It is no secret that social media is a hot topic right now. From a business standpoint, you know that social media can be a powerful tool for marketing and recruiting. But what about your candidates? Do they realize the effect that social media is having on their job search efforts? Most employers will at… Continue reading
It’s one of my favorite activities of the fall. Carving pumpkins! It is always fun to turn an ordinary pumpkin into a work of art. Here are a few of my favorite websites I go to for inspiration before I start carving! Pumpkin Way Martha Stewart Pumpkin Ideas Pumpkin Carving Patterns Pumpkin Lady I hope… Continue reading
Recently I read a great article in the “Get to the Point” Email Marketing newsletter from Marketing Profs about what people consider spam. A recent Epsilon survey asked 4,000 consumers to identify what types of messages they would label as spam. According to the survey, some people think an email is spam if it’s: Unwanted… Continue reading
And How it Can Affect Your Tradeshow Presence Every year we seem to go through the same painful process in the weeks leading up to Staffing World – a mad scramble to get everything done on time. And I’m not talking about our own materials here. We were scrambling to get our clients’ tradeshow projects… Continue reading
Haley Marketing Group has announced that six of their clients received 2009 VOICE Awards from the American Staffing Association. The ASA Staffing VOICE Awards honor the vision, originality, innovation, creativity, and effectiveness of advertising, public relations, and publications in the staffing industry. 2009 VOICE award winners designed by Haley Marketing include: •Clark Personnel Service: Direct Mail,… Continue reading
Industrial Insights PrideStaff’s Industrial Insights newsletter is geared towards facility managers, supervisors and hiring authorities in manufacturing and distribution facilities. The core objective is to position PrideStaff as more than just a staffing services firm—but rather a complete workforce and logistics partner. Each newsletter focuses on a core area of pain many manufacturing and distribution… Continue reading
Did you miss this year’s Staffing World conference in Orlando? As usual, the American Staffing Association put on a fantastic event, and the Haley Marketing team was thrilled to participate and learn from some world-class speakers, great staffing consultants, and hundreds of really sharp staffing executives. So what did we learn? Join us on October… Continue reading
New Door Opener Campaign: “Why Staffing Now?” Why would someone use staffing services–especially in this economy? This campaign highlights the true value of staffing services. From lowering overhead costs, to matching workforce levels to workload, to limiting legal liabilities; this campaign provides highly compelling reasons for using staffing services to solve strategic business challenges…. Continue reading
Last week at Staffing World 2009, Haley Marketing celebrated the death of the recession. Complete with a mock grave site, humorous gravestones, balloons, mardi gras beads and some libations to toast, vendors and attendees alike took the time to rejoice and have a little fun. The good news is, that it wasn’t all in vain…. Continue reading
Q: How do I know if it’s time for a new website? A: Before I help answer your question, let’s take a look at three reasons why having a clean, informative and professional looking site is important: 95% of prospective clients will check out your website before agreeing to meet with you. More than 90% of… Continue reading
With the state of the economy being strained throughout 2009, it didn’t come as a surprise that there were some initial concerns over attendance and participation at this year’s staffing world. But a spark of hope and an undercurrent of guarded optimism had those in attendance gladly declaring the recession over and setting their sights… Continue reading
Search Engines Bing and Google both made huge announcements yesterday in that they have formed partnerships with Twitter and Facebook to make status updates searchable. On Google’s official blog VP Marissa Mayer stated: “We believe that our search results and user experience will greatly benefit from the inclusion of this up-to-the-minute data, and we look forward to having… Continue reading
Yesterday at one of the workshops at Staffing World, I had the chance to speak with a large group of staffing owners that all have the same problem. Hiring Managers have simply cut all their staffing right now. Many of the owners talked about just being persistent and staying in touch with hiring managers so that… Continue reading
In case you missed this article in the Wall Street Journal, Staffing Firms Await Upturn is a “must read” for all staffing companies owners. While the article talks about the nation’s unemployment rate nearing 10% and large international staffing companies’ earnings continuing to fall, it fails to mention the sectors that are thriving, like medical… Continue reading
Sometimes it’s difficult to look at our businesses objectively. We become so involved in the day-to-day functions that we can often lose sight of the big picture. Luckily, there are bloggers out there to bring us back to reality. This recent post from a freelance writer gives a fairly harsh review of creative staffing firms. … Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced it’s hiring 250 investigators to look into wage-and-hour violations. The hiring is in response to a report titled “Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers: Violations of Employment and Labor Laws in America’s Cities” that found widespread problems with OT pay, minimum-wage violations and denied breaks. Here is a sample of the… Continue reading
