AACS Conference, Orlando Fl Wrap-Up

What a weekend! The 2012 AACS conference was a busy event for the Nuts and Bolts Team. Jim Yates taught a class along with some extra special guests, we presented an overview of the last 10 years of Nuts and Bolts at the President’s Breakfast on Monday morning, and Jim also presented a 3 hour class on priority planning.
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Special thanks to Valorie, Brandon, and Brenda

Jim Yates along with a team of exceptional individuals kicked off the AACS conference with their class “Innovations in Marketing Strategies.” Valorie Reavis, founder of Linkup Marketing and The Shout Lounge shared with attendees the 3 biggest marketing mistakes that schools make with regards to social media. Brandon Martin, President of Avenue Five Institute shared his non-traditional marketing strategies with the focus being on brand reputation, rather than brand awareness. Brenda Scharman, president of Cameo College of Essential Beauty in Utah finished off with how she uses a combination of traditional and new marketing techniques to create awareness about her Annual Skincare Event which has become a staple in her community.

To view the presentation, you can click through before, or view at full screen.

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Special Nuts and Bolts Breakfast Presentation

If you missed Monday morning’s breakfast, take a moment to watch this video and see what Nuts and Bolts Member School owners had to say about our company and programs.

It’s time for Nuts and Bolts from Melissa Nab on Vimeo.

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Preparation, Organization and Priority Planning

(Taken from AACS Convention Link newsletter) The very last day of the convention concluded with a presentation by Nuts and Bolts on how to prepare, organize and create an action plan in regards to everything that you took away from the convention.

We all know that the amount of information presented in all the learning sessions we attend is hard to swallow… we have tons of great ideas and learned a wealth of new knowledge, but we hardly know where to start once we get home and back into our school environments.

Nuts and Bolts President and CEO Jim Yates presented a three-hour interactive session on how to prepare and organize your thoughts, followed by a Priority Planning Session geared on how to prioritize and put in an action plan to get some of the things you learned off the ground.

It’s one thing to come to the convention and learn about a wealth of new ideas, but the real value comes in actually putting an action plan into place and creating positive change in both your school(s) and professional life.

To view the presentation, you can click through before, or view at full screen.