Friday, September 30, 2011

ANTHOLOGIES I HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN

The World's Most Treasured Poems, By: World of Poetry Press
The World of Poetry, By: World of Poetry Press
The Most Honored Poets of the Year By: World of Poetry Press

Awards
Golden Poet of the Year / World of Poetry Press / Las Vegas, NV 1989

Song Published: MSR Records / I Pledge My Love To You / Lyricist
I have written several songs that are copy written that I have never presented for publication.

I am great at writing training manuals and wrote my own home study program for notary loan signing. I produced and wrote all the content and scripts for the production.
ARTICLE I WROTE

HOW TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED THE WAY WE FIND WORK
IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

Remember the days when you could type up your resume on an IBM typewriter, put your resume in an envelope, address it to a company running ads in the classified section of the newspaper, put it in the mail to get an immediate response for an interview? Those days are gone! With millions of Americans out of work, the challenge of competition out weighs the amount of job openings available on the job market today.

New technology has made it extremely challenging for even the most talented of candidates to find work. With social media and SEO (search engine optimization) playing a "key role" in whether a candidate's resume will ever make it into the hands of the hiring manager, or disappear in the black hole abyss of the company's database, never to be seen again.

Many companies have taken this new challenge and created new ways to make money from it.  New "Global Talent Development" companies, poping up everywhere to address the need in demand, have taken this new technology and created classes to help the newly unemployed candidates get through this transition. Life isn't over, it's only changing. 

They help these candidates understand how this new technology can work for them or against them. Many of the classes are based on many social media vehicles such as "Twitter, Linkedin, and Facebook." showing candidates how to make the most of SEO and how to make it work in their favor.

Many of the newly unemployed candidates are from the "old school" so-to-speak, sending resumes through the mail. Many of the workers getting let go have been with their previous employers for fifteen plus years. Social media and online technology was really only at it's birth when many of these newly unemployed candidates where just starting their current roles and social media and SEO didn't exist at that time. Today's technology has really coined the phrase "old dogs can learn new tricks."

Written by: Donna Farrell

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

A FICTITIOUS COMMERCIAL I WROTE JUST FOR FUN

The product: Superior Currier Services (overnight package delivery)
The ad: When Superman's not available, call Superior Currier Services!

The setting: The visual part of the commercial will be set in the city called Cryptobia. The residents use super hero's to get their packages to locations all over the world.  Superman is in bed with a cold when the residents realize that they can get their packages anywhere in the world using Superior Currier Services.
AN AD I WROTE FOR "RED BULL" ADVERTISING CONTEST Spring 2010

Put some charge back into your step with RED BULL!

The visual commercial part of the ad would feature an executive getting ready for a big presentation and suffering the afternoon low energy blues. After taking one sip of Red Bull you hear the sounds of applause and the crowd screaming "OLAY" as he starts his presentation!
A PRESS RELEASE I WROTE FOR A CLASS I TOOK IN SPRING 2011.

BEST OF THE BAY AREA BANDS NETWORK ANNOUNCES
PARTNERSHIP WITH KPMJ RADIO!

A Partnership That Will Make Beautiful Music Together. Decorating The World One Melody at a Time.

San Jose, CA, January 1, 2011Best of the Bay Area Bands Network; a leader in networking musicians through social media, announced today of the pending partnership with KPMJ Radio.

Best of the Bay Area Bands Network connects musicians and their talents, using social media and event marketing tools to boost ticket sales and popular music genres. Musicians from all over the Bay Area join this site, free of charge to post their shows and CD's for sale. "This company was built for the love and passion that she has for live music" Donna Farrell the company CEO said.

"The terms of the partnership will help enhance both companies in a way of sharing publicity and will help boost KPMJ Radio ratings and sales" John Carter, the lead broadcaster of  KPMJ Radio said today in a news conference. KPMJ Radio plays music from the 60's, 70's, and 80's, top 40 and really believes in giving their listeners what they want. "We are excited and look forward to a strong partnership between the two companies."

About Best of the Bay Area Bands Network

Contact: Donna Farrell
Email: Donna@bestofthebayareabands.com
Website: www.bestofthebayareabands.com
Phone: 1-800-My-Music