Greetings green marketers! One of our Summer 2011 students has offered to share her business with you: Tess Tyler’s Green Whiz Biz. Check out her presentation below: [gview file="http://www.greenmarketingclass.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Tess-Tyler-Green-Wiz-Biz.pdf"] Tweet
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About: Nick Harris
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- Nick is a serial entrepreneur who is passionate about running businesses that make the world a better place. Nick has worked in marketing and selling energy efficiency, solar, and green business for over 10 years. Nick co-founded the home energy improvement company Energy Beyond Design in 2008, and was highly successful at generating leads via effective marketing techniques. With a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences from U.C. Berkeley, Nick focuses on making green businesses successful so they can help create a sustainable future. As a founding member and ex-chair of Efficiency First’s Bay Area chapter, Nick has worked with numerous green companies in the Bay Area. Nick currently teaches at Skyline Community College, is director of sales and marketing at the green cleaning products company Bio Pac, and provides marketing and web consulting services to green business. Nick looks forward to teaching green business professionals how to identify your customers, communicate with them effectively, and generate sales for your green business!
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Putting Your Best Self Forward by Randall Van Nostrand
August 2nd, 2011
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Wow, it is the 2nd to last class. How time flies by! Our guest lecturer tonight is Randall Van Nostrand, VP of Training for SNP Communications. Randall trains CEOs and executives on presentation skills and how to work with the press and media. Randall provided amazing what I would like to call guest coaching! Check [...]
All Quick Updates from 2011-07-25 to 2011-07-31
August 1st, 2011
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All quick twitter updates from 2011-07-25 to $enddate for Green Marketing Class.
Closing Sales with Financing by Rick Williams
July 28th, 2011
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Green Marketing Class students have spent the last 6 weeks learning effective marketing techniques, but what happens when you get a lead? Sales and financing expert Rick Williams guest lectured tonight about how to close sales with financing. Rick’s Presentation: [gview file="http://www.greenmarketingclass.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Rick-Williams-Financing.pdf"] Video of this class: [hana-flv-player video="http://www.greenmarketingclass.com/video/aug8.flv" width="640" height="368" description="Rick Williams and Jeffery Liang" [...]
Energy Upgrade California Jobs – Business and Career Opportunities by Jeffery Liang
July 28th, 2011
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Energy Upgrade California representative Jeffery Liang from Ecology Action updated students tonight on the rebate program and shared his thoughts on business and job opportunities. Energy Upgrade California Latest Numbers: 1,100 energy upgrade projects. Average basic job size is $6,500 and advanced is $11,500. More buzz about the program starting to happen Jeffery is hearing from [...]
Creating a Business or Personal Marketing Plan
July 28th, 2011
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Creating a marketing plan is required of each student in the Green Marketing Class. Creating a marketing plan can seem daunting, but for our class we’re not going to get too complicated. Luckily, we’ve already completed several of the major sections of our marketing plans: Mission Statement, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis. Several students have questions [...]
Public Relations (PR) for Green Companies
July 27th, 2011
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On Tuesday, July 26th public relations expert Chip Wood talked to the Green Marketing Class at Skyline College. Chip’s presentation on public relations: [gview file="http://www.greenmarketingclass.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2011/07/Public-Relations-Chip-Wood.pdf"] Video of Chip’s PR lecture: Part 1: [hana-flv-player video="http://www.greenmarketingclass.com/video/Chip-Wood/pr-1.flv" width="640" height="368" description="Chip Wood's presentation on public relations" player="4" autoload="true" autoplay="false" loop="false" autorewind="true" /] Part 2: [hana-flv-player video="http://www.greenmarketingclass.com/video/Chip-Wood/pr-2.flv" width="640" height="368" description="Chip [...]
All Quick Updates from 2011-07-18 to 2011-07-24
July 25th, 2011
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All quick twitter updates from 2011-07-18 to $enddate for Green Marketing Class.
Tips for Finding Green Jobs By Leonard Adler, Green Jobs Networks
July 22nd, 2011
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Guest lecturer Leonard Adler of Green Jobs Network shares top Green Jobs finding tips with students in these Green Marketing Class videos: Part 1: Students sharing their bio’s [hana-flv-player video="http://www.greenmarketingclass.com/video/Leonard-Adler/green-jobs1.flv" width="640" height="368" description="Green Jobs lecture" player="4" autoload="true" autoplay="false" loop="false" autorewind="true" /] Part 2: Students sharing their bio’s (continued) [hana-flv-player video="http://www.greenmarketingclass.com/video/Leonard-Adler/green-jobs2.flv" width="640" height="368" description="Green Jobs lecture" [...]
SunPower’s Solar Partner Career Resource Day
July 19th, 2011
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You’re invited to attend SunPower’s Solar Partner Career Resource Day – Saturday, July 23, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Hello all, SunPower Corporation is hosting a Solar Partner Career Resource Day on Saturday, July 23 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (Northeast Bay location TBA) in partnership with Alameda County WIB, Skyline College, and other [...]
