A few months ago, Victoria Kenward shared a video on the revolution of social media with our Ask Haley readers: Social Media Growth Facts by Socialnomics. This 4-minute video was produced last August and shared some amazing facts about the widespread growth and reach of social media. What is even more amazing than the facts… Continue reading
Are you looking to sell your staffing firm? If so, check out this list of “what buyers want” from Bob Cohen and Sam Sacco of RA Cohen Consulting. Reasonably Predictable and Consistent Earnings A Strong Team behind the Owners, tied into future Performance A diverse and Growing Customer Base Desirable and Growing Market Solid Systems… Continue reading
With all the recent outcry against Facebook and its ever-changing privacy policies, I have to question how many people really even know what their own privacy settings are or what the consequences may be. I sure didn’t. Like most people when I play around on my privacy settings I navigate through the dozens of fields… Continue reading
Tech2Resources was new to the market and wanted to establish a strong presence both online and in print. Their new website is easy to navigate and provides a strong overview of their service offerings and key value proposition. http://tech2resources.com/ In conjunction with the website, Haley Marketing created sales collateral pieces that could be used both… Continue reading
Ever since the release of the iPhone, and more recently the iPad, there have been many discussions about how both of these products do not support flash. Bummer right? Not really! There are a lot of other options to make your website interactive and engaging without using flash. Below are a few examples of websites… Continue reading
The Armada Group is a premier Silicon Valley-based professional services firm that helps companies implement their next generation technology strategy. They needed a website that displayed their unique technical competence and highlighted their core areas of specialization. The new website uses an interactive movie on the homepage to walk through each of their service areas…. Continue reading
The California Staffing Professionals recently honored Joe Mackey, Founder and President of XL Staffing, with the Lifetime Achievement award in recognition of his outstanding efforts in education, legislation and leadership. Haley is proud to work with such a fine organization as XL Staffing and we wish to pass along our sincerest congratulations to Joe! Click… Continue reading
Q: I’m interested in beginning a blog. Can I just use one of the free tools and host my blog at WordPress or Blogger? A: You certainly can, but in the long run, you are much better off integrating the blog into your website. Let me explain… WordPress and Blogger are two publishing platforms that… Continue reading
As a Marketing Advisor I spend a lot of time counseling my clients on the getting the best return from their email marketing programs. A big part of that is growing their (permission-based) lists. That’s why I really enjoyed this video from Inbound Marketing University with five ideas for growing your email list: – Easy… Continue reading
A small contingent of Haley Marketing employees just returned from a printshop tour and press check at one of our trusted local print vendors, Sterling Sommer. Susannah Gray gave an excellent and informative tour of the facility and some of our, um, “less seasoned” staffers learned a lot about the printing process. The project was… Continue reading
Yes, this is probably WAY off-topic, but there are enough fans of the show in our office that maybe some of our readers will appreciate it, too. Besides, with TV’s longest-running mystery wrapping up in the next few weeks, I’d like to take one last chance at annoying those who don’t watch “Lost.” Here goes…. Continue reading
Temporary help firms continued to add jobs in April, according to the most recent employment data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Temporary help services employment rose by 26,200 additional jobs (2.0%), seasonally adjusted, from March to April. To read the full story visit the American Staffing Association website.
290,000 new jobs! The April jobs numbers are out and they greatly surpassed expectations. And that means BIG opportunities for staffing and recruiting firms. How can you capitalize now and sell more temporary help and executive recruiting services? Reconnect with your former clients. Call on all those people who said “we’re not hiring” 3 months ago. Schedule… Continue reading
“We’re sick of getting undercut by the nationals!” I was recently speaking with a client that’s having a real issue with several VERY aggressive competitors. No matter what mark-up they set, the competition is coming in 2 to 5 percent lower. In response, this company has been aggressively working to sell their value and demonstrate… Continue reading
A new report just released from Nielsen outlines some very impressive growth for both Facebook and Twitter. In March 2010, Facebook reported over 117 million unique US users–a 69% year-over-year growth from March 2009. Twitter reported 20.1 million unique US users in March 2010–representing 45% year-over-year growth from March 2009. For the full report visit… Continue reading
Well, hello there! A true pleasure to meet you. My name is Diana Kindron, and I am very excited to introduce myself to the “Ask Haley” faithful as the newest member of the Haley Marketing team. Being “the new person” (we’ve all been there, haven’t we?) carries with it some immense responsibility. Of course, I… Continue reading
