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Join The elloTEAM | elloAgency Job Openings For Oregon State

The elloTEAM of Professionals is now expanding operations in Oregon State.

The following is a list of counties in the State of Oregon with positions available for qualified sales professionals with outside sales and consulting experience working with small to medium sized companies.

Each elloAgency consultant markets and sells Online Custom Consumer Management Systems and the teaches the business manager how to create connections, harvest leads, develop prospects, and capture new business without spending money on Internet advertising.

To apply for a general manager or marketing consultant position, please forward your resume to: elloUSA.com@gmail.com or call and leave a voice message at: 360-387-4751.

OPEN AGENCIES BY COUNTY(Click each link for demographic details)

These are home based, independent contractor positions similar to the business model used by real estate agencies. The development of 30 to 40 marketing clients will produce a full time income. This is NOT an MLM program or a franchise business.

Join The elloTEAM | elloAgency Job Openings For Washington State

The elloTEAM of Professionals is now expanding operations in Washington State.

The following is a list of counties in the State of Washington with positions available for qualified sales professionals with outside sales and consulting experience working with small to medium sized companies.

Each elloAgency consultant markets and sells Online Custom Consumer Management Systems and the teaches the business manager how to create connections, harvest leads, develop prospects, and capture new business without spending money on Internet advertising.

To apply for a general manager or marketing consultant position, please forward your resume to: elloUSA.com@gmail.com or call and leave a voice message at: 360-387-4751.

OPEN AGENCIES BY COUNTY
(Click each link for demographic details)

These are home based, independent contractor positions similar to the business model used by real estate agencies. The development of 30 to 40 marketing clients will produce a full time income. This is NOT an MLM program or a franchise business.

elloUSA Success Story | Entrepreneur.com Introduces – Pinterest.com – The Next Big Thing In Social Media For Business

How Pinterest is Becoming the Next Big Thing in Social Media for BusinessMove over Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Another social media site is stepping up as a valuable marketing tool for businesses.

Pinterest, an online bulletin board for your favorite images, launched in 2010 and is already experiencing wild growth. The site registered more than 7 million unique visitors in December, up from 1.6 million in September. And it’s driving more traffic to company websites and blogs than YouTube, Google+ and LinkedIn combined, according to a recent report from Cambridge, Mass.-based content-sharing site Shareaholic.

Why should small businesses care? To answer that, you first have to understand how consumers are using the site. Pinterest allows you to organize images — maybe pretty sunrises or wines you’ve tasted — into boards for specific categories. When you “pin” something new, your followers will see it. They can like, comment or re-pin it to their boards. Like Facebook content, your Pinterest pins can go viral.

Brides-to-be can pin pictures of different wedding dresses to review, and people shopping for a new car can pin images of their options. When I joined Pinterest I started a board to show the Major League Baseball stadiums I’ve visited. The possibilities are unlimited.

Here’s a look at why some business owners — particularly retailers — might want to seriously consider starting a business profile on Pinterest now. Read On . . . 

Entrepreneur’s Corner | Use eBay Classifieds – It’s Free!

Here is a great online, free marketing service, provided by a well known company we all trust.

Who We Are
eBay Classifieds exists for one simple reason: life is busy. It’s a rare day when you’re not doing at least one thing where eBay Classifieds could help: looking for a job, buying a car, selling your old bike, lining up a babysitter, or warming up to your kids’ plea for a puppy.

Life is too busy to deal with iffy classifieds sites. Sites that are not completely free, remarkably simple, and safe enough for your kids to look at — they’re not worth your time. eBay Classifieds strives to be all three. There’s always “someone home”, and we’re here to help.

Fun Facts

  • eBay Classifieds attracts millions of unique visitors every month with hundreds of thousands of live listings to choose from
  • eBay Classifieds has generated more than 1 billion page views since launch – more than three for every person living in the U.S.
  • You’ll find over 75,000 listings for cats and dogs ready for adoption or sale on eBay Classifieds
  • Over 80,000 items are For Sale on eBay Classifieds – almost twice the number of Chicago Marathon runners in 2009
  • There are over 90,000 cars and vehicles listed on eBay Classifieds – close to thirty cars for every county in the U.S.
  • eBay Classifieds users post over 150,000 ads every month

Place a FREE eBay Classifieds Ad Today

Entrepreneur’s Corner | Five Steps To Develop A Disaster Preparedness Plan For Your Company

Preparedness Planning for Your Business . . .

Businesses can do much to prepare for the impact of the many hazards they face in today’s world including natural hazards like floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and widespread serious illness such as the H1N1 flu virus pandemic. Human-caused hazards include accidents, acts of violence by people and acts of terrorism. Examples of technology-related hazards are the failure or malfunction of systems, equipment or software.

Ready Business will assist businesses in developing a preparedness program by providing tools to create a plan that addresses the impact of many hazards. This website and its tools utilize an “all hazards approach” and follows the program elements within National Fire Protection Association 1600, Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs. NFPA 1600 is an American National Standard and has been adopted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The five steps in developing a preparedness program are . . .

Entrepreneur’s Corner | Mark Cuban’s Twelve Steps For Startups

Mark Cubans 12 Rules for Startups

Courtesy  of Entrepreneur.com . . .

