The Crazy Marketing Ladies Show

I’ll give you the shirt off my back – walking billboards are they right for you? Everybody loves FREE! One of my kids is at college and has already received several free t-shirts, at school sporting events and community events. My youngest child was at her fall festival and answered trivia questions and won a FREE t-shirt. Maybe your business doesn’t give away shirts but sells them. Today I am wearing a Taco City t-shirt. Taco City is located in Coca Beach FL, great food – cool shirt. In This Episode You’ll Learn About: Make walking billboards work for you Giveaways At events Online Giveaway Is there a Catch – Happy Grasshopper Prize at other events Selling Loyal Customers Spread your message around the globe Updated Location or Offerings Your Investment Quality Quantity Local Vendors, Joni Industries, Stick to my Lue Promotions and Big Frog Custom T-shirts Your Message Slogan or catch phrase What information to include: website, phone number Graphics Check out my Fiddlehead Marketing Facebook page – there’s picture of me in my Taco City T-shirt We’re planning on giving t-shirts to everyone who is interviewed on the Crazy Marketing Ladies Show – how cool is that! Shirt off my back story     Post a picture of the t-shirt on my Facebook page. If you would like me to wear your promotional t-shirt and mention your business on the show and list your company please contact me for your mailing address.   Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: www.tacocity.net https://happygrasshopper.com/ http://www.joniindustries.com/ http://stitchtomylue.com/ http://www.bigfrog.com/brooksville/ https://www.facebook.com/FiddleheadMarketing www.fiddlehead-mktg.com lynn@fiddlehead-mktg.com Please leave an honest review and rating on iTunes! They are extremely helpful and I read each and every one of them. You’re Fabulous! Tell us what you think. Don’t forget if you want me to wear your businesses t-shirt and promote it on the Crazy Ladies Marketing Show you can message my Facebook page. Thanks for listening!

Meet the Social Butterfly - Carole Sanek - this show will give you insight into how Carole became a thought leader in social media marketing from her beginnings as an RN to her passion for writing and blogging. Links mentioned in the podcast: http://carolesanek.com http://thecrazymarketingladiesshow.com http://elegantexposuresinc.com   How did Carole choose her business name? Carole shares how her daughter is a professional photographer of butterflies Bought the domain Registered the company as an LLC Grew wings What was Carole before she grew wings? RN in intensive nursing at county hospital Explains how being an RN is about selling Moving on in life to medical sales, capital equipment Why and how did social media become her career? The answer is real estate How real estate trained her in social media Blogging became her vehicle Wrote for an attorney, a pest control company, in breast cancer, for organizations, for a food truck, has written guest blogs for other people. There will be podcast shows on blogging Why social media is so important today? The importance of blogging in social media You own the real estate You control the real estate of a blog Why self-hosting is vitally important How Carole never gets writers block 70 tips for avoiding writers block in a future podcast How long has Carole been in business and how did she grow her business: 4 years networking passing out flyers attending conferences Facebook talk: What happened to people seeing all my posts Advertising Past clients and the fun Saying no to certain businesses What Social Media Platform works best for her? Blogging Twitter and why FB is family barbecue Twitter is chain restaurants LinkedIn and G+ are fine dining Blogging is the top of the Eiffel Tower Jules Verne restaurant Charity requests and how she handles them: Picky/choosy Guidelines Offtime fun: Wine Travel Dogs Reading Writing Books will be written        

