Seven Essential Skills New Marketers Must Have

7 essential skills new marketers need to succeed. 

Hi, I'm Pete Ashton, CEO of SP Digital Consultants, here to show you the 7 skills new marketers will need to succeed.

As the digital marketing is now an industry that is moving fast - and marketers need to move faster, but if you want to take your marketing to the next level you need to have these essential skills.

First essential skill is is analysts. Marketers leverage web behavior and if your data minded you will be a hot commodity.

Second essential skill is social media. Planning and strategies and staying up to date with the cutting edge of social media  helps you be the trend - not follow it. Did you know that 92% of marketers believe that social media is important for their business.

The third essential skill is data visualization. Bite size visual media is on the rise. Images are easier to share and very popular. Digital marketers create images that people are excited about.

The forth essential skill is technical skills. Having technical skills - for example - learning basic coding for video production - if your in the understanding of basic tech skills you will have the understanding of what co workers or clients want.

The fifth essential skill is Team work. As social media teams continue to increase, so if you have  skill and ability to work with others as this is paramount to be a team player.

The sixth essential skill is Newsjacking. Be up to date with the local and national news, be first to deal with the social media and fleet marketing as this can create amazing opportunities.

The seventh and final essential skill is soft skills. Pay attention to the the soft skills around you, relationships, communication skills friendliness and flexibility.

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Kim Kline Exclusive #spdc

Leaked !! - Behind The Scenes with Kim Kline - "Exhale" 

ft Delious Kennedy 

Coming soon this summer 2016 Kim Kline - "Exhale" new debut single since "Inside" back in 2007 

Quote by Delious Kennedy 

"I was asked to arrange a choir part again (I'm becoming Andre Crouch lol) for an artist named Kim Kline, and I was happy to do it and can't wait to hear the final master. Thanks to all the singers who come out when I need them".

 Here's a little sneak peak. #YoungAgeGospelChoirTraining #UMCPGospelchoir

Back in 2007 

Originally Published in vip glamour 2006 glamour special

Kim Kline is a hot, new unsigned artist that has recently burst onto the Los Angeles music scene. Already dubbed the ‘Next Diva of Rock’ by the press, it is no surprise that that Kim Kline has the entire music industry a buzz. Having quickly caught the eye of acclaimed music attorney Steve Shapiro (Usher, the Neptune’s, The Bravery etc.), is but one of the many signs that point towards the long bright career, which lies ahead for this new artist

Kim Kline delivers meaningful, radio-ready hits, which draw listeners in with captivating lyrics laid upon powerhouse rock/pop tunes. With an extremely powerful and passionate voice; Kim Kline draws comparison to such legends as Stevie Nicks and Pat Benatar, while having the current, hard-hitting edge of Evanescence’s Amy Lee. With an arsenal of material in pocket, Kim Kline continues to delve deeper into her soul as she is currently crafting new material with such award-winning and multi-platinum selling songwriters and producers, including Ian Cross (Janet Jackson, Usher, Gwen Stefani, etc.), Eddie Galan & Sean Alexander (Nick Lachey, Jesse McCartney, High School Musical Soundtrack, etc.),

 Mike Sarkisyan (BMG Music Publishing – Grammy Nominated Guitarist/Producer), and Tommy Decker (BMG Music Publishing – Grammy Nominated Drummer/Producer).

All things being said, Kim Kline is definitely an artist to look for in the very near future as she is destined to take the music industry and world by storm.

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How to find the right company to do your social media

How to Find the Right Social Media Company

It';s not very difficult to write a single Facebook post or a 140-character tweet, but it';s easy to shove these responsibilities aside when you have a business to run. Social media sites require regular maintenance to stay spam-free and to provide interesting content for your followers. The right social media company can help you juggle it all.

Hiring a social media company for your business can help you:

• Increase loyalty among existing customers
• Stay on top of consumer trends and competitors'; activities
• Tap into new markets
• Establish a pipeline for direct communication at all times. 
• Build long-lasting relationships

But how do you find the right social media company? Social media professionals understand metrics, best practices, current trends and rules and regulations. When interviewing potential social media partners, look for a company that:

• Monitors -- reviews pages regularly and engages with users who have questions or concerns.
• Manages -- keeps accounts clean-looking and updated with the most current information and appropriate links.
• Creates content -- provides original and interesting posts, questions, photos and more for your pages.
• Advertises -- promotes posts or buys social media ads to expose your brand and your social media presence to more people.
• Designs -- creates campaigns, images, tabs, etc. to help you look great.
• Analyzes -- measures your success and pinpoints areas that need improvement with periodic analytic's reports.
  

