Let’s Get Ready with Cedar Valley Publishing

Margie Zable Fisher is a marketing and PR wonder-woman!  Please visit Stacey Kannenberg’s page on Toginet.com and listen to all of the fabulous information that Margie shared with us about getting yourself seen and heard by the masses!  Just look for the Recent Shows  link on the right!

Arlington, Virginia
September 8, 2009

The President: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through twelfth grade. I’m glad you all could join us today.

I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it’s your first day in a new school, so it’s understandable if you’re a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now, with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you’re in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer, and you could’ve stayed in bed just a little longer this morning.

I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived in Indonesia for a few years, and my mother didn’t have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday – at 4:30 in the morning.  

Now I wasn’t too happy about getting up that early. A lot of times, I’d fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. But whenever I’d complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and say, “This is no picnic for me either, buster.”

So I know some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. But I’m here today because I have something important to discuss with you. I’m here because I want to talk with you about your education and what’s expected of all of you in this new school year.

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It’s Labor Day, a day to celebrate our work force!  Sadly, many American’s are struggling and feeling the pinch of a down economy, millions losing their jobs and cutting back on goods and services.  We certainly are in the Kannenberg household.  Don’t be afraid to talk to your children about tightening the purse strings and ask for help in cutting back. 

This weekend we have been doing some fall cleaning as a family.  Heidi and Megan are excited to donate old toys and too small clothes in the hopes of making other children happy!

How to build a successful business and brand on a shoestring budget is something all mom entrepreneurs wish they could figure out. Stacey Kannenberg was able to accomplish just that.

She left corporate America to be a stay-at-home mom with the idea of starting her own home business. After being inspired by the Oprah Show, Kannenberg said he had her ‘aha moment.’ She has now sold 60,000 copies of her self-published book line, broke into the school market and garnered over 700 mom blog reviews.

As an author, publisher, consultant, blogger, speaker, motivator, keynote, spokesmom and Mom CEO, Kannenberg now runs four companies from home, while balancing her family schedule as well. Her books include: Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten!, The Spanish/English Edition iA Prepararse Para Kindergarten! and Let’s Get Ready For First Grade! They are used inside homes, preschools, head start programs, libraries and inside over 400 school districts, nationwide.

In addition to being an author and presenter, Kannenberg also blogs. She has created a national platform “Get Ready To Learn Mom” and her blog features “Let’s Get Ready” topics on education, parenting, product and book reviews, publishing and Mom Entrepreneurship.

She also does consulting work on the side to help support her publishing business.

Kannenberg definitely suggests social networking as a key marketing tool. She is active on more than 40 networking sites. She has been on hundreds of radio shows, featured in over 30 magazines, 25 newspapers and over 30 television segments.

Her books can be found here, and her blogs can be found here and here.

Should you, or someone you know, be featured in Success 101? E-mail Dawn at info@marketmommy.com to find out how. Be sure to include Success 101 in the subject line.

A Smart Girl’s Guide to the Internet: How to Connect with friends, find what you need, and stay safe online (American Girl Library)

Leave it to American Girl to release the most complete guide to helping girls connect with friends, find what they need and stay safe online.  I absolutely love everything about this book!!  It’s an engaging quick read and handy resource complete with a quiz to test if you are ready to connect and how private are you?  These topics are vital in today’s world:  releasing personal data online, meeting offline, tech talk, email do’s and don’ts, instant messaging, blogs, bullies, social networks and so much more!  It’s the 411 for staying safe, connected and informed!

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To listen live at 10am CST (11am EST), Wednesday mornings beginning Sept 2nd, go to www.toginet.com and click on the Listen To Toginet Radio Live button on the top right side of the website. Also please visit Stacey’s Show Host page which is up and available now at http://toginet.com/shows/getreadytolearnmom

If you are unable to listen to the show live, you will be able to access the show podcast the following morning on Stacey’s Show Host page, or you will be able to access the podcasts on iTunes. A podcast player will also be available on Stacey’s websites soon after her debut.

The show will be all things Stacey!  My target audience is:  mom’s interested in working from home, working moms, balancing and following their passions, those interested in writing books and publishing, education, special needs and subjects like getting frugal, living green and product reviews!!  Many of my guests will be guru’s in social media, branding, viral and grassroots marketing with amazing networks!

Wednesday’s guest is Stacy DeBroff regarding “Social Media 101 for Every Mom”:  From stay-at-home mom, to work-at-home mom, to working moms to boomer moms, to the technically challenged moms who want to understand more about social media but have no idea why they should even be interested – Stacy DeBroff, parenting expert, social media maven and regular contributor on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS and FOX will be our guest to help us get a crash course in Social Media 101 for Every Mom!

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