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TARGET MARKETING USING SOCIAL MEDIA

I’ve recently joined the It’s Your Time team as an Administrative Coordinator after about 15 years of supporting financial advisors and portfolio managers with their books of business in several of the top investment firms in Vancouver. Target marketing using social media is not often used for marketing as finding clients in the financial industry is still very much a face-to-face process. Therefore, I had not had much exposure to

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September 26, 2018

Twitter celebrates our lack of originality for 8th birthday

First words, first child, first steps, first day of business, first dollar earned . . . firsts are supposed to be big and profound and memorable.  So when you have the opportunity to thoughtfully take a public first step think of how mind blowingly profound we would all be! A colleague of mine Dennis Pang of Motiv8Media posted a link to Twitter’s “Discover your first Tweet” today and based on

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March 20, 2014

Social Media – can it increase your bottom line?

This is the question we were asked to discuss at this year’s Pacific Northwest ISA‘s Conference yesterday. Samson and I presented to 45 ISA Members hailing from Oregon to Alaska and meeting in Surrey on Sunday. Like many small business owners the members were wanting to know more about social media in general and if or how it could help them build their business. There were some really great questions

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September 23, 2013

What is a Likes Ladder?

If your business is present on social media, one thing that’s always on your mind is getting more likes and exposing your business to more fans or other businesses that you can connect with. A great way to achieve this is through hosting a Likes Ladder.  This gives great exposure to your Facebook page, as well as finding other great new businesses to like and follow.  It’s also a great

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June 13, 2013

Social Media – Time Sucker or Really Worth the Hype . . . Part 1 of a series

. . .that time sucking, not sure if it’s effective but your told you need it way of connecting with the world. You’ve likely heard of, and participate on some level with, the big three: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. But there are dozens, if not hundreds, more. What platform is best for your business and how can you use them most effectively without consuming hours of your time? Navigating the

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March 21, 2013

How Valuable is Your Time?

I was just cruising Pinterest when I came across this amazing infographic.  It certainly resonates for me and I’m sure for many of you. It is also a nice pictorial explanation why working an Administrative Consultant is possible the most important decision you can make for your business.   Source: mashable.com via Darcee on Pinterest

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March 13, 2013

Like Button vs Share Button

The cold days are upon us, which if you’re anything like me, drives us towards those tasks we can do in our comfy cozy clothes with a cup of something hot in our hands.  Time to put some more focus on our websites and Facebook! You’ve likely noticed that Facebook  has a new “Share” feature and are perhaps wondering what it’s for and whether you need to update your website

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November 23, 2012

BMO Chinatown Small Business Trade Show

A great day full of fruitful connections was had at the Bank of Montreal Chinatown Branch Small Business Trade-Show.  It’s Your Time was invited to attend to provide BMO’s Small Business clients some information about social media and how they could start effectively using it to engage their customers. In it’s second year the focus is on keeping it intimate with select exhibitors that are offering valuable services requested by

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October 25, 2012

Pinning Your Business Dreams

Source: thenesteffect.com via Amanda on Pinterest   Pinterest is an online pin-board, where you can organize and arrange just about anything from the web in one place. Perhaps you’re an old pro, and have been Pinning for a few years now. Or perhaps you have no idea what I’m talking about. Either way, you have to check out Pinterest! Sure, there are tons of crafts and recipes that make the

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October 16, 2012