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Success Stories From Scratch

Posted on January 21, 2015 by savi0043

The daunting task of developing customer success stories often overwhelms marketeers leading to inaction. There’s an easier way to get started and deliver customer success stories from scratch.

Success Stories From Scratch
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Jennifer_M_Cook]Jennifer M Cook

Getting Started – Don’t Over Complicate

I am what I like to view as a “blank sheet” marketeer. What that means to me is that I can take a concept, idea or product and find some basic data via research or whatever is available and then just start putting thoughts together and shape a story around it. As a former entrepreneur, this was one of my biggest challenges and accomplishments of my career, transforming an intangible concept into a 25-page business plan that would entice investors- starting out with a blank sheet of paper. If I had a perfect analogy for content development, I’d say it’s a lot like cooking. And the best cooking is from scratch.

So when it comes to success stories, I think about this the same way. What’s my end goal and what can I get to get started? I tend to think often we become overwhelmed as marketeers with so much to do, that we can easily over complicate what needs to get done- the end result. In the case of success stories, it’s working with customers to create awareness for your product.

Success stories are all about generating awareness to drive motivation to be interested in your product. They are simply the best tool you can have to share with your customers, and not to mention your sales team that is likely salivating for new things to talk about.

Simplify and Focus to Deliver

But a success story doesn’t have to be a huge presentation or a two page story that you might not have time to write or you might not have budget to have someone else to write. With social media and your website as your delivery channel, you can be on the road to delivering more success stories than you may realize by capturing a few data points from your customers.

In my previous role as a director of communications, where my number one objective was creating media buzz as often as possible to bolster the brand and company, I had some challenges with being able to deliver many success stories- they take a lot of time and yes, it is a process-type of deliverable. But I began to realize if I could slice and dice the customer base, and identify where the best opportunity brands and customers were, I would be more successful than chasing after every little thing that showed up in my email box. I went through the database picked my targets and worked with product development and sales to ensure these customers were top of the list to test the latest and the greatest versions of product. My goal was to secure quotes from customers. Simple quotes that delivered value on the services and products that we provided.

A Consumer Success Strategy that Delivered

As a marketing consultant for a B2C company I developed a campaign that included setting up a toll-free number and inviting customers to “call in and share their story” promoting through a summer email series, with an opportunity to win a month of free service or a grand prize. Customers enjoyed bragging about how they were successful in using the product and I had more testimonials than I thought possible. This was a small business, direct sales target market. They, in particular, loved to share their success and what they were doing to be successful. Given the opportunity I would definitely try that one again, it worked great and it was fun. The approval process was simple, they already agreed to talk about the product on the phone, the follow-up was calling or emailing them to get a cool photo from them to include to promote their quote. In essence the program was about promoting them by using our product. We promoted their quotes in the summer campaign and in other campaigns that were a fit.

Making it Work for B2B

In B2B it’s not always that simple. A customer using your products might find it quite strategic and define your relationship with them as confidential. How do you overcome this hurdle? In a B2B situation the first thing I do is engage a larger team internally. I make sure that I know when product is being tested and demo’d with customers. The relationship built with product marketing and product development becomes ever more important. When you are in the meetings with the customer, this is your opportunity to have them share information about their business. Be sure to ask them for permission to record or take notes during the conversation, or be able to take really good notes. Since you are in a product testing or demo situation, you or the lead person in the meeting can get the conversation started by asking, “Can you tell me about your business?”. Don’t assume that because you have a relationship with them or have researched them that you know everything about them. This is their opportunity to share and tell you their perspective and you often get a more humane unique perspective of the story, that will interest others. Once they share information about their business you can get to challenges and what they need to be successful.

Take What You Can Get and Build

When I am invited and sit in on these meetings, the feedback isn’t always glamorous. Not all customers are happy and often this in testing stages. Sometimes the feedback is just not usable and doesn’t go the way you think. But the second I have the opportunity to capture any positive feedback, I follow-up the same day or next with the customer and attempt to secure their permission to use the quote. It’s fresh in their mind and they remember sharing their feedback. If you can’t sit in on a meeting, there’s always tradeshows and events. Customers are showing up at your booth, there’s your chance to capture what they say. Better yet, with tradeshows you can do simple videos if you want. The more authentic the better.

Most of the time, the customer agrees. After all, it’s only a quote, and they did provide that feedback, and if you tweak the quote a bit, sometimes they feel you’ve made them look better than what they originally said. I also share with the customer that this is not only a promotional opportunity for their company which might lead into more media opportunities, it is also an opportunity to promote themselves.

