Provincia Group

We encounter a diverse mix of people  in today’s social media platforms. That’s expected! The technologies we have at our fingertips allow us to do business with people on the other side of the world without ever having to meet them. Everything you do and say reflects on you and your brand. Be sure that your posts, comments and interactions are of a professional manner and that you aren’t creating digital dirt that could cause a prospect to ‘not’ hire you. Our clients are taught to immediately identify those we connect with as either winners or losers. Yes, that’s right.

Winners: People that are “Genuine” and share positive feedback and helpful hints. People who share valued-added resources, show an interest in others, provide support and assistance, and are about establishing and nurturing a strong network of like-minded people. These are keepers and will somehow down the road help your business with referrals and potential new business.

Losers: Facebook, for one,  has become a breeding ground for narcissistic behavior and blatant broadcasting.  From “look at me” posts to immature “rants and raves”. Sadly these folks hide behind their keyboards only because they lack “real” social skills. We’re not psychologists but perhaps it started in their upbringing or lack of.  These people will not be supportive of your business and are only a cancer to you and in-time, themselves.

Because we are business owners and value our clients we must first ensure that we manage all of our business dealings with the highest of integrity, service and honor. Keeping our clients content will only lead to positive recommendations to their extended business network.

The ultimate choice is ours. We all have the control of who stays and who goes within our social networks. As professionals we must pull the trigger when someone we are connected to is of zero value and creates a negative impact personally and within your line of business.

2011 was a blink for the Provincia Group and here we are welcoming in 2012.

First things first. I want to thank our exclusive client base and those who helped Provincia experience another successful year. It was one we saw growth and new innovations within our industry.

Provincia started the year off with updating the entire operations. With several of the business consulting projects winding down, we shifted our emphasis towards business social media, brand identity and web design. The demand was eminent and we accepted the challenge. While we still practice in business consulting, we are selective in the projects we undertake to better focus on the integration aspect of our business.

Provincia’s future will reach new heights in 2012. We are currently planning to add custom  mobile applications to our list of offered services at the end of Q1. The industry push of Androids/Smart Phones has led us down this path to stay competitive and grow with the current trends.

Social media has also created a large part of our business. As you know, this platform is mandatory for operating a successful business. Along with website design, we are at the point where both social media and web development are the #1 source of advertising as well as collaboration offerings within B2B (business to business).

 Provincia has additional plans to spin-off different levels of business ventures which are currently under study. With the recent addition of an office in Dallas Texas, we are cautiously moving into a bigger market that will allow us to be more versatile in the pending ventures under consideration.

 Stay with us throughout 2012 as I will make it a point to Blog frequently on Provincia’s  progress throughout 2012 .

While my belief is that every day should be a new opportunity. We should not wait for a new year (2012) on being a good year, rather seize the moment each and every day.  Start now and make every day count.

 Have a prosperous 2012 and always follow your dreams.

Joseph Martinez
Principal/Provincia Consulting Group
provinciagroup.com

As small business owners we all have experienced the “buddy system”. You know the one, “I have a friend that can help us out and won’t charge us a dime”.

We must understand that at one point or another, we have to draw the line and “start the clock”.  Our professions, whatever they may be, are not a charity or a pro-bono service. Of course, there are some exceptions where we give back to the community. However for those who expect that we offer our services as a freebie is where we draw boundaries,

Provincia Consulting charges $150 per hour because we give our clients what they need. Not necessarily what they want but what is in the best interest of their company for long term success.

When we have the luncheons, golf outings, calls from people we haven’t heard from in a while, asking for advice for their company, expect to be invoiced. We made the decision understanding that a favor is a favor but when you give an inch and a yard is expected in return, it becomes unhealthy to both the business and the relationship.

This however is a very tricky line to draw. As professionals we have to qualify who we offer our free services to. This was difficult at first as we were building our business. So we decided to get rid of the nasty four letter word, “free” and replaced it with “discount”. The quality of our services spoke for itself thereafter.

We have grown our business with these standards and have even strengthened our relationships with those who in the past expected a favor. Operating on the old adage, business is business.

Whether we ride the band wagon or not of Mark Zuckerberg, we have to admire his ability to place what he “hears” into an Internet innovation we now know as facebook.

In reading several authorized articles of this prodigy, it is evident that by using one of his six senses, he was able to establish a lifestyle path for the entire world.  While I am not immortalizing him as a God, even those who preach the word of liturgical faiths, well… use facebook to do so. Incredible.

Here’s putting it into prospective.  China has 1.3 billion people, India with 1.1 billion and next in line is, you guessed it, facebook with over 600 million people.

As business owners we are driven daily to listen to the needs of our clients. When we deliver what they want we are given accolades and monetary compensation.  Although we all should feel good about accomplishing our goals, it’s a very simple step to success that is effortless to do.

I’ve seen people, groups, organizations do it and become successful at the same time. There is a specific women’s group here locally that found that niche. Outcome, success and more to come.  No surprise, it was in them all the time, they just had to discover it.  The same as it is in all of us, we just have to discover our style of listening and then implement.

If we listen and implement as Mr. Zuckerberg did, we will be climbing the ladder of success.  So keep your ears open and let your clients speak and listen to what those around you are asking for. Not everything you hear will be a positive but as you build a mental database you can dispose of the negativity and while you are at it those people too and keep the positive.

We want to wish our client base and everyone a prosperous 2011.

Provincia Consulting Group has been fortunate and healthy enough to sustain a four month re-strategizing quarter. While we were able to maintain our existing client base, we did not take additional clients so that we would have the opportunity to focus on the future.

We envision exciting events that will unfold throughout the 2011 fiscal year. With the addition of a partner company, Provincia Web Integration, we feel extremely confident in providing the “Total Package” for our current and future clients.

In 2010 we were able to sustain growing pains and journaled the first three quarters of business and utilized Q4 for perfecting. We are just now beginning 2011 and have already surpassed our expectations. So much that we are looking for an immediate increase in employing personal that we now must implement our Human Resource plan of action.

While we are cautious with our rapid growth, we continue ahead with our business plan. We are comfortable with the fact that each point of action has a plan “B” in place, necessary in any successful operation.

We remain focused and continue to look for avenues of improvement in 2011. Our goal is to go public in 2012, our priority goal is to continue to assist our clients and add to our client list. Helping them do More with Less.

Success,

Joseph Martinez – CEO/Founder