Category Archives: Personal Projects

Week 14 Semester Reflections

Week 14-Semester Reflections

Lessons Learned

I can’t believe the semester is almost over!  It seems like yesterday I began this journey into social media marketing!  As I look back on the semester, there are many lessons that I have learned.

One of the most valuable lessons I learned was the importance of an outline of responsibilities, or a contract, with your client. Continue reading Week 14 Semester Reflections

Week 6 Reflection-Part 1: Personal Branding Statement and Strategy

My Personal Branding Statement 

I use my passion for learning to enrich my professional experiences.

I empower those around me by being an active listener and encouraging cooperation for beneficial goals.

Leveraging my communication skills along with a proven ability to lead, I deliver positive change to operations

My Personal Mission Statement:

I aspire to show others the gap between our experience is only as far apart as our ability to listen, love with an open heart, and speak with encouragement. Continue reading Week 6 Reflection-Part 1: Personal Branding Statement and Strategy

My Online Brand Audit

I must confess I was dreading this part of our assignment, particularly when I discovered others would be searching my profile and I would have to be more active on social media platforms.

As a middle-aged woman, I have not had much use for social media, other than communicating with friends and family and for research purposes.  I grew up in a different time and value my privacy.  The thought of “sharing” more of myself is quite frightening to me.

Searching for my presence of profiles was not shocking to me.  I was unable to find even a link to my Facebook account due to my privacy settings.  My brand audit buddy had a difficult time finding anything on me as well.  She had mentioned that she found a Linkedin account for “Sandra Allen” who attended JCCC.  However, this is not my account.   Even when entering more search criteria such as my hometown, schools I have attended, etc, I had no relevant results.  This is also unsurprising given my common name. Continue reading My Online Brand Audit