In our last blog, we went over three simple ways to get involved in the community without spreading yourself too thin. If you’re still skeptical about community involvement, or perhaps you think the return won’t be worth the effort, allow us to change your mind. Read on for several benefits to getting your business involved in the community. Networking opportunities …
Three Easy Ways to Get your Company Involved in the Community
Community involvement is a great way to gain awareness for your business and make local connections with businesses, organizations, and residents within the area. It can be tempting to involve yourself in every local organization and attend every local networking event in hopes of making valuable connections, but that’s likely not feasible or beneficial. Read on for three simple ways …
Best Brand Voices on Social Media (According to PTE)
Creating a loyal social media following takes more than just sharing content. It requires a consistent brand voice that engages the audience and makes them want to see more. In addition to consistency, adding value to your posts through knowledge and humor are two great ways to create a deeper connection with your audience. Need some inspiration? The PTE team …
LinkedIn Stories: What You Need to Know About this New Feature
While LinkedIn is considered one of the primary social media channels within a comprehensive digital marketing plan, it differs from networks such as Facebook and Instagram. It’s more geared toward business-to-business (B2B) social networking for businesses and professionals. Overall, LinkedIn offers an excellent platform for business owners and other professionals to establish themselves (and their businesses) as industry leaders and …
3 Quick Tips for Better Networking Amid COVID-19
Knowing how to network effectively is a powerful tool in today’s modern professional setting. Not only does it give you the opportunity to develop or deepen your professional contacts and references personally, it also provides you with the chance to highlight your company and demonstrate your unique value proposition (UVP) – both as an individual and as the face of …
Ten Tips for Being a Successful Woman in Business
The month of October is recognized as National Women’s Small Business month, so we would like to take a moment to shine a special spotlight on all of the amazing, successful women in business and entrepreneurs alike. In the United States alone, 39% of small businesses are owned by women, and those businesses currently have an estimated revenue of about …
Pinterest: To Pin or Not to Pin?
If you aren’t super familiar with Pinterest or how a business could use it to communicate online, it’s fairly easy to pick up on this über-sharing site. Pinterest is a digital way to collect and share all the things, places, people, etc. that you’re into. It’s like the old school push pin bulletin boards teenagers have where they pin things …
Networking: For Business and PR
Networking and communication used to take the traditional path of print advertising and brochures, direct mail, local/national trade shows, etc. These forms of communicating your brand/business still exist but more often they are used in balance with modern forms of networking and sharing information about you and your business. Here are some guidelines I have learned to follow in today’s …