Speaking Engagements

Need a Marketing Speaker Who Will Tell It Like It Is?

As a business professional with 25 years of marketing experience, I’ve done just about every type of marketing there is: from television to e-commerce to billboards and door hangers; from social networks to direct mail, I’ve been there, done that and love to share my insights and tips for successful marketing.

With humor and passion---from war and peace and all points in between---I’ll share stories, ideas, insights and practical advice you can apply immediately to your particular business situation. This is real world stuff that makes sense. All presentations and workshops are customized for your unique situation and industry. Here are a few of my most popular topics:

• Stop Shouting! Start Performing! With over 7,000 marketing messages berating us every day, don’t add to the clutter. You can exceed your customers’ expectations and gain market share with a quiet presence and a service-oriented culture.
  
  This is perfect for recharging your company’s marketing and leading the charge in the marketplace!
  
  
  • Learn how performing and delivering on your brand promise can create the word of mouth that will fuel your business.
  • Learn how attention to the little details can either make your business fly or derail your efforts.
  • Learn inexpensive ways to assure your business gets noticed and people chose you over your competition.
  • Learn how to infect your team with a can-do attitude that will reap more business for you.
    
    
• Leading Inside the Box™. You want out-of-the-box thinking and more self-directed leadership and initiative from your staff, but maybe you’ve placed them inside a box that constrains them.
  
  This is perfect for team building and problem solving.
  
  
  • Learn how your unspoken expectations and mindset can hamper productivity and leadership.
  • Learn how to improve communications so that there is a shared understanding and commitment to your vision and business objectives.
  • Learn how you can make the “box” the gift of creativity and innovation for your team and business.
    
    
• Physician, Market Thyself! Today’s doctors know that success is not just about practicing medicine; it’s also about knowing how to market, negotiate, manage, and lead a support team.
  
  This is guaranteed to challenge your assumptions and perfect for helping you successfully navigate the constantly changing healthcare landscape. Excellent for all healthcare providers.
  
  
  • Learn how to do a History & Physical (H&P) of your marketing to develop a plan.
  • Learn inexpensive ways to create a marketing presence that truly reflects who you are and what you believe in.
  • Learn how to be more effective in communicating in patient-focused ways.
  • Learn how to improve your doctor-patient relationships as well as your personal satisfaction.

Need a Facilitator Who Will Keep Everything Running Smoothly?
Need a Facilitator Who Will Keep Everyone’s Feet to the Fire?

As a senior marketing executive and business communicator, I’ve facilitated my share of meetings and presentations. From board retreats to strategy sessions, I understand what needs to happen. I know how to prepare and how to orchestrate the myriad of details to get it done right. And I know how to cut to the chase.

When you need to gain perspective and need an impartial traffic cop to bring the best solutions out in the open, call me. I can help you:

• Resolve a problem
• Examine new strategies and facilitate decisions
• Explore change and “what if we did this” thinking
• Establish better team and company-wide communications
• Create a collective vision and company mission
• Profit from your company’s “hidden” assets

Need Marketing Training That Works?

As a university teacher I understand how professionals and adults learn. If you have a new product or service to launch or simply want to make your company more marketing driven, I can help you.

I customize my marketing training to your industry and/or specific situation. And using techniques from my teaching experience at UCLA and UC Riverside, I help each participant walk away with a store of knowledge about marketing and communications that can boost their business.

951-288-5780 or Alain@marketingdriven.com

“Alain introduced me to what it means to be a true marketing professional. His expertise in identifying client needs and developing strategic, dynamic solutions has resulted in his professional career success to date. Alain encapsulates a true professional; he's a master communicator with exemplary personal integrity.”

Steve Neil
Dir. of Project Development
PSM
Reno, NV