"If you stand on the shoulders of others, you have a reciprocal responsibility to live your life so that others may stand on your shoulders. It’s the quid pro quo of life. We exist temporarily through what we take, but we live forever through what we give.”
- Vernon Jordan
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Side note: Stop cheaping out on social media support, it is a 24/7 job of monitoring, responding, posting and engaging.
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HubSpot's Survey Key Findings
- Facebook is the most used social media platform and has the highest ROI, engagement, and highest quality leads.
- Funny, interactive, and relatable content, as well as content that reflects a brand’s values, performs best on social media and will see increased investment from marketers in 2022.
- Short-form video is the most popular and effective social media format and will see significant growth in 2022.
- When it comes to partnering with influencers, followers aren’t everything. Marketers are placing an emphasis on quality of content, engagement rates, and alignment with values before considering follower count.
- Overall, social media marketers located in EST say the best time to post is 6-9PM, while marketers in PST consider the 3-6PM window to be best.
- The most popular demographics social media marketers target are Millennials (25-40), followed by Gen X (41-56), Gen Z (6-24), and lastly, Baby Boomers (57-75).
- Younger audiences prefer shorter video content that is funny, trendy, and reflects a brand’s values, while baby boomers prefer interactive/educational content, such as interviews, podcasts, expert discussions and/or live videos.
- Nearly two-thirds of marketers are building social media communities, and this number will grow in 2022. .
- Social media marketers search for new or emerging platforms/features to leverage often, and the top features they invested in this year are Twitter Spaces, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Shops.
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4 Ways to Incorporate Microbreaks into your work from home routine |
A Gallup poll from fall 2021 revealed that nearly half of American full-time employees worked remotely either some of the time or entirely. Additionally, the majority of remote workers—60%, in fact—reported feeling more productive than they thought they’d be. These are positive findings. However, they don’t encapsulate the whole work-from-home experience.
One of the biggest drawbacks of shortening our commutes from miles to feet has been intense feelings of burnout, which can catch us by surprise. Why are we all so burnt out? Because we aren’t taking enough breaks during the workday.
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Membership Mixer
Wednesday February 23rd 5-7pm
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Appetizers, Drinks, and a chance to win Opening Day Tickets for the Detroit Tigers! Members, $10 gets you in and all of the above!
All guests must be registered by Feb 17th. Feel free to bring a prospective member for the Chamber at no charge! Just let us know!
Due to the supply chain issues, and obtaining the necessary amount of food, our caterer is asking for an earlier commit date! We would like an official headcount 1-week before the event.
Please register on or before the 17th!
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Time to think about Kindergarten!
Wednesday Feb 9th 6-7pm
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Our Gold Member, Keystone Academy had to postpone their Kindergarten Informational meeting from the 3rd to the 9th - If you have a child that is nearing that age, take a look at Keystone!
Yes, I know the flyer says the 3rd - it's moved to the 9th!
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$35 for non-members of the Chamber
Free to Members when you use discount code: LIVE2LEAD
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Make 2022 Your Best Year Ever
February 21st 6:30-8:30pm
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Open to the public, this is a great opportunity to watch 2 keynote speakers from Octobers Live2Lead event.
Jeff Henderson and Ed Mylett gave outstanding talks, and we will watch each of them, and then break them down - pull out the nuggets, and help you apply them to help you make your 2022 the best ever!
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Belleville High School will be hosting a FIRST Robotics Competition District Event, and the event needs volunteers to help make the event run smoothly.
There are a variety of available roles, some technical and some non-technical. A full list of roles with descriptions can be reviewed at
Technical roles include robot inspectors who ensure competing robots meet necessary guidelines. Non-technical roles include such activities as organizing teams who are up for the next game or helping to reset the field after a match completes. Lots of hands are also needed on the evening of March 23 to construct the competition and practice fields as well as on March 26 at the conclusion of competition when the fields are torn down. Again, a full list of roles and their descriptions can be found at the website listed above.
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First Robotics Event!
Volunteers Needed
March 24-26th BHS
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Ideally, if you can volunteer for the entire event, that would be best! Some start March 23, some March 24, and others only on the main competition days of March 25-26. But even if you can only support one day, that will help! All volunteers are allowed breaks during the day, and meals are supplied to all volunteers on each day of the event.
To apply to volunteer:
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Go to www.firstinspires.org to create your FIRST Account.
- Click the Volunteer Registration tab & click ‘Event Volunteering.’
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Filter events by program (FIRST Robotics Competition) and then type ‘48111’ in the Zip Code box. Scroll to the bottom of the filter selection menu and press ‘Apply Filters.’
- Select FIM District Belleville Event.
- Select your role or choose “Assign as Needed.”
- Complete your FIRST HQ Consent/Release Form which is electronically signed once a season.
- Complete your FIRST Youth Protection background screening (renewed every 4 years). The screening is free of charge. If your background screening needs to be updated, please follow the links on your FIRST Account to Sterling Volunteers to complete those forms. In general, screening reports are completed within a few business days.
Contact Mark Laginess, the event Volunteer Coordinator, at mark.s.laginess@gmail.com if you have any questions about the event or volunteer process, and thank you for your consideration of this volunteer opportunity.
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Thanks to our Corporate Members |
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248 Main Street - Belleville, MI 48111
(734) 697-7151
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