsule wardrobe you can grow from and share some do’s and don’t of the pros. Best part, as a professional organizer, many of us work with clients on closet organizing project so you can share what you learn on our call with your clients. How many clients have held up a sweater with shoulder pads and said, “Is this out of style?” Using what you learn on this call you can help them project the image they want to portray and use this class, called Brand Yourself Through Your Appearance, as a CEU. Click here for more information and to register for this April 5th class.
Tags: Professional Organizer Business, Professional Organizer Courses, Professional Organizing Training, Red Bench Program
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