Posts Tagged ‘Red Bench Program’
Friday, March 5th, 2010
The Retail Advertising and Marketing Association (RAMA), a division of the National Retail Federation (NRF), yesterday unveiled the results of a survey on the habits of social media users, at NRF’s Retail Innovation Marketing Conference in San Francisco. Comparing social media users to the average U.S. adult, RAMA’s survey, “Social Media: An Inside Look at the People Who Use It,” examined differences in demographics for each group, including male and female usage, as well as age differences in social media users vs. other adults.
Highlights of the survey include the following:
- Seven out of 10 social media users between the ages of 18 and 34 regularly use Facebook more than such other sites as MySpace, Twitter and Classmates
- 71.8 percent of social media users said that after an online search, they tell others about a product or service through face-to-face communication
- More people who use social media prefer to give advice about a product or service rather than receive it
- Social media users are more likely to use other new media, compared with average adults age 18 and older
- 70.6 percent of female social media users regularly use Facebook, vs. 61.0 percent of males
- More men than women like to communicate with others via cell phone conversation after searching for a product or service online
Click here to review the full report. This is interesting stuff, social media is changing the way we market ourselves. For more information on how you can use social media in your business, check out our Social Media Teleclasses. These classes, which feature will answer your most common social media questions for both new and seasoned users. We had a Facebook expert, a Twitter expert, a LinkedIn expert and an expert to talk about time management and social media. We wanted the goods, no fluffy stuff; if you are a social media beginner or Tweeting several times of day, you want to learn how to maximize your social media results through questions, examples, case studies and tools, you can start using immediately. No one needs one more thing to do; but everyone wants and needs new clients. By listening to our social media audio recordings you will finally understand how this marketing phenomenon can expand your clientele to a place you have not imagined.
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Paper from bills driving you crazy? What’s most important is to keep paper organizing simple and to be consistent. Here is a simple tip to manage all the paper. Get an accordion file labeled January thru December. Pay your bills and place the bill only (not the envelope or advertising) in the month paid. You are all set come tax time. At the end of the year, if you don’t need it for taxes, toss it!
To set up a paper filing system in your home or office, we recommend FreedomFiler. Its the best paper organizing system we’ve found and we’ve used it with hundreds of clients.
For more help Conquering Paper Clutter, attend our next teleclass on February 17th. As a follow-up to our January call called Helping Clients Manage The Paper Crisis (available to download on our website,) we want to have a more specific class on paper that tends to cover the desktop, the dining table and kitchen counter. We call this action paper and there are so many different ways to help your clients deal with their action paper. Join us on our continuing education call, where we will we will take you through a step by step process to create action files that will Conquer Your Clients Paper Clutter forever.
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
We hope you and your families had a wonderful holiday and we wish you all the best in the coming year. It’s hard to believe the year has gone by so quickly, but so much has happened. We hope you take some time to review your year; what made you happy? What would you change?
As we look back at our year, we are thrilled with all we accomplished. We strive to bring you the best experts we can find on business and organizing-related topics. Our job is to help you manage your business a little easier. Here are some of the highlights:
- We kicked off the year as a finalist in the “Most Valuable Educational Resource” category of the 2009 LA Organizing Awards.
- We hosted our first booth at the NAPO Conference.
- We hosted our first Social Media Event where 8 trailblazers from this new phenomenon shared their tips and tricks on how to make the most of this amazing technology.
- We kicked off our Become An Infopreneur Program and have a class of organizers creating their very own information product.
- Christa presented, “From Organizer to Infopreneur,” at the POC Conference.
- Angela was selected as a panelist for the 2010 NAPO Conference “Ask The Organizers” Panel.
- We were once again nominated in the “Most Valuable Educational Resource” category of the 2010 LA Organizing Awards.
What a year! Sure, there are things we would change, but overall we are pleased. We want to thank you for all your support. We love working with you and look forward to what may come in the new year!
Happy New Year!
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Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
As 2009 comes to a close we would like to thank you for your support over the past year. The year has posed some ups and downs, but we are glad to work through it together. We look forward to providing you with continued educational services and products in 2010.
We wish health, happiness and prosperity to you and your families this holiday season and throughout the New Year. Thank you for for the opportunity to work with you.
Let’s make 2010 the best year ever!
Christa Wagner & Angela Ploetz
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
As a Certified Professional Organizer®, you are required to earn 45 organizing-related continuing education hours over a 3-year period. It has come to our attention that in order to receive Continuing Education Credits (CEU’s) from the BCPO you must attend “live” interactive events. Therefore, if you attend our teleclasses “live” you may use them for your CEU’s.
As we are approaching the first recertification for the innagual exam, we are getting an overwhelming request for continuing education courses. We are in the process of developing a Continuing Education Series, that will kick off in January, and would like to to know what you need?
Email us at info@aredbench.com and let us know what organizing related classes would be helfpul to your business. We look forward to working with you.
A Red Bench offers continuing education for professional organizers and small business owners.
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
A few weeks ago at the POC Conference in Calgary I listened to keynote speaker, Les Hewitt, author of The Power of Focus. He was amazing and I learned a great deal listening to him. One topic that really resonated with me was habits and how they determine your future.
