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Build a BRAND Workshop Goes Digital – Laura Willis
Figuring out your brand and keeping it consistent has always been a challenge for small businesses. We the major influence of social media and all the digital platforms it’s become almost impossible. At Tech Day Camp – United Regional Chamber, Laura Willis from Willis Works Communications gave this great session on branding designed for small..
Introduction to Agile Development – Barrett Simms
Agile Marketing is pretty new and looks like it will take over how we market a lot like how social media has taken over how we communicate and build community around us. Agile Marketing comes to us from agile software development – the same principles apply, just to marketing development and implementation instead of software..
What is SEO? – Tricia White
This clip “What is SEO?” is from Tricia Whites’ What is SEO session at Tech Day Camp – United Regional Chamber. Search Engine Optimization has been a huge topic for a long time. With the drive towards content marketing and social media taking center stage, traditional SEO has started to take a back seat. The..
Linkedin Company Pages – Kaitlyn Pintarich
This clip “Linkedin Company Pages” is from Kaitlyn Pintarich’s Leveraging Linkedin to Grow Your Business session at Tech Day Camp – United Regional chamber. Linkedin is used by a lot of professionals – but mostly on a personal level. Kaitlyn covers the company pages because there is not as much information out on them. Over..
How to Write a Great Tweet – Julie Campbell
This clip “How to Write a Great Tweet” is from Julie Campbell’s Twitter 101 session at Tech Day Camp – United Regional Chamber. Julie’s session was one of the best attended sessions there with lots of great questions and information. She shared 6 different things to keep in mind for your tweets. How to write..
Facebook for the Business Professional – Tammy A Jacobsen
Facebook is a huge network for sharing information. Here is a video from Tammy Jacobsen’s presentation at Tech Day Camp – United Regional Valley “Facebook for the Business Professional”. If done well it can provide great value to your customers and potential customers. You can communicate with and interact with them to build relationships. Make..
Ideas for Great Pinterest Pins – Julia Campbell
Pinterest is one of the fastest growing social media platforms. Like all social platforms Pinterest is constantly evolving and changing. Here is a clip from Julia Campbell’s presentation at Tech Day Camp – United Regional Chamber that talks about what you should pin, and what are great pins. People spend hours and hours on Pinterest,..
Microsoft Office: Tips and Tricks
Regardless of what type of computer or tablet you are using, the vast majority of us do use Microsoft Office. Here is a clip on the Format Painter in Microsoft Office from June Bertucci’s “Microsoft Office – Tips & Tricks” at Tech Day Camp United Regional Chamber. It’s something that I never used, mainly because..
Increasing Your Social Media Presence
This clip is from Michael T. Sanders “Increasing Your Social Media Presence” at Tech Day Camp – United Regional Chamber. When you are building and growing your social media content, it’s important to be authentic and all of your engagement authentic. There are different ways to approach people and share your message. For example when..
Content is YOUR Job – Shea Baker
Thing #5 from Shea Baker’s “10 Things to Know Before Starting a Website” at Tech Day Camp – United Regional Chamber. Shea defines content as every bit of text or copy that goes on your website. There is no magic button that creates content for your site – it all must come from you. So..
Google Analytics and Web Master Tools – Tricia White
This is a clip from Tricia White’s great presentation on Google Analytics and Web Master Tools at Tech Day Camp – United Regional Chamber. Tricia talks about the ultimate goal of raising your rankings for google search and how these tools can help. She shows how you can analyze web traffic, where to start and..
Twitter 101 for Business – Julia Campbell
Julia Campbell gave a great workshop on the basics of Twitter, here are the slides she used for the presentation. If you would like to find more information please visit Julia’s website at www.jcsocialmarketing.com Twitter 101 – Tech Day Camp from The Toolbox, Inc.
Email Marketing: How to Use Email in Your Sales Process
Here are the slides from Bob McCarthy’s presentation on email marketing at Tech Day Camp – Franklin – Spring 2013. A 30-year veteran of direct marketing, Bob is a past president of the New England Direct Marketing Association (NEDMA). He has also taught direct marketing courses at both Bentley College and Merrimack College. If you..
Pinterest for the Small Business and Nonprofits – Julia Campbell
The surveys we’ve received raved about Julia Campbell’s presentation on “Pinterest for the Small Business and Nonprofits” at Tech Day Camp March 13, 2013. Here are the slides from the presentation. If you would like to find more information please visit Julia’s website at www.jcsocialmarketing.com Tech day camp pinterest for business from The Toolbox, Inc.
Schedule posted
We are all set for Tech Day Camp 2013 – Franklin Thank you so much to United Regional Chamber for getting us out to Franklin. A downloadable schedule is [here] We will have coffee (tea & juice) and pastries in the morning, a great lunch, and lots of learning going on. We will wrap up..
Bring Your Camera!
If you are planning to attend Ed Nute’s Take a Wicked Good Picture!, be sure to bring your camera! Ed will not only help you understand how to take a great picture, but will also help you work with what you own! Even if you are not planning to take this workshop, bring your camera..
There’s an App for That?
So we woke up to more snow – again. This time we figured we we should get some help, so we got Techie out on the snow blower…we figured there should be an app for that. We think eventually there will be an app, but in the meantime there are several apps that can really..
*Keynote: Win-win marketing: Designing a Marketing Strategy that Makes Sense (Dollars and Cents) for You and Makes Customers Happy Too
Do you want to attract more clients? Dor you want to sell more products? Of course you do! It’s one of those things that keeps small business owners awake at night. But at the other end of the equation, your prospective customer isn’t awake at night thinking about how they will work with you. They..
B-PC – RX – Maintenance and Security
It’s a well-known fact that PC’s are wonderful tools, they are the life blood of our business. But in order to keep them running properly and to protect the valuable data we store on them, we need to follow some simple precautions. This workshop takes a look at some cost-effective ways to keep your internet-connected PC running..
Tech Day Camp Early Booking ends March 17th
Just a quick reminder that early booking for the United Regional Chamber’s Tech Day Camp at Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School ends Sunday, March 17th. We have a great line up of 36 workshops, 28 expert workshop leaders and lunch is included. This will be the best opportunity in the area to learn great..
United Regional Chamber Athena Awards
We had a great time at the United Regional Chamber’s Athena awards! Great people and conversations and it was all topped of with this awesome dessert…just an added bonus. Massachusetts State Representative Elizabeth Poirier gave a fabulous keynote about working as a woman in the State House and the challenges women face that are different..
The Toolbox Inc at the Athena Awards
Thursday March 14 from 11am-2pm at the Highland Country Club (104 Mechanic Street, Attleboro), the Toolbox Inc and Tech Day Camp will be at the Athena Awards. Athena’s mission is to: Supporting, developing and honoring women leaders Inspiring women to achieve their full potential Creating balance in leadership worldwide Come join us for lunch and..
New Pinterest Analytic Tool
Another day, another change in the technology we use to build our businesses…Today, Pinterest rolled a new analytic tool. The first feature, which shows data on how many people have pinned from a site, how views each pin has, and how many users have visited a site from Pinterest, is available for free today for companies..
SM – Networking 2.0
What happens after the business card exchange? If you’re like many people you have stacks of cards. And you know there’s business in there somewhere. What’s next? In this session, you’ll learn how to move from a quick conversation at a networking event into a long term, mutually beneficial relationship. Join author Diane Darling as..
