According to a Content Marketing Institute and Marketing Profs study: In-person events are rated most effective B2B tactic for content marketing. Throughout my travels as a speaker and trainer, I’ve found that 80{60023c7b1960a5fb9dae172379ca3153ba00fa4679a2b03978f428523be766b5} of professionals will admit that they dread
Event: Leveraging LinkedIn and Networking When You’re a Consultant
Would you like to get ready to launch into fall with a powerful new client-attracting profile and presence on LinkedIn? How about with some excitement and confidence around the upcoming season full of opportunities to engage and network at events? If
5 Ways to Prepare for a Networking Event
Preparation is key with everything in life. When you cook, it takes the pressure off if you measure all your ingredients before you begin. When you sign up for a marathon, you train for months ahead of time by running
Silicon Valley Business Video Interview with Oscar Garcia, CEO, Mountain View Chamber of Commerce
On March 23, 2015, I was the featured guest on a local (Mountain View) cable access show called Silicon Valley Business (SVB). We taped the 30-minute show at the KMVT TV studio where we talked about my business (Bella Domain Media), the services I
Book Video: I’m at a Networking Event–Now What???
I’m excited to share a short promo video I (finally) had created for my book, “I’m at a Networking Event–Now What???: A Guide to Making the Most Out of Any Networking Event.” I hope you will check it out and let
My Holiday Wish For You
Wishing you and yours… Joy & Love & Peace & Happiness during this holiday season and throughout 2015! Happy Holidays, Sandy 🙂
How to become a Super Connector
These days it seems as though practically everyone I meet wants to be thought of as a “Super Connector.” And believe it or not, I never set out to become such a thing myself. However, I have been told time and
10 More of My Favorite Quotes About Networking
As a follow-up to my popular first post containing 10 of my favorite quotes related to networking, I wanted to share 10 more of my faves. I’ve since come across these on my own, or they were shared with me
Together at last! I Just Graduated…Now What? & I’m at a Networking Event–Now What???
It’s true. Two great books, together at last and just in time for Class of 2018 gift giving! When Maria Shriver’s daughter, Katherine, graduated from college she took her Mom’s advice. Sort of. Instead of trying to jump into the
The Book Review That Made My Day
I don’t get over to Goodreads all that often, but I found a wonderful surprise when I followed an incoming link to my site from Goodreads this morning. Not sure how I missed this, but back in Dec of 2012 a
5 Ways to Get a Professional Public Speaker to Work for Free
When I became a professional public speaker (after writing my book back in 2009), I realized it was crucial that I learned “the way of the speaker.” But before I get into that, I need to digress. Many people write books hoping to build