
chief buzz officer | marketing coach
Odessa/Midland, Texas Area

chief buzz officer | marketing coach
Odessa/Midland, Texas Area
Maria Elena Duron is skilled in making networks “work” and harnessing the power of word of mouth. She’s a featured business coach on her affiliate CBS and ABC stations along with hosting teleseminars with Your Brand Plan and the IT Coaches. As a featured columnist in the Personal Branding Magazine and the National NetWorker, she focuses on connecting your brand to your critical connections. She is editor of the Personal Branding Blog which is recognized as the #1 job blog by Careerbuilder.com and assistant editor for YOUnique-Reach Personal Branding Newsletter, the world authority on personal branding. Recognized and approved by the Texas Real Estate Commission, she provides image and personal branding workshops at colleges and universities. Maria Elena Duron is chief buzz agent | identity coach with Buzz2Bucks, a personal branding + word of mouth firm. She acts as your “personal buzz agent” providing services and coaching where the focus is garnering the recognition and connections for success.
Buzz2Bucks provides online profile management services, social management and reputation management - helping key employees to establish higher visibility and provide consistency in branding as well as establishing the expertise in their industry for entrepreneurs. From online bios, to community maintenance, Facebook business/school/non-profit pages, to Twitter communities - buzz2bucks engages your community where they are. Maria Elena Duron is a 360˚Reach Certified Analyst focused on redesigning, redefining and identifying YOU and broadening the network for busy people who just don’t have the time to do it well. The firm focuses on visibility, credibility and connect-ability for individuals, professionals and small businesses. Maria Elena Duron helps high performing entrepreneurs and executives learn how to manage their personal brand on-line and off-line, leverage their expertise and connections and generate “the talk that yields profits”.
Certified Personal Branding Strategist
Certified Networking Professional
Licensed Predictive Index Analyst
Professional Corporate Coach
Attraction Marketing Specialist
Marketing Specialist
GetClientsNow! Facilitator
Connections and Mastermind Facilitator
Speaker | Providing Practical Steps to Harness the Power of Word of Mouth - personally and for your business; Marketing Coach for Community Managers, Small Businesses and Professionals
President, Midland North Rotary Club
Moderator, #brandchat (live branding conversation on Twitter)
Facilitator, Chamber LEADers,Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Facilitator, IT Coaches Special Interest Group
Preferred Strategist, Reach Personal Branding
Contributor | Columnist: Personal Branding Mag, QuestionPro, YOUnique, the Personal Branding Blog
Business Woman of the Year | Communicator of the Year | Volunteer of the Year
2009 Best of Texas Finalist
2008 Best of Texas Finalist
PUBLICATIONS:
Author, Book - Mouth to Mouth Marketing
Author, Book - Social Capital IRA
Business Coach, CBS -7
National Expert on Marketing & Branding: Entrepreneur Magazine, Business Week, PC World Magazine, Alaska Airlines Magazine
Expert Author, ezinearticles.com
Cited Strategist, Amazon.com best seller, Career Distinction
Cited Expert, Cracking The Networking Code
HIGHLIGHTED KEYNOTE VENUES:
2009 Massachusetts Conference for Women
NSHMBA - National Society for Hispanic MBAs
Federation of Insurance Women of Texas Conference
Women of Wisdom Conference
Women in Leadership Conference
Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Women's Conference
National Association of Chamber Ambassadors Conference
Hobbs + Fort Stockton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet
Southeastern Career Institute Commencement Ceremony