Take Charge: Marketing Your Business

Join us for a new event we are offering as another benefit to our members. 

Take Charge: Marketing Your Business

We've brought in industry experts to give 2 seminars on Friday, November 15 & 2 different seminars on Friday, November 22. 
 

Friday, November 15

7:30 - 8:00am  Continental Breakfast & Networking

8:00 - 9:30am "Stand Out In Front of Competition"

Let's face it . . trying to capture the attention of your perspective customers today can be quite challenging! In this engaging presentation we'll uncover simple and effective strategies to infuse your brand's personality into your online presence so you can attract top talent, cultivate relationships with current clients AND generate new leads. 
(Kari Switala, Wild Fig Marketing)

9:30 - 9:45am Break

9:45 - 11:15am  "Handling Online Reviews Positively"

Online reviews have become critical to local businesses. Not only do online reviews help with conversion, they also help show you as an authority in your industry. Learn how to respond to all online reviews and engage with current, past, and potential clients. 
(Susan Staupe, Creative Graphics)


About our speakers:

Kari Switala lives in Farmington with her husband, Kevin; her sons, Max & Sam; and her furry-legged sons, Steve & Murphy. She is a chief creative officer at Wild Fig Marketing, a boutique marketing firm that specializes in business and marketing automation, email marketing and website design. When she's not writing or working, you'll likely find her at her cabin in northern MN, where she loves paddleboading; boating with all her boys; and reading books while relaxing on the dock with a glass of chardonnay. She is wildly passionate about helping others tell their stories, so they can better connect and cultivate more meaningful business relationships. She does this in two main ways; through her new book, "Living with the Lid Up" and through public speaking. 
We're super excited to share this special offer from this Friday's Speaker! In addition to being the Chief Creative Officer at Wild Fig Marketing, Kari is also a published author. Her book, "Living with the Lid Up" is a collection of hilarious and humbling stories designed to show business professionals how sharing their personal stories can help them connect and cultivate relationships with their customers, prospects, and employees too! 
Kari has decided to generously offer her book for $10 (normally $14.99) to those of you attending this Friday's event. All you need to do is click the link and submit your pre-payment and Kari will bring a signed copy of her book for you on Friday. You can buy one for yourself and one for a friend too! 
https://livingwiththelidup.safechkout.net/buynow


Susan Staupe has over 13 years experience in digital marketing. She has served on the Board of Directors for MNSearch.org for the past 6 years. She is currently a Digital Marketing Manager at CreativeGraphics, Inc. With extensive experience in legal marketing for law firms and attorneys, in her current role, Susan helps small - medium size businesses in all aspects of digital marketing including SEO, Local SEO, Paid Advertising, social media marketing and more. She also previously was a Top Contributor to LocalSearchForum.com and previously served on the advisory board for Local CAB for Moz.com.
When not analyzing over everything digital marketing related, Susan enjoys watching football and hockey, reading true crime books, is a lucky wife and proud Mom of a son & daughter.