How to Demystify FACEBOOK in 5 Simple Steps

HOW to use Facebook and turn your business marketing effort into a social experience......Join me in a FREE FACEBOOK TELECLASS this Tuesday, Dec 23rd at 4 pm/PST. Here's the scoop...

I am listening.

Last Tuesday's Free Facebook teleclass (12/16) was such a success, with many attending the call, that I opted to offer it again.

What this tells me is your needs are being met and I am all about meeting your marketing needs! I want inspiration and success for you!

Facebook is such a hot topic and huge success that most of us want to better understand this platform for business. So, I highly encourage you to join us this Tuesday, December 23, at 4 pm. This is primarily for those who are new to Facebook or have been on for awhile but have no idea of its power and real purpose. If this fits you on some level--READ ON.

Social media is fast becoming one of the most powerful marketing platforms in business today!

Why?

Although social media offers a global reach similar to traditional media, it is vastly different in its strategy, distribution, and platform. Social media is instantaneous and accessible to anyone, whereas traditional media can take up to days or weeks before you see the print or broadcast result - and the production accessibility is exclusive to private or government owned companies. Social media also allows creative freedom to represent as you see fit, whereas traditional media is governed by regulations.

After 20 years in entertainment PR, I am thrilled with this media and consider Facebook one of the best PR/marketing tools on the Internet today! You have the freedom to design your image as you wish. Now that's terrific - as long as you use it with the right focus, strategy, and intention.

While having fun, FACEBOOK, as a tool, can drive traffic to your website, inspire joint ventures, build your image (branding), generate curiosity, and build your know, like, and trust factor (KLT). With over 100 million users and growing daily, FACEBOOK can be your most powerful relationship building tool for business success today.

I liken the social purpose of FACEBOOK to a game of golf. Many deals are made while on the golf course because of the connection and social enjoyment and of the experience. Turn your business marketing effort into a social experience and join me in a FREE teleclass next Tuesday at 4 pm. I will discuss the 5 basic but most effective and easy daily techniques to make FACEBOOK user friendly for you.

Create the know, life and trust factor - as you build relationships and raving fans!

I love that term - raving fans - it's true - when you have raving fans - they like you, trust you, and get who you are - which is the core of all good business growth. You develop raving fans (over time) by working 5 top daily techniques on Facebook.

What image do you want to portray on Facebook for business?

This class is also an intro (part 1) to my VIP Premiere teleclass set for January 13th where you will learn how to build a Facebook image campaign, Facebook press kit, and strategy in "How To Be A Facebook Celebrity In 7 Smart Steps That Will INCREASE Your Value and Income."

See my website for those details, http://www.ecreativebiz.com/Services.html

But first learn "How to Demystify FACEBOOK in 5 Simple Steps to Increase Business and Build the Know, Like and Trust Factor" Tuesday, Dec 23 at 4 pm/PST
Please sign up at my website -http://ecreativebiz.com/Services.html

PURPOSE, PASSION, & PROFIT Mastermind Group

PURPOSE, PASSION, AND PROFIT
MASTERMIND GROUP

Be the change you wish to see in the world

I call it Divine urge.

The phase you are at in your journey as a mother, caretaker, businesswoman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, partner, friend, and/or wife -- may be calling for change – a change in how you operate in any one of those roles.

I am only looking for 5 entrepreneurial women to join three others who are ready for exciting change in their professional and personal life and seek the support of other like minded women. If the following resonates with you on any level – I highly recommend participating!

It’s the spiritual part of who we are that is urging you to GROW. If after you read the following description of my new Mastermind group – and you have a tinge of “hmmm, I could use this support in growing my business or personal life” – then I urge you to say yes and STEP IN without knowing how it will unfold for you or the group. That is the magic behind personal and spiritual growth – not knowing how it looks but trusting and having faith the right women will come together for the common goal of PURPOSE, PASSION & PROFIT!

As the facilitator of this small-focused group with Cathy Alessandra (What’s up for kids) as my co-facilitator, we will be looking at how to merge and integrate business with our consciousness. Meaning, I follow the mindset many world renowned spiritual leaders, authors, and speakers teach today – living a conscious driven life and integrating that with business. In other words, be the change you wish to see in the world (Gandhi) by being aware of the bigger picture. But that all starts with you.

In fact thanks to one of my wonderful mentors, leading author/speaker Christine Kloser, and her amazing purpose to facilitate merging spirituality and business (http://www.freedomformulaexperience.com/), she recommends reading best selling author Patricia Aburdine’s latest book MEGATRENDS 2010: THE RISE OF CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM.

