Read our 67th installment of The Dialogue at the bottom of this email where we visit with Digit Mollish, nail tech/owner of Salon 309 & Gifts located at 309 Houston St. in Maryville.

 

If you or someone you know is looking for a job, please check out www.BlountAreaJobs.com. Additionally, if you need employees, please utilize the job board to advertise your open positions. Click here to get started.

 

YOU'RE SOCIAL, NOW WHAT? MAKING SOCIAL MEDIA WORK

Register today for a free seminar on how to make social media work for your business Tuesday, Dec. 13 from 1-3 p.m. at the Blount Partnership (201 S. Washington St., Maryville) with Mike Coleman from Constant Contact. Attendees are asked to register here.

 

You've heard about social media, but you are not using it yet. Or maybe you already have a Facebook Page. What about all the other social media tools out there - Twitter, Google+, Instagram, and LinkedIn? This seminar will help both beginners and seasoned professionals gain a better understanding of how to use social media to build and grow a business or nonprofit.

 

You will learn best practices and strategies that will help you be more effective in using the various social media platforms. This seminar will also give you practical tips and insights that will give you a better understanding of this new media. If you have been thinking about using social media (or if you are already using it in your business or nonprofit), then you will benefit from this seminar.

 

If you have been thinking about using social media (or if you are already using it in your business) then you will benefit from this seminar. It is filled with valuable content, strategies, and insights on how to get the most out of the time you spend on social media. Beginners and seasoned users will walk away with something they can use to build their business or nonprofit using social media.

 

SIGN UP FOR NEXT SOFT SKILLS CLASS DECEMBER 16

Registrations are currently being accepted for the third class set for Dec. 16 free soft skills session entitled, "Managing People & Personalities." No single management type works with every employee. Learn how to manage according to personality types and get the most from your team. Share strategies and gain resources that will help you to engage, inspire, and retain employees of every type.

All classes are conducted in the Blount County Library's learning lab located at 508 N. Cusick in Maryville and limited to 50 participants. Those interested must register online at www.blountchamber.com/community/soft-skills. A complete class description is located on the registration site. All classes run from 8-10 a.m. with networking beginning at 7:30 a.m.

The other classes offered include Managing People & Personalities, Tips for Public Speaking, Hiring Good Employees, Motivation and Burnout, Time Management and Managing Change in the Workplace.

 

CHECK OUT THE DECEMBER MEMBER-TO-MEMBER PROMOTIONS IN

Check out the December member-to-member promotions. New offers are being posted weekly, so check out the Blount County Chamber of Commerce Member-to-Member promotions online. This Member-to-Member Promotional Program offers you and your company the opportunity to market your products and services to the membership.

 

Here's how it works:
1. Submit a PDF of a service, product or discount you'd like to offer to the Chamber membership to jmuir@blountpartnership.com. Be sure to include an expiration date.
2. An email with all the promotions will be sent out on the final Monday of every month to our member database.
3. All promotions will be posted on www.BlountChamber.com

 

HOW TO MARKET TO MILLENNIALS LIKE A PRO

It's no secret that Millennials are different from their predecessors. We are known for our lazy, entitled attitudes (but also for our passion, risk-taking, and open-mindedness!). With over 80 million Millennials in the U.S., we are the largest generation in Western History, according to a study conducted by Initiative in the United Kingdom. Regardless of your opinion on our unique generation, it's ever important as a business owner to understand Millennials, and even more essential to understand how to market to them. Here are four marketing strategies that will attract Millennials to your business in no time: Read more

Learn more about marketing your small business in a digital world, ask questions about social media, and take the time to discuss future campaign ideas. What are you waiting for? It's free with your chamber membership. Schedule your FREE session today.

 

If you have any questions regarding your free digital marketing member benefit ( Save Local Now), your digital platform, or online marketing in general please reach out the Blount Chamber's Rachel Coffman.

 

REMEMBER TO SHOP LOCAL

Think local first + Buy local when you can = Being a local!

 

By shopping at a business in the neighborhood, you'll most likely stop by other independent retailers in the vicinity. On top of that, some small businesses tend to offer products that are made locally, creating a ripple effect in the local economy.

 

Find what you're looking for in the Chamber Directory.

 

GOT AN EVENT OR NEWS? WE'D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT

Is your organization hosting an event in the community? Submit it here on our community calendar. If it's a tourism event, please email Ashlee so she can post it on www.SmokyMountains.org.

 

Also, please send us any news releases or good news about your business. We'd love to share it with the community.

 

REMEMBER WHEN

"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elivs Presley was the Billboard No. 1 song the final weeks of 1960. During the selection of material for Presley, his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, suggested that he record "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"; the favorite song of Parker's wife, Marie Mott.