Anyone who has started a business has his or her own rules and guidelines, so I thought I would add to the memo with my own. My “rules” below aren’t just for those founding the companies, but for those who are considering going to work for them, as well.

1. Don’t start a company unless it’s an obsession and something you love.

2. If you have an exit strategy, it’s not an obsession.

3. Hire people who you think will love working there.

Continue . . .

Entrepreneur’s Corner | Naco.org – National Association of Counties – Demographic Resources

 NACoAbout NACo -The Voice of America’s Counties 

The National Association of Counties (NACo) is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States. Founded in 1935, NACo provides essential services to the nation’s 3,068 counties. NACo advances issues with a unified voice before the federal government, improves the public’s understanding of county government, assists counties in finding and sharing innovative solutions through education and research, and provides value-added services to save counties and taxpayers money.

NOTE: This site is a fantastic quick resources for demographic information on any county in the United States – Current population, expected population growth, number of businesses, and so on. Use this county guide for target marketing and for developing sales strategies.

The Entrepreneur’s Corner | The Benefits of Being Reactive Instead of Proactive

Mark Twain famously said, “I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.” Psychologists call worry the “What If Disease” because people who suffer it are always wondering “What If…?”

“What if my flight gets cancelled?” “What if I get laid off?” “What if this sale doesn’t close?”

One day, in my meditations, I realized that there’s a lot of benefit in being reactive instead of proactive. What I mean is that you should do whatever you can to get the best possible outcome and then stop worrying about the problem. If it happens, you’ll do something about it. If it doesn’t, you saved a lot of precious time. Some examples:

The Benefits of Being Reactive Instead of Proactive.

Home Based News | General Manager Needed For The elloAgency of Spokane, WA

The elloAgency of Spokane, WA. is under construction and we will need a general manger to run the office.

DMC Resources LLC is committed to creating home based jobs for independent people. For the right person there is nothing more rewarding than managing your own time, being your own boss and making a living working from home.

If you have marketing and/or advertising experience, want to be involved in your community in a positive way, and enjoy meeting new people; then you may want to learn more about the elloTEAM of Professionals.

In a nut shell, the elloTEAM of Professionals provide consulting and coaching services for the small to medium sized business in each community. This includes teaching business managers how to generate online connections, harvest leads, develop prospects and capture new business using the elloAgency MyCMS Concepts.

MyCMS is short for Custom Consumer Management System and consists of a combinations of four Internet marketing campaigns to generate the leads and a four step sales strategy to capture new business from those leads.

If you or someone you know is interested and is looking for a new career, we are standing by to take your call and answer any questions you may have at 360-387-4751 or you can email your questions via this post. See what our elloTEAM associates have to say about us.

Just FYI: If you are in another city in the United States and you would like to consider opening an elloAgency to support the companies in your county we will help you. It takes approximately two weeks to develop an elloAgency and train the general manager. Contact us to find out if your area is still available.

Entrepreneur’s Corner | Houston….We Have A Problem!

“Houston, We Have A Problem…”

Well, not literally.  But it is a catchy headline that virtually everyone recognizes.

by The Rojas Group / elloLasVegas Agency

Taking this “theme” into the business world I wanted to point out that I continually address the same challenges with almost every business owner I consult with.  Yesterday I met with four different owners / or managers from four completely different industries, all to discuss Internet Marketing and their company’s future participation in this emerging segmented marketing industry.  The result?  The same issues and questions for each of them.

How do I get started?  What do I need to do?  I have a Facebook page, isn’t that all I need? How will I make this successful for my business (i.e., what is my ROI and how do I “bring in more clients”).

Same questions and I provided the same answers!

Business owners and managers need more than a Facebook Page and a Twitter account.  In fact, there are five distinct and separate campaigns using multiple websites (social sites, enticement sites, content sites, directory sites, and referral sites) which are required; using a uniformly branded add campaign that delivers the same short and direct message to be successful at capturing new business from an Internet marketing campaign.

But having a multiple campaign network populated and up and running will not bring in many new clients if “Connection & Follow Up” procedures are not used to establish relationships.  Think about it, as small business owners we typically develop good relationships with our clients, and often the number of clients for many small business owners totals fewer than 25.  That is not a lot but usually enough to operate profitably for many companies. Having the ability to generate even just a few new clients that bring in substantial business is certainly worth the effort.

If managed properly, clients tend to lead to more clients as referrals are made.  It is important to develop and establish these relationships and the Internet allows introductions to new people, new markets and new opportunities in just minutes.  For larger companies that rely on multiple clients, such as retailers and golf courses, the network provides excellent methods of promoting their brands to a wider audience and “enticing” consumers into their locations for special promotions and savings, as well as introducing new products and inventory.

I know I have said it before in past blogs, but it is worth saying again;

“More roads leading out into the vast world of the Internet means more opportunities to establish new relationships with potential clients.”

Online Consumer Development is ever changing, with new sites that offer new services coming online almost daily!  And, it requires a commitment, particularly with your time.  But, as business owners it is important to be a part of this new method of developing relationships and capturing new business.

We all recognize that this is no passing fad and that it is not a simply task. It’s time to find out what an elloAgency consultant can do for your bottom line.