Do your presentations create WOW! or ho hum?

December 18, 2008 by Doug Mitchell · Leave a Comment 

Abhay Parekh has a nice short list of presentation attention getters on the Manage Smarter website. I must say we’ve come a long way in this area at create WOW media but we’re always looking to get better.

We’re most enthused by number one on the list and that’s:

Show, rather than tell.

By leveraging graphics/imagery to assist your tale you allow the audience to follow YOU and YOUR MESSAGE vs. try and read something on a slide.  Still, today, I cannot understand how people can simply get up and read me what’s on their slides.  That’s when I hope for a technology failure and could get some “from the heart” talk.

Another favorite was number 5:

Know when to stop

In my blogging for business class, I prepared about double the amount of slides/information I actually got through because of the unbelievably valuable QA sprinkled throughout the class.  That was most valuable to the class according to surveys.  Lesson learned.  Cut back on slides…more real world examples.

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“Become Findable on the Web” class offered in January in Des Moines

December 15, 2008 by Doug Mitchell · Leave a Comment 

My class formerly titled, “Blogging for Business” has been renamed as sort of a test to compare response rates, to “Become Findable on the Web”.  It’s being offered for only $50 and is being held at Roosevelt High in Des Moines.

For those of you outside of Des Moines, watch for the same class among many others being offered in our Interactive Learning Environment early next year.

Here are the details and if you have questions of course let me know.

Become Findable on the Web 4 Wks $50
Blogging can be the most effective and affordable form of business marketing. Taught by Doug Mitchell, a successful technology entrepreneur, this class will provide an action-packed workshop-style class. Students will learn to search for, subscribe to, create, and effectively write blogs while gaining a clear understanding of available technologies, most of which are simple and low cost (if not free). Most importantly, students will understand how business blogging can translate into more loyal customers and enhanced ‘findability’ on the web. The class will include numerous professional-blogger guest speakers from around the metro. Instr: Mitchell
B016201 Roosevelt-107 Wed January 14 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
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Blogging For Business Class – West Des Moines and Des Moines

September 10, 2008 by Doug Mitchell · Leave a Comment 

Our passion for leveraging blogs as “home bases for small business social media content and experiments” knows no bounds.  The nice folks at the continuing education departments of both Des Moines and West Des Moines loved my idea for a “Blogging for Business” class.  We’re proud to announce that Blogging for Business will be offered in the following venues:

West Des Moines

  1. Sept. 24-October 15  (Wednesday evenings, one day per week)
  2. 6:30PM-8:30PM
  3. Indian Hills Junior High
  4. 4 weeks for only $39
  5. Registration form

Des Moines

  1. October 21-November 11 (Tuesday evenings, one day per week)
  2. 6:30-8:30PM
  3. Roosevelt High – 102
  4. 4 weeks only $50
  5. Register ONLINE

If you’re not in the greatest metro area in the universe (that’s Des Moines FYI :) , we WILL be offering an online version of this course via our Interactive Learning Environment starting in January.  We’ll announce more about that shortly.

If you have questions about the class or need more information, please email me doug (AT) mitchgroup.com

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createWOWmedia client: Nutri-Sport & Full Potential Training in the news

September 4, 2008 by Doug Mitchell · Leave a Comment 

It’s a really cool feeling when you first become an incredibly satisfied client of a company, then build a relationship, then become a partner in providing services to that firm.  That’s exactly what happened between me and the folks at Nutri-Sport.

We’ll soon be releasing a case study of our work with Nutri-Sport FPT.  Owner Ryan Iriwin seems to be generating quite a bit of press on his own as seen here in the Des Moines Register.

Ryan is a competitive natural bodybuilder and is shown in the piece dead lifting 535lbs.  Yeah…he weighs 165lbs.  Fuggetaboutit right!

We’re proud to be working together with Ryan and can’t wait to unleash his new multimedia presence on the web including a new blog based website, company introduction video, and a ton of great video blogs that will be released regularly.

Great job guys!

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