Colby Strategic Marketing, Bruce Barber, Marchetti Design & Illustration and Shoreline Out and About bring Forward-Thinking Business Leaders Together

On a beautiful evening in Guilford, CT business leaders got together at Ballou's Wine Bar to network and discuss how to use today's new marketing media. Guest speaker and radio guru, Bruce Barber, of Barber Productions, spoke of this event, "It's a great group of people . . . . getting together in real time with each other. It's not just facebook or twitter it's us." Colby Strategic Marketing was one of the event hosts. Heather Colby, President, Colby Strategic Marketing commented, "As a group we need to work together to forge authentic partnerships that will drive the success of each partners' business. There is a wealth of talented marketers and business people here tonight who will certainly reap the rewards of building their businesses together via networking, partnerships and new inbound marketing strategies."

Ballou's set the stage for the event with appetizers for the group and Marchetti Design & Illustration offered discounted drink tickets for an enjoyable evening. Several prize winners left with free content marketing from Shoreline Out and About, twitter training from Colby Strategic Marketing and gifts from M!X Design Store. Keep an eye out for the next event by this up and coming group of business and marketing leaders.

Email hcolby@colbystrategicmarketing.com to be emailed of details for the next event.

Business Leaders in photo above from left to right: Tom Davis (North Sails), Wendy Walden (M!X Design Store), Andy Stephens (Page-Taft Real Estate), Karen Stephens (Page-Taft Real Estate), Jennifer Cowie (M!X Design Store), Betsy Gribble (M!X Design Store), Ed Bartlett (Shoreline Out and About), Susan Schimler, Nace Schimler (Eli's on the Hill), Mary Stager (ReThinc, LLC), Steve DePino (Stevedepino.com, photography), Frank DePino (mediaBoom), Bruce Barber (Barber Productions), Eric Emamian (Prolific Interactive), Kelly Marchetti Grasso (Marchetti Design & Illustration), Jason Wieringa, Heather Colby (Colby Strategic Marketing), Pat Lore (Headline Productions). Photography by Gary@connecticutwebsites.com (Not featured in photo: Patti Urban (Comfort Keepers), Linda Harvey (Liberty Bank), Nikki Rassmusen (Yolo aesthetic boutique & med spa)).

Welcome . . . . to Colby Strategic Marketing.

Hello. My name is Heather Colby and I am the President of Colby Strategic Marketing. If you don't know me or my company, you will. I've been in the business of marketing products and services for 17 years. Not just any products. Children's products, for Hasbro, Inc., household products like Black & Decker (R) Household products and shavers for your body from BIC Coporation. I've also managed several strategic alliance programs and promotions for Edible Arrangements International. Well, that's enough about my corporate resume.

Colby Strategic Marketing has been in business for 8 years and has experience with New York State tourism agencies, worldwide sailing companies like North Sails, building strategic alliances for Walt Disney Home Studios Home Entertainment and many publishing companies.

I know I'm not supposed to "promote" my services on a blog, but if I don't, how will you know who I am and what I represent?

I represent building honest, custom integrated marketing strategies that will increase brand awareness and revenues for companies. Check out my website for more information about Colby Strategic Marketing. I look forward to catching up with you soon! Stay tuned for a blog post about our latest marketing event.