Lynn Marketing Concepts

Save money on your weekly groceries.

2011-07-22T12:36:00.000-04:00

If you want to learn more about couponing, visit my newest blog:
www.allaboutcouponing.blogspot.com

Here is a site to go to in order to print coupons , these are in addition to the ones you get out of your local sunday paper:

Printable Coupons

Let me know how your savings start to add up and what you may do with the money you save,
Julie

Announcement~

2011-06-06T14:27:00.001-04:00

Mommy Bags Marketing is starting up again for the last half of the 2011 Year. Our July Edition of Bags will go out the first week of July. So the deadline to be in these fantastic little niche marketing bags is June 21st!

This means I must have all your marketing pieces for the bags (250 pieces for 250 bags) , yes I raised the amount of bags due to larger demand for them from our Mommy and Womens Groups......

We already have quite a few participants, so please email me asap at jlynn72@gmail.com and see if your company is still available for a spot in the Bags! If you haven't participated in a while, the cost has gone up to $50 per month. (This covers my cost for bags, ribbon, my time for puttting them together, my time for delivery, and my gas costs for delivery since I go out of county for some deliveries now days.) With this you are getting a Free Ad Spot on my Mommy Bags Blog and my Lynn Marketing Blog, your choice of a text ad or a banner ad. It stays up for the month that you participate in only...this will be monitored more closely since I have an assistant now and she will be handling most of the blogging and ad work so I can focus on the bags more.

If you aren't interested but know someone who may be, send them our way! Its actually a great price for what you are getting: 1. Ad on Mommy Bags Marketing Blog 2. Ad on Lynn Marketing Concepts Blog 3. Exposure to 250 very responsive women looking for and asking for these advertising bags each and every month. Most of them are stay at home moms, some may be looking for a part-time career, others may be looking for a gift from time to time for friends and family. And we all know that women are the gift buyers of the family!

Hope to see you in the July Bags,

Julie

Check out my newest blog my friends!

2011-06-06T14:03:00.001-04:00

I am back and better than ever! And boy do I have some awesome suggestions for you all!
For starters, my brand new blog:
www.allaboutcouponing.blogspot.com
find all the information for saving money and using coupons effectively in one spot....instead of skipping around to all the different blog sites giving conflicting information

I will tell it like it is!
And NO , you will not be saving 90% off every grocery trip you make to the ol Kroger! That is a farce and is misleading....those people don't bother to tell you they are "purchasing" extra coupons in order to buy multiples of items to make their total bill inflated and then of course they have the coupons that they spent money on , to save them money....
Makes no sense to me! That's not saving money.
Go to my new website now and look at my post about my trip to walmart and that is real savings....
Julie

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2011-03-13T10:15:00.001-04:00

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2011-02-17T21:35:00.001-05:00

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Nice little Freebie for all you who follow this Blog!

2011-01-12T19:22:00.000-05:00

Here is a link to the actual printable Bookmark....yes a 100% Free Bookmark , without having to give out your name, email or any of that stuff!

Here is the direct link: Just Click and print!

Free Printable Bookmark

Enjoy ,
Julie

Mention in fellow bloggers Blog!

2010-12-16T15:24:00.000-05:00

Check out Lori Wells Photography -

She had some really nice things to say and I wanted to share the post with everyone....

click on this link:
http://loriwellsphotography.blogspot.com/2010/12/lori-wells-photography-lexington-ky_14.html

Also if you want to check out her blog you can visit:
http://loriwellsphotography.blogspot.com/

She is definitely a talented lady and would be the one I would reccommend if anyone needed some photos taken ...

Enjoy,
Julie

Prospecting a problem area for you?

2010-12-16T14:44:00.002-05:00

Here is a link to Free resources on how to become a better prospector in business.....this is an invaluable tool to success. Enjoy!

Become A Fearless Prospector! 3 Free Training Cd's Show You How!

Let me know what you think about the downloads after you have listened to them.

Pretty powerful information,
Julie

Discounts on Web Hosting

2010-12-03T21:13:00.000-05:00

Check out what Go Daddy has to offer on it's web hosting packages!

It really is the best and most economical place to host your business website!

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Great Idea for Holiday Gifts

2010-11-17T19:36:00.000-05:00

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For $7.00 more: the Batter Bowl Brownie Mix includes a Classic Scraper, the Harvest Pumpkin Bread Mix includes a Stainless Whisk, the Celebration Cookie Mix includes a Medium Scoop, and the Cowboy Chili Mix includes the Ladle.

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It's Follow Me Friday!

