April 2021 🎤 Participants

Welcome to the April 2021 class for Get Found Digital Marketing!

You have just joined a very elite group of business owners and employees who are committed to growing their business, managing their online presence, find more ready-to-buy customers and generally sharing their wonderfulness!

Introduce yourself & share your favourite gif. 🤗

Hi everyone, I'm Barb, the main instructor in Get Found and all of the courses.

I've been involved in marketing for over 20 years working in post-secondary, finance, optical and non-profit. I 💗love 💗 seeing businesses succeed, students having ah-ha moments and watching the results roll in.

My happy place is any place hot when it's cold outside.

And anything cold to drink when it's hot outside.

Since there are no beaches in the near future, there's no place I'd rather be than with you. 🤗 Let's get er done!

Cheers,
Barb

Howdy…I'm Dion and you'll never see me…but I will help you navigate the program and gov't!

Ha ha @dion-mcgrath !

I can tell you from experience, he looks just like that!!!

ROFL

Hello all! I'm Meghan and I'm helping out with things on the discussion board and popping in and out of the live sessions this week.

I'm a lover of trivia and I'm a bit of a Jack of all trades. Did you know that in Elizabethan English, it was called a Johnny do-it-all? I also have a couple degrees and some fun and exciting work experience (Funerary Industry, Theatre Production, and Music Festivals, oh my!). I'm excited to see everyone learning about Digital Marketing - did I mention I used to be a high school teacher too?

Be sure to tell us a bit about yourself here! Did anyone else watch the video of Perseverance landing on Mars?!

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SKY CRANE!!!!!

Hi, my name is Rheanne. I'm a pharmacist and pharmacy owner. Together with my business partners we have three pharmacies here in Saskatchewan. I have a 5 year old son and when he isn't keeping me busy I like to have my nose stuck in a book.

Hello everyone! 👋
My name is Stephanie, I'm a Virtual Assistant (a.k.a. Digital Ninja) with a passion for all things creative. Whether it's designing a new webpage, creating graphics for social media, or just painting a picture in my spare time, getting my creative juices is what keeps me going. Can't wait to meet all of you!

Hello!
My name is Allison, I am a Marketing and Sales Administrative Assistant. I have not taking much training in Marketing so this will be fairly new to me! We have 4 locations in Southern Saskatchewan. l assist with the creation of sell sheets, flyers, content for our social media pages, our corporate newsletter and more using Canva! I have a passion for photography and graphic design and am excited to learn about Digital Marketing!

Hi there,
My name is Andria and right now I am working as a Regional Economic Development Coordinator for Community Futures Sunrise. ITs been a crazy busy year for us! I am transitioning into a role of helping businesses to get online with ecommerce sites, etc. and looking forward to what I learn in this course!
I am with @barb-mcgrath re being in a warm place when its cold out - I am missing out on that this year :(

Hello! My name is Michelle James and I am the Business Manager for the Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan. My background is primarily in professional communications and I'm taking this course to learn more about marketing. I'm excited to learn more about digital marketing and what the digital space is like and can be used for. When not busy with work, I am often found playing with my two huskies :) Looking forward to this!

Hello my name is Clare Seal (yes, this time that's a guy's name). My company is Gameday Authentics which is a home based sports memorabilia and sourcing business. I'm on the back nine of my career and have been looking for a spry 30 year old to do this stuff for me but since that didn't pan out I'm here to learn it for myself.
Usually I'm in Arizona this time of year but hunkering down in good old SK has been fine. Cheers!

Hello,
My name is Jennifer Fox and I am one of 7 owners of Auto Electric Service and Mainline Fleet Service. We are a wholesale and retail aftermarket auto parts distributor as well as we run two of our own Automotive Service and Repair Facilities. We have an interesting business mix as we service both wholesale and retail customers on the parts side through 5 locations and 8 affiliate locations and then retail and fleet customers on the service and repair side through our 2 shops and 23 affiliate repair facilities. We have also launched ourselves into the industrial and safety markets over the last 2 years.
When I am not working I live in a house of all girls with my 8 year old daughter and our 9 month old rescue kitten. I am busy to say the least but I love it!

Welcome, everyone! I hope everyone had a great first day and learned a lot in the live sessions. If folks feel comfortable, share your USP/Superpower!

@rheanne-delmage What are you reading? I just finished perhaps the worst book I've ever read in my life.
@stephanie-purdy How long have you been a digital assistant? That sounds so interesting!
@allison-cleary I'm sure your talents will adapt easily to this stuff.
@andria-brady What an exciting time! It feels great to share the know-how to help folks improve their businesses.
@michelle-james I'm going to need to hear more about those dogs.
@clare-seal Well, now when it's time to find a spry 30-year-old, you will know the best questions to ask.
@jennifer-fox We have a 10-month-old puppy! Plus a two-year-old and a five-year-old. I really identify with that gif!

