Barbara Giamanco

Faculty Member SelfGrowth Social Media University

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Sales and Social Media Strategy Expert

Barbara Giamanco

Barbara Giamanco Quick Facts

Main Areas
Sales Consulting|Social Media Sales Strategy|LinkedIn for Sales|Sales Coach
Career Focus
Business Owner,Sales Success Guru, Radio Show Host, TV Show Host, Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Executive Coach and Author
Affiliation
Atlanta Women in Business, SHRM, ASTD, Sales Marketing Executives Internatinal, Executive Sales Marketing Association
A partial list of our clients includes: Payne Questr Corporation, The University of Georgia, Microsoft Corporation, Executiver Forums, UPS Capital Insurance Agency, Enterprise Network Worldwide, Georgiar Pacific, Cornerstone Bank, Evers & Fox, GA State Road & Tollwayr Authority, Leadership Sandy Springs, SCORE Atlanta, GE Healthcare and Pepsicor Talent Builders CEO, Barb Giamanco is an experienced sales strategist and consultant, speaker, trined facilitator and certified sales coach who has a proven, 30-year track record in generating sales. She capped a corporate career at Microsoft, where she led sales teams and coached executives. Throughout her sales career, she has sold close to $1B in products and services. She has received numerous leadership and sales awards. n 2002, she founded Talent Builders, Inc. as a sales training and coaching practice, and has since carved out a substantial niche asrna Sales and Social Media expert. She is a prolific writer, with her first book, “The New Handshake: Sales Meets Social Media”, co-authored by Joan C. Curtis, Ed.D. due out August 2010 from ABC-CLIO in Santa Barbara, Califo ia under itsr Praeger Imprint. Barb has earned her coaching certificate from the Coachesr Training Institute-accredited by the International Coach Federation; she is a A Social Media University Faculty Member with SelfGrowth.com, a Sales/Marketingr Faculty Expert with the Profitability Channel and an Inscape Certified DiSC® Trainer. Barb resides in Metro Atlanta. An active member of her community, Barb is the recent recipient of the Atlanta Women in Business “Results Count” award. She was also named Conference Chair for the Atlantar Women in Business 20th Anniversary event being hosted in 2012. In 2008, Barb served as the Diversity Director for the SHRM Georgia State Council. She served on the 2008-2009 Board of Directors for the Workplace Learningr Society for the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). In 2006-2007, she served as the Advisory Council Chairman for U.S. Congressman Tom Price, M.D. In 2005, Barb served as Business and Economy Chair for Congressman Price.

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You've been there. At a networking function someone asks you what your company does, and you freeze like a deer in the headlights. You haven't thought it through so what might roll off your tongue is a lengthy speech that says absolutely nothing. Worse yet, you might default to spitting out a ...

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A new business owner confessed to me once that her company was growing so fast, she felt she just had to get a body in the door. After living through the pain of a very disastrous hire – the kind that almost destroyed her business – she has a brand new perspective on the situation. Most people ...

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Building a retention culture starts with an understanding that great, high performing people are the foundation that leads to sustainable success. Great people need great leaders to guide them, thus the goal of every company should be to ensure that leadership is not only top notch, but ...

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Authentic or Professional? I’ve been pondering this question a good bit in the last few weeks. It’s on my mind because I am refocusing my business and working to align what I LOVE with what I DO. Frankly, I think this is a good exercise for anyone who recognizes that they ...

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If you think of the proposal writing process as intimidating, daunting and time consuming, I want you to know that you are not alone. Daunting though it might be, you’ve got to learn to do it well, because writing proposals for almost every profession a key to securing business. There are lots ...

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Chris Brogan is President of New Marketing Labs. I love following his blog posts. On Monday, his post talked about how each of us is the president of our own career. I couldn’t agree more. It’s an excellent piece. You really should read it! I have believed for some time now that we ...

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Some would say that we are in a "down economy" and while that may certainly be true for some industries, I believe the real truth is that it is NOT the economy. It’s our attitude! n A couple of years ago, I wrote an article called “We Are What We Think About”. I believed it ...

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Want to command greater respect at work? Crystal communication transforms business success! To get your point across, recognize that powerful language articulated in a strong, clear voice is crucial to being heard. Men and women approach the business game differently. Not surprising news. What ...

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I just opted out of yet another newsletter that I never opted into in the first place. Does that ever happen to you? Frankly, I'm almost ready to stop handing out my business cards to people. I'm betting that I am not alone. Get Permissio For the newbie e-salesperson, let me help you get a ...

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Want to command greater respect at work? Crystal communication transforms business success! To get your point across, recognize that powerful language articulated in a strong, clear voice is crucial to being heard. Men and women approach the business game differently. Not surprising news. What ...

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Our beliefs frame our thoughts and our thoughts create our reality…do you know what you’re thinking? Personal and professional development is a passion, as well as my business, and I often hear people lamenting about this or that problem, expressing a desire to see change in some aspect of ...

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Most people would probably agree that building and effectively utilizing a strong professional network to create success is simply not an option. Yet when it comes right down to it, many people avoid networking like the plague. Women, in particular, shy away from the networking process for a ...

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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Barbara Giamanco

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. --Seneca

Contacting Barbara Giamanco

Talent Builders, Inc.

3522 Ashford Dunwoody RD NE

Suite #413

Atlanta, GA 30319

404-647-4925

info@talentbuildersinc.com

www.talentbuildersinc.com

www.barbaragiamanco.com

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Rely on Talent Builders for sales & social media coaching and programs for leaders and teams. We create customized programs for your sales force that align the right social tools like LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook tornsales strategy. Our talented team of professionals brings to the table an impressive array of experience, skills and abilities to assist you in increasing revenue.

We are also proud to represent the entire line of behavioral assessments and training kits from industry leader, Inscape Publishing. Our training products develop critical interpersonal business skills such as: Sales, Leadership, Management, Team Building, Communication and Conflict.

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Rely on Talent Builders for sales & social media coaching and programs for leaders and teams. We create customized programs for your sales force that align the right social tools like LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook tornsales strategy. Our talented team of professionals brings to the table an impressive array of experience, skills and abilities to assist you in increasing revenue.

We are also proud to represent the entire line of behavioral assessments and training kits from industry leader, Inscape Publishing. Our training products develop critical interpersonal business skills such as: Sales, Leadership, Management, Team Building, Communication and Conflict.