Tag: strella

For some people, vacation means a getaway from everything - your job, your house, and your standard way of life.  It means packing up the family car or hopping a plane to some fantastic destination while leaving everything behind.  For me, and other social media managers, it does include the amazing locale, but not the […]

This past weekend, my previous blog post was listed in a Ten Tips article on Small Business Trends. Inquiring as always, John Webster asked me if that’s something I actively pursue or am I selected based on popularity. I explained that I send my posts to BizSugar, every week, where they are syndicated among other […]

A recent conversation with internet marketing partner, John Webster (who inspires several of my blog post topics) got me thinking about sales. He shared a New York Times article from 2009, The Sales Profession: Attention Must Still Be Paid, by Ben Stein. The writer reveals what makes sales so challenging - yet so brilliant, when […]

This past week, I heard a few phrases that made me cringe. Here’s my countdown… #3. Be brutally honest with me. When people ask for feedback with a preamble, to ‘be brutally honest’ with them, I often perceive that is the exact opposite. They are fearful of our response, so they think we’ll soften it […]

I’ve gotten used to defending my job.  When I tell people I manage social media accounts, I usually get a look akin to asking a pug if they’d like to go on a walk (head tilted to the side with a look of excitement mixed with confusion).  What I have not grown accustomed to, however, […]

This past week was busier than usual. I took a vacation last weekend, and through Monday, so it was catch-up time on Tuesday, followed by the preparation of a huge announcement for my client taking place on Thursday. I knew the second half of the week would be intense and was grateful for the vacation, […]

When asked what I do for a living, my answer is always the same, “I am a stay-at-home mother and I work for a social media company.” Some people want me to elaborate on what it means to work for a social media company, as a stay-at-home mom is self-explanatory. Then there are people that […]

It’s Memorial Day weekend. While I do not personally know someone who died serving our country's armed forces, I would like to take a moment to honor those who did. It’s their sacrifice that gave us our freedom – and one that many enjoy with this three-day weekend.  Because the holiday is observed every year […]

Running a business is hard work. Ask anyone who does it, and they’ll tell you, it’s no joke. You know what else is no joke? Two kids. While I’ve never given birth, nor did I have any desire to have children, I have acquired two kids – as a stepmother – and my singular conclusion […]