Chris Ripley

Chris Ripley founded the Strategic Marketing Group in 2003 with the goal of helping businesses achieve better results from their marketing and advertising. After many years in sales and marketing he knew there was an opportunity in the market for him to help businesses separate themselves from the competition and increase sales and profits.

"Most marketing is boring and does nothing to get the attention of the target and then give them a call to action." says Ripley. "Marketing strategy is almost always overlooked in most advertising, before you say it you need to know what you are going to say, how you are going to say it, and to whom you are saying it."

In late 2004 we started work with our first title company. Since then we have worked with hundreds of title companies on a one-to-one consulting basis, at our seminars and with the Title Marketing That Works Sales Automation System.

Chris earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia and received his M.S. in Management from the University of Maryland University College. He is an adjunct professor at the College of Southern Maryland and the University of Phoenix, teaching leadership, customer service, marketing, and economics. He is the past-president of the Kiwanis Club of La Plata, Maryland and former president of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Charles County.

Title Marketing That Works, a division of the Strategic Marketing Group specifically helps title insurance companies separate themselves form the competition. Whether a one-to-one consulting gig, our custom title company sales automation system, or our marketing seminars and education products, we have a solution to your title company marketing problems.

1. Marketing Strategy
2. Customer Service

Websites:

• Strategic Marketing Group
• Title Marketing That Works
• Pizza Marketing Machine

Groups and Associations:

Mastermind Consulting Group, Charles County Chamber of Commerce, Glazer-Kennedy Insiders Circle

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  A&G Title and Settlement Services
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  BNI Group (Business Network International)
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  Charles County Chamber of Commerce (MD)
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  Glazer-Kennedy Insider's Circle Marketers
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  Hecht's Department Store Alums
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  Job Match Re-Employment Project
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  Linked Strategies
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  Macy's Alumni Group
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  QR Code
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  SMFS Private Members
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  Salesforce.com D.C. Metro Users Group
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  Selling is Social – Leveraging Social Media to Make Sales
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  Social Media Advisors
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  Social Media Fast Start
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  Social Media Marketing
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  Swiftpage Resellers
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  Title Agency Marketers
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  Title Insurance Leads
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  Title Marketing BC
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  UMUC - Graduate School of Management & Technology
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  UVA Entrepreneurs
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  University of Virginia Alumni (UVA)
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  University of Virginia Career Networking Community
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  Virginia Hoos Pages
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  Woovertise

Honors and Awards:

Hecht's Store Manager of the Year - 1997
Hecht's Most Profitable store - 2000