2010-10-22T13:44:00.001-04:00

Everyone needs to check this out!
This is a fantastic way to learn about the blogging world and to make great connections with some great women and get some subscribers to your own blog......

Enjoy the search,
Julie

Attention All Ladies Who Love to Shop!

2010-10-22T10:26:00.000-04:00

Our very own Debbie Wimsatt with Scentsy www.horsescents.scentsy.us will be participating in the
Lexington Junior League HOLLY DAYS MARKET this year on November 11th-14th and is
personally inviting ALL Mommy Bags marketing Participants and Recipients to come out and shop
with her and other vendors at this wonderful event!! The Holly Days Market will be located inside
the old Julia R. Ewan School Building on Henry Clay Blvd. here in Lexington. Please come out and
support your fellow business women ladies.......and Debbie is so sweet, she is offering a very generous
10% discount to anyone who mentions Mommy Bags while shopping with her for Scentsy products.
And ladies, let me tell you this, if you are looking for the PERFECT Holiday Gift for that Hard to buy
for person on your list, well search NO MORE! Just stop in and See DEBBIE at the Holly Days
Market and she will be happy to point out the perfect warmer and scentsy bar to go with it!
And you can't beat the prices, here is my little tip to anyone shopping with Scentsy this year for the
Holidays: Check out the AWESOME Scentsy System offerings in the front of her catalog.....some of
them can be made into 2 separate gifts for 1 great price....especially with the extra 10% discount
Debbie is so generously offering!! A definite must do to put on your to do list!!!
Enjoy and let me know if you will be out there selling or shopping too!
Julie

Important Announcement Coming

2010-10-18T17:49:00.001-04:00

Get ready Lynn Marketing Concepts Clients and Customers!

I will be making a very special announcement via my monthly newsletter, which is very late going out this month I might add..........

it is very powerful and is going to change a lot of aspects of my business, for the better~

More on this soon!

Julie

Follow me Friday for Facebook

2010-10-15T11:18:00.002-04:00

Would you like to have more Facebook Followers and be able to find new blogs or businesses? If so come and Join me Every Friday For "Facebook Follow Friday!"

1. Add your Facebook Link, when you add it, it will automatically appear on everyone’s page that posts this Linky so you do not need to add it more than once.

2. Click on the Top 3 and like/add them: The first one will be me, Shining2Save and every week I will pick 2 more randomly. Please also follow the two people above you if you would like so everyone will get at least a couple new followers. You can leave them a comment letting them know your following from the Friday Facebook Hop.

3. Add/Like as many people on Facebook as you like.

4. You do not have to make a post to join: but it is always a plus if you do so everyone else can see and join in on the fun.

Help spread the word and add this Linky to your blog! The more we spread it the more followers we will get!

Below the Linky box, you will see see “What is a blog Hop? Get the Code Here" Click on it and just copy and paste that code into your post and the same Linky will appear. Your blog visitors can add their Facebook URL to your list and it will show up on all lists!

Feel free to copy and paste these instructions or just post the button and link back to me.

Please only add your Facebook url.

Thank you and Have Fun Facebook Hopping!

Great Sweepstakes offer from Mommy Bag Paricipant

2010-10-12T01:49:00.000-04:00

You can Play Every Day for your chance to win a $50 Gift Certificate!

Five Gift Certificates will be awarded daily!

You could also win a $10,000 Room Makeover!
Courtesy of our Party Lite Consultant Susan Case..... Thanks Susan!

LITE UP YOUR HOLIDAYS INSTANT WIN GAME AND SWEEPSTAKES!!

10/01/2010 - 11/30/2010

Location: WWW.PARTYLITE.COM/SWEEPSTAKES use code 9KFPCN

Julie

New Reps needed for the following companies...

2010-10-11T05:58:00.003-04:00

I am currently seeking new consultants to fill some vacancies for November and December to round out the year and end it with a BIG BANG!

I need reps for the following direct sales companies: (if you know someone , please direct them to me via email if you think they may be interested)

Tastefully Simple
Pampered Chef
Creative Memories
Arbonne
Clever Container
Initials Inc.
Usbourne Books
Close To My Heart
of course we are always looking for new businesses as well.....so please let your friends and family know about this fantastic opportunity to get some great exposure for their business for a very economical marketing rate!

Thanks,

Julie

Last 2 of the 4 ways to use Social Media in Promotions

2010-10-11T05:46:00.000-04:00

#3 – Cross Promote

Sometimes you don't necessarily have a large following of your own. This is obviously the case in brands that are just developing their online identity. They've signed up for the various social media services, but haven't really gotten a big splash together.

