Kickfannie MarketItRight

by Mary Ellen Hickman for Kickfannie BrandIt and MarketItRight

TOOLS GUARANTEED TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY

The Kickfannie staff loves the words “free or almost free” when it comes to delivering great ideas for our members! In a recent conversation with business visionary Mary Ellen Hickman of Hickman Consulting Partners, Arlington, VA; we came away with a list of business tools you will use over and over again.

A seasoned business consultant with national and international brand experience, Hickman swears by these time tested tools for smart business professionals, who are keeping an eye on the bottom line. Business owners often get bogged down with everyday tasks, so she uses these tools regularly with her clients to increase efficiency, saving time and money.

The bonus…these tools will not break the bank.

Dropbox [free] - filesharing and storage

Basecamp [paid/affordable] - project management

MailChimp [free or paid] - email marketing

Join.me [free] - screen sharing

Skype [free] - conference calls

Freeconferencecall.com [free] - conference calls

Toggl [free] - time tracking

QuickBooksOnline [paid/affordable] - bookkeeping and reporting

Editpad.org [free] - online text editor

Google Apps [paid/affordable] - email and calendar and more

Grammarly Lite [free] - online auto grammar and spellcheck

Camscanner [free] - scanner app

You will find these tools, and more in our Kickfannie Toolbox.

About the Contributor

Mary Ellen Hickman, MBA, is the head of Hickman Consulting Partners and a seasoned business and marketing strategy consultant with over twenty years of experience in the US and overseas.

A frequent speaker, Mary Ellen regularly leads highly-rated interactive webinars and workshops, including Office Depot’s Web Cafe, Women Impacting Public Policy, and the Center for Nonprofit Advancement. As an educator, she wrote the curriculum and taught one of the first nonprofit marketing courses for Marymount University graduate business students.

Mary Ellen’s corporate experience includes national brand management and new brand launch at Coors, Warner-Lambert and Kraft. She received her MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia and her bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University. See additional information on Hickman Consulting Partners, LLC at www.hickman-partners.com.

Submit Questions for Mary Ellen to answer at MarketingBranding@kickfannie.com