Social Media 101 | GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training

Social Media 101 | GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training

GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training

Social Media 101

Description:

This session includes practical tips and tools for extending your cause and mission via social media. We cover the basics of using social media for your business and give you handy tips for the “big 3:” Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. You may be surprised to learn that Facebook is less important than you’ve been told and LinkedIn may be more important.

Key Takeaways Include:

-How to use Facebook to create awareness for your business.

-How businesses are using Twitter to connect with constituents.

-Why businesses must be LinkedIn to be fully connected 

-Powerful no-cost or low-cost tools to manage your social media presence.

Meet The Presenter | Kiersten Hill, Firespring’s Director of Nonprofit Solutions

Kiersten Hill has almost 2 decades of experience in nonprofit management and fundraising. She has raised over $20 Million for Nebraska nonprofit organizations and worked to better train and equip nonprofit leaders and Boards of Directors.

She is a rising thought leader on LinkedIn and frequently speaks to nonprofit groups and other organizations about marketing, fundraising, board development and organizational change. This year alone, Kiersten has presented in-person and virtually for more than 50 webinars and 8 nonprofit conferences. Kiersten’s energetic and authentic presentation style keeps nonprofits coming back for more. Kiersten, her husband Chad and their teenage son Cooper live in Seward, Nebraska, with two large dogs and one tiny cat. She has passions for leadership, networking, fundraising and nonprofit organizations. https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillkiersten/

 

Tips & Best Practices To Add Value, Reduce Transit Times, & Shipping Costs | GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training

Tips & Best Practices To Add Value, Reduce Transit Times, & Shipping Costs | GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training

GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training

Tips & Best Practices To Add Value, Reduce Transit Times, & Shipping Costs

Description:

This session is a must attend if you are shipping packages. We will cover the current state of shipping, explore objectives and how Postal Products can help you achieve those shipping objectives. Next, we will cover Tips and Best Practices to add value and help reduce transit times and shipping costs. And allow for questions and dialogue for sharing and learning.

Key Takeaways Include:
-State of Shipping
-What Are Your Shipping Objectives?
-Value Proposition
-Products Overview With When To Use and Why
-Tips and Best Practices

Meet The Presenter | Jon Zvolanek of USPS

Jon Zvolanek joined the USPS in 2014 as a Sales Executive and is now a Senior Sales Executive. He works with current customers and business prospects to develop Postal solutions with mailing and shipping products.    In this role Zvolanek brings twenty-five years of experience in the logistics, print and mailing industry having worked as Vice President of Operations for two different Survey Research firms in Lincoln, NE.  In addition, he worked in Operations Management for fulfillment and in the check printing industry.  He has worked with the Postal Service and served on Postal Customer Councils in NE, CA, CO, KS, and currently serves on the Industry Board for the LPCC.  He is a past co-Chair and has presented at the National Postal Forum, while presenting regularly at local PCC’s. 

In 2010, he received the Jerome Wieser Award for his contributions to the LPCC.  In addition to the multiple business committees that he serves on, Jon still finds time for his hobbies. He is a master home brewer winning awards for his hand-crafted recipes. In addition to being an avid eBiker. 

Jon received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Doane College. He has a wife, three children and resides in Lincoln Nebraska. 

 

Are You Using Google to the Fullest Potential? | GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training

Are You Using Google to the Fullest Potential? | GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training

GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training

Are You Using Google to the Fullest Potential?

Description:

A presentation that encourages the use of really Google’s inexpensive tools to make a big impact. We will talk about how Google My Business impacts your local SEO. We will talk about how an organization can advertise for as little as 2.00/day on Google Ads. And we will talk about how all of Google’s products work together to increase brand awareness.

Key Takeaways Include:

-How to make Google My Business work for you.
-Google Ads: Small Budget: Big Impact
-How Google ties it all together.

    Meet The Presenter | Kristy Knapp of Hollman Media

    Born and raised in Nebraska. I have been working in the graphic arts/marketing industry for nearly 20 years. I am skilled in graphic design, web design, illustration, photography, and copy writing/editing. I have worked with clients across this great nation and served on national boards. But Nebraska is my home and everyone should see its beauty.

     

    Shipping For Success | GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training

    Shipping For Success | GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training

    GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training

    Shipping For Success

    Description:

    Learn how to stay ahead of e-commerce shipping during peak season, and more. We will cover strategies to save in shipping cost, shipping improvements, and other benefits to improve your bottom line and customer experience with our package shipping services.

    Key Takeaways Include:

    – How to build the right shipping strategy for your business needs

    – What you need to get ahead of high-volume shipping needs

    – Shipping providers

      Sign up to attend live and/or get the recording afterward!

      Meet Presenter Zoe Terry of The GROW Nebraska Foundation

      Zoe Terry is 20 years old and originates from Shelton, Nebraska. Zoe is our in house shipping expert! She has been finding the perfect way to ship all of our products for a while now. She enjoys finding new ways to ship better, safer and more cost effectively. Zoe is young and ambitious and sure to show you how you can improve your bottom line.

      Meet Presenter Tonja Hahn of The GROW Nebraska Foundation

      Tonja is only 23 years old and originates from Sutherland, Nebraska. Tonja has been a GROW Nebraska Team Member since November of 2020 and has grown her knowledge in a variety of aspects regarding shipping. Tonja always ensures our shipping needs are met and our orders are packed with care. She loves helping others improve their shipping game to the next level.

      GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training Starting an Online Business: Tips and Tricks

      GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training Starting an Online Business: Tips and Tricks

      GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training 

      Starting an Online Business: Tips and Tricks

       

      Tired of competing online without getting results? Join Cammie as she walks you through valuable tips and tricks that are proven to help boost your product, or service, higher in Google Search results. Don’t settle for simply existing online, put these best practices to work and you too can start generating more customers to your business.

      • How you can engage existing customers?
      • How to turn browsers into buyers?
      • How to begin boosting your conversions?

      Cammie Kroll has been working in the field of Marketing and IT Development for over half a decade. Her love and passion comes from the challenges that this field endures with the ever changing industry standards and the marketing advancements in trends. Through her position with GROW Nebraska, helping Nebraska small businesses succeed and compete not only state wide but nation and world-wide, is a daily motivation. Cammie is married to Tyler, an Entrepreneur with Kroll & Sons Construction in Holdrege and keeps her heart full of joy with her two-year-old son and three-month-old daughter.