Posts Tagged Pinterest
Help Wanted: Writer Wanted for Social Media Conversation Page on Auto Glass Repair & Replacement
Posted by "Just Sayin'..." in AGRR, Auto Glass, Auto Glass Networks, Business, Call Centers, Disruptive Innovation, Economy, General, Retail, Service, Technology, Tools, Uncategorized, USP on August 27, 2014
An interesting email hit my inbox on Monday from a company representing Service AutoGlass, a part of Safelite Group, Inc. The email came from Fun Online Corporation which is headquartered in New York, New York. Mike Schoenback (and his partner Ron Luks) sent the email and it started with,
“Hi David,
I came across your contact information through Glassbytes.com. Our company (Fun Online Corp) is working with Service AutoGlass®, a national provider of wholesale vehicle glass products and installation materials, to launch a social media conversation page in the fall of 2014.”
So the wholesale division of Safelite wants to interact with its customers via social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, along with numerous other social media sites? The email went on to say,
“We are interested in connecting with a person with good writing skills who has technical experience with auto glass repair and replacement and a familiarity with the industry. We are looking to hire such a person on an ongoing (freelance) basis to respond to posts on the social media page and work with us to develop conversation starters. Experience as a blogger is a big plus. This is a paid position.”
I guess I tick a couple of the boxes they’re looking for. I’ve spent my career in the auto glass repair and replacement (AGRR) industry, I am on some social media sites so I’m familiar with how those work and I blog. Even though it looks like the opportunity is being “outsourced” to Fun Online, the fact that it is a paid position is also great to know. The email ended with,
“I’m writing to see if you may be interested or if you have a colleague who may be interested in this opportunity. We’re happy to have a phone or email conversation if you’d like more information about this.
Thanks very much!
Mike Schoenbach
Ron Luks”
Their email didn’t mention Safelite, just Service AutoGlass. I replied to let them know that I really appreciated the email letting me know about the opportunity, but I didn’t think I would be an appropriate person for the role they were looking at for a variety of reasons and I guess they didn’t look at some of my blog posts. I replied to Mr. Schoenback explaining that I was pretty sure that Safelite wouldn’t want me to fill the role even if I was interested. That being said I was once a part of Safelite filling a number of positions in the mid to late 1980’s leaving as the regional vice president of New England in late 1989; so I do have some familiarity with the company. I just didn’t think I’d be a good person to help “develop conversation starters” for them at this point in time. I’m sure that I could come up with a few “conversation starters” though. Here are some possibilities:
“If an auto glass replacement somehow slips through the hands of Safelite and you’re lucky enough that the opportunity comes to your company would you consider giving us a call so that we could sell you the part?”
“Here at Service AutoGlass we’re your all-in-one source for products and service, even if Safelite is spending countless millions on television and radio ads and is your biggest competitor. Come on…..give us a call. Won’t you?”
“We know that Pilkington, PGW, Mygrant and other wholesale distributors aren’t in the retail AGRR space installing auto glass in competition with you, but that shouldn’t stop you from giving us a call should it?”
I’m sure that you can come up with a few of your own. I asked a friend in the industry for a social media conversation starter for them and he suggested,
“They say you get what you pay for…. What did you get from us?”
I wished Fun Online success in finding someone to fill the social media role for Safelite… er’ I meant Service AutoGlass. I found out that they sent the same email to a few other people in the AGRR industry as well. Imagine my disappointment hearing that. Perhaps they contacted you to see if you were interested? If not and you’re interested in the freelance position you can contact Mike and Ron to find out more. The Fun Online web site states:
“At Fun Online Corp. we’re your eyes and ears during business hours, evenings, weekends and holidays. A round-the-clock business infrastructure is expensive and can be a logistical nightmare. We can create a social media team or expand your current team and save you money. You’ll have 100 percent full coverage.”
It seems like a great opportunity.
Just sayin’.
* Cartoon courtesy of TomFishburne.com/Cartoons
AGR, agr industry, AGRR, agrr industry, auto glass, Auto Glass Company, auto glass industry, auto glass replacement, auto glass replacements, Facebook, Fun Online, Fun Online Corp, glassbytes, glassBYTES.com, just sayin', Mygrant, New York, New York City, PGW Auto Glass, Pilkington, Pinerest, Pinterest, products, service, Small business, social media, state govt., twitter, US Govt, vehicle glass products, wholesale distributors, windshield, windshield repair, windshield replacement, windshields, YouTube
RSS Subscription
Archives
- February 2019
- December 2018
- May 2018
- February 2018
- December 2017
- July 2017
- September 2016
- February 2016
- November 2015
- October 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
Categories
- 41
- 9/11
- Acquisitions
- ADAS
- aftermarket
- AGRR
- AGRSS
- Amazon
- August
- aumotive after-market
- Authors
- Auto Glass
- Auto Glass Networks
- Auto Glass Safety Council
- Autoglass
- basketball
- Batteries
- Battery
- Big Data
- Biography
- Boston Marathon
- Business
- Business Icon
- Call Centers
- cars
- Collision Repair Industry
- conferences
- Congressional Medal of Honor
- Consultants
- Credibility
- customer
- Data
- Dedication
- Disruption
- Disruptive Innovation
- distrigution
- driverless car
- Driverless Cars
- Economy
- electric cars
- Federal Reserve
- Fleets
- Ford Motor Company
- Fortune 500
- General
- General Motors
- GM
- Golden State Warriors
- golf
- Groupthink
- Harbaugh
- ideas
- Innovation
- Inspire
- Insurance
- Interviews
- July 4th
- Leadership
- Legislation
- Memorial Day
- Military Service
- NBA
- NCAA
- New Year
- NFL
- No Bad Ideas
- OEM
- pga
- PGW
- PPG Industries
- President George H.W. Bush
- Programs
- recipe for success
- rental cars
- Retail
- Rube Goldberg
- self-driving
- self-driving car
- Service
- Sika Corporation
- Software
- Solera
- state government
- Success
- Super Bowl
- supplier
- Technology
- Third Party Administrator – TPA
- Tools
- U.S.
- U.S. Govt.
- Uncategorized
- United Kingdom
- USP
- Vince Lombardi Trophy
- Welch
- Windscreens
Twitter
- Great article by @MarcelSchwantes via @Inc - Advice from Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Warren Buffett on key traits of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
- Sounds like someone should call @AAAauto, @AAAcares or @CAA ASAP!! #AAA #automobile twitter.com/ABC7Chicago/st… 5 days ago
- That's exactly how I do it! twitter.com/YouHadOneJ0B/s… 6 days ago