Ask the social media companies you consider about their backgrounds and policies. You will want to find out how they react in a crisis, and how they will keep you informed about the content and posts on their pages. Discuss with them what social media platforms are appropriate for you, whether you should have a blog and what content is OK to share from others in your industry. You should also talk about what to do if someone posts a negative comment about you on social media -- how quickly do you want to respond and how does the social media company diffuse an inflammatory situation.

The right social media company will understand you and the tone you want to convey and be willing to share their ideas as well as integrate yours into your brand';s social media approach. Don';t feel like you have to figure out social media on your own -- work with a social media company that does this professionally that you can trust to have your best interests at heart.

I hope this has help you with your search for a Social Media Company and gives you an idea of what to expect from the company. There are a lot of Social Media Company's out there, choose the one that is right for you and your company. 

"Can I use Self Help to Help Become a Success?"

Can I use Self Help and Self Development for Success ? 

Yes....Spencer,

Simply by following any one or more self help and self development routines given on this page .

Let me explain how our mind is;
We are all born with a clean slate for a mind. But all the rubbish that we are fed with during the process of growing up spoils the slate that was initially clean.

The mind of the baby is like a glass of pure, crystal clear water. As the baby grows, impurities are introduced in this clean water. The water gets muddied. And it will stay so and will even get more muddied if care is not taken to clean it.

Fortunately, there are ways to clean this water:

Simply pour more clean water into the glass!

The dirty water will first get diluted, and as more and more clean water is poured, it will get cleaner and cleaner.

If we keep on pouring clean water in, a stage will come when the water in the glass will become almost as pure as it was initially!

And this is exactly what we can do with our mind using self help. When we submerge our mind with good, positive thoughts, the junk is forced out.

Positive thoughts bring about positive results and life becomes attractive again.

Every individual is different. Hence, the same self development program may not work for everyone. A person may need self help for any of the following (or more):

• to come out of depression
• to manage stress
• to make money (and fast)
• to boost self esteem.

The mind

Our mind is made up of two parts, the conscious mind and the subconscious mind.

The conscious mind makes up only 10% of the mind and controls such things as rational/logical thought.

The subconscious mind makes up 90% of the mind and stores habits and beliefs, memory, personality, self image and such things.

It is estimated that we are bombarded with more than ten thousand external stimuli every day. Imagine what a difficult task our mind must have in dealing with so many stimuli. Hence nature has devised a system to protect the mind.

In between the conscious and subconscious mind is a filter called the Reticular Activating System (R.A.S.). This filter scans all the incoming stimuli from the outside world and decides the priority of each item. It is then sorted and some information is sent to the conscious mind and some to the subconscious mind.

For example, remember your experience of buying a new piece of apparel, say a dark blue denim jacket. Then, wherever you go suddenly you begin to notice every person wearing a a dark blue denim jacket. It is not that these people did not wear a dark blue denim jacket before. But it is only NOW that you start noticing it. This is called selective attention.

It is as if the radar in your brain, in this case the Reticular Activating System, has tuned into a dark blue denim jackets as an important factor in your life.

It chooses to bring every person wearing a dark blue denim jacket you see into your consciousness for a time, until the novelty of having a new leather jacket wears off.

The R.A.S. is the security guard that chooses what gets through to the subconscious mind, and it is estimated that less than 30% of the input that our conscious mind receives gets through to the subconscious mind.

But there are ways to bypass the R.A.S. so that new information can get into the subconscious mind. The key is relaxation.

When you relax, which slows down your brain, the R.A.S. filter opens up and allows free flow of information between the two minds.

The point is that if you are trying to achieve something using only rational thought you are only using 10% of your mind, which of course is not very efficient self help. It is far more effective to use that section of your mind which is predominant.

This is the basic technique followed in all self help exercises. There are a variety of ways of impressing the subconscious mind with the thoughts and ideas of our desire.

All the techniques are discussed below. Choose and implement, the technique that suits you.

Self help techniques to change your life.

