Why yes… yes it can! (In my Kat Williams voice) As I embark upon my four year anniversary with my company, I had no clue there were going to be some major changes that I was going to take part in.
As a Sales Coordinator for an Alternative Weekly Newspaper your tasks on a week to week basis are pretty consistent. After four years of doing the same thing over and over again with minor modifications you tend to do it with your eyes closed, one hand behind your back, and standing on one leg hopping! Okay maybe I’m exaggerating a bit but, you get really proficient at what you do. I also assist the Web Director with certain areas of our company website, I handle all local tickets & event promotions, and I’m a back up for the Classified Dept. Don’t get me wrong there are moments when things can get crazy, but that’s usually when we’re doing a special publication. Well, I am the queen of multi tasking and scheduling. I always have a set time do a specific task and usually I’m doing more than one thing at a time to keep my sanity. That could also be my ADD!
Last year I started blogging, joined some GREAT online groups, forums and started to network. I also joined the Twitter movement and Facebook. As time progressed within the last year TweetDeck is always minimized on my desktop so I can stay “In the Know” God forbid I miss something important in my Twitter stream! I also jump on Facebook and blog hop when time permits and that became apart of my daily routine in between tasks to refresh my brain. I did get really self conscious about it when I saw myself needing to break away from what I was doing to tweet, drop a comment on a blog or jump on Facebook and “you know at those particular moment it’s when your supervisor or co worker strolls by and glances over at your computer screen … but, if they had walked by half a second earlier you would have been doing something work related.” I’ve had tons of moments like that! However, I do my job and felt if my superiors had a problem with it they would’ve definitely mentioned it to me. Then I would’ve had to confess, I’m addicted to blogging, Twitter & social media networking!
So, last week my General Manager and publisher of our newspaper attended an AAN (Association of Alternative News Weeklies) Convention which is somewhat similar to blog conferences. Its a few days full of seminars on how alternative newspapers can enhance their print & online products. There were two things that stuck out to my boss at this particular conference (1.) Marketing Your Paper. (2.) How To Best Use the Staff You Have. Side Note: Some of these seminar speakers were bloggers. I think that’s AWESOME! These two particular seminars started a world wind of thoughts for my boss and when they came back from the conference they were ready to make some necessary changes. There were some really important meetings that took place for a few days and then I was called into the office! As I sat there listening about the conference and everything that had transpired I was excited for us as a paper! Our conversation was a very positive one and to make a long story short… I was offered a new position within the company to become the Marketing Coordinator! This would entail going to lots of events to network and market our online and print publication along with promoting special events. I will be trained using some of the methods and techniques learned at the AAN Conference to push our online journalism and I get to do additional social media networking, Tweeting and Facebook. (For the company)
I’ve never been more excited to be a Twitterholic, Facebook Addicted, and Social Networking Butterfly! Like they say… Everything happens for a reason! I loved my job before, but I love it even more now AND it rocks to work for such a great company. Happy Anniversary to me!
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Twitter: Tracy_Iglesias
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Congrats Jen, it’s my dream to find someone smart enough to pay me a full time salary for doing what I do best, Social Media!
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Twitter: MWYT
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That is great Jen started my own website last December to free lance social media marketing for small businesses and I love it but I am still in the position of finding clients. That is awesome to have it as a full time job. Congrats and have fun!
Wow girl you are one busy lady! I am becoming a bit more of a networking junkie myself, so I totally get you. It can be so consuming if I allowed it to be!! Sounds like you got things under wraps xx Happy Saturday Sharefest!
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Jen,
I keep hearing similar stories all the time- we are actually going to talk about this very thing at our Austin and Philly bloggy boot camps.
Your blog CAN be your resume!!
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Tiffany,
I never would have imagined…
I wish I was able to make Philly, I enjoyed Bloggy Bootcamp Baltimore so much! I’m definitely looking into the 2011 schedule, I may do Atlanta!
I never thought about my blog being my resume, that’s AWESOME!
Twitter: Execumama
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Congratulations!! That sounds like an awesome opportunity for you! I love it that more and more companies are really starting to appreciate the value of social media. We’ve recently landed two large accounts with companies who have recently realized that it’s the Twitterholics and Blogging Junkies (like us) who can really run the social media scene.
Oh, and ROFL @ your *Kat Williams voice* – that gave me a gut laugh!
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Twitter: middayescapades
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Wow wow wow! Congratulations on your new job and best of luck!!! You are going to do great!
Twitter: ppdiva
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I think that that is a great opportunity for both your company and yourself and I’m really excited that you get to work at your job doing something exciting that you love. Congratulations Jen, because I know how boring and routine it can be when you do the same thing over-and-over again on a daily basis for years.
Take care,
Shynea
Thanks to everyone for all the support and well wishes! I really appreciate it! Thank you Shynea, you hit it right on the head “boredom”! Being online kept me going. Lol! My boss actually said that in the meeting and I bust out laughing because I would have never told her I was getting bored on the job. *smiles*
Jen, You’ve always been a social butterfly. In fact, that was your nic name. Happy that you’ve actually found a formula that mixes doing what you love and getting paid for it. Many people hope for that break. Glad you found it! Cheers!!
Twitter: mmdrama
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YAY! So happy for you!! It’s awesome getting a promotion at work, but to be able to do something you love and make it your own? Awesome.
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Wow , Congrats that’s wonderful. What an exciting way to be able to spend your 9 to 5. Exciting. I’m now following you from MBC and twitter. Thanks for stopping by visiting my blog.
you go girl! I love that you are a Twitterholic, Facebook Addicted, and Social Networking Butterfly! I would have never met you if you weren’t!
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Thats awesome! Congrats on your newest accomplishment and how exciting its something you love doing!
Jen…this is a GREAT blog. Now you KNOW there is something to blogging when your GM attends a Conference…and ( a few) speakers are “bloggers” too. lol
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