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We're offering a Constant Contact Class Tuesday, April 20, 2021 9:00 AM 10:00 AM (Pacific) What you'll learn:... How to set up a branded email template How to create an email campaign Tips and tricks that save time How to upload your contacts and create lists Scheduling your campaign Best practices Sharing it on Social Media How to read the reports Cost $29.95 (Includes follow up office hours on Friday April 23 to circle back, show your work, brain storm and ask follow up questions.) The class session and the supporting Office Hours will be conducted live via Zoom. Register to attend at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hutdogs-promote-u-getting-star

Find out What's New in Constant Contact on our webinar TOMORROW April 13 at 9am (PST). We'll explore the NEW Cross Device Editor and the New Survey Pages. Register to get the access information http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=E052D986874E39 No fee to attend.

HUTdogs' MJ awarded Community Heroine Award by California Senator Susan Rubio

Perdy’s on a Date with the Easter Bunny @downtownarcadia

We are teaching a TikTok Class on Tuesday, March 30 at 9am. Find out what you can do with this powerful content creator tool from videos to cool slide shows that you can share to your other social media channels. Register to attend at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hutdogs-promote-u-tiktok-basic... Cost $29.95 Class will be held on Zoom

Update on our schedule: TikTok Basics Tuesday, March 30, 9am Pacific (Zoom)... SPECIAL EDITION OF THE NEW NORMAL Finding the Helpers: A Tiny Solution for Tackling Homelessness Wednesday March 31, 7:30pm (PST) More info at: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Update-on-HUTdogs-Webin

HUTdogs Promote U continues on Tuesday February 2, we will be looking at how to create Landing Pages to help build your business. The live on-line Class starts at 9am Pacific https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hutdogs-promote-u-landing-page

Join us on Tuesday January 26, at 9am Pacific to explore how email auto-responders and forms can become part of your promotional system. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hutdogs-promote-u-email-market

Dogs and iPhones are cool

Thanks to everyone who showed up for our Zoom meeting today. #berniesandersmemes

Facebook just announced the New Pages Experience today. And, it's time to say bye-bye to LIKES!! There has long been confusion around having both LIKES and ...FOLLOWS on our business Pages. So, thankfully, Facebook is finally making it more clear. As you may know, a person could like your Page, BUT choose to unfollow it. Which means that person would not see your content at all in their feed. A follower is much more likely to see your content in their feed. Follower count has long been a better 'signal,' as Facebook calls it, of the total number of people who would like to see your Page's posts in their feed. (Alas, organic reach is so low these days that only a small percent of followers actually see Page posts, anyway). Switching to the New Pages Experience is optional (for now), and is only available to some pages, so far. Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/business/help/NewPageExperience/ As and when you do choose to make the switch, here are a couple of important clarifications. WHAT HAPPENS TO PAGE LIKES WHEN YOU SWITCH TO THE NEW PAGES EXPERIENCE? If someone likes and follows your classic Page, they will continue to be a follower for the new Page and added to your total follower count. If someone likes your classic Page, but does not follow it, they will not transfer to your new Page as a follower. If someone follows your classic Page, but does not choose to like it, they will still transfer to your new Page as a follower. Page likes will not be supported on your new Page, and Page like count will no longer be accessible. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU SWITCH BACK TO CLASSIC PAGE? If you switch back to a classic Page from a new Page, your followers will remain the same. If you switch back to a classic Page from a new Page, you will still have all the likes from your classic Page, unless they unfollowed your new Page. Anyone that followed your new Page will be added to follows for your classic Page. ~~~ Other features in the New Pages Experience include: A redesigned layout that’s simpler and more intuitive (according to Facebook, haha!) A dedicated News Feed (which is already there on Classic Pages, but this new feed is "to discover and join conversations, follow trends, interact with peers and engage with fans" ... and, what's the guesses we'll start seeing ADS in this new News Feed sooner or later? Facebook has to keep creating new ad placements, eh!) Easy navigation between personal profile and Pages Updated admin controls for full control or partial access See Facebook's announcement post with full list of new features here: https://about.fb.com//01/introducing-the-new-page-experie/ I would recommend making the switch when you do get access. [UPDATE: When you do get access to change to the New Pages Experience, consider making one or more posts first to announce to your audience that you'll be making the switch and encourage them to FOLLOW your Page if they haven't already. Of course, mostly people who are already following your Page would see your post. But, it's worth putting out the update. You might even consider a Sponsored Messages campaign to contact your Page Likes and just check in to ensure they Follow your Page before making the switch.] Your thoughts? P.S. Woa, I am seeing that I can FOLLOW personal profiles as my Page now. Pretty sure this is new, and may be part of the new (Pages) News Feed. Enabling Follow on your personal profile is optional. . . . . . . . #FacebookNews #FacebookChanges #FacebookForBusiness #MariSmith #FacebookPages #SocialMedia #SupportSmallBusiness #SupportSmallBusinesses #FacebookMarketing