An important factor to bear in mind is that the conscious mind uses the information stored in the subconscious mind, for example beliefs, as one of the programs to run your life.

So, for effective personal growth it is necessary to change the beliefs, i.e. it is necessary to reprogram the subconscious mind.

If you want to live a full, satisfying life, you have to fill your subconscious mind with thoughts of the kind of life that you desire. All the self help programs that I discuss here will show you how to do that.

• Affirmations are simple, straightforward statements of positive action or a declaration of your current status.
  
  We repeat affirmations over and over again so that the subconscious mind starts believing them as true.
  
  It then molds your actions to suit your thoughts, which takes you nearer to the life of your desires.

• Creative Visualization is probably the most powerful life changing tool.
  
  You simply visualize, or see in your mind’s eye, the kind of life you desire.
  
  Do this again and again till your subconscious mind starts believing it as true and makes you act to bring it about.

• Hypnosis is yet another way of bypassing the conscious mind and influencing the subconscious mind to change your life for the better.
  
  And you don’t even need a hypnotist for that!
  
  There are ready made MP3s and CDs on almost all topics.

• Setting goals and achieving them is an important step in self help and self development.
  
  It helps you become an achiever and raises your self esteem.

• It is impossible to succeed at anything if one has low self esteem.
  
  Low or negative self esteem is a bane and every effort should be made to raise one’s self esteem.

• If you want to make great strides in life, it's necessary to remain positive.
  
  You have to cultivate positive thinking because positive thinking generates positive expectancy and it is expectancy that gets results.

Finally, it is important to remain motivated during the process of self improvement.

Inspirational quotes from famous and successful individuals will educate and uplift you in your quest of self help and self development.

I wish you great luck in your attempt to improve your life. The journey is interesting and fulfilling. Enjoy!
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4 personality types when recruiting

4 Personality Types To Look For When Recruiting Your Team

The people you will surround yourself with will either make or break your company. You might have the privilege of picking your partners and employees and you might have to inherit others.

When hiring people or picking partners, most focus on the other person’s technical abilities and track record. When it comes to personality, most of us go only as far as evaluating how likeable the person is or how well we think we will get along with him/her. There is a better way to pick the right personality.

Let’s start by defining personality. The American Psychological Association defines personality as the individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. There is a branch of psychology dedicated to personality and plenty of attempts that apply theories to the workplace to help companies be more effective. In general, most of these theories will present four personality types at work using different labels:

1- Thinkers:

They are intellectuals that value exploring new concepts, breaking the status quo, and charting new directions or better ways to do things. They value knowledge, enjoy discussing and debating ideas, analyse things thoroughly before taking action, and want things to be done well. They take their time before taking action and are annoyed when rushed.

2- Doers:

They are action oriented, energetic, and playful. They hit the ground running, take
risks, are competitive, have a heavy bias towards action, and like solving problems to achieve results. They are disorganized, get bored easily, and have low tolerance for long discussions and theory.

3- Organizers:

They are the neat freaks who are very organized and strict about following the rules. They are dependable, loyal, stable, consistent, hard working, and punctual. They don’t like change and prefer to stick to the rules.

4- Feelers:

This is the “people person” type. They are emotional, expressive, sensitive, sincere, and entertaining. They care about other people’s feelings, add the “human touch” to the workplace, mediate in conflict, and are great at building a team spirit. They can walk into a room full of strangers and walk out as everyone’s friend. They take things personally and find it difficult to discipline people around them without hurting their feelings.

What you should know about and do with personality types:

1- A person will have different degrees of each personality type. Some will be dominated by a particular type while others will have a balance between two or more.

- Identify which personality type(s) you are. Rank yourself on the four types by splitting 100 points on the four types (e.g. You might be 40 Thinker, 30 Organizer, 20 Doer, and 10 Feeler).

2- There is no “good” or “bad” type of personality. Each personality has unique attributes that make them special and capable in certain circumstances.

3- Figure out your strengths and match your work to leverage them. Identify the attributes you need and pick people that have those strengths (e.g. Hire an Organizer if your processes need to be organized). Make sure you give everyone an equal chance to leverage his/her strength rather than fit them to your style.

For example, my dominant personality type is equally Thinker & Organizer while my wife is mainly a Feeler & Doer. We have a constant struggle where she wants to get things done while I want to make sure we are doing the right thing and exploring a better way to do it. She instils a sense of urgency that keeps me from taking too long while I keep us from jumping into something we will have to redo later.

