Building Success Stories with Ann Donnelly

In this episode of Building Success Stories, Producer Seth and I discuss approximately 50 ways to be more engaging on social media. Engaging readers is important to convert them from curious to customers. The list includes mostly free and easy things you can start today to get more likes, comments, and shares and connect more fully with your followers.

In this episode of Building Success Stories, Producer Seth and I discuss several easy, mostly free, ways to attract more local business. Have you claimed your Google Business Listing and kept it up to date? Do you regularly post content relevant and valuable to your target audience on your social media channels? Is your customer service so outstanding that people can't help but talk about your bus...

This episode of Building Success Stories is an interview with Joan Tarantino, Executive Director of The Conkling Center in Glens Falls, NY, which offers senior-directed programs and services for community members 55+, and is preparing for its 125th-anniversary celebrations in 2024, We talk about how the center started as The Glens Falls Home. a residential facility for older women, and when anothe...

Producer Seth Cooper and I discuss the Most Asked Marketing Questions of 2023 in this episode of Building Success Stories. Earlier this year, I wrote the article Most-Asked Marketing Questions (and some really short, to-the-point answers) , but we go into more depth in this episode. The straightforward advice on what to do and what not to do will be useful for anyone who wants to improve their res...

This episode of Building Success Stories is an interview with April Weygand, Businesswoman and Author of Trail Gimp, Self Discovery and Empowerment on the Appalachian Trail. We discuss how Weygand decided to take on the Appalachian Trail, her two attempts to complete the trail, lifelong lessons learned, writing and publishing her book, and her current business, April Fresh Cleaning. Learn more abo...

This episode of Building Success Stories is an interview with Phil Casabona, Executive Director of the Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council, more commonly known as LARAC. We talk about how LARAC got started and hosted its well-known annual Arts Festival 52 years ago and how he and the staff of LARAC are carrying on the great work to support arts in this area with new exhibits and offerings throu...

This episode of Building Success Stories is an interview with Dr. Kelli Borgos-Hatin, SUNY Distinguished Professor, Business Consultant, Owner of Mixa-Fusion (selling her own flavored simple syrups), and Co-Owner of Mixaritas (mobile bartending services). I first met Dr. Borgos-Hatin when she came to speak to the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce's Women in Business Group and was very impre...

In this episode of Building Success Stories, Ann Donnelly interviews Ryan Holderman, Owner of The Gym, Queensbury, NY. They discuss how he started in the fitness industry and how his career developed over the years. Holderman also discusses the history of The Gym and how he motivates his clients to achieve their goals. Read Ann Donnelly's article on Ryan Holderman and The Gym in the Glens Falls Bu...

This episode of Building Success Stories is Part 2 of 2 on Building Habits. Producer Seth Cooper and I discuss building the habits to ensure you do the necessary marketing and other activities to grow your business and set yourself up for success in 2024.

This episode of Building Success Stories is Part 1 of 2 on Building Habits. Producer Seth Cooper and I discuss how to build the habits that are needed to ensure that you do the necessary marketing and other activities needed to grow your business. Bonus Content! An interview with Ashley Heald from Peak Nutrition in Glens Falls.  Find Peak Nutrition on Facebook! Read my article on Peak Nutriti...

In this episode of Building Success Stories, I interview Amanda Blanton, Marketing Director, Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce, and host of the ARCC's radio show, I'm In with the ARCC. My appearance on her show gave me the idea to start this podcast. Listen to Blanton speak about how she got started in Marketing, and how she successfully promotes the Chamber and its members, even though she...

In this episode of Building Success Stories, I interviewed Christian Raeth, Owner/Chef, Spargel on Nine, the newest restaurant in Queensbury, New York, which opened on Friday, December 8, 2023. Raeth started his culinary training with an apprenticeship in his native Germany in 1984 and has worked in some of the top restaurants in Germany, Italy, France, and Switzerland. After an initial stay in th...

In this episode of Building Success Stories, we discuss how to make time for marketing and grow your business. In September 2023, I used a survey to ask business owners about their greatest needs for marketing and sales. The greatest need, the top for 50% of respondents, was finding time to work on marketing and sales. Very often, marketing activities are pushed to the bottom of the list because o...

In this episode of Building Success Stories, we move to the next step in the process of How to Get in Front of the Right People, a system that I have developed to identify your target audience and gather the information necessary to reach (aka get in front of), engage and influence the people in that audience to become loyal customers. After you identify WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, and WHY, it is time...

In this episode of Building Success Stories, we move to the next step and almost final step in the process of How to Get in Front of the Right People, a system that I have developed to identify your target audience and gather the information necessary to reach (aka get in front of), engage and influence the people in that audience to become loyal customers. After you identify WHO, WHAT, WHERE, and...

In this episode of Building Success Stories, we move to the next step in the process of How to Get in Front of the Right People, a system that I have developed to identify your target audience and gather the information necessary to reach (aka get in front of), engage and influence the people in that audience to become loyal customers. After you identify WHO, WHAT and WHERE for your target market,...

In the next episode of Building Success Stories, we move to the next step in the process of How to Get in Front of the Right People, a system that I have developed to identify your target audience and gather the information necessary to reach (aka get in front of), engage and influence the people in that audience to become loyal customers. After you identify WHO and WHAT for your target market, yo...

In the next episode of Building Success Stories, we move to the next step in the process of How to Get in Front of the Right People, a system that I have developed to identify your target audience and gather the information necessary to reach (aka get in front of), engage and influence the people in that audience to become loyal customers. After you identify WHO is in your target market, you then...

This episode of Building Success Stories delves into the process of How to Get in Front of the Right People, a system that I have developed to identify your target audience and gather the information necessary to reach (aka get in front of), engage and influence the people in that audience. To start your target market research, you need to identify WHO is in your target market. If you already have...

The first episode of Building Success Stories is an introduction to the topic How to Get in Front of the Right People, a system that I have developed to identify your target audience and gather the information necessary to reach (aka get in front of), engage and influence the people in that audience. Overview of the information in this episode:

In the Building Success Stories podcast, Ann Donnelly shares her insights, tips, stories, and news related to digital marketing, business management, and a number of various topics dealing with success. Besides her own insights, Ann will interview others to share their success stories. Ann Donnelly has  25 years of digital marketing experience  and  40 years of business management e...