by Jeff Ream | May 24, 2019 | Featured
…will pay more for it. The winery will then sell the excess off as another label or to another company to bottle it under their label (as TJ’s does). You may say that you actually LIKE the cheaper wine (if you’ve ever been to a blind wine tasting – you know how that usually goes), but from a marketing and branding perspective – if there are a few TJ’s selling a $50 label for $15 – it diminishes not only the demand, but makes you question why we ar…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 12, 2012 | counseling, follow up, interview, portfolio, pro-d, professional development, support
…abel developer to integrate the background from my portfolio onto the disc label. I printed address labels with the title of the disc and my contact info to put on the jacket. I am pretty happy with the turn out. 3. Letters of Recommendation: I included the standard three letters in all of the packets so they could reference them if needed or see further evidence that supports my candidacy. 4. My Notepad: I always bring my schnazzy note pad to tak…
by Jeff Ream | May 17, 2014 | Featured
…the tool is how action oriented it is. You can create categories and then label them as “decision” “action” “info” etc. This lets people reviewing minutes later have a much more streamlined approach to find out what needs to happen. From that, you can also assign specific people to tasks and give them a deadline all within the same line. At the end of the meeting, if you have added all members names and email addresses to the meeting, all you nee…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 16, 2014 | Back to School, Branding, Featured, shopping
…ake from it what you will! While each person’s style is their own and what looks good on Hugh Jackman may (or most likely) not be what looks good on me – you can take some great tips for finding high quality clothing for less! First stop is looking at your school and office culture. Does your office, school or district have a dress code? Are you required to wear a tie? For me – my district is pretty relaxed on dress code for teachers, but I feel t…
by Jeff Ream | Oct 25, 2015 | Featured, Presentation, tips, tools
…in graphic design or expensive software. All it takes is knowing where to look and what to look for regarding graphics plus a few simple design rules. Finding the right images Please…please…PLEASE stop using PowerPoint and Google Slides templates to develop your presentations. Just like when you review a resume – you can tell when someone used the general MS Word resume template. The same thing applies for presentations. It is very easy to create…
by Jeff Ream | Aug 5, 2014 | Branding, Building A Better Blog Series, Featured
…ounseling blog to one that allows you more freedom. In this post – we will look at what it looks like to actually pack up and move your old school counseling blog (whether on Blogger or WordPress.com). We will take a general overview and then focus on Blogger/WordPress.com. Moving is always a bit sentimental and emotional, whether it is in the digital world or real world. If you are anything like me – you have invested time and energy into buildin…
by Jeff Ream | Mar 15, 2017 | The Way I Work, counseling, Featured, school counselor, thecounselinggeek
…cannot really go for an hour at work without needing to hp into Aeries and look something up or change something. Not my favorite, but gets the job done. Nothing flashy here. (5) Google Calendar for Android – I am very tied to my calendar. It runs my day. Thanks to training students and parents that I run my office by appointment (except for emergencies) – it really helps me stay on task and organized. I know my meetings for the day and can ensure…
by Jeff Ream | Nov 13, 2016 | Featured, Bits & Bytes, thanks, thecounselinggeek
…t for all my kids”. Similarly, when given a compliment – “Your hair really looks good this morning!” – we say “oh no – it’s nothing special. It really doesn’t look all that good”. We take another’s thanks or compliment and add our own flavor to it. I have been practicing (not perfecting unfortunately) accepting thanks and compliments when they come. Not adding any additional comments or feelings to it. Simply saying “Your welcome” or adding “thank…
by Jeff Ream | Jan 2, 2016 | #scchat, Counseling Tech, counseling technology series, Featured, free, Marketing, social networking, technology, tips, tools
…to the Hashtag (Source: Mashable) 3 Twitter Hashtag Mistakes That Make You Look Like A n00b (Source: Adrian Jock’s Internet Marketing Tips) Facebook: I don’t use Facebook to connect with my personal friends – I use it strictly for professional purposes. It is rich with professional growth opportunities. The places to look include Facebook Pages of your favorite bloggers and each grade level’s school counseling group (I joined all 3 because there a…
by Jeff Ream | May 30, 2015 | #scchat, Featured, look back, thanks, thecounselinggeek
…s rock! While this three year milestone is not anything big – it is fun to look back and see where you have been. The first post, back on May 30th 2012 titled School Counseling Technology: An Overview and Introduction, was a great launching pad into the world of blogging. It was a video blog inspired by some classes I was taking through Coursera – an online MOOC (Massively Open Online Course). Over the three years – my platform has evolved – from…