@brenda-prystupa, @trystan-meyers, @tammy-johnson, @carlos-cornejo, @corey-nyhagen, @mario-dima Be sure to chime in and introduce yourselves here!

I'm pretty sure @dion-mcgrath looks just like this. Right @barb-mcgrath?

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Looks like I am late to the party! & I know some people in the class welcome @rheanne-delmage and @corey-nyhagen

My Info…(I also hate GIF's)
Trystan Meyers

• Owner Operator of 3 Businesses
  1) Armed With Harmony (DJ's, Photo Booths, Outdoor Drive In Movies for Weddings & Special Events)
  www.armedwithharmony.ca / www.djanchor.ca
  2) Saskatoon Audio Visual (Hotel Audio Visual)
  3) can't tell you or i'de have to kill you.

Spend 10 Years On Air In Radio
6 Years As Segment Host On CTV
5 Years As The Official DJ for the Sask Rush

www.armedwithharmony.ca

@meghan-trenholm Fantasy novels are my normal go to. I recently finished the Throne of Glass series by Sarah Maas.
@trystan-meyers OMG it's been a while!

💗 it!!!

Thank you everyone for your comments and intros.

@rheanne-delmage I loved the innocence of 5 - but there was never a quiet moment. Oh wait, there still isn't!? My examples of the kiddo who keeps asking questions… Yup that's mine. Really makes you appreciate the quiet time with a book. :)

@allison-cleary would love to see some of your designs. I know where my strengths end and others' begin. ;)

@andria-brady When we can travel we'll plan an awesome trip somewhere hot with endless cold beverages!! But I agree, its been a crazy year with businesses wanting to get online, sell online, serve online and get found! Hope you enjoy the course!

@michelle-james SO happy to see you here. You have members in every far reaching corner of our province and from small communities to urban centres their skills and knowledge are so critical.

@jennifer-fox Wow, I had no idea how broad your services were! I can't wait to learn more. I believe there is a huge opportunity for you; it will tonnes o' fun to discuss!

@clare-seal I can attest from personal experience, if you have a sports fan in your life, Clare can create some amazing memorabilia!

@trystan-meyers On air with which station/company? I was with Golden West. Re: GIFs love them - except when they won't work in the lessons for me!!!

@meghan-trenholm @dion-mcgrath @stephanie-purdy Thanks for everything you do to make all of this a reality!!

Tomorrow is my most favourit-est day yet as we get to really dig in, now that we have a solid foundation.

Soooo excited!!!

Have a great night
Barb

My name is Carlos i am an apprentice barber at modern men salon im part time as of right now but one day will be full time i hope when im not cutting hair im usually fishing or at home with my family

Good morning all!

It's almost time for this morning's session: The Snack Pack and The Red Dot. You can find it here: https://courses.getfound.live/courses/get-found-digital-marketing-certificate/lessons/the-snack-pack-the-red-dot

I, for one, am hopeful for a cheese ball.

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Hello @carlos-cornejo and @trystan-meyers! So glad to have you both with us!

So many awesome questions this morning! Was there anything that you still have lingering questions about?

This afternoon we're beginning to dig into maybe my favourite thing - SEO.

We'll see you here at 1pm: https://courses.getfound.live/courses/get-found-digital-marketing-certificate/lessons/does-your-website-work-for-you

Good morning sports fans!

It's our last day of live sessions. Don't forget that you have access to all of these resources for A YEAR. You can come back to any of the lessons for those details that you can't quite remember when you're fighting with your Google Listing (not that I know from experience or anything).

Tune in at 9am where we look at Online Advertising: https://courses.getfound.live/courses/get-found-digital-marketing-certificate/lessons/are-google-and-facebook-listening-to-my-conversations

I hope everyone learned a lot in the live sessions! Now is the time to do all the lessons and APPLY all this information to your businesses. And remember to request your certificate of completion!

What is the biggest thing you learned this week? What are you hoping to learn as you go through the rest of the course?

Folks are here on the discussion board to answer your questions as they come up AND the videos are refreshed with new information as it becomes available. So don't let the fact that four months have gone by and you haven't started doing keyword work yet stop you from doing it now! Or, I guess future now. Hi, future you!

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Hello All,
My name is Nicole. My husband and I own an automotive shop. I work in the front helping customer, ordering part for technician, handling all the front end business (Marketing, HR, Administration, Accounting…..). When I'm not running around, like a spinning chicken, I like spending time at the lake hanging out on a boat or in our yard in the bush (hiding). ;-)

Hi Everyone,
My name is Brenda Evans, I am the Sales Manager for SKQ Blinds & R+B Linen. We are both Wholesale and Retail. Excited to get started!!!

Hi @brenda-evans very excited to have you hear & finalllllly have a chance to meet you. :)

Welcome!

Barb

@nicole-allan

ha ha ha… oh my goodness that gif is hilarious!! But I get it!! I remember my days in a multi location local business doing everything from hanging posters and delivering to write Facebook posts. It is a special kind of cra-cra!

Welcome!

Barb