nancy's corner

Blog Class Encourages Trash Talk

Nancy Pineda — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:53:13 +0000

After taking Hollis Gillespie’s amazing blogging class today I am newly inspired to total revamp Nancy’s Corner. I’ve been waiting for permission to talk about what is important to me without regard for politically correctness. Hollis says that’s what it’s all about. But I was scared. So, as I will come back soon and spout off about what bugs me, what needs changing in the world and what our industry looks like from my point of view. Should it be renamed from Nancy’s Corner to “Nancy’s Smack Down”? “Nancy’s Trash Talk”? The possibilities are endless. No more news about Direct Deposit… See you on the flip side and be ready.

Hire Profile now offers Direct Deposit

Nancy Pineda — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:39:11 +0000

We have uncovered a great service to offer our working talent direct deposit. We hope all of you find this beneficial. It is our goal to keep offering new and improved systems to enhance your Hire Profile experience.

Busy as bees

Nancy Pineda — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:58:42 +0000

Seems like lately things have been picking up. More calls, more opportunities and more chances to find people work. Of course, this is all great. The problem appears to be with the underlying fear of commitment and managing expectations. When a client used to book a freelancer in 6 months increments, it’s now 3 months and a hope they can get approval to extend. A week long booking is condensed into 2 days and the person must light the world on fire to be considered a good placement. There are no second chances, there are no excuses for being human, only stellar skills are acceptable and there is little client commitment to plan your life around. And hourly rates are very tight.

All this being said, we want to state our commitment to you during this time of economic uncertainty. We are working diligently to vet all opportunities, keep our people busy-as-bees and our clients coming back to the hive.

Hire Profile Clients Will Decide: Toy, Tool or Waste of Time?

Nancy Pineda — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:37:41 +0000

Toy, Tool or Waste of Time?
Social Media Strategies for Busy Executives

As we head into planning for 2010, Hire Profile is offering our valued clients an Executive Briefing on Social Media. This exclusive seminar is an invitation-only morning session with an expert in the use, pitfalls and results of LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook as they relate to branding, corporate identity, marketing and publicity. We will focus on business use, not strategies for job seekers or for the personal use of these tools.
If you are responsible for developing or executing your 2010 marketing initiatives, these two hours are for you. It will help you understand the importance of using social media and how to harness its potential, to maximize your firm’s return on investment.

Twitter – How to create a corporate “voice” and find out what your customers and competitors are saying about your company brand and leadership

LinkedIn – The business intelligence available on LinkedIn is its most overlooked benefit

Google – How to set up alerts to monitor safety, sabotage, press and business intelligence on your company, brands, competition, leadership and staff.

Facebook – Fan pages vs. Groups. Are either really worth creating?
You’ll also learn how to integrate social media into your marketing plan – and into your day, what you should never say online, which social technologies to skip, who has the best social media policy, how to avoid mistakes, and how to get started.

Hear real life examples and learn how to implement these tools into your marketing plans. You may be surprised how easy it really is, how robust the features have become and how you may be overlooking features that could help you do your job better and faster. So join Hire Profile for this exciting event and learn if Social Media is a toy, tool or waste of time.

http://hire-profile4socialmedia.eventbrite.com/

Upgrades coming at Hire Profile!

Nancy Pineda — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:30:53 +0000

Despite the unemployment figures, things are hopping at Hire Profile! We want to let everyone know that our new online application will be coming back in just a few days. We have upgraded our applicant tracking software and this includes a new, better way to apply online, manage your documents, resumes and contact information. More details to come but please watch our Open Jobs page for new openings and a new application process! We will send out instructions once it’s up and running so you can update us with your latest info.

Are E-mail Newsletters Still Effective?

Nancy Pineda — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:07:13 +0000

Originially reported by huphtur

The simple process of sending out a periodical e-mail newsletter to a list of subscribers has been around for a long time. It’s also an easy way to gauge how many people are interested in your product.

But with the current flood of e-mails in people’s inboxes, the newsletter has the potential to become lost in the pile of spam. The incoming newsletter might even get flagged as spam.

We also know that people don’t read, they scan.

However, with today’s popular technologies such as RSS feeds and Blogroll services, people can stay updated about your product almost instantly.

So do newsletters still play an important role in today’s interweb, or has it become an obsolete marketing tool?

Hire Profile would like your comments and your feedback on our e-newsletters!

Marketing consultants: Expand your reach and be ready for anything

Nancy Pineda — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:03:07 +0000

I received this e-mail from a marketing consultant we have worked with on several print and web design projects for her clients. She has been able to pitch and win larger projects by bringing Hire Profile in to source a team to work under her strategic direction. She has included us in the proposal and even profiles the additional talent resources to her clients up front. This e-mail says to me that the arrangement is helping her grow her business and allowing her to pursue whatever comes her way.

“Hi Nancy,
How are you? I hope business is going well.

Would it be OK for me to have your Hire Profile company logo on my webpage page called â€œItâ€™s a Team Effort?â€ This page will talk about the expert resources that make up the teams for marketing projects. Iâ€™d link your logo back to your website.

Thanks in advance!”

Of course we said YES!

I encourage marketing consultants to assemble their core team now so you can quickly expand and partner with them to secure bigger pieces of business!

Hire Profile helps Aid Atlanta

Nancy Pineda — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:50:02 +0000

Hire Profile was selected by Aid Atlanta to find them a public relations pro to gather support for the upcoming Aid Walk Atlanta this October. We found a qualified professional with many years of non-profit experience and a proven track record for getting high media coverage for similar events. We are very proud to be working with Aid Atlanta and wish them huge success!!

Everyone be a part: http://www.aidswalkatlanta.com

InDesign Magazine’s Tip of the Week

Nancy Pineda — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:14:05 +0000

TIP: Skip the New Document Dialog Box
To create a new InDesign document without summoning the New Document Dialog Box, add the Opt/Alt key to the Cmd/Ctrl-N keyboard shortcut. The resulting new document will be based on whatever setting you last chose in the New Document dialog box’s Document Preset pop-up menu.

- Sandee Cohen
Follow Them on Twitter: http://twitter.com/indesignmag

http://www.indesignmag.com/

My first gripe to blog about

Nancy Pineda — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:20:29 +0000

This is to software developers and corporations who employ software developers:

Why do you continually design software that cannot be used on a Mac?Â Have you looked around?Â We all have them. Seinfeld used one, House has one and if Humphrey Bogart had a computer it would have been a Mac.Â They are easier, they are funner, they would overtake Microsoft in a heartbeat if businesses could get the software they needed to do their jobs.Â I don’t blame Apple for this.Â I blame corporations for being ignorant to the fact that we are not going away.Â Take for instance my bank Wachovia who draws me in like a bee to honey on a wonderful program called Wachovia Connect. We could pay all our talent through using their on-line portal and they’d receive their money a day later as a direct deposit.Â I was drooling. I was ready to sign on the dotted line.Â Then I get the email from Wachovia:

“Good Afternoon ,
Sorry I sent the last e-mail too fast !
You must have a PC – MAC are not compatible with ACH service
I am sorry”

followed by a Wachovia branded seal with a big #1 on it followed by “Customer Satisfaction 8 Years in a Row!”

So, I am a customer and I am NOT satisfied.

Humpf.