WEEKLY BUSINESS
Follow Up: So lovely to think about the beautiful things that the hymns bring into our hearts. I hope that as you shared Jenny's videos and music with your friends this week that you were able to also share your enthusiasm about the good that TOFW will bring. We know that we're excited to come to Richfield! This week in our focus, we'll talk about how to use email a little more efficiently to share TOFW.
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WEEKLY FOCUS
EMAIL! EMAIL! EMAIL!
An e-mail from TOFW: We sent an email to all of our Deseret Book customers in the area letting them know that Time Out for Women is coming to the Richfield area!
Please share the email with everyone just in case they didn't get it from us.
PERSONAL EMAILS: Make your emails PERSONAL, include a reason why you think they would love TOFW. Encourage them to gather a group!
EMAIL TIP:AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF SPAM!! Write something fun with it that makes them want to open your email AND click on the link. The subject could be: “Come Seek the Good!” OR “Jenny Oaks Baker, Sheri Dew, Mercy River And MORE…come join us!”
Get creative…have fun…and SPREAD THE WORD!
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SHARE CHALLENGE
In addition to sharing the email link from above, Create Your OWN Email Campaign! That's right, you can be your very own TOFW promotional genius, with your own email campaign. Here's how to get started!
1) Make a list of all your friends (along with email address) in the area that might be interested in attending TOFW. You can even create a "contacts group" in your email address book so it is easy to email them each time. Be sure you always put the email addresses in the "Blind CC" area so it doesn't show a huge list of names and email addresses at the beginning of the email.
2) Send a first email telling them that you are a TEAM MEMBER and that you are so excited to tell them about TOFW over the next several weeks.
Here is a sample:
Subject: Time Out for Women 2012 in Richfield!
Message: Hello Ladies! I have been a HUGE fan of Time Out for Women for many years and now have the opportunity to share it with you! I am the promotional representative for the _______ area and want to share this awesome opportunity with you! This is my first email, but I will be sending emails regularly to you as the event gets closer. If you would like to have your name removed from this list, simply write back and let me know and I will remove your email with no questions asked. However, I would definitely want to hear if there is someone you feel would benefit from this event and I can add their email quicker than you can bat an eye! I've got the link below for the event here in our area which includes the dates, times, place and of course the cost. I will send more info in the upcoming weeks, but if you have any questions right now after looking at the website please let me know!
http://deseretbook.com/timeout/event/209
http://deseretbook.com/timeout/event/209
3) In the coming weeks, as I share information, presenter highlights, etc. with you about the event, you can then send an email to your little email campaign group. Always offer them the option to "unsubscribe". Make the emails SHORT, SIMPLE, SWEET, PERSONAL, and FUN! Always make it a fresh email (to avoid the appearance of spam) and make the subject line interesting.
17 comments:
Maren Johanson Larsons Parsons, is my pioneer. She came across the plains with the Martin Handcart Company. She lost both of her legs due to frostbite but lived a life of no regrets and service. She was an amazing person and great inspiration to me and my family.
I love the awesome pioneer stories filled with incredible faith-building experiences as those individuals were diligently trying to 'seek the good' themselves. Our family tradition is not quite so noble, but lots of fun. Out on our farm, away from people :) we build pioneer log cabins out out of big pretzel rods and graham crackers (think gingerbread houses, but uglier!) and then use m-80's to blow them up and see how far the pieces go. Now that I typed that, Im wondering if it is even legal or if I should admit to that on a public forum?! Ah well...it's a good time with the kids! Have a good holiday however your family spends it!!!
Mary Ann Andrews came with the 8th handcart company. Her husband had sailed to America 2 years earlier to earn money, so she came later with her 6 year old son Franklin. Crossing the plains one of the ladies in the company fell behind and the company would not wait for her so my GGGgrandmother stayed behind and helped her recover. At night she covering them with her petticoats to keep warm. They finally caught up with the company and all was well!! Marsha Taylor
I have a relative that was crossing the planes, very pregnant & sick. They took her out of the wagon to let her rest near a rock, she fell asleep, and they forgot about her and left her behind. When she woke up it was dark, she was lone and cold. She was surrounded by coyotes/wolves howling in the distance, and kept getting closer and closer. She prayed for protection throughout the night. By the time the company realized they left her behind, it was too late to go back at night, and left first thing in the morning. They found her sitting in the same place they had left her. She knew that the Lord was watching over her that night.
The pioneers in my family right now are my Mom and Dad-in-law. The are on a service mission in Adam-Ondi-Amen, caring for and preparing the land for others to come!
Rochelle Crane
Diane Bealer
I have read many stories of my pioneer ancestors and marvel the strength and the faith to go forth. It gives me strength to know that I come from a strong heritage and I want my children to know where they came from by telling them stories about our ancestors.
Jan Brown
Warren Marshall Johnson is a great great (not sure how many greats) grandfather. He and his family were sent to run the ferry at Lee's Ferry down near Kanab and endured many hardships including the loss of several children. His testimony and strength to endure are inspiring. So grateful to those who endured so much so that we could be so blessed. Happy Pioneer day!
Shaylene
One of my favorite stories comes form my husbands family...Caleb Baldwin was our families pioneer who spent the time in Liberty Jail with the Prophet Joseph Smith. I would not like to experience the jail and the suffering but to be in the Prophet Joseph Smiths presence and feel his powerful spirit through this time would be amazing.
Lisa Cox
Sarah Emily Wall is a great, great, and some more greats, grandmother in my husbands family. She came across with the Willie and Martin Handcart company and endured many trials that came along with that treacherous journey. Every 24th of July, our Aunt and mother take my kids and pull a handcart in the City of Monroe parade to honor her great legacy. We are ever so grateful for those pioneers that endured so many trials and had so much faith so that we can be here in this great area to raise our families in the gospel.
Barbara Riddle
Lacie
The pioneer in my family is my mom, who joined the church when she was 14 and set the example for my whole family.
Tamarie McMullin
I am constantly amazed at the strength of our pioneer ancestors! Each one has a story of perservence and faith. We, too must be just as strong and faithful. Our trials are of a spiritual nature, whereas theirs were of a physical nature. Our might be the greater challenge!
Kara Allan
I have a great Pioneer Heritage on both lines of my family. One of my ancestors, Phoebe Draper Palmer Brown, walked with the Mormon Battalion. I love to hear pioneer stories!
My Granny Redie--she is a pioneer not as far as traveling across the plains, but in the fact that she was the first and one of only a few in her family to join the church! What a blessing for my family! Her testimony converted many!
We feel a real strength inside of us, because of our faithful and hard-working ancestors. Hoping to keep THEIR values and traits alive in our children, at our family reunion the theme was, "Is It IN You?". We simply must be sure each child and grand-child understands his responsibility to live and carry the torch of his pioneer ancestors.
Polly
DeAnna Christensen
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