According to Les Hewitt, 47% of my everyday behavior is habitual and it’s extremely important to be aware of what habits are not working for me. I need to remember I can change any habit if I really want to. That’s the tough part.
So I made a list of my bad habits and one of mine was focusing on what I didn’t want. Isn’t that strange? To focus on what you don’t want, rather than what you do want. And I found myself doing it all the time. So since the presentation, I have been focusing on what I really want and its amazing what happens when you focus. Thank you Les!
So what are your bad habits and what can you commit to letting go of in the new year? We would love to hear from you.
A Red Bench offer continuing education for professional organizers and small business owners.
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Friday, December 4th, 2009
I read somewhere along the way, (probably in The Success Principles) that we are the average of the five people we hang out with the most. If you think about that, it makes sense. You probably cook or clean the way your Mom does. You make decisions like your Dad. You talk like your friends, etc. Heck, I am now saying “eh” after living in Canada for just two years. So if you want to be more successful, you have to start hanging out with more successful people.
On our next teleclass, Unleash the Power of Goal Setting, we will wrap up the year evaluating this past year and planning for the next. We will help you clarify your and focus your goals and give you the motivation to make next year the best year ever One of the questions we will ask is who do want to spend your time with next year? Who excites you, motivates you, juices you? Often times we spend too much time with people who bring us down or don’t motivate us to achieve our goals.
In 2010 we want you to lose the “anchors” and start hanging out with those who will bring you more success. Register and attend Unleash the Power of Goal Setting to ensure a successful and balanced year.
A Red Bench offers continuing education for professional organizers and small business owners.
Tags: goal setting, Professional Organizer Business, Professional Organizer Courses, Professional Organizer Education, Professional Organizing Classes, Professional Organizing Training, Red Bench Program, Teleclasses
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
The holiday frenzy has officially started and it’s easy for people to get caught up in buying fever. However, as a professional organizer, this is typically something we advise our clients to beware of. During the frenzy of the holidays here is a simple quote to keep in mind:
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. Wishing you happiness.”
- Helen Keller
What a beautiful quote to remind us of the real meaning of happiness. Simple acts of kindness can often take us further than an over abundance meaningless items. Feel free to pass along this quote to your clients by inserting it in an e-mail footer, your newsletter, blog, or even on your holiday cards. It may be just what someone needs to see right now.
Here’s to all the happiness you desire this holiday season.
~Angela
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
I’ve named this post “Focus Is the Name of the Game” because a few weeks ago I returned from the POC (Professional Organizers of Canada) Conferencein Calgary and I feel more focused than ever. Now I know what you’re thinking; that I am pretty focused already. Well, even organizers can get a little lost with so many tasks, activities and To Do’s.
At the conference I listened to keynote speaker, Les Hewitt, author of The Power of Focus. He was amazing and he said, “Sustained motivation is when you have something thing good that goes along with what you you do well.” That really resonated with me. I am good at organizing and that’s why I created Savvy Solutions more than five years ago. Of course, I will continue to work with people in their homes and offices on paper, time and email management. But what I am really good at is speaking in front of a group. Not many people feel that way, but I love it. So in the future, you will see more focus on speaking engagements, Lunch & Learns, Workshops and Seminars.
On our next teleclass, called Unleash the Power of Goal Setting, we are going to talk about what you really want and why you really want it, so you can go out and get it. Setting and achieving goals is one the best ways to measure your life’s progress. Without goals life just passes by hoping we get lucky and fortune comes our way. The secret to peak performance is knowing what you want and why and getting down on paper.
Join us on December 7th for Unleash the Power of Goal Setting and create a plan for 2010 that will ensure a successful and well balanced year.
Date: Monday, December 7th
Time: 4:00pm EST (3:00pm CST, 2:00pm MST, and 1:00pm PST)
Investment: $29 or included with your Teleclass Membership. Attend Live or Download the MP3 Audio Recording
A Red Bench offer continuing education for professional organizers and small business owners.
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Its that time of year again and we wanted to revisit a great article from our newsletter last year. By Marny Lifshen, Author of Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Women:
No sooner is the Thanksgiving turkey digested when the Holiday Party Season begins. Many dread the often hectic schedule of December, as seemingly every company and organization hosts a lunch or cocktail party for their customers, clients, employees, suppliers, members and friends.
It’s true that this annual ritual of party hopping can add inches to your waist-line while stealing precious hours of down-time. But it can also be a great time to meet new people and solidify your existing business relationships. While part of you may wish to hide behind the craziness of your own year-end work and personal schedule and avoid this revelry altogether, staying away from holiday soirees is a networking mistake.
People do business with people they know and like; you need to take advantage of holiday get-togethers to build closer relationships with others in your business community or industry. Think of it this way; when someone invites you to a holiday gathering they are announcing that they like you. When you make the effort to attend their event you are returning the gesture. And try to remeber that most of these parties are a lot of fun!
Marny was our guest expert speaking on the topic of Turning Networking Into Actual Business. If you missed the call, click here to purchase the audio.
A Red Bench offer continuing education for professional organizers and small business owners.
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