As a marketing and small business speaker, Marianna Hayes Chapman teaches, encourages and empowers action among the small businesses and organizations who hear her.

Marianna focuses on helping small business owners be more efficient with both time and money – how to be smarter marketers whether on-line or off-line. She believes everything in business works better and more efficiently with technology, which is why she has dedicated much of her marketing focus of late to New Media and Social Media and how to extend brick and mortar customer experiences and marketing messages into the on-line world consistently.

Marianna’s Primary Passions:

• Helping locally owned and operated small business owners grow and thrive through smart marketing.
• Sharing the marketing success stories of these same small business owners as a means to empower others like them to find the same success.
• Demonstrating the vast value when social media and new media strategy are leveraged as part of an overall marketing program (on-line and off-line marketing plan).

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Whether a board room discussion or a room full of 3000 people, the energy and information Marianna presents is unforgettable, practical and applicable. Marianna’s passion is contagious and creates buzz among everyone who hears her. Marianna’s presentation style is passionate, energetic, entertaining, humor-laden and personal. A true master of her material, Marianna forms an instant bond with her audience at every presentation, connecting in a heartfelt manner and customizing the information as it is presented to match the needs and reactions of the audience along the way.

Marianna has been mesmerizing audiences for over six years with her Southern charm and wit and her practical, forward thinking, take-action approach to marketing. Marianna has keynoted and spoken at hundreds of events, private and public (some places where she’s spoken are listed below).

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When it comes to small business marketing topics, Marianna can speak on whatever you’d like. The following topics are some general concepts to jumpstart your creativity and get you thinking. Whatever you want or need, we can talk about it – as long as we’re ultimately helping locally-owned small business owners succeed.

• Must Use Marketing Tactics that Will Work Right Now! This presentation combines the eight principles of successful marketing with punch lists of affordable – often free – marketing tactics that can be immediately implemented to launch a business towards success regardless of size or budget.
• Fresh Ideas for Effective E-Mail Marketing Campaigns
• So I Have a Web Site…Now What?
• I Know Where Your Customers Are. How to Connect with your customers with social media.
• Telling Your Story. Selling Your Story.
• Go Social without Going Crazy.
• Creating a Comprehensive Marketing Plan for Your Small Business

Variations on the theme abound, but these are easy starter suggestions. Mix and match as you see fit.

Following are just a few of the venues where Marianna has spoken:

• America’s Mart University – repeat presenter
• National Main Streets Conference – repeat presenter
• Rural Development Conference (presented by USDA, TVA, etc.)
• Michigan Downtown Conference
• Florida Main Street Conference
• Michigan Downtown Association – repeat presenter
• Illinois Main Street Conference
• Mississippi Main Street Association – repeat presenter
• New Hampshire Downtown Resource Center
• Mission Hill Main Streets, Boston, Mass. – repeat presenter
• ICCFA – Las Vegas

Marianna has also presented many, many more local and regional seminars, conferences and training sessions as well as community visits and local workshops.

Testimonials

“It was the best presentation I attended at the National Main Street Conference. I’ve told many people about her since returning home. I loved her “cheap” ideas, and she has a wonderful sense of humor.” Betty J. Wood, Libby Main Street, Libby, Montana

“I liked the variation of ideas and the simple fact that she didn’t have a continuous list of bullets. She had concise ideas and was able to present them descriptively through situations and stories.” Sean Bender, Director, Center of Community & Learning Partnerships at Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts

“The Michigan Downtown Conference and the Michigan Main Street program had Team Halo in for our Annual conference. Wow! What an impact! Their energetic and entertaining sessions on using new technologies lit a fire under the seats of everyone there. By the end of the following week every Michigan Main Street community was on Facebook and half had blogs letting the world know about their downtowns. Our program and staff are now using these technologies to promote our successes and enhance our communication too. We wouldn’t have thought about had it not been for Team HALO.” Joseph B. Borgstrom, Director, Specialized Technical Assistance & Revitalization Strategy (STARS) Division, Michigan State Housing Development Authority

“She clearly knew her stuff and what she wanted to do with the presentation.”
Cathy Pescinski, Harvard Main Street, Harvard, Illinois

“I loved learning how to re-access the business costs to see where I need to be and how to save on expenses…the value of staying in touch with previous clients and asking them for more referrals to keep the business coming. I left invigorated and ready for action.” Sue Rosenbaum, Incoming President of Interior Design Society, Washington D.C. Metro Chapter

“Marianna is Energetic, excited, enthusiastic, passionate. I left feeling pumped up, ready to evaluate my business. This was a well presented, enthusiastic presentation.”
Paige Porter, Lexington, Kentucky

“All Main Street Managers and Executive Directors need to have the experience of hearing Marianna. And they need to use the information presented in their downtowns.” Eilene Collins, Shelby Development Corporation, Shelbyville, Kentucky

“I will tell you that the reaction from all the business owners and attendees of the seminar is terrific! Everyone thinks so highly of you and is adamant that we work with you further!” Brooke LeBlanc, Coordinator, McComb Main Street Association

“Really great – both as an informational, educational workshop and Marianna as a presenter. The entire presentation was a wonderful learning experience for me.”
Lisa Croleau, Niles Main Street, Niles, Michigan