WV Social Media Consultants, LLC

Excited to support another Women Owned Business tomorrow night! 🥰

What a great morning! Join me next Month, Wed Oct 2nd 8:30am….I am hosting and you may just learn something about marketing for the holidays and into 2025! 😳

See you in October!

How and where are you spending (or not spending) money when planning your communications budget?

Join Kristin Meeks of WV Social Media on Tuesday, September 10 at 1 PM ET to learn to best practices for developing a marketing and communications budget.

https://www.philanthropywv.org/event/rules-for-refining-your-marketing-budget/

This Zoom event is free for Philanthropy WV Members, and $25 for non-members. Register at the link, no login required

Congratulations to all the nominees! See you in September!

One of the most special parts of the evening at our Annual Gala is when we announce the winner of our annual awards. Check out this list of nominees! Picking one winner in each category is going to be tough when they are all winners in our opinion.

The MOV Chamber Annual Gala will be held on Thursday, September 26 at the Parkersburg Art Center. Make your reservation today at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/b5d3ysg

2025 AWARD NOMINEES

Nominees for New Business of the Year:
• Enhanced Wellness
• Profuse Solutions
• Rise & Restore Coffee
• The Flower Daddy
• Three Seesters Wellness
• Wilky’s Bar

Nominees for Community Impact Award:
• Artsbridge Inc.
• Boys & Girls Club
• Curry Warehouses
• Crown Floral
• Downtown PKB
• IDATP (Intuitive Data and Technology Products)
• Goodwill Industries
• Miller Prosthetics & Orthotics
• WVU Medicine Camden Clark

Nominees for Property Improvement Award:
• 1889 Speakeasy at the Blennerhassett
• Discovery World on Market
• Marietta Makery
• Overhead Door Company of the Mid-Ohio Valley
• Peoples Cartage
• Warner Kia
• Wine Down on Market
• WVU Medicine Camden Clark Southgate Shopping Center

Nominees for Emerging Business Leader of the Year:
• Ashley Gibson (Overhead Door Company of the MOV)
• Cassandra Faust P.A. (Enhanced Wellness)
• Emily Barnes (Antiques & Boutiques Market)
• Kate Marlow (Wood County Economic Development)
• Meagan Hilton (Starry Eyed Vintage)
• Nick Curry (Curry Warehouses)

Nominees for Business Leader of the Year:
• Andy Daniels (3-D Construction)
• Daniel Owen (Goodwill Industries)
• George Angelos (Chick-fil-A)
• Lyndsay Dennis (Artsbridge)
• Marvin Edwards (Maka Mia Pizza)
• Michelle Barber (Community Resources Inc.)
• Robert Gant (Overhead Door Company of the MOV)
• Sarah Arnold (Clutch Collective)
• Wendy Shriver (Discovery World)

Back to school, back to the chamber 💃🏻

The “Cool Kids” are on the Las Trancas patio today. We’re getting energy to start out on Ambassador visits today!! Watch for more photos of this gang!

I'm kicking off my 9th year of teaching for the IMC program with a great group of Content Marketing students!

Welcome to the first day of the Fall 2024 semester! 🎉

Join us in welcoming some of our newest students into the WVU Marcom Network! Let us know what you are most excited for this semester 👇

Meet the new students ➡️ https://bit.ly/3XdqdiB

One of the last times to see me in person speaking for 2024!

Philanthropy WV 2024 Annual Conference Philanthropy WV's Annual Conference will be held Oct 21-23, 2024 at Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, WV.

I know those 2 college friends 🥰

Found a friend at the WV Rural Water Conference!

When your mom and dad share a client and they have a conference you become the assistant!
Having a great time at Oglebay!

Join me!

Date Change! Join Kristin Meeks of WV Social Media Consultants, LLC on Tuesday, August 20 at 1 PM ET to learn some of the best kept secrets from QR codes to AI and how to use them to be more strategic in your organization’s messaging.

This Zoom event is free for Philanthropy WV Members, and $25 for non-members. Register at the link, no login required.

https://www.philanthropywv.org/event/got-canva-learn-to-create-graphics-and-video-for-social-media/

⏰ Have you registered for Grants 101? Join Nonprofits LEAD and the West Virginia Grant Resource Center for TWO virtual sessions on how to find, apply and successfully utilize grant funds!

‼️Please note that this training is for organizations who are physically located in WV! More training opportunities will be available this fall for organizations located in Ohio.

💲Registration is FREE!

📆 Deadline to register is Monday, August 12th at 5pm.

📝Registration link: https://givepul.se/6gka4

This time of year must be traditionally busy for speaking! These 2 showed up in my memories. I spoke in downtown Marietta last week and heading to downtown Huntington tomorrow!

My go to headshot gal!

Doing what I love talking marketing with small businesses ❤️

See you in Oct!

Conference Session Spotlight: Create and maintain your brand to effectively reach donors, clients, and participants

Join Kristin Meeks of WV Social Media Consultants, LLC and discover effective strategies for promoting your brand through digital marketing. Learn how successful nonprofits have attracted their desired donors, clients, and participants. Explore creating and maintaining your brand through the power of storytelling through video.

Register today and attend this and many other incredible sessions at our Annual Conference Oct 21-23 at Stonewall Resort.
https://events.philanthropywv.org/2024Conference #/

I'm excited to help my friends at Marietta Main Street and Downtown PKB by helping businesses in downtown!

We love to partner with our sister Main Street organization in Marietta. They have extended the invitation to this awesome workshop opportunity this coming Wednesday!

Excited to once again be speaking at this conference!

Philanthropy WV 2024 Annual Conference Philanthropy WV's Annual Conference will be held Oct 21-23, 2024 at Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, WV.

It is time to start thinking about Fall! (And 2025!)

📣 Does your organization need assistance finding student volunteers for your events?

💻 Nonprofits LEAD is hosting a training on Engage Marietta tomorrow, July 9th at 9am at Parkersburg Area Community Foundation!

⁉️ Need assistance finding student volunteers but can’t attend this training? Email us at [email protected] to schedule a training!

Super important to show up and support locally (women) owned businesses! Brought the whole family and we cheered on Dr Heather and the new Gateway Healing Center!

My very first logo….almost a year after I launched my business. You don’t have to have it all together to get started…trust me I’ve said yes then learned along the way. 14 years and counting!

It looks like a great day at the Women in Leadership event! I know what an impact this event can have. This was my very first MOV Chamber event about 11 years ago!
Thanks to one of my college friends and fellow chamber members Jenifer for snapping this photo and sending it over. 👛

📣 See you all on Friday at The Betsey Mills Club for the return of coffee and collaboration!

Canva is still one of my most requested trainings…even after 8 years!
Stay tuned for the fall where I have at least 2 opportunities to learn more!

Would you like a ticket to the Annual Women in Leadership Conference?
I have one ticket up for grabs!
Event is Thursday June 27
Find more info here: https://cca.movchamber.org/EvtListing.aspx?dbid2=wvmov&&date=20240627

Comment or message me if you are interested in my extra ticket!