As a result of the things I learned at the Blogging for Business Workshop I am better prepared to have an intelligent discussion on the development and launch of our company blog.

I will take the valuable tools that I have learned from you and continue to grow my media “skills” and be a loyal reader of your “Mediamag ezine”! Take care….and thanks for everything.

Thank you for another wonderful course [Strategic Social Media Communications for NonProfit Organizations] and I hope to attend others you may offer.

Marilyn keeps her eye on the moving target of social media and she connects the dots well for non-profits. We need to participate, but often we can't find time in our crowded days to climb the learning curves. The Linked-In workshop was just one example of how Marilyn gives a quick overview and enough information on the complexities of using social media to kick-start our use down here on the ground. She helps bridge the gap between constantly evolving 'geek speak' and last year's trendy phrases. She helps us keep up.

The workshop was helpful in learning about social media tools and technologies along with which ones to use and why. I liked how you emphasized that communication tools are best used strategically with planning, resources, messaging and objectives in mind. We have a small staff and a large community service to run for youth groups. We don't have time for a steep learning curve only to find out it's not the right communications tool or the right way to use the tool. I realize that I don't need to know everything but I do need to know which communications tool and tactic to use for what I want to say and to whom. Your workshop helped me decide that LinkedIn is the strategic tool for me to use for what I need to do and that Facebook is the better strategic tool to connect with our members. I realize how important it is to have a cohesive social media strategy and set policies and practices in place before you dive in. I am working towards this objective. I'm happy you have decided to hold the Strategic Social Media Communications workshops in October at our Centre. I'll not have far to go to attend. I look forward to learning more about creating the plan that will guide our social media activities for the Centre. Good presentation. Thank you!

After searching for information about the media in Alberta, I almost fainted when I came across www.mediainalberta.ca. Not only do I now have access to a large, informative and up-to-date list of media outlets and reporters in Alberta, Marilyn has been generous with her time and advice in suggesting ways I could inform the public about this new and exciting entrepreneurship program designed especially for immigrant business men and women in Alberta. It made it possible for me to spend my time on other important things. The cost of the subscription is already money well spent and I have only been a subscriber just over a month. I have eleven more months of support to look foward to!

Thanks so much for the session on blogging. I learned a lot. You explained things very well and were very patient with me. I was impressed with your professionalism and the preparation you did before our training session. You gave me confidence and I look forward to learning more.

Marilyn has helped me a lot in developing a blog that really works for me and my readers. She has also taught me how to update and maintain my blog. She's about to show me how to develop and launch a blog for my business. Marilyn is an exceptional researcher and teacher and is great at finding helpful and informative resources to support my efforts.

Marilyn Jones knows a great deal about media relations in Alberta. She also understands communications marketing and has much depth in the field--especially online. It's for these reasons that we decided to purchase a three month Full Service Subscription for Well and Wise Online to mediainalberta.ca. We signed up in December 2010 in order to promote the launch of Well and Wise Online Internet TV Network. Our plan was to send out three releases in the first month of our subscription to supplement our own social media/SEO engine. After each release, we monitored the response we received from the media, online and in social media networks and were delighted at the comprehensive results! So delighted we upgraded our subscription from three months to a year so we could have five more media releases sent out throughout the year.

This experience not only allowed me to have input in where my release went, but it was easy and fun to use. Marilyn takes you through the process like a professional and really shows her expertise in the field through her knowledge of, not only individual media networks, but also individual contacts at each one. Through the advancements of technology, I was able to follow along the process of sending out the release virtually and now with the new Newsrooms site, I can link the media release directly to our website. It is clear to see why Media Mag has one of the largest media directories and best reputations in Alberta! We love being able to provide this outstanding service for our clients. Thank you!