September – Innovator
Justin Fuller, of Just For You Marketing has been selected as our Innovator this month. His focus is on the largely untapped benefits of social media marketing. Justin is passionate about educating and building relationships with his clients as he initially gives plenty of one on one time and follows up monthly thereafter once they are established. With his clients, Justin creates a social media marketing strategy that is unique and effective. Enjoy reading Justin’s inspirational story and questionnaire below!
Every business has a story, tell us yours. My family had a business when I was a kid and saw how they struggled financially. From that time on I wanted to focus on learning how to help businesses grow. I have over 8 years of experience working with small, medium and large size businesses. From that experience I have learned to effectively work directly with the business owner to evaluate what they currently have for online marketing. Then go in and offer online strategies and solutions and implement those. Over the last 8 years I was laid off 3 times, my 3rd was on Christmas Eve which was a month after my 3 child was born. From that day I decided to work on my own.
You were chosen as this month’s Innovator Client. What does being an Innovator mean to you? To me being an Innovator means differentiating myself from my competition. Offering ideas and solutions that no one else is doing. I enjoy educating the business owner on how to compete with their competition.
No one likes to brag about their business, but if you HAD TO . . . I truly care about your business and enjoy partnering with you. I meet with the business owner face to face. Once they become a client of mine I call/email them once a week to see how things are going. I also meet with them once a month to make sure what I am doing for them is working effectively. I have been around too many businesses that will provide you something that they think you need, but not what you really need. Over the years I have learned how to build a relationship with business owners by sharing their same passion.
We learn from our mistakes, especially in business. Give us some words of wisdom. Well I have owned my business since January 2014, so I am still in the honeymoon stage. I have learned what to do and what not to do. No business owner can ever prepare themselves before they go into business, it is something you learn along the way. My word of wisdom is when you get knocked down, you need to get back up again. Never back down.
Share the best advice you ever received. The best advice that I have ever received was from a good friend of mine who is also a business owner. He told me to never give up and have patience. He also mentioned to always write down your daily and yearly goals. This helps you to stay focused and positive.
Describe your perfect day off. Turning off all of my electronic devices and spend time with my wife and kids. Let my kids schedule their plans for the day.
What might someone be surprised to know about you? I am a 1st degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. My father was a martial arts instructor and got into it when I was 5 years old. I learned a lot about discipline and respect at a young age.
Together we are stronger. Tell us something you like about being our client. I feel a special presence of joy and positivity when I walk into OffiCenters. The staff is fabulous and I really enjoy being around all of the business owners. I love being there to answer questions and being able to help as much as I can.
If you could work anywhere under the sun, where would you choose? Well my goal is to be working on a beach with my cell phone, laptop and internet connection. I hope they have Wi-Fi in the Bahamas.
How can people CONNECT with you? Here are sources of where you can connect with me:
www.linkedin.com/in/justinfullerseoexpert
www.facebook.com/justforyoumarketing
https://twitter.com/JustForYouMrktg
http://justforyoumarketing.wordpress.com
Justin@JustForYouMarketing.com