This is where research and legwork come in. Let's continue with the coffee shop analogy, since cafés seem to be a defining feature of the modern set. You could look up a group that tends to associate with cafés, such as writers. If you find a local writing group on Facebook for your area, consider posting a friendly message on their board, inviting them to come in for a weekly "writer's day" in which members of your newly-formed writing club get a discount.

Remember, of course, the key rules of social media: be polite and respectful. These are people you're talking to, people with their own agendas and desires, and they can sense insincerity like a shark smells blood in the water. Your offers must be interesting and credible.

#4 – Picture Perfect

Images are powerful things. A well-done image can excite the imagination and catch peoples' attention in a way that text sometimes fails to grasp. Consider sending images designed to give people an association with your brand.

Returning a final time to our café example, consider taking a picture of some fresh cinnamon rolls that just came out of the oven and quickly uploading them to your preferred social media service. This requires a bit of work to make sure the picture looks appetizing and appealing, but isn't too difficult. Post that picture up along with a message about how they come with a free cup of coffee between 10 a.m. and noon, and you just might have a rush on your hands.

Even if you don't have mouth-wateringly delicious pastries to offer, any brand benefits from visual associations. When you go to make a post in your blog or SMS, include a link to a relevant picture as often as you can. This will help people associate your brand with colorful thinking, with interesting things to look at, and the like. Text can appear awfully drab, so do what you can to brighten it up a bit.
About The Author

Enzo F. Cesario is an online branding specialist and co-founder of Brandsplat, a digital content agency. Brandsplat creates blogs, articles, videos and social media in the "voice" of our client's brand. It makes sites more findable and brands more recognizable. For the free Brandcasting Report go to www.BrandSplat.com or visit our blog at www.iBrandCasting.com

Four ways to use Social Media in Promotions

2010-10-11T05:43:00.000-04:00

#1 – Flash Mob

A flash mob is an impromptu gathering of people arranged by SMS. Originally popular on message boards, the advent of texting and SMS powerhouses like Twitter has made flash mobs even easier to arrange. In the simplest terms, the originator of the mob sends a message to his audience, arranging a time, place and theme for a quick meeting and/or performance. Famous mobs have included zombie walks, unannounced pillow fights at major business centers, and other assorted fun events.

As an example of using a flash mob for a brand, consider the following scenario: You own a café with a respectable Twitter following. You tweet out a time and place - say 2 p.m. in the park - and a short promotion code like ParkFrap. When everyone arrives, you're waiting with a selection of your newest frappe drinks, and everyone who can give you a copy of the code gets a drink and a coupon for the next time they drop by the café.

This kind of arrangement takes a bit of preparation, of course, but the idea creates instant buzz, sticks out in people's minds and can be an enjoyable time for everyone.

#2 – Couponing

People like to save money, and businesses like to make it. If your brand is tied into a business that offers products, you've probably already considered how to go about offering coupons to people. Social media offers many avenues of getting coupons out to people. Again, Twitter is an excellent tool here; in fact, there are several sites out there that are tailored to helping use Twitter for couponing. For example, http://twtqpon.com allows you to combine a short tweet and an image into a coupon for your customers.

However, Facebook is also a good tool for distributing coupons. If your brand has a Facebook group associated with it - and if it doesn't, why not? - you can leverage the service as both a coupon and a promotional tool. For example, post a message with a new coupon that's only valid if a follower brings a friend along. In this one step, you get two people into the store, sell some product and have a chance to sign up a new follower on Facebook.

Next 2 Ways to follow in the next post!

J.

Great Networking Advice for Businesses

2010-10-11T05:39:00.000-04:00

Warning - This is a long post but really worth reading....

We've all heard the best way to increase our network marketing, direct sales, or home party plan business is to talk to 5 new people each and every day. This is great advice, but mainly on the surface.

This advice doesn't allow or take into account how this makes us feel.

Remember, how we feel is our starting point for everything we do.

When we're actually trying to fit those 5 new contacts into a schedule which is already full with caring for our kids, tending to our partners, acting as chauffeur, pet care provider, house cleaner, chief cook and designated dish washer, volunteer superstar, and still managing a full-time job outside of the home . . .

Please!!. . . Help me find a shortcut!

Another thing, if we've stuck with the 5-contacts-a-day idea long enough, we're likely to catch ourselves shoving a business card into a fellow volunteer's hand and thinking . . . great, one down. And this is on a good day! On a bad day, our goal of five contacts per day becomes so overwhelming we either vow we'll start tomorrow. . . or we end up talking to no one.