4- Each type has a unique communication style. For example, a Feeler will take criticism personally, but will get excited from a simple praise. A Doer will get annoyed at extended talking and will want to get straight to the point. a great example of how you can be more persuasive based on your choice of wording is  What’s more persuasive? “I think…” or “I feel…”?.

5- Understand the person’s dominant type and cater how you communicate to match his/her personality style. If you are dealing with a Feeler, be sensitive to his/her feelings and spend some time conversing before getting into business. Get straight to the point with a Doer.

What is your experience with working with different personality types? What will you be looking for when hiring someone or picking a partner?

The 3 M's to Marketing Madness

Market - Message - Method

You hear it shouted all over the place, “Find your passion to build your Internet business.”

If all you had to do was find your passion…then why are there so many “starving artists?”

There are people very passionate about what they do who can’t make a living, BECAUSE they don’t have an audience lined up to buy what they’re offering.

Everything starts with the market first.

If you want to succeed online,
 you need 3 M’s:

1. Market

2. Message

3. Method

Find Your Market

You have to choose a MARKET – a target audience who wants what you offer. In addition you have to make sure you’re willing to do what it takes to reach this audience. If they’re best found through search engines, are you willing to optimize your site for the search engines OR run pay-per-click ads there?

If the audience is best reached through an affiliate program, are you willing to pay affiliates well and DO the work of tracking down and contacting the right affiliates?

What if your audience means you have to go offline for promotion? For example, all my clients who sell B2B eventually go offline into journals and/or mailing lists in their industry.

In addition, are you willing to set-up a business model that matches the competition in your field. For example, if all the top competitors have high ticket items or a continuity, is that something you’re willing to put into your long-term business plan?

Share Your Message

After you have a market, you must have a message. This is where passion really comes into the equation. What is your UNIQUE MESSAGE that you’re passionately
presenting.

You research your competition to make sure it’s a successful and profitable market. And you also do your research to see what gap you can fill. What message isn't being shared in the way only you can share it?

The message I share for example is to Earn More, Work Less, and Enjoy Life without compromising your values. That’s vital to me. I can’t stand the idea of having to “give your life” just to succeed in business and I also can’t stand the idea that “business is business” and your values end where the office begins.

So everything I do, share, and teach comes back to that core message.

What is your CORE message? What benefit are you sharing with your audience? How can you make a difference in your world?

Use a Consistent Method

Consistency is the key. It’s not about writing one article and watching it pass all over the Internet. It’s about consistently putting out information aligned with your message.

This may be in auto-responders, written blog posts, videos, or audio's. It’s your choice.

The important element is following a system YOU can be consistent with.

What type of information/content can you consistently put out about your passionate message?

Which format can you get the most riled up about…and wanting to get back to work to share the next idea from your notebook?

Keep It Simple

I like keeping it simple, but the concept of “simply following your passion” doesn't quite hit the market.

Yes, you want to be passionate – but you've got to have the market, the message, and the method.

The big question today is do you have YOUR MESSAGE? And are you using a consistent method to reach your market?

60 funniest quotes of all time

60 Funniest Quotes Ever

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I hope this collection of 60 funny quotes would bring a smile on your face. I have marked my favourites in purple. If you do like them, then feel free to use them as your IM status or your email signature. But don't forget to help me by giving this article a like or you can also share it on any other social networking or social bookmarking sites that you use by using the Add This button below. Also, don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube Channel.

1.I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives.

2.When I said 'death' before 'dishonour', I meant alphabetically.

3.Putting the laughter back into manslaughter.

4.When shooting a mime, don't use a silencer or his friends will hear you.

5.Hurricanes are like women : when they come, they're wet and wild, but when they leave they take your house and car.

6.You're about as useful as a one-legged man in an arse kicking contest.

7.A little necrophilia never killed anyone.

8.Dyslexics Of The World Untie.

9.I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.

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10.A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

11.I don't find it hard to meet expenses. They're everywhere.

12.Sometimes I wake up grumpy; other times I let her sleep.

13.Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.

14.I am going to call my kids Ctrl, Alt and Delete. Then if they muck up I will just hit them all at once.

15.I got cold hard cash for Christmas. Five pounds frozen in a block of ice.