HUTdogs Promote U email marketing Class on Tuesday. Get things done on Wednesday and Thursday. Review on Friday. Constant Contact #emailmarketing https://myemail.constantcontact.com/TOMORROW--Live-on-line-

We will be interviewing Peter Dills, a popular food critic and restaurant-review talk show host about how he has pivoted during the pandemic. Register to attend at: http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=EF59D984834D3C... Tuesday, Jan. 12 9am (Pacific)

HUTdogs is launching Promote U! A series of live on-line classes with office hours, to help you promote your business. https://www.hutdogs.com/promote-u-hutdogs-on-line-classes/

Great article: How To Determine And Adapt To Your Customers' Communications Preferences https://www.forbes.com//how-to-determine-and-adapt-to-yo/

We love working with Downtown Arcadia and helping them figure out "how" to support small businesses and stay connected to the community during this time. We filmed on a Zoom call and edited with one of our favorite tools, screenflow. Canva also provided lots of fun green screened clips to make it more festive! We took a 45 minute Zoom and edited to 4 minutes, shared through email, facebook boosts, Youtube, Instagram and Twitter.

We helped brew up a Halloween campaign for Downtown Arcadia, here's the final video. Happy Halloween everyone.

Today we gave a Lemon Drop Cookie Shop Hero Award to a very deserving person. We held a special Zoom and 61 people showed up! We gave this sweet award to Joan De Souza and her organization B4B Business 4 Business, a think tank that brings the business community together every month to help a fellow business solve a problem. She is a true champion for small business and her mission is to help people stay in business! Lemon Drop Cookie Shop’s Hero award celebrates community a...nd is designed to show gratitude for a local hero in your life. It’s a sweet way to thank essential workers, teachers, neighbors, caregivers and people like Joan. We were so excited to honor Joan and celebrate her hard work. Big thanks to everyone who participated. It's so important to count your gratitudes and we are so thankful for our community, clients and all those who keep us going!

We're teaching a Canva class on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. 9:00 AM 10:30 AM PST Register to attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/on-line-class-lets-explore-can

The Arcadia Chamber of Commerce is important to our business; we've met so many amazing people through this network. WOW, we've been a member since 2005! Our chamber rocks. #ArcadiaStrong #NationalSupportYourLocalChamberDay

Don't miss B4B Business 4 Business think tank tomorrow, Dec. 16 at 7:30am. We'll be helping a local coffee shop.

Join HUTdogs and Lemon Drop Cookie Shop on Tuesday, October 27 as we give a sweet honor to Joan De Souza from B4B Business 4 Business You'll also get some good ideas for how you can thank a local unsung hero this holiday season and how to use Canva with Zoom! Register to Attend at https://conta.cc/2Te6uxb

Join us for our New Normal webinar this morning, we'll be talking to a cool artist about her work and how she has been embracing online tools to sell her art. Webinar URL: https://webinar.anymeeting.com/940-848-455

Thursday Oct. 22 10am (PST): Email List Building and Automation Bootcamp with HUTdogs. Learn how to grow your email list and set up Constant Contact auto resp...onders and forms. Get ideas from real world campaigns that get results. Follow along with the step-by-step instruction. Ask questions and together we will explore solutions and ideas. The class will be conducted via Zoom. Space is limited. Cost $49.95

Join us on October 22 for a List Building and Autoresponders Bootcamp. http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event

A sweet give away campaign at Lemon Drop Cookie Shop.

We love working with Downtown Arcadia!

TOMORROW: Tuesday Sept. 29. Join us for our New Normal Webinar. https://conta.cc/30c36qA

Join us for a different kind of Zoom on October 6. For Fun. For Market Research. For A Good Laugh. SHOW the most ridiculous or most useful product(s) you acquired during the pandemic. TELL an epoch tale of an on-line order gone bad. ... Register to get the zoom link at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/OuuUvzg Who knows? Maybe this crazy Zoom conversation might give someone a new idea for their business and an insight into what people think they need (or don't need) during this time!

Constant Contact Autoresponder and List Building Boot Camp: October 22 via Zoom. Learn how to set up autoresponders and how they can help grow your email list. ... Thurs., October 22, 2020 10AM Noon (PST) Via Zoom Cost: $49.95 We'll show you real world examples and creative ways to use autoresponders. You will learn a step-by-step process for setting up: Birthday and Anniversary Automation Registration for on-line meetings and presentation Give Away Entries Networking Follow Up Drip Campaigns Register to attend at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bootcamp-email-list-building-a

Join us on Tuesday, September 15 at 9am Pacific for the New Normal webinar series. We will look at how a non-profit is pivoting by moving its programs to an on-line setting. We will talk with Dunya Merell Djordjevic, from Girls IN Focus, about how her organization is moving from an in-person experience to an on-line solution.

MJ, teaching the Advanced Constant Contact Bootcamp via Zoom