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The last few weeks have taken me to San Antonio, El Paso and now this week Orlando.  Whew!  Lots of traveling but also a lot of great things in the pipeline.  My graphic designer is currently working on some new icons for the website as well as possibly a new logo for Marketing Mix Studio.  We are also wrapping up the finishing touches on the portfolio page of our website. 

We have recently added a new client.  I will be in charge of updating their blog and newsletter on a twice a month bases.  I am thrilled for this new opportunity.  Stay tuned....more info to come!

-Vanessa

Marketing Mix Studio Updates!

Wow it's only July 8th and its been a wildly busy month!  My apologies for the lack of blog updates but we have had a lot of changes over the last few weeks.  JeNae is no longer a partner in Marketing Mix Studio, but rather a web consultant.  She is dedicated to providing top notch work and felt that it was best she step down and focus on her family at this time.  We will still be working with her on various projects on a consultant bases and I am looking forward to whats to come.  So in addition to her, we have added another web designer and graphic designer.  Bios on them coming soon!

We now have an updated website: http://www.marketingmixstudio.com/ which I am really excited about!  We are still doing some updates but for the most part its all coming together.  Our plan is to launch by the end of this month, more details to come!

On a personal note I made the big announcement that I am pregnant!  Justin and I are really excited and our new addition will be coming in January!  Thanks for the continued support and we will keep you posted on all the latest happenings :)

-Vanessa

Open House with Style Networking Event

The Open House with Style Networking event was a success!  Here are a few pictures from the event and of our booth!  Thanks to all that stopped by!

Open House with Style Networking Event

We are excited to participate in this networking event this coming Thursday.  Come mingle, network and check out this fabulous 1.2M dollar property for sale!

Date: Thursday, June 10, 2010

Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: 3151 Echo Gap Road, Larkspur CO 80118

Come enjoy some gourmet food, wine tasting compliments of WineShop at Home and the opportunity to network and shop from an assortment of small business owners, while viewing this fabulous property that is for sale!


Are you a small business owner interested in networking and meeting up with other awesome business owners? Or would you like to participate at a future 'Open House with Style' event and showcase your product or service , or a Realtor or Commercial Broker who would like to host an 'Open House with Style'? Then come and see what it's all about!

Bring your friends and business associates with you to this fun "open house with style" on Thursday evening June 10th from 5-8 in Larkspur!

We all hope you enjoy your 'goodie bag' gift as our thank you for attending!  Hope to see you there!

What We've Been Reading Lately......

Wordpress For Business  Great article on the value of blogging and common questions answered on navigating wordpress.

27 Things Entrepreneurs Must Do To Get Known  Creative and innovative ideas to get your companies name out there.

The Next Wave Of Digital Marketing Trends  This article lists and explains 4 up and coming digital marketing trends sure to impact small businesses soon.

10 Ways To Stretch Your Marketing Budget  Simple and useful tips to maximize your marketing efforts without breaking the bank.

So you have a blog, now what?

Blog’s can be a great source of information for your customers, however coming up with something week after week can be daunting. Here are some ideas and inspirations for those times when you get the notorious writers block.

-Think about the top questions you get asked by your customers and write a blog addressing those questions.

-What are you working on? You can easily upload pictures and show your readers what your business is up too.

-Interview someone in your industry. Provide your readers with an interesting interview from an industry insider.

-Travel. Get inspired by your surroundings. You don’t have to travel to far off distances even listing some local hot spots can create a blog entry.

-Read. Select a few articles that you have read or provide reviews on books you have recently read relating to your industry.

-Surf the net. By searching the internet you can find interesting articles, stories or pictures for your posts.

-Shop. This is my personal fav :) Shop for things or services for your industry and sharing that with your readers.

-Write a review. In business you use a lot of different services and make great connections so share that with your readers and give your rave reviews about who you use. (Be careful with this one though if your writing a negative review, it could come back to bite you)

-Try new places and things. By trying out new places or things you are not only staying current within your industry but you can provide readers with why your way of doing things is better than the competition.

-Get technical. Are their certain aspects of your business that leave people scratching their heads? Explain in layman’s terms something about your industry.

-Vanessa

Top 5 Twitter Tips

1.) To be relevant on Twitter updates must be consistent and frequent. Update one to four times a day. Twitter differs from Facebook in that you should be posting something everyday (M-F/8-5). It doesn’t have to be your deepest darkest thought but a quick update will do.

2.) Posts don’t have to be about what you’re doing every second of every day. Posts for businesses can be personal (like what projects you’re currently working on), RT’s (AKA re-tweets of follower’s relatable topics), links to interesting articles or a link to a new blog post.

3.) Find “friends” that interest you, relate to you/your business AND that you will benefit from their tweeting. Don’t feel bad if you don’t follow everyone that follows you! By doing so you will limit the time spent thumbing through spam tweets.

4.) Build relationships with your followers. Twitter is not all about you…. So make sure to engage in conversation through your tweets. Twitter is a community and can be highly beneficial for business but you must know how to reach your followers. Most importantly under no circumstances does this mean sending DM’s with sales pitches!

5.) Learn the Twitter lingo….. If you don’t know what @, DM, # or #FF mean then you must do some research before you get on Twitter.

So I know I said top 5 tweet tips but I must throw in one more….6.) Have Fun! :)

-Vanessa