Connecting Directors Launches Social Media Coaching Services

Zanesville, OH – It’s official – social media is now the #1 activity on the Internet. In fact, popularity of social media sites is growing so fast, it’s almost impossible to have accurate statistics to share. But you’ve got to admit the available numbers are staggering: as of January, 2010, Facebook claims that at least 175 million users visit the site every day; Twitter has 75 million user accounts, and the average number of tweets per hour was around 1.3 million. In a May, 2010 study, it was found that YouTube boasts over 2 billion views a day, with an average visit lasting 15 minutes.

“What these numbers mean to funeral homes is simple,” shared Ryan Thogmartin, of Connecting Directors, “if you’re not using social media in your marketing, you’re simply out-of-step; you’re falling behind, and every day you get further behind.  In my opinion, an effective funeral home marketing plan must have a social media component. After all, social media is free – and there’s something it can do that your yellow page ad can’t:  foster and build strong relationships.”

But where do you begin? That’s the question which prompted Connecting Directors to launch a Social Media Coaching program. “We want funeral home owners to embrace social media, and our team will help them do that,” shared Ryan.  “They don’t have to worry about finding the time to learn what they need to know on their own. Our team will set up their accounts, and then help the funeral home to oversee and manage these accounts effectively. We can even help them to launch a blog if they want to; many funeral home websites have a blog to be an effective way to promote their expertise.”

The program’s goal is to educate members on using social media in promoting their businesses and that is why there is an emphasis on coaching. It will give real, actionable information, tools, and strategies to fit with the way you work. It will facilitate, support, encourage, ensure competency, and help evaluate the outcomes of your social media marketing efforts – in an on-going process of education and skill development.

The CD Social Media Coaching team will help you discover the “how” of social media – and then apply what you’ve learned –successfully. If you’re interested, call Ryan Thogmartin directly, at 740-617-0599, or send him an email at ryan@connectingdirectors.com.