The LenovoPRO Community team is very excited to bring you LenovoPRO’s Marketing MANIA, 3-week, digital ‘event’ geared towards marketing your small business.
We know that creating, running and growing your small business takes some serious super-power. To help you in your mission to grow and sustain your business, we've compiled topics, resources and discussions to help you keep marketing yourself and your business.
With dozens of original, exclusive and timely content, multiple prizes, a limited-time badges and more, we hope the next three weeks will leave you feeling more confident and excited than ever to grow your business through marketing communications.
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Special Events
Checkout the line-up of special guests and events to look forward to in the weeks to come!
Meet-up #1: Best Performing Marketing Strategies - ENDED
Meet up #2: Building Your Virtual Video Background: Featuring Ben Green - Catch the on-demand version
Webinar: Optimizing Your LinkedIn with special guest and community member JB Floyd - ENDED
Meet up #3: Q&A - Optimizing Your LinkedIn with special guest JB Floyd - ENDED
Learn
Checkout the highlights for what's in store in the next few weeks or dive into what's already available!
Lenovo Pro Staff Picks: Most Memorable Marketing Ads & Jingles
From Live Chat to Online Ordering: Which website features are right for your business
Data and workflow: The (boring) secret to great social content
How to Achieve Positive Online Reviews of Your Small Business
Where Should I Be? A Guide to Promote your Business on the Web
Automated Marketing 101: How Robots Can Help You Promote Your Business
Along with all the resources from above, there are also discussion threads and specific conversations buzzing about all the ways you can connect and learn from (and with!) the community.
Earn & Win
What would our 3 week-long digital event be like without prizes, cool stuff and freebies to win along the way?
$10.00 in My Lenovo Rewards: Top 20 Most Engaged Members
Do you enjoying engaging in a little friendly competition? Then set your focus on earning a seat in the Top 20 Most Engaged Members to win $10 in MyLenovoRewards to spend in the LenovoPRO Store.
Prize: $10 in MyLenovoRewards to the top 20 most engaged members
How to enter: Just be you - like, rate, comment, reply, upvote, connect and more to make the cut!
Time Frame: August 1st - August 19th
ENDED. Congratulations winners: Steven S., Rodney S., Christopher N., Judith S., Aaron P., Ray G., David P., Daniel Y., Assia B., Leslie K., Matt ., Sherry C., Jason J., Peter C., Gloria T., Kevin L., Ricardo R., Shanae B., Deniesha P. & Michael G.!
August Giveaway: Random
Complete as many tasks for entry to the giveaway for the best chances of winning. Good luck to you all!
Prizes:
IdeaPad Flex 3i Chromebook (15” Intel) 2 in 1
ThinkVision M14t USB-C Mobile Monitor with Touch Screen
Lenovo Q27q-1L 27" QHD Natural Low Blue Light Monitor
Legion H500 Pro 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset
Lenovo True Wireless Earbuds (x3)
How to enter: Participate in the Community throughout the month of August!
Ends: 8/31
1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Prize: Top 3 Point Earners
Ready to race? Strap on your running shoes to see if you can be on of the top THREE point earners during Marketing Mania for a chance to win one of three prizes!
Lenovo L15 Mobile Monitor
Tab P11 Plus - Slate Grey
Smart Tab M10 FHD Gen 2 with Alexa Built-in
Ends: 8/19
ENDED - Congrats Steven S., Rodney S. & Chris N.!
Earn Event Token Badges
Earn the Marketing Maniac badge just by participating in the event! Exclusive to those who login and engage in the event. Limited time only!
Earn the Maniac Mystery Badge!
Are you ready for the challenge of the Mania Mystery badge?! Earn this exclusive badge shrouded in mystery when you complete the following:
Like a mysterious number of elements (posts, replies, content, etc.)
Reply on a mysterious number of forums threads
Make a mysterious number of new friends (Pro tip - leverage the LinkedIn thread, intro yourself thread or the featured member section to find those excited to connect!)
Note from your admin: This badge is awarded manually, so please expect a slight delay. You may hit all the marks on a Tuesday but not see the badge till Thursday. Thanks! - Beth
Connect
Get the most out of the event weeks by connecting with others and exploring the community! We have groups, lots of intriguing discussions and many excelling small business owners and IT pros to connect with.
Join a Group!
There are many conversations and groups in the community you can post or chat in! Browse groups to find topic-specific discussions, otherwise, check out some trending conversations below as you explore the community:
Meet the community and introduce yourself
Pro Tip: Make sure you join the group you want to post in or you won't be able to post.
Search the National Member Base
Only interested in connecting with small business owners in the retail space or IT professionals in your industry with a company size of 100 or less? Get specific with our filtered member search and connect with others. Plus, there’s a bonus; you get more points when you mingle! Please forgive the page load time - it will load!
Additional Resources
Are you new here? Welcome! Get started with some of the resources below and be sure to hang around for the rest of the month for more chances to enter the giveaway!
Crash Course to Community - Check it out
Benefits of the Community - Learn something new
Say hello and introduce yourself to the community
Do you have any questions? Want to connect with the community team?
Ask away in the comments below or send Beth your community manager a message.