6 Ways to Avoid Trade Show/Vendor Burnout and make your event more productive Are you spending several weekends in a row set up at community events with a vendor table? Do you travel to other cities and set up for trade shows? You may find yourself suffering from burnout. I want to share with you tips and tricks to re-energize and make your vendor experience more effective. The goal of these events is create exposure for the business or product. If you are dreading your next event, follow these tips, because if you don’t bring your “A” Game – why bother. In This Episode You’ll Learn About: The beginning Pack Mule Rules Don’t be “defeeted” BYOF (Bring Your Own Food) The Mid-day Lull Change of Scene Get to know the neighbors Be a floater Tear Down & Evaluate Too much or not enough marketing materials Too much or not enough promotional items or not the right ones Interaction with attendees great or not so much Ways to simplify future events Visit my wordpress site and join in the conversation. What do you do to avoid vendor/conference burnout?   Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: http://fiddleheadmarketing.wordpress.com/ lynn@fiddlehead-marketing.com www.fiddlehead-mktg.com   Please leave an honest review and rating on iTunes! They are extremely helpful and I read each and every one of them. You’re Fabulous! Share what has worked for you!   Thanks for listening!

Introducing the Crazy Marketing Ladies- all 5 of them and be ready to share the laughter and fun as they bring you their first podcast show and reveal (no puns intended) some of their craziest moments.  You will learn about medical practice marketing, full-scale marketing, network marketing, social media marketing and photography and photographic marketing  strategies. Links mentioned in the show and to the ladies: http://thecrazymarketingladiesshow.com http://thebusybuddy.com http://elegantexposuresinc.com http://wmarketingservices.com Meet Lynn VanMeter first: CEO/Owner Fiddlehead Marketing an offline marketing company Focus is on Medical Practice Marketing Growth strategied/growing a phycisian's brand Face to Face relationship marketing Go Big or Go Home marketing Recommended books: The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell How Full is your Bucket - Tom Rath Delivering Happiness - Tony Hsieh The Art of Friendship: 70 Simple Rules for Making Meaningful Connections - Roger Horchow The craziest thing Lynn has done in marketing is wearing a cow costume and you will learn why. Next Meet Kellye Dash: CEO/Owner of The Busy Buddy Business support services/back office for small companies Assists companies that are short on staff, short on time, short on resources Understands the importance of networking Likes helping people Started in IT account management in her earlier career Started The Busy Buddy in 2009 Like to get things done It's about marketing yourself, selling yourself and being of value Email marketing Contact Management Social Media Kellye can be found on all the social media platforms and to learn more about her visit her website listed above. Now meet Cherlyn Warner Owner of WMarketing Services a full scale marketing business Specializes in senior and retirement living 20 years experience Marketing background includes Sprint, Hallmark, DHL and Kaplan University Passion for working in the senior/retirement market Craziest thing?  Cherlyn is a Polynesian dancer and did luaus at retirement communities.  She knows you can use your imagination and picture that. Our 4th Lady is Wendy McGinnis: Owner of Elegant Exposures Inc. Photographer In the past was a mermaid at Weeki Wachee Springs Featured in an HBO movie "Off and Running" Hooter's girl Rode horses in the Dixie Stampede Then became a Sheriff's Deputy and only female SWAT member Left law enforcement shortly after getting her Master's Degree in Criminal Justice Passion is glamour and boudoir photography Wendy flashes people, shoots people and then hangs them on a wall! Last but not Least Carole Sanek: No hula dance, never a mermaid but was in a wet t-shirt contest in San Diego CEO/Owner of Social Butterfly Media Marketing LLC Content creator, freelance writer, public speaker, successful social media thought leader Wheel of Fortune contestant Former RN, medical sales, wound care sales Licensed Realtor Blogger for 9 years Won 2 awards for blogging Never has writer's block Writes content for clients as well as blogs for clients Attends many conferences on social media and content creation Heard about podcasting and wanted to do one that was different - created a group Lynn - because she has worked with Lynn in the past Kellye - because she knows no strangers and is a true busy buddy. Cherlyn - because she was impressed when she met her Wendy - had no choice she was just told she is a TCMLS Listen as they end the podcast with the following individual questions: Kellye answers what is the secret of your success. Cherlyn answers what is the best advice you ever received. Wendy answers what is the most helpful or productive conference you ever attended. Carole answers who is your mentor. Lynn answers what is your greatest asset.