So You Got the Quote, Now What?

Herein lies the power of a simple quote. If you have many of them, you start to build another story. Customers that are saying good things about you with their brand attached to it. This is a building block. Quotes can be sliced and diced by industry size of customer, etc, demographically to be used for:
presentations
press releases on momentum
featured on your website
media opportunitie
analyst calls
social media
email marketing
webinars
events
executive platforms
You get the idea- the possibilities are endless. And since you now have a slew of quotes, you also have the basis of a success story for your company.

It’s Not About You, It’s About Them

At the end of the meeting, you possibly already have a success story draft in the making. Remembering that a success story is not about your product, it’s about the success of the customer, ensure along the way that whatever you propose to the customer is what they agree and feel comfortable with. The goal is for them to promote the relationship as much as your company will. Of course since it is a person that is quoted, it’s about them as a person too. Everybody likes a little promotion, right?

With social media and customers providing you feedback everyday, you can likely even more easily capture their feedback and share it. Chances are you have many more success stories than you realize readily available. Now you just need to think about how are you going to rally them up and use them as a key deliverable for your sales force to promote and use every single day.

Got some ideas you have used to build success stories with little resources or budget? I would love to hear them. When we share we continue to learn.

Jennifer Cook has 15+ years of B2B marketing experience from small – medium – to Fortune 100 businesses, with a strong background of strategic planning, communications, branding and awareness building, and development of marketing campaigns to tactical execution. Need help getting your success story program going? You can find Jenn at http://www.rejuvenatemarketing.com and [http://www.twitter.com/cookjmc]http://www.twitter.com/cookjmc.

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How Essential Oils Can Help You Ride Out the Change of Season

Posted on January 21, 2015 by savi0043

Explore the natural ways in which essential oils can be used to promote a strong immune system and overall wellness in the change of seasons. Includes tips that you can do at home!

How Essential Oils Can Help You Ride Out the Change of Season
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Susan_Dekker-Inkpen]Susan Dekker-Inkpen

The months of October and November are a time of change. Nature has been showing its fall colors, and our bodies have had to adapt to the cooler and damper air. Many of us suffer through the seasonal change by catching a cold or flu, or experiencing a nagging cough or clogged sinuses. We may try to alleviate our symptoms by taking over the counter decongestants or antihistamines; but Aromatherapy, being a powerful natural healing modality, offers an effective alternative. Essential oils contain the regenerating, oxygenating and immune defence properties of the plant from which they are derived. Research shows that essential oils have some of the highest frequencies of any known substance and may help create an environment in which bacteria, virus and fungus cannot live.

The use of essential oils is an effective way to combat a looming infection, boost the immune system, and/or hasten the resolving of an infection already acquired. And unlike pharmaceuticals, essential oils do not remain in the body long term or leave toxins behind. If you feel a sinus headache coming on, try blending a few drops of basil and eucalyptus or myrtle with a half teaspoon of sunflower or grapeseed oil. Rub the mixture into your temples and around the TMJ joint (the joint close to your ear). You could also place a few drops of the oil on your first 3 toes of each foot which correspond to the sinus reflexology points. In the case of a scratchy throat, try a blend of geranium, myrrh, pine or fir combined with a carrier oil. Dab the oil blend along the jawline and down the neck. You may want to perform a lymphatic drainage technique in the pectoral region by massaging each side towards the armpit.

In addition to essential oils, heat and cold may be used to prompt physiological responses in the body that will promote healing. For example, a hot compress may be applied on the spine to increase permeability of the skin as well as to bring increased lymph and blood to the area. The application of cold, in turn, pushes blood and lymph to a different area. This increase of blood flow through the organs provides the body with increased oxygen, nutrition, and promotes detoxification of the entire system.

A full treatment from a trained Aromatherapist will help rid the body of toxins or bacteria and provides a boost to the immune system. So if you find yourself feeling run down, or feeling like you may be “coming down with something”, or want to prevent that from happening, book a treatment for yourself today!

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Hummingbird Feeders for Backyard Enjoyment

Posted on January 21, 2015 by savi0043

Placing hummingbird feeders in the backyard attracts not only hummingbirds but also hooded Orioles. Hummingbird feeders are used as a supplement for the hummers’ diet when the flower blossoms have run out of natural nectar.