Again, 5-contacts-a-day makes sense, but only on the surface. In practice, literally making five new relationships every single day can't normally be sustained by the average home party plan network marketer. When we try to implement and maintain this strategy, it becomes burdensome. We start to feel stressed and also feel like we don't have what it takes to be successful in direct sales and home party plan. It probably goes without saying feelings like these are counter productive to building a successful business.

So we'd like to suggest a shortcut, or a more sensible alternative to the common advice of . . . talking to five new people each day.

At The Mind Aware, we know lasting success comes only from methods which are easy to implement, easy to maintain, and leave us stress free and relaxed, confident, feeling good, and feeling like we're making progress with our home businesses.

. . . so instead of making 5 new relationships each day our objective, let's simplify our goal and make one meaningful connection each day.

Ideally this would be great if each new meaningful connection would be someone we meet throughout our day, but this connection can also come from a former home party host, a special customer, or a potential team member. It can be in person or on the phone. It's the age old debate . . . quality vs. quantity.

Quality, meaningful connections always pay off longer term. When our awareness or focal point is geared toward making quality connections, we'll see results much faster than if we'd stuck with old school thinking or the "throw enough stuff against the wall" method.

In the process of simplifying things, we're going to eliminate a whole lot of extra calling and, more importantly, save ourselves valuable time.

So what, then, constitutes a meaningful, quality connection? Obviously the answer here is very subjective and will vary from person-to-person, but here are some guidelines:

* We feel "present" when we're speaking. We don't feel rushed. We're taking time to really listen to the other person.

* Our primary goal in the discussion is to connect with the other person on some level. We're always aware that we're developing a relationship, rather than trying to sell someone something.

* That being said, we're still conscious that in order for it to become a truly meaningful connection for us . . . it must lead to real business. Talking to the person about their daughter's wedding may build the connection but making sure the conversation always leads to discussions about our home party businesses and ideally how our businesses could benefit their lives . . . makes the connection meaningful.

* Building our businesses means new business. Talking to a former party host may count because she may book another party or introduce us to new party hosts. But talking to current team members doesn't count because while it may be meaningful, it likely doesn't lead to new business.

Remember, we're only trying to have one meaningful conversations each day. How simple, right?

Also, when our main focal point is connection, other people will take notice of us. Most people notice when a person has genuine interest in them and they will be more apt to listen to us when we talk about how our business will impact their lives if we're sincerely interested in making a quality connection.

Making our follow up calls with customers, hostesses, and potential team members becomes easier because all we're looking for is one meaningful connection. We're not trying to call 50 people a night. We're not setting a time frame. We're just saying to ourselves that we're calling only to make this one meaningful connection with a person who will help to build our businesses.

Imagine how the face of our network marketing home party plan businesses would change if our primary goal was to have one, just one, meaningful conversation every single day?

Think about it . . . at the end of the year, if we've we have 365 of these meaningful conversations under our belt . . . we've built 365 relationships with 365 people who will become passionate about our businesses.

Believe me, if we can do just that one thing . . . one meaningful connection a day . . . our businesses will . . . BOOM!

Our goal of one meaningful conversation per day lessens our load and saves us a lot of time in the process. Saving time is crucial to getting our businesses financially thriving. And finding a shortcut to operating or running a network marketing home party plan business . . . makes us feel good.

And we all know feeling good is the quickest path to a successful business.

"Dana Wilde is founder of The Mind Aware, at http://www.themindaware.com. The Mind Aware is dedica"ted to helping network marketers, direct sales people, and party plan entrepreneurs attain success in their businesses quickly, simply, and to have fun doing it."

Hope you enjoyes this quick and powerful tip,

Julie

Wonderful Resource for Marketing Small Businesses

2010-09-30T17:51:00.000-04:00

You can get a Virtual Bag of Goodies from some wonderful marketing Gurus!

Follow this link for over $100 worth of FREE Virtual Goodies to use in your Marketing and Business Efforts!

FREE Virtual Goodie Bag

Enjoy,
Julie

Exciting Announcement!

2010-09-23T00:15:00.000-04:00

Due to the fact that I have had such a productive and wonderful September with my new Virtual Assistant Service that I have added to Lynn Marketing Concepts, I would like to announce the following:

I am offering 2 very special deals for the month of October for NEW Businesses who wish to take advantage of these offers:

1.) 20% off the total cost of a Retainer Package of Virtual Services from Lynn Marketing Concepts
(Our monthly retainer packages start as low as $225 REG. but for October will be only $168 !) This is a huge bargain and will only be offered until October 1st or until I reach my limit for new clients ! So be sure and contact me now to discuss your Virtual Assistance needs before this special is over, and before my calender gets too full! I have a feeling this won't last long!)

