Meet Melody Pacheco of Digital Marketing Pro Social in Irvine

Today we’d like to introduce you to Melody Pacheco.

Melody, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
In 2012 I decided I wanted to transition into sales. I knew I had the gift of gab, but no prior sales experience. However, I knew that if I found a great product or service to sell, and a reputable company I would eventually do well. At this time, I only had experience as a hostess at fine dining restaurants and as a front desk agent at higher-end hotels.

Both occupations gave me a great sense self in relation to other people in group settings. I learned how charismatic I truly was, I learned how to solve problems, and most importantly I learned proper etiquette in high-pressure affluent environments. I became a customer service specialist, I truly believe those experiences are what set me apart from your average salesman. At the end of 2012, I began selling Timeshare in Newport Beach, Ca, shortly after my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was devastated, I needed to make more money, but I also needed more flexibility in order to get my mom to and from all of her different doctor’s appointments. So, I decided to take a second job selling RVs, as well. I grew up camping, so I thought it would be a great second job. I worked in the RV industry for about 6 months, when I received a job offer to work for a billion dollar business, selling Websites, and Online Marketing. I did really well, however in the first 6 months the company went through a nationwide layoff. The call center I worked in was being shut down as well. Fortunately, my employer at the time wanted to keep the top 5 sales reps on the West Coast, and I was one of them. The offer at the time was to either work remotely, relocate out of state to North Carolina or take a severance. I knew at this point, that working from home would be ideal for me. I never cared too much for Corporate America.

In my first 3 years, things were going great, I made over $80k a year. I was able to get myself out of debt and also purchased my first home, and my mom finally was cancer free. Our compensation plan was great until my employer decided to start changing our compensation plan every few months. Soon, after the politics began! I knew I had to figure out something fast. I simply had no desire to go back to Corporate America. I knew that working remotely was my way out. I was constantly retaining clients that felt they weren’t getting the service they paid for. So I realized at that point that I was the person able to get businesses owners invested, and that’s when I gave myself permission to go into business for myself. I started working on my business plan immediately, and my key focus was how I could improve the services, that were currently being offered to small businesses. Once, my business plan was complete, I left the company and launched Digital Marketing Pro Social, Inc.

Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
No, it hasn’t always been a smooth road. I’ve struggled with personal doubt in my initial startup stages, I’ve struggled with doubters, I’ve also struggled with funding.

The biggest struggle was finding passionate, driven, self-motivated, and like-minded individuals to mastermind with. Individuals that believed in me and the belief that I had their best interest in mind. I give all the glory to God, he has shown me through my struggles, my strength & the power of belief that all works out in my favor.

Please tell us about Digital Marketing Pro Social.
Digital Marketing Pro Social, Inc is a website development, logo design, digital marketing company with a hyper focus on social media marketing. We help small to midsize businesses to transition online, and help them to establish their Digital Footprint. I am most proud of our Digital & Social Media Marketing Professionals, they were able to pull through when no one expected us to survive after our first year of being incorporated. What sets Digital Marketing Pro Social, Inc apart from the rest is our social initiative charity outreach. We specialize in Social Media Marketing & Public Relations, this means that §we are in our community, and our client’s communities to increase brand awareness.

If you had to go back in time and start over, would you have done anything differently?
If I had to start over, I would have started believing in my ideas & visions from the beginning versus my doubts that I wasn’t yet ready. I wouldn’t have compared myself with the college graduates, and doubted myself so much, wondering if I could run a business without a college degree. I would have trusted where I was going and knew I was exactly where I was supposed to be. I waited for about 2 years, to completely work solely on my business. I worked, for other companies while I worked for myself, when I should have jumped in with both feet, and trusted in God, the process, my process.

Contact Info:

• Address: 1 Park Plaze, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92614
• Website: www.dmprosocial.com
• Phone: 800-608-3820
• Email: info@dmprosocial.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dmprosocialinc/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dmprosocial
• Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/digital-marketing-group-social-irvine-4?osq=digital+marketing+pro+social
• Other: https://plus.google.com/+DigitalMarketingProSocialInc

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