Career Professionals of Canada News Feed
By Joanne Savoie Malone. For potential clients to find your career service on the internet, you need to have a website that attracts them. “Digital Marketing In A Week: Brilliant Online Marketing In Seven Simple Steps ” by Nick Smith is an ideal resource if you want to learn more about SEO (Search Engine Optimization). SEO is defined as the things you do to your website to ensure that your website is found at the top of Google search results. By optimizing your site, you can increase “traffic” and potentially new customers and…
By Kristin Vandegriend. As a Certified Resume Strategist (CRS) and Certified Career Development Practitioner (CCDP), I help my clients sell their Career Story. An independent practitioner, I am also required to strategically sell my services. I recently embarked on a CPC mastermind project to help solo-preneurs like myself learn how to apply strategic selling in our career services. In our day-to-day role, we advise clients on how to sell themselves when making a career transition. Whether through a powerful new resume or in practicing influential interview answers, success hinges on the ability to communicate value.…
By Holly Hagan. Marketing your career service requires “getting out there” both in-person and online. However, many career professionals are not comfortable actively soliciting business. As a career professional who specializes in resume and LinkedIn profile development, my preferred method of marketing is relational. The focus is on spreading the word about my business by developing authentic relationships. This involves adding value for contacts by supporting them without the expectation of a sale in the near future. If you feel that you would like to make the switch, try these relational marketing activities: Networking…
By Sharon Graham. Even with all the resources available these days, far too many career practitioners are reluctant to promote their own career brand. Granted, if you don’t have a strong personal career brand in the first place, you don’t have a foundation. So, there is nothing to promote. Let’s assume for a moment, however, that you have a personal career brand, which you really believe distinguishes you from others with similar qualifications. What needs to happen next is that you live that brand. The first step is awareness. The efficacy of…
By Joanne Savoie-Malone. “Business Development” encompasses selling, marketing, advertisements, leads, communications, and so much more. Elaborate courses and complicated methodologies can be overwhelming. AND, most importantly, they are not fun. In their revised edition of INBOUND MARKETING: Attract, Engage, and Delight Customers Online, Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah show us that business development does not need to be intimidating. INBOUND MARKETING is a mind shift in business development and the way we conduct marketing strategies. In today’s digital world we need to unlearn traditional marketing strategies. Marketing and business development CAN be…
By Giselle Mazurat. Business Development – the creation of long-term value for an organization from customers, markets, and relationships. – Forbes Customers Before marketing your career services, you must understand what motivates people to buy. According to , people buy not because they need or want something, but because of passions and fears. In terms of passions, think about what turns your customers on. As career professionals, our customers get turned on by services that help them land their dream job, and in turn, pay their bills, have the niceties of…