Christine mentions we are in the midst of what Michael Beckwith of The Secret film calls a “birthquake” where our souls are hungry for a new way of living and conducting business. Our old antiquated business models no longer work for ourselves nor society and we are being called forth to act and think in a much more innovative, compassionate way. It’s living and thinking in a more spiritually conscious way (not religious) to help heal capitalism. As our earth is shifting before our eyes (environmentally), our confidence in mankind is lessening and we are being asked to step up and shift our way of being to support success in our lives and those around us.

The mastermind group is a small group of like minded individuals who are committed to contributing their gifts and talents to help the other members shift in this way and step into a new perspective filled with transformation, support, love, joy, release, and purpose. Hence, the reason I am calling it PURPOSE, PASSION AND PROFIT! (Thank you Christine!)


Invite:

Would you like the support of other women entrepreneurs who understand your challenges, joys, dreams, concerns, and desires? Can you use the support of other women entrepreneurs who would applaud you for your talents, gifts, imagination, and successes?

If you had access to a small group of committed women bi-weekly (twice a month) in person who could offer solutions and ideas to your most pressing business questions as well as stretch you to grow further beyond your own limitations while holding you accountable for your dreams, would you make time?

This concept is designed to work beautifully with a small group due to agenda and allowing time for each member to speak and share. I am inviting 5 dedicated women to jump in with both feet to become my MASTERMIND partners to learn to live our purpose - our dream lives - where we experience joy in every day, laughter in our most embarrassing moments, success where we never thought possible, and honor the beauty of our feminine strengths and gifts.

Our first Mastermind session is Monday, November 3 from 7-9 pm at my home in Riviera Village, South Redondo Beach. There is something magical about being in person vs. online or phone. I think we could all use some human connection more often. Especially being women with FULL lives in a technological world.

Please RSVP asap. I only have 5 openings. However, if the need arises, I will develop a waiting list in case changes occur.

To your success!

Marla

Stand Up to Cancer Raises MILLIONS on LIVE TV

Imagine the impact while watching over 50 of the most celebrated film, music, sports, and TV personalities take a stand against cancer LIVE on national television. In an unprecedented television event, NBC, ABC, and CBS simultaneously devoted 1 hour of commercial-free prime time to raise funds for the fight against cancer on Sept 5th 2008.

STAND UP TO CANCER was an incredible experience for Komen for the Cure Los Angeles Board members Jennifer Fenton, Patricia Buske, and Marla Dennis as they joined Susan Carter Johns, Executive Advisor to founder Nancy Brinker, for a full day of complete immersion in the non-profit world.

The extraordinary TV event was helmed by one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood, Laura Ziskin, a breast cancer patient. As an L.A. Times story reads, "As a movie producer, Laura Ziskin has wrestled with studio executives, stars and lawyers. As a late-stage breast cancer patient, the "Spider-Man" maker has faced a far more perilous foe, and now Ziskin intends to do to malignant cells what she has done to box-office records: smash them. Ziskin, who also has produced two Academy Award broadcasts, is the driving creative force behind "Stand Up to Cancer," a star-filled one-hour benefit that will be broadcast commercial-free on ABC, CBS and NBC Friday at 8."

Melissa Etheridge, Sheryl Crow, Beyonce, Jennifer Aniston, James Taylor, Scarlett Johansson, Meryl Streep, David Cook, Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Jack Black, Kirsten Dunst, Charles Barkley, Josh Brolin, Jennifer Garner, Katie Couric, Brian Williams, Charles Gibson (Good Morning America), Josh Grobin, Halle Berry, and Jessica Alba were among the 50 star power personalities to take a stand against cancer. (photos above with Josh Grobin and Charles Barkley)

The generous donations will go directly to grants spearheaded by collaborative "Dream Teams" made up of the most revered and respected scientists, clinicians, technicians throughout the world. The goal is to fund a new generation of cutting-edge cancer research that will bring rapid advances in the treatment of patients and the prevention of cancer in those individuals who are at risk. Taped at Hollywood's prestigious KODAK THEATRE, STAND UP TO CANCER TV event raised multiple millions in one evening for numerous cancer related organizations.

Now that's an INCREDIBLY INSPIRING project very worthy of being on INSPIRATION LOUNGE!!!

What's up for kids quarterly resource guide serves South Bay for 14 yrs!

Been there done that with the kids?

Out of ideas for art classes, gyms, Dentists, parks, birthday party locations, vacations, camps...? Don't have time to look up that park you took the kids to a year ago?

No worries. Pick up a copy of What's Up for Kids Resource Guide. Palos Verdes go-getter entrepreneur Cathy Alessandra has served Los Angeles South Bay families for 14 years with her quarterly glossy full color magazine. And the info does not stop here!