16.Being dyslexic has drawbacks. I once went to a toga party dressed as a goat.

17.Without me, it's just aweso.

18.He who laughs last probably does not get the joke.

19.I miss you like a retard misses the point.

20.Don't steal. The government hates competition.

21.You know you have a small apartment when Coco Pops echo.

22.Ninety-nine percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

23.Why is the place you drive on is a parkway, and the place you park on is the driveway?

24.If a wolf can take down a deer from either flank, does that make him bambidextrous?

25.I went too a restaurant that served breakfast at any-time, so I ordered French toast during the renaissance.

26.To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.

27.What do you call a black man flying a plane? A pilot you racist.

28.If you smacked a kid in the face with a bottle of Johnson's No More Tears, would it create beautiful irony?

29.Imagine there were no hypothetical situations.

30.Children in the dark cause accidents, accidents in the dark cause children.

31.Depression is just anger without enthusiasm.

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32.I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code.

33.Just remember, if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off.

34.Who's General Failure & why is he reading my disk?

35.Tennis is a fickle sport. No matter how good you are at it, a wall will always be better.

36.Yo momma's so fat, she walked past the TV and i missed the first season of Lost.

37.If your name was homework, I would be doing you on my desk right now.

38.He's so far in the closet he's in Narnia.

39.Before you insult a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you insult him, you'll be a mile away, and have his shoes.

40.I still miss my ex-girlfriend, but my aim is improving.

41.Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the heck is the ceiling.

42.The noblest of dogs is the hot dog, it feeds the hand that bites it.

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43.The reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.

44.Why do we call them buildings when they're finished? Shouldn't they be called Builts?

45.When life gives you lemons, cut them in half and squirt life in the eye!

46.Screw me if I'm wrong, but have we met before?

47.Always remember that you are unique; just like everyone else.

48.Indecision is the key to flexibility.

49.I told the butcher I'd give him £10 if he got the meat down off the top shelf. He said he couldn't. The steaks were too high.

50.The Vending Machine Theory : "Stuff tastes better when it falls".

51.The most effective copyright protection known to man : a scratched CD.

52.A jump-leads walks into a bar, acting aggressively. The barman says "All right, I'll serve you. But don't start anything."

53.This girl rang me up one time, she says "come over, nobody is home", I went over, no one was home!

54.It appears the location of my fist and your head are not mutually exclusive! It is a probability miracle!

55.Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

56.Coffee just isn't my cup of tea.

If this made you laugh, then I am sure you would love these too.

20 Ways To Help Stay Positive

20 Ways To Help Stay Positive

1. Stay positive. 

You can listen to the cynics and doubters and believe that success is impossible or you
can know that with faith and an optimistic attitude all things are possible.

2. When you wake up in the morning with a purpose.

3. Take a morning walk of gratitude.  It will create a healthy mind ready for success.

4. Instead of being disappointed about where you are not…think positive about where you are going.

5. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out credit card.

6. Remember that adversity  is not a dead-end but a detour to a better outcome.

7. Focus on learning, loving and growing.

8. Believe that everything happens for a reason. Expect good things to come out of challenging experiences.

9. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

10. Mentor someone, and get mentored by someone.

11. Live with the 3 E’s. Energy, Enthusiasm, Empathy.

12. Remember, there’s no substitute for hard work.

13. Zoom focus. Each day when you wake up in the morning ask: “What are the three most important things I need to do today that will help me create the success I desire?” Then tune out all the distractions and focus on these actions.

14. Implement the NO COMPLAINING RULE. Complaining is like vomiting. Afterwards you feel better but everyone around you feels sick.

15. Read more books than you did in 2016. There are plenty of good one out there.

16. Get more sleep. You can’t replace sleep with an extra espresso. 

17. Focus on “Get to” vs “Have to.”

Each day focus on what you get to do, not what you have to do. Life is a gift not an obligation. So treasure your life.

18. Each night before you go to bed Reflect on what you have accomplished and what you are thankful for. Even the smallest accomplishment is a small step that leads to bigger things.

19. Smile and laugh more. They are natural anti-depressants.

20. Enjoy the ride. 

You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy it.

Hope you enjoyed my top 20 tips to help you stay positive, the video will truly make you smile.

do you have any ways that helps you stay positive that you would like to share with us ? please comment below