Speaking

Tom Blue is a speaker that infuses passion and practical application into every engagement. People enjoy listening. And they walk away with something they can do better when they return to the office.

While he focuses on subject matters related to sales, marketing, and health care, every talk is tailored to its audience.

Popular Topics:
Sales & Marketing: Lead Generation, Online Marketing, Cultivating Referrals, Accountable Marketing for Businesses of Any Size

Health Care: Next-Generation Wellness; Concierge Medicine, Innovative Delivery Models for Primary and Preventive Care

Recent Engagements:

• Virginia Association of Health Underwriters: The Future of Employer-Sponsored Wellness
• Virginia, Retail Merchants Association: Online Marketing for the Innovative Retailer
• Center for Innovative Technology (panel presentation): Licensing Intellectual Property from Universities
• Richmond Chamber of Commerce: Using the Web to Drive Growth for Small Businesses

Recent Sponsored Engagements:

• California Association of Realtors (Annual Convention): Real-Time Real Estate, Best Practices for Leveraging Technology to Manage Leads and Increase Client Satisfaction
• Prudential, South Carolina (State Convention): Real-Time Real Estate
• Northern Virginia Association of Realtors: Real-Time Real Estate
• Research In Motion (RIM – makers of the BlackBerry): Live Webinar: Tapping the Potential of Wireless Technology to Manage Leads

A Few Candid Remarks:
I enjoy speaking to groups.  But it’s not how I make my living. I spend 95% of my time in the trenches and 5% sharing what I’ve learned. If you think I may be a good fit as a speaker for your event, contact me, and we can discuss it.

You may notice the flurry of “sponsored engagements” I have listed above pertaining to real estate and wireless technology.  No, I’m not a Realtor. I designed an educational seminar for Sprint/Nextel. The purpose of the seminar was to teach Realtors why it makes good business sense to own a wireless device with data/email capabilities for lead management – and how exactly to use the device to increase productivity and earnings.

The seminar was a success both as a (teach-to-sell) sales tool for Spring/Nextel and a piece of valuable education for Realtors.  It took on a life of its own for a while.