| Upper Limits Reaches New Heights By Pat Hawn Senior Marketing Advisor pat@marketvolt.com Scaling a vertical rock face might seem tough, but once you get some solid advice and good tools you’d be surprised at how high you can go. It’s sort of the same with email marketing. Just ask Lindsey Schaefer, General Manager at Upper Limits, the premier indoor rock gym in the Midwest. Upper Limits has been using MarketVolt for almost two years, and Lindsey has taken its use of our technology to remarkable heights. Lindsey has implemented a robust program for following up with first-time climbers — incorporating auto-triggered emails, coupons and surveys — all through MarketVolt. Learn how Upper Limits uses MarketVolt Time Zone Feature Coming Soon By Bill Langton MarketVolt Chief Technologist blangton@marketvolt.com  MarketVolt will soon release an update that will allow users to select a prefered time zone. The new feature will be particularly useful for clients outside of the Central Time Zone and those with users in multiple time zones sharing the same account.After the release, all date and time values displayed or entered in MarketVolt will be shown in the time zone specified by the user. For those outside of the Central Time Zone, this new feature will mean no longer having to do time zone math to set a specific mailing delivery time or see when a link was clicked. A separate announcement providing more specific instructions will be made shortly before the new feature goes live. Small Business Monthly Conference Will Feature MV Founder Tom Ruwitch By Peter Shinkle MarketVolt CEO St. Louis Small Business Monthly will hold its 20th annual business conference, the St. Louis Business Expo, next month in St. Charles. MarketVolt Founder and President Tom Ruwitch will lead the kickoff seminar, a discussion of online marketing techniques that companies can use quickly and easily. The event, which takes place April 8 at the St. Charles Convention Center, is free and open to the public. It features speakers discussing subjects ranging from digital marketing to corporate partnerships and cloud computing. The conference web site provides this summary of the kickoff seminar: “Interactive marketing expert Tom Ruwitch will share seven examples of proven marketing tactics that he or his clients have employed to close more sales, improve customer retention or generate referrals. Tom has selected real-life examples that you can apply without busting the budget. This is not some theoretical, hocus-pocus. These are real strategies and tactics that Tom has taken directly from his playbook and that you can add to yours.” For more information, visit the conference web site. Recommended Productivity Tools By Tom Ruwitch MarketVolt President I recently asked several business experts whom I know, “What is one of the online tools you’re using to help you operate more  productively and how does it help?”Here are a few of the answers published on the Experts for Entrepreneurs (e4e) blog. Experts 4 Entrepreneurs is a community for savvy business people who want to grow their businesses quickly, run them more efficiently, and enjoy the fruit of success and living well. I contribute regularly to the e4e web site, and MarketVolt hosts monthly e4e workshops on a variety of topics. Learn more about e4e… | Forward to A FriendDo you know people who want to grow their businesses more productively and profitably? These free marketing tips might help. If you share this email with your friends, we would be grateful (and they will be, too)! Share This EmailClick the button(s) below to share this email on your favorite social networks. Thanks for spreading the news! Connect With Us Join Our Email List  If you’re seeing this email online — rather than in your inbox — or had it sent to you by a friend or colleague, you may not be on our mailing list. Join now to receive emails from us with with strategy, tactics, tips, and news to help you grow your business — productively and comfortably. |
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