2.) Purchase 3 Hours of Virtual Assistance and Receive 1 Free Hour to use that same month or "bank" for the next month!
(This offer is good for up to 5 FREE Hours, by purchasing a block of 15 Hours of Virtual Assistance.)

**Virtual Assistance Monthly Retainer Packages DO NOT Roll Over Into The Next Month, So Be Sure to Only Purchase the Package you are comfortable with and sure that you will USE during that particular month of purchase!**

** The Buy 3 Hours Get 1 Hour Free offer is an offer where you CAN roll ONLY your FREE Hours to the following month. You MUST USE the Purchased Hours within the month you bought them, but the FREE hours you accumulate CAN be used in the following month! (Until you get a feel for just how much assistance you need, I always suggest buying blocks of time instead of the monthly retainer packages. Once you KNOW how much of an ASSET a Virtual Assistant can be, and just what we can do for you as a business owner and for your company, you will definitely want to take advantage of the Monthly Retainer Packages available. These packages are set up to save our clients money! It is what keeps them coming back!!)

Please feel free to pass, email, or blog this offer to your friends, business associates, family members or anyone you know who might find this useful and/or helpful. I do love referrals and reward them too!
I have a great referral program set up through Lynn Marketing Concepts right now, if you would like more information on this or any services mentioned , please email me at lynnmarketingconcepts@gmail.com

Happy Marketing,
Julie

Brand New Company You Should Check Out!

2010-09-22T23:15:00.000-04:00

I stumbled upon this new company owned by Sarah Waller call Sweet Libertine Cosmetics! This is all natural Mineral Cosmetics that SHE makes herself, with the help of some friends, I am sure!

Here is her website: http://www.sweetlibertine.com/ Visit the site and take a look at the beautiful cosmetics she has to offer......you can also get a FREE Sample of this wonderful product. (Free Sample of her eyeshadow)
All you have to do is send a self-addressed stamped business size (#10) envelope to her at the following address:
Sweet Libertine Cosmetics

2621 Ashland Ave. Suite 2

Cincinnati Ohio 45206
And very soon you will receive 2 very generous samples of eyeshadows, colors are chosen at random but are picked from their most popular colors available!
I just received mine and they are GORGEOUS!!!!
You can even request samples for friends and family too! Just send the envelopes with their name and address instead of yours! What a cute little gift you can have sent to your friend or family member for the cost of 2 stamps (88 cents)!

One more item, here is a code to receive 15% off your first order at Sweet Libertine!
SWEETLIBSAMPLES
Just type that code in at check out and automatically receive 15% off your entire order!
Enjoy,
Julie

Little Reminder

2010-09-22T23:06:00.000-04:00

This is just a little reminder for all you candle lovers out there!

Don't forget the Open House that Debbie Wimsatt will be hosting on September 30th, that is next Thursday!

And the time on this event is from 6pm-9pm, you can just stop by and see all the beautiful and lovely smelling offerings from Scentsy......If you want a sneak peak, check out Debbie's Website at http://www.horsescents.scentsy.com/ This company has some really fantastic new products in their line up, please check it out!

I love the Scentsy Buddies....these would make excellent holiday gifts for the children on your shopping list!

And so affordable, you can buy one for all the kids in your life!

I will be there to support Debbie and her business and I hope to see you there!

Julie

Nasal Aspirator, baby safety - Little Urbanites

2010-09-22T22:57:00.001-04:00

Nasal Aspirator, baby safety - Little Urbanites

This is one of the "coolest" baby products I have seen in a while.....my how things have changed since my daughter was born 11 years ago....all I had was one of those cheapy manual "sucker" bulbs, this would have been so handy!

I just had to share this new find with you all, I normally don't do this type of sharing but I couldn't resist since I find that gadgets and baby items have changed so much since my daughter was born. It just seems like there are so many more items that are useful and would make having and caring for a baby easier these days as opposed to 10 years ago.

The world changes so fast!

Julie

Wanted to Share a New Website!

2010-09-14T23:37:00.000-04:00

I came upon a new website and wanted to share it with everyone, I think I started to send out a few invitations and then thought I would just post it here instead:

Here is a brief overview.....

What Is Listia?

Listia is a new kind of auction site where you bid on other people's stuff using credits instead of real money. We make it easy for users to get rid of stuff they don't need anymore and find stuff they want for free. Listia is a marketplace where people enjoy giving and getting items for free.

Every user gets 100 free credits after signing up and listing an item. The more popular your listing is, the more credits your auction will go for. You bid credits for things you want. So each thing goes to the person who wants it most! Getting more credits is easy, fun and most importantly, costs nothing!

Sign up Now with Listia

Let me know if you like it!