Hummingbird Feeders for Backyard Enjoyment
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Barbara_Volkov]Barbara Volkov

Hummingbird feeders can be placed almost anywhere in your backyard garden or living space. Hummingbird feeders will attract hummers during the warmer season as they are migratory birds. Some areas of the country they can be left out all year but other areas such as the Northern United States you probably will not see any hummingbirds until late in May. These feeders will not only attract hummers but other pointed billed birds as well such as the hooded Oriole.

If you have hung your feeders and you do not think any hummingbirds have visited you may want to try a few other suggestions to get the birds to visit your backyard. Most feeders that you can purchase will have sections that have a red color, if you feel that is not enough you can hang a red ribbon on the feeder. Another sure way is to plant flowers you think would attract them, once they are visiting these flowers they will discover the feeder and when the blossoms die out they will visit the feeder more often. One of my feeders is hanging under a Jacaranda tree which blooms purple trumpet shape flowers in late spring and early summer. They not only drink from the flowers but the feeder also.

Hummingbirds prefer the natural nectar over what you can offer them in a feeder. The Eastern United States usually only has one type of hummingbird and that is the Ruby-throated. Other parts of the country also have other varieties but the Ruby-throated seems to be territorial in regards to the feeder. He feels he has discovered the feeder and it belongs to him alone and will chase away any other hummingbird that visits that feeder. They do not seem to defend the flowers as much as the feeder. It is quite fascinating to watch them. If you wish to see more hummingbirds you may want to hang 2 or 3 more feeders in areas of the garden that cannot be seen from the first feeder. If the original hummer can see the other feeders he will try to defend them as well.

The following list of shrubs and flowers will give you an idea as to what will attract the hummingbirds. These shrubs such as butterfly bush, azalea, flowering quince and honeysuckle have some of the flowers they enjoy. The flowers that they will enjoy include cardinal flower, begonia, coral-bells, columbine, fuchsia, flowering tobacco, geranium, impatiens, hollyhock, petunia and lantana. Even though hummingbirds are attracted to the color red these flowers can be of any color.

The extended bill of the hummingbird is meant for drinking the nectar from tubular flowers. Their bills can differ in size and shape but each one is capable of protecting a sensitive forked tongue. The hummingbird uses its tongue to lick the nectar, not to suck it, from flowers or hummingbird feeders 3 to 13 times each second. The fork section of the tongue creates a channel that draws up the nectar. Ninety percent of its diet depends on sugary rich nectar and the remaining ten percent consists of insects and pollen that will provide the protein nourish that is needed. Your backyard hummingbird feeders provide them with the nectar that is crucial for their survival because they need to double their body mass in the fall before migrating. [http://www.gardenersgardensupplies.com/hummingbird-feeders.html]Hummingbird feeders can be found in various sizes and shapes such as tubular, blossom feeders, pie shape and other designs. Some are equipped with perches for these birds to sit and feed. Hummers use an enormous amount of energy when they hover and would probably like to sit when they eat if possible. The shade is an excellent place to hang a feeder because it prevents fermentation of the nectar. You need to change the nectar before it gets cloudy which will probably be about twice a week during warm weather. If ants or bees happen to get into the solution use a little petroleum jelly smeared around the outside of the feeder ports for discouragement.

Hummingbird nectar is very easy to make by using 1 part white sugar to 4 parts water. First boil the water over low heat, stir in the sugar then bring back to a boil and boil for two minutes. Boiling kills any mold spores but be careful not to over-boil. This solution needs to cool completely before adding to the feeder or storage in the refrigerator. Honey should not be used because it spoils easily and may cause harmful bacteria. Red food coloring also should not be used because it may be harmful to the birds. If you prefer not making your own mixture, instant hummingbird nectar can be purchased from any store that sells feeders.

Barbara has a couple of hummingbird feeders in the backyard garden that attracting hummers and orioles. Her website [http://www.GardenersGardenSupplies.com]Gardeners Garden Supplies has a number of articles pertaining to outdoor living, gardening and accessories so please come for a visit.

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Top Ten New Years Resolutions – What Are the Top Ten New Years Resolutions?

Posted on January 6, 2015 by savi0043

A list of the top 10 New Years Resolutions people make every year. Find your inspiration for this years resolution. What area of your life should you improve this year? Find out now.

Top Ten New Years Resolutions – What Are the Top Ten New Years Resolutions?
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Michael_Clayton]Michael Clayton

It’s that time of year again – when everyone starts thinking about what New Years Resolutions they should make for the next year. You want to make sure that you make yourself a better person in the year ahead; so what kind of resolutions will you make? What area of your life should you improve this year?

