Testimonials

Trevor Jones, Director of Marketing and Product Development at GWI
I first met Dana when I attended an American Marketing Association Social Media for B2B Seminar in 2010. Dana’s organization and presentation of the issues were exceptional and I found the program to be very worthwhile, but what was most unexpected was the value he provided to us after the program was over. He not only provided course materials and slides online, but created and participates actively in a social networking group for past attendees and has made many other resources available to us. He’s also been very willing to offer his thoughts on any question I put to him. I plan to attend other AMA programs taught by Dana in the future and highly recommend him as a social media consultant or instructor.
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Darlene Oleksik, Marketing Promotions Manager, Eaton Corporation
Thank you for such a comprehensive presentation!! I appreciate the insights you’ve given me to help select the right tools for my marketing program. I have a ton of great ideas and easy fixes to make huge improvements quickly.
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KeShonda Morris, Marketing Specialist, NICET
Dana VanDen Heuvel was a great presenter! Very knowledgeable about the subject, covered the material and made sure we understood. I’m excited to implement what I learned!
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Greg Ormsby, Eaton Corporation
Dana is an amazing communicator and is extremely knowledgeable on the topic of social media. He has provided a ton of ideas and resources that I will take back with me.
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AMA Social Media Boot Camp Attendee
Dana was fantastic! His wealth of knowledge is amazing.
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Karen Beran, Marketing Manager, Patient Care Technology Systems
Dana’s Techno Marketing training program provided the most comprehensive materials, information and case studies in a variety of industries. An open and free-flowing discussion with those in attendance was a welcomed treat from the usual lecture only format. Upon completion of the program, I left with a wealth of information and reference material that I still use 2 years later. I have also referred to Dana’s LinkedIn page for timely information and free presentations on the progress of social media and its application to B2B business.
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Marnie Lawler McDonough, Stevens Institute of Technology
Dana—you were fantastic! The program really spoke to me and the needs of the group—all questions were answered confidently and with knowledge and information that is relevant and helpful. Aside from being incredibly educational and timely, the Boot Camp was interesting, compelling, entertaining, targeted and highly enjoyable. Thank you!!
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Attendee, AMA Social Media Boot Camp
One of the best events attended—an excellent speaker and excellent content. BRAVO!
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Tina Dettman-Bielefeldt, Assistant District Director for Wisconsin, SCORE
Dana is a marketing genius and I highly recommend him for any company that is looking for an effective, cutting edge marketing program. He is rightfully known as an innovator in thought leadership, and his skill at understanding current trends and forecasting future trends is indisputable. When I look for a marketing expert, Dana is at the top of the list.
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Michael Siegel, Chief Communications Officer, Consumer Credit Counseling Services
Dana was a great instructor—perfectly suited for this class, re: content, candor, responsiveness to questions, lots of examples to illustrate points, etc.
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Jim Miller, Research Director, McDonald’s Corporation
Great Boot Camp! Dana was unbelievably knowledgeable, but the best was his passion and engaging presentation skills. Fantastic Boot Camp, definitely will be recommending to others at my firm.
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John Benberg, Executive Director, Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay
Every time I hear Dana speak a bunch of notes go down on the page–which then turn into action items back at the office–the Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay gets better with every touch.
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Attendee, AMA Social Media Boot Camp
Dana lives his own advice—help first, sell second. He’s open to helping – a ton – and even though his client/clients examples were obvious, I don’t feel like I was being ‘sold.’ That’s an amazing balance to strike.
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Lindsay Hargett, Manager of Market Strategy, Avendra
Dana provided great examples, case studies and tools I can use to do more research. After Dana’s energetic presentation, I feel very excited and ready to develop a SM plan and execute!
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Attendee, LinkedIn & Facebook for Professionals Workshop
Knowledge shared with a twist of humor…my kind of seminar. Not one your head will began bobbing in after a few minutes or even hours! Every word or idea shared kept me interested. The information sponge was saturated.
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Pamela J. Salter, Director of Marketing, Star Gas Partners
Great presenter. Very informative and very helpful. Wish it could have been longer. I’m a fan of Dana!
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Biljana Blizanac, PCM, NMAMA Hi-tech SIG Chair
I invited Dana to speak at our local AMA chapter’s Hi-tech SIG seminar and regular monthly luncheon. Both content and delivery were excellent and really relevant to our member base. The feedback that I received from my peers was overwhelmingly positive. We maintain high quality programming so when a speaker receives so much praise it’s really something outstanding and very valuable to the professional development of our marketers.
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Attendee, AMA TechnoMarketing Workshop
Dana VanDen Heuvel was an outstanding instructor – great presentation, tons of info, interactive, comprehensive, accessible, good pace, kept it so interesting! Entertaining two days.
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Mimi Collins, Director of Communications, NACE
I just wanted to let you know how valuable I found the TechnoMarketing workshop in Philadelphia. There are several items I can implement immediately, and many more that we’ll look at as we move forward as we restructure our web site with a CMS. Thanks!
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Judy Black, Marketing Director, Metropolis at Metrotown (Vancouver)
Just the right level of instruction! I had a hard time finding a course on this topic (TechnoMarketing), until this one came along. Most were either too piecemeal, elementary or advance. This was just right!
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Pat Olejniczak, Kress Inn – St. Norbert College
Dana is the Social Networking and Internet Marketing Guru. He provides “real life” examples on how to take advantage and implement the many marketing tools he provides. I found the seminar to be very rewarding and valuable. I would highly recommend Dana’s seminars and speaker engagements. I believe you would find the time well spent.