There's more!

Beyond the magazine, she produces family expos in the region where families can be face-to-face with the vendors of those resources and have fun to boot! In fact, parents of kids 0-3 years old can attend Cathy's upcoming FREE TINY TOTS EXPO Saturday, October 11th, 10am - 2pm at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance California.

What I found as an innovative and very clever marketing component to her expo is her Cutest Tiny Tot Photo Contest where the winning smile will be on the Winter 2008 Resource guide cover! Now what parent would pass up the chance to have their sweet angel on the cover of a regionwide magazine? So please visit whatsupforkids.com for details. Franklin Sierra Photography will be onsite all day for the required FREE photo sitting of your tiny tot. Receive a free 5x7 just for participating!

Visualize YOUR dream life with MIND MOVIES

MANIFEST YOUR DREAMS... MINDMOVIES.COM

eCreative searches for inspiring projects and businesses that give back to the world in a profound way. I came across this awesome website via my business mentor Fabienne Fredrickson, http://www.clientattraction.com/. These two guys have developed a visualization tool inspired by THE SECRET. They are encouraging you to live your dreams by visualizing how it would be like to live that life via their platform http://www.mindmovies.com/. And, they are paying it forward with giving you 6 wonderful videos to help you on your way! Check out their site and get ready to lift off!!!

How do you know if you've met "The One"?

So, late last night I'm reading my emails and I receive one from Mark Victor Hansen, who I so enjoy. I glance over his missive and as I read further down the page I was so captured by what he was sharing. The more I read, the more my heart listened. You be the judge... I found this to be extremely clever, profound, funny, inspiring, heart tugging, and touching. They've got my vote for making it into INSPIRATION LOUNGE!

eCreative is excited to bring to you a very innovative, compelling documentary and book, ***PROJECT EVERLASTING***

How do you know if you've met "The One"?
How do you keep the romance alive?
What's missing from today's marriages? And, most of all, what do two bachelors know about matrimony?????

I know, I asked the same question: Why would anyone in their right minds buy a book or documentary film about everlasting love from two single dudes?

But then I investigated their journey on their website, PROJECT EVERLASTING , and I was dumbfounded by what these two men have accomplished.

Over the past five years, these two best friends (since the 3rd grade) have traveled over 12,000 miles across the country in search of what makes love last. They've sat down with more than 250 of America's greatest marriages, couples happily married over 40 years, turned on the lights and cameras and asked their toughest relationship questions.

Jason and Mat put together a feature-length documentary film highlighting their adventures, the inspirational couples they've met, and what they've been learning about lifelong love. If you're looking for some true relationship inspiration, "Project Everlasting" is a must see!!

You can get an AUTOGRAPHED copy of the book and documentary film from the bachelors for a nice package discount right here. May your heart be changed forever.

First INSPIRATION LOUNGE Project

Father-daughter screenwriting team

Michael and Jessica Brody

Hari Mahesh, with Smera Productions, optioned a script titled "Somniphobia" from father/daughter writing team Michael & Jessica Brody earlier this year (2008). The project is now scheduled to start production on November 4. Shortly before optioning this script to Smera Productions, Michael Brody optioned another feature script titled "Date With Destiny" to Jeff Hayes (producer of "The Starter Wife," among others), which is now being represented by the William Morris Agency through Hayes' relationship there. Jessica Brody's best selling debut novel, "The Fidelity Files," was recently released through St. Martin's Press with dozens of media accolades nationwide! Congratulations Michael & Jessica!

http://www.mbrody.com/

http://www.thefidelityfiles.com/

“You can’t have a desire unless
the possibility of its fulfillment exits!”
– David Neagle, Million Dollar Income Acceleration Coach

Welcome to INSPIRATION LOUNGE where creative ideas become a reality!

INSPIRATION LOUNGE is my gift to the entrepreneurial spirit in all of us! The blog is set up for inspiration and networking as I highlight selected entrepreneurs I believe are doing innovative, profound, highly creative projects or businesses. They are contributing to the world by serving their passion(s) through their rightful work.

Please use this BLOG as an incubation tool to INSPIRE YOU to go for your dreams! Maybe one of the projects, posts, or interactions you read will hit a chord and off you go! You never know when inspiration hits - so take advantage of this platform and enjoy the journey.

If you feel your project deserves attention, please submit a one paragraph description and your website for review at eCreativeagency@aol.com. It is my intention to honor most submissions by either highlighting them on my website, http://www.ecreativebiz.com/, or as a feature in my ezine, The Mastery is in the Marketing.

Just believe!