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Dear Friends:

I am personally declaring August the month of gratitude. I was recently sick for two weeks and had to sleep much of the time. It felt like a horrible waste of time, especially during our beautiful Maine summer. But you know what? I came out of it with an incredible sense of gratitude for my life, for my business, my family, my employees, and primarily for my health! Taking a moment to pause and feel gratitude is not a bad idea.

Another thing I’m big on, speaking of gratitude, is the practice of writing and sending handwritten thank-you notes. It’s incredible what an impression that makes on people who receive your letters. I have a stack of thank-you notes right here on my desk, and I look at them every day. I don't look at emails, texts, or messages on Facebook or LinkedIn. But when someone takes the time to write a note, especially on a beautiful piece of stationery, it will reside within my eyesight on my desk for a long, long time.

So, here’s a challenge for you. Get some note cards and buy some stamps at the post office. Have them handy at your desk so it’s easy to send a handwritten note. Then think of someone you’re grateful for, and send them a note in the mail. It doesn’t even have to be for anything specific. You might be just thanking someone for being part of your life. And believe me, it will make a profound impact on the person who receives it.

And if you’re inspired, please email me at nancy@prmaven.com and let me know who you sent a note to, and what their response was. That will warm the cockles of my heart!

Please have a great rest of your summer and show thanks to Mother Nature for the warm sunshine and beautiful natural world we live in!



Best,

Nancy Marshall 

The PR Maven®

nancy@prmaven.com

Tip of the Month

When you are ending a Zoom call, especially if it’s with a prospective client, don’t jump right off the call. Several people might get off, but the prospect might linger to see if you stay on the line so they can ask you some more questions. Recently, I had a call with a prospective client, and the best information was shared after most of the people got off the line. I was on the line still with the head of HR of this company, and she shared a lot of information with me that I would not have gotten if I had jumped right off the call!

Here’s something funny I have thought a lot about since the pandemic. I think ‘Co-Vid’ should have been the name for Zoom calls, because you could say it’s like ‘co-video,’ and Zoom should have been the name for the virus itself because of the way it zoomed around the country and the world! Do you think someone got the two terms switched by mistake?

Testimonials

"Over the past seven years, Nancy Marshall helped me raise my profile throughout the state of Maine by introducing me to her vast network of contacts. She helped me identify the trade shows and networking events that were important for me to attend, and helped get opinion columns and news stories in the media that raised not only my profile, but that of FirstPark. That name and brand recognition helped make sales of real estate, which was our ultimate goal. I don’t know how I would have done my job without the able assistance of Nancy and her team at Marshall Communications."

Retired FirstPark Executive Director

Jim Dinkle

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