146 : LinkedIn Strategies with JoAnne Funch

Have any of you watched the Food Network TV Show CHOPPED where the contestants make a meal out of the mystery ingredients in the basket? JoAnne Funch, helps business owners take the mystery out of marketing their business and says “Marketing is like a recipe you cook, it doesn’t work without the right ingredients” She’s a marketing consultant, experienced social media trainer and online marketing strategist as well as an author and blogger. She has worked with hundreds of small business clients helping them establish a marketing process, strategies and implementation of tactics since establishing her marketing business in 1996. JoAnne especially loves to teach and empower businesses to take control of their social footprint by establishing their voice and implementing a content strategy. She is a workshop trainer for the University of Minnesota, Business & Economic Development Department, often a guest presenter and speaker for organizations locally and nationally.  JoAnne trains both private companies and individuals on marketing topics including social media specializing in LinkedIn For Business. In 2013 she was a featured in the Amazon Best Selling Book “Unlocking the Secrets of Successful Women” and is a contributing author to a variety of blogs and news publications such as Yahoo Small Business Advisor and Huffington Post. When not working you can find JoAnne in the kitchen cooking, entertaining and volunteering for people and causes she cares most about. You can learn more about JoAnne at:  www.MarketingDish.com and www.LinkedinForBusiness.net Inside This Episode Motivational Quote “Life is change, growth is optional. Choose wisely.” Karen Kaiser Clark Must Read Book   Productivity Tool/Tip RoboForm - keeps all my passwords handy with an icon on my browser LeadPages - for creating the simplest, most optimized landing pages out there to build an email list Hootsuite - for scheduling some of my social media Other Resources Professionals – Isn’t it time to take LinkedIn Seriously? How your LinkedIn success is dependent upon the invitation BizChix Episodes mentioned in this episode Ep 134: Get Noticed, Networked and Booked with Kristen Brown Social Media Episodes Connect with  MarketingDish.com LinkedinForBusiness.net Thank you so much for listening.  If you enjoyed the episode, please consider subscribing in iTunes  and Stitcher and leaving a rating and or review.  This helps us continue to be featured in New & Noteworthy so that more people can find us. Click here to join the Biz Chix community