To figure it out, maybe the top 10 new years resolutions that people make each year can help you out:

1.Lose Weight –

This resolution has been at the top of list for the past few years and it will continue to be at the top given that more than half of the US population is overweight. Actually, globally obesity is becoming a big problem too. If you are looking to lose weight this year, there are dozens of ways to lose weight and exercise more which is resolution #3 (see below).

2.Get Out of Debt –

Even though most people do not share it with their friends, there are a lot of people in debt. So if getting out of debt is one of your new years resolutions, you are not alone. There are many resources you can use to help you spend less money as well as start saving money so that you can get out of debt sooner.

3.Get in Shape –

After long hard days spent in front of a desk at our computers or slaving away at our jobs, it really is not surprising that we do not make the time to get in shape and regularly exercise. Time and motivation are the two key elements to achieving this new years resolution.

4.Time Management/Spend More Time with Loved Ones –

Despite the hours we spend at work, we just do not get all our work done and we feel overwhelmed. Managing our time better sounds like the solution, but who has the time to set aside to learn how to do it! Now is the time, especially when we feel like we do not have enough time to spend with loved ones and those we care about.

There are ways to make everything you want to do fit into your schedule, once you learn to manage your time better. This is a great resolution to tackle and it’s so easy to achieve if you have the right resources and help.

5.Quit Smoking –

This new years resolution is one (in addition to losing weight) that can save your life. Even though finally quitting smoking is very difficult, there are so many products and resources out there that will show you how to do it – no matter how long you have been smoking – they can help you finally quit smoking.

6.Get Organized –

Clutter kills or at least that is the way it feels. But getting organized is something that is not as easy as it looks, but with a little bit of elbow grease and a plan of attack, this is the one resolution that you can easily tackle and finish the fastest.

7.Quit Drinking –

If you know that you drink too much, this is the perfect time to stop. Quitting can be a very tough challenge if you try to do it on your own, but there are many resources and organizations out there that can help you finally quit. The sooner you reach out to them, the faster you can be on the path to recovery.

8.Start a Home Business –

If you are looking to earn a little money on the side in addition to your full-time job or you want to earn a full-time income from the comfort of your home, then this is a great resolution for you. Thanks to the power (and low-cost nature) of the internet, anyone with a computer and internet connection can start an online business in just a few days. Whether you want to sell your own products or tap into powerful sites like eBay or Amazon.com, now is the right time to get moving on starting that home-based business.

9.Enjoy Life More –

With everything you are responsible for at work and at home, sometimes it is hard to enjoy life and have a little fun for a change. Life is short though, and there is always a way to find a little time to both do what you enjoy more, as well as enjoy what you are doing more. If you change your outlook on life a little, you will find that most things that you do each day can be more enjoyable and you will find that you will be a lot happier.

10.Charity/Help Others –

You might already be giving a lot to others or maybe you just want to start helping others, but this new years resolution, while at the bottom of the top ten surely is a great resolution to take on. There are so many ways to give and many do not involve giving money. You can give your time, donate some of your old clothes or get involved in your local community. Time, money, possessions, you name it, there is a way to help others and feel great at the same time.

As you can see, all of these top New Years Resolutions will help you improve not only your life, but your health and happiness as well. Take action today and set a new years resolution for yourself that will have you living the lifestyle you have always wanted to.

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Top 50 Christmas Quotations

Posted on December 21, 2014 by savi0043

Top 50 Christmas Quotations
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Danielle_Hollister]Danielle Hollister
“Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first. The birth of the baby Jesus stands as the most significant event in all history, because it has meant the pouring into a sick world of the healing medicine of love which has transformed all manner of hearts for almost two thousand years… Underneath all the bulging bundles is this beating Christmas heart.”
— George Matthew Adams

“The rooms were very still while the pages were softly turned and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting.”
— Louisa May Alcott

“Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart… filled it, too, with a melody that would last forever.”
— Bess Streeter Aldrich

” The perfect Christmas tree? All Christmas trees are perfect!”
— Charles N. Barnard

“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”
— Peg Bracken

“The earth has grown old with its burden of care But at Christmas it always is young, The heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair And its soul full of music breaks the air, When the song of angels is sung.”
— Phillips Brooks

“I am not alone at all, I thought. I was never alone at all. And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never aone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the word seemingly most indifferent. For this is still the time God chooses.”
— Taylor Caldwell

“Remember, if Christmas isn’t found in your heart, you won’t find it under a tree.”
— Charlotte Carpenter

“Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.”
— Calvin Coolidge

“Christmas, in its final essence, is for grown people who have forgotten what children know. Christmas is for whoever is old enough to have denied the unquenchable spirit of man.”
— Margaret Cousins

“Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it ‘white’.”
— Bing Crosby

“Whatever else be lost among the years, Let us keep Christmas still a shining thing: Whatever doubts assail us, or what fears, Let us hold close one day, remembering Its poignant meaning for the hearts of men. Let us get back our childlike faith again.”
— Grace Noll Crowell

“It is the personal thoughtfulness, the warm human awareness, the reaching out of the self to one’s fellow man that makes giving worthy of the Christmas spirit.”
— Isabel Currier

“Something about an old-fashioned Christmas is hard to forget.”
— Hugh Downs

“They err who thinks Santa Claus comes down through the chimney; he really enters through the heart.”
— Mrs. Paul M. Ell

“Christmas, my child, is love in action.”
— Dale Evans

“Do give books – religious or otherwise – for Christmas. They’re never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal.”
— Lenore Hershey

“My first copies of Treasure Island and Huckleberry Finn still have some blue-spruce needles scattered in the pages. They smell of Christmas still.”
— Charlton Heston

“At Christmas, all roads lead home.”
— Marjorie Holmes

“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?”
— Bob Hope

“The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others’ burdens, easing other’s loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas.”
— W. C. Jones

“A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away; While quite unselfish, it grows small.”
— Eva K. Logue

“Were I a philosopher, I should write a philosophy of toys, showing that nothing else in life need to be taken seriously, and that Christmas Day in the company of children is one of the few occasions on which men become entirely alive.”
— Robert Lynd

“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.”
— Hamilton Wright Mabi

“The merry family gatherings– The old, the very young; The strangely lovely way they Harmonize in carols sung. For Christmas is tradition time– Traditions that recall The precious memories down the years, The sameness of them all.”
— Helen Lowrie Marshall

“There is no ideal Christmas; only the one Christmas you decide to make as a reflection of your values, desires, affections, traditions.”
— Bill McKibben

“I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month.”
— Harlan Miller

“Christmas is the keeping-place for memories of our innocence.”
— Joan Mills

“Christmas is, of course, the time to be home – in heart as well as body.”
— Garry Moore

“What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.”
— Agnes M. Pharo

“Mankind is a great, an immense family… This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas.”
— Pope John XXIII

“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don’t clean it up too quickly.”
— Andy Rooney

“Christmas–that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia. Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance–a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved.”
— Augusta E. Rundel

“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.”
— Charles Schulz

“As long as we know in our hearts what Christmas ought to be, Christmas is.”
— Eric Sevareid

“Christmas is the day that holds time together.”
— Alexander Smith

“Christmas renews our youth by stirring our wonder. The capacity for wonder has been called our most pregnant human faculty, for in it are born our art, our science, our religion.”
— Ralph Sockman

“Christmas … is not an eternal event at all, but a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart.”
— Freya Stark

“Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.”
— Margaret Thatcher

“At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year.”
— Thomas Tusser

“What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus? Claustrophobic.”
— Unknown

“Perhaps the best Yuletide decoration is being wreathed in smiles.”
— Unknown

“If there is no joyous way to give a festive gift, give love away.”
— Unknown

“Until one feels the spirit of Christmas, there is no Christmas. All else is outward display–so much tinsel and decorations. For it isn’t the holly, it isn’t the snow. It isn’t the tree not the firelight’s glow. It’s the warmth that comes to the hearts of men when the Christmas spirit returns again.”
— Unknown

“Many banks have a new kind of Christmas club in operation. The new club helps you save money to pay for last year’s gifts.”
— Unknown

“Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world – stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death – and that the blessed life which began in Bethlehem nineteen hundred years ago is the image and brightness of the Eternal Love? Then you can keep Christmas.”
— Henry Van Dyke

“Christmas is for children. But it is for grownups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill and hide-bound hearts.”
— Lenora Mattingly Weber

“Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance – each beautiful, unique and too soon gone.”
— Deborah Whipp

“Somehow, not only for Christmas, But all the long year through, The joy that you give to others, Is the joy that comes back to you. And the more you spend in blessing, The poor and lonely and sad, The more of your heart’s possessing, Returns to you glad.”
— John Greenleaf Whittier

“Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.”
— Larry Wilde

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By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Danielle_Hollister]Danielle Hollister
“Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first. The birth of the baby Jesus stands as the most significant event in all history, because it has meant the pouring into a sick world of the healing medicine of love which has transformed all manner of hearts for almost two thousand years… Underneath all the bulging bundles is this beating Christmas heart.”
— George Matthew Adams