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Attendee, AMA TechnoMarketing Workshop
Dana is a real expert! He gave practical examples and useful information that I can take back and put right to use!
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Judith Hepburn, Reno, NV AMA Chapter
I worked with Dana in preparation for two AMA functions in Reno where he was the featured speaker. I was very impressed with the content of his talks, which included practical, useful and insightful marketing information for our members and guests. He delivered a superior presentation for both meetings. In addition, after his talks he created a blog for us that contained both presentations! A definite added value. I recommend Dana highly, and look forward to another presentation here in Reno.
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Attendee, AMA TechnoMarketing Workshop
I learned a lot! Dana was very informative and used great examples to easily explain each topic.
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Michele DeKinder Smith, Jane Out of the Box
Dana VanDen Heuvel’s TechnoMarketing conference was a fantastic overview of all the latest and best online marketing strategies. He’s a dynamic presenter and shared tons of real-world experiences and examples that helped me get clear on the best strategies for my firm to use to get the greatest return on our online marketing investment.
Michelle is the founder of Jane Out of the Box.
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Attendee, AMA TechnoMarketing Workshop
The AMA Technomarketing seminar is a not to miss crash course in social media for all businesses considering entering the digital online world in any way.
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Attendee, AMA TechnoMarketing Workshop
I attended your Technomarketing seminar in Chicago last week. Your class was awesome. I am recommending it to many of my peers. It is rare that any topic can hold my attention for an hour, let alone, two days. Thank you!
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Attendee, LinkedIn & Facebook for Professionals Workshop
Excellent trainer, Dana! Thanks for the great passout so we can understand all those social media terms and marketing technology. I learned so much also by all the questions that were addressed and answered.
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Don Buck, President, Buck Marketing Ltd.
Thank you again for your presentation at the BMA. Not only was it informative, insightful and offer a plethora of information but you were very organized too! I liked the handout that offered other resources.** Don is the former President of Buck Marketing and a board member with the Wisconsin Direct Marketing Association
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Jerry Donahue, Career Services Director, St. Norbert College
“Dana provided a fact-filled but interesting and informative presentation on the social networking topic for both faculty members and staff as well as the students in attendance. Time well spent!”
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Natalie Palmatary, Management Supervisor, Northlich, Inc.
“Let me just say…bravo! Your expertise in the new media area opened new dialogues with our clients, prospects and staff leading to expanded opportunities for our business. Your willingness to work so closely with us on the presentation and your congenial nature made our workshop even better than expected. Applause and thanks.”
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Michelle Richard and Lisa Piikkila, Co-Owners, Coalesce Marketing & Design, Inc.
“Dana is the E.F. Hutton of blogs. When he talks, you can’t help but listen intently – and become totally mesmerized by the enormous potential blogging offers insofar as marketing directly to consumers and other stakeholders. But, in addition to giving our team at Coalesce Marketing & Design, Inc. a solid grasp of the awesome power of blogging, Dana has also called our attention to the “watch-outs” as we consider integrating this approach within our clients’ marketing strategies.”
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Toby Bloomberg, Bloomberg Marketing
“I’ve had the pleasure of hearing Dana speak on multiple occasions. He is articulate, insightful and always leaves participants with something to think about on their way back to the office. Dana is one of the gurus of Web 2.0 strategies.”
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Debra L. Zahay, Acxiom Corporation Professor of Interactive Marketing, Northern Illinois University
“Dana’s presentation to my internet marketing class was up-to-date, on-point and informative. He is a hard to find commodity—a true expert in the growing field of blogging and podcasting.”
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Clara Nelson, American Marketing Association
“Dana is an exceptional presenter who has been a programming asset for the American Marketing Association. Dana’s extensive knowledge and passion for the topic are immediately apparent as his skill in communicating with attendees. He has presented to our members in a variety of program formats including, one day Hot Topic programs, multi-hour tutorials, as well as webcasts.”
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Shauna L. Lemieux, American Cancer Society
“Dana has proved himself not only as a knowledgeable expert in his field, but also as a skilled presenter and ongoing consultant. His initial presentation was targeted to our organization’s unique needs and goals, and the follow-up communication and consultation Dana provided was tremendous. He was able to work with a group of individuals with varied experience, technical knowledge, and comfort levels. He made the relatively unknown “blogosphere” become something we not only understood, but something we were comfortable integrating into our organization’s communication initiatives and putting into practice.”
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Steve Topper, Associate, Analytic Innovations, LLC
“Dana proved to be the expert on blogs, and their impact on marketing, and presented one of the most audience engaged presentations I have seen in years”
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John Henley, Center for Sales Strategy
“Thanks for coming to speak to our group. I appreciate how easy you were to deal with leading up to the speaking date and how careful you were to build a presentation that addressed exactly what I was looking for. I had several people that mentioned specifically what a good speaker you were. Your thoughts roll out so naturally and you have a way of making complex subjects seem simple. Thanks much! I hope to work with you again in the future.”
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Seminar Attendee, AMA HotTopic Blog Seminar
“Dana VanDen Heuvel was passionate, smart, funny – came across as a real evangelist”
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Seminar Attendee, AMA HotTopic Blog Seminar
“Dana is a true expert on blogging. Extremely valuable! I got ideas I can put to work as soon as I get back to the office.”
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Attendee, Non-Profit Marketing Seminar
“It was wonderful that Dana e-mailed us in advance for input. He knew my expectations in advance, and I actually thought specifically about them, too.”
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Bethany Brock, Marketing Manager at Brightpoint
Dana was a phenomenal presenter with a wealth of knowledge. Very impressed.
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