Diane Danielson

****Diane Danielson has recently been named the Chief Platform Officer for Sperry Van Ness International Corporation where she will focus on franchise development and innovation. While she is not personally taking on any new clients, if you use the contact form, we can try to find one of our partners and preferred vendors to help you meet your online marketing needs.***

Diane Danielson is a consultant who has been in marketing, communications and business development since 1996 when she moved from the legal world into the commercial real estate industry. She has been writing books, building online communities and working in social media since 2003 when she began blogging for the Boston Globe. In 2006, her company, the Downtown Women’s Club, launched the first social network for businesswomen in the US and has remained on the leading edge of social media ever since.

In subsequent years, the Downtown Women’s Club, Diane’s blogs and Twitter feed have won honors and been frequently cited on “Best of” lists. In 2007, Diane co-authored the book The Savvy Gal’s Guide to Online Networking (or What Would Jane Austen Do?) with Lindsey Pollak.

Diane began working as a social media consultant in 2009 and continues to expand her scope of services. She and her associates at DKD New Media provide social media jumpstart programs, content and editorial support, strategic and advocacy consulting, and complete outsourcing of your marketing. DKD New Media is based in the Greater Boston area but Diane and her colleagues are able to virtually help companies and public figures around the country.

Today, Diane uses her legal, marketing, management and social media experience to help businesses integrate new media strategies with traditional marketing and business development plans.

Diane is also a popular speaker and workshop leader on social media and related topics.  Please visit our contact page if you would like information about availability and rates.

 

 

Recent speaking engagements:

2012

Feb. 9 – Cohasset High School (Kids and Social Media), Cohasset, MA

Mar. 8 – Community Associations Institute New England (CAI-NE) (Leveraging Social Media), Natick, MA

Mar. 11 – Emerge Massachusetts Training, Boston, MA

Mar. 22 – Golden Seeds Investors (Leveraging LinkedIn), Boston, MA

Jun 7 – South Shore Women’s Business Network (What you need to know about Social Media in 2012), Hingham, MA

2011

Jan. 5 – Paul Pratt Library (Blogs), South Shore, MA

Jan. 12 – Northern Trust Real Estate Luncheon (Real Estate and Social Media), Greenwich, CT

Feb. 2 – Paul Pratt Library (PowerPoint Tips & Tricks), South Shore, MA

Feb. 7 – NAIOP Massachusetts, (Social Media & Commercial Real Estate), Boston, MA

Feb. 8 – Dynamic Divas (Secret Formula for Success), Hingham, MA

Feb. 10 – IFMA (LinkedIn workshop), Boston, MA

Feb. 15 – Blogging for Business, Rockland, MA

Mar. 2 – Paul Pratt Library (LinkedIn for Beginners), South Shore, MA

Mar. 12 – EmergeMassachusetts (Social Media & Politics), Worcester, MA

Mar. 22 – MediaEgg (Social Media & the Sales Cycle), online teleclass

Apr. 7 – Downtown Women’s Club (Blogging for Business), online teleclass

Apri. 13 – CEO Trust of Connecticut (Social Media), Stamford, CT

May 4 – Paul Pratt Library (Creating a Twitter Strategy), Cohasset, MA

May 12 – SMPS Northeast Conference, (Social Media & the Sales Cycle), Newport, RI

Jun 17 – Interior Design Society, (Social Media Overivew), Rockland, MA

Jun 27 – LinkedIn for Job Seekers, Hingham, MA

Jun 29 – Center for Women & Enterprise (Leveraging Social Media), Worcester, MA

Sep 14 – Northern Trust Co. (Leveraging Social Media), Boston, MA

Sep 20 – Blythe Inc. (Social Media and Human Resources), Plymouth, MA

Sep 20 – DWC-Worcester (Social Media SEO), Worcester, MA

Sep 27 – Financial Services Company (Social Media and Financial Services), Boston, MA

Oct 18 – South Shore Chamber of Commerce Business Expo, (Social Media for Small Business), Randolph, MA

Oct 21 – Diva Toolbox Conference (Building Online Communities), Wakefield, MA

Oct 22 – Tech Day (Leveraging Social Media), Quincy, MA

Oct 27 – Downtown Women’s Club Teleclass (Social Media and the Sales Cycle), Webinar – open to all if you use “Speaker Guest” option to sign up.

Oct 29 – Seak Fiction Writing Conference (Social Media Marketing for Book Authors), Hyannis, MA

2010

May 10 – Emerge Massachusetts (Social Media & Politics), Boston, MA

May 12 – Maine Women’s Bar Association (Rainmaking & Social Media), Portland, ME

May 20 – New England Human Resources Association (Networking), Dedham, MA

May 25 – South Shore Democrats, Cohasset, MA (Social Media & Politics)

Jun 21 – Consumer Matters TV appearance, August, ME (Facebook and Kid Safety)

Sep 13 – Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, MA (Networking)

Sep 23 – Downtown Women’s Club Teleclass (Social Media Jumpstart)

Sep 25-26 – SEAK Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians Conference (Intro to Social Media), Chicago, IL

Oct. 7 – Women 2 Women panel, Boston, MA

Oct. 23 – SEAK Fiction Writing for Physicians, Hyannis, MA

Nov. 3 – Paul Pratt Library  (Facebook for Beginners), Cohasset, MA

Nov. 9 – Women Building Connections, Foxboro, MA

Nov. 10 – New England Chapter of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers, Waltham, MA

Recommendations

Diane was selected to present at the Northeast Human Resources 2010 Conference on Corporate Social Networking (CSN). We were looking for a compelling speaker who could talk about CSN, practical ways to network in a more traditional sense (yet not rehash what we already know and yet find uncomfortable) and also provide a real time networking experience for participants. She captivated the room with her sense of humor, practical how to’s and was able to successfully achieve the in the moment networking we were looking for. I’d highly recommend Diane as a speaker/presenter at a large event type venue. The conference organizers were thrilled with what she brought to the day and attendees rated Diane at the very top of the ratings scale.
Jamie Resker, NEHRA 2010 program committee

We had over 25 speakers at our national medical conference and Diane’s talk on using technology was one of the highest rated presentations.  Diane was able to quickly and effectively teach a room full of technophobes how to make effective and practical use of available free technology. I have been in continuing education for over 12 years and I can’t recall seeing my attendees learn so much in one hour as when Diane gave her talk on using technology – many of the attendees left with writer’s cramp from jotting down so many of Diane’s pearls.
James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. Principal, SEAK, Inc.

Diane spoke to our employees about networking both in person and online.  Her approaches to networking, both through her content and dynamic personality, made even our most introverted employees want to get out there and build relationships both on behalf of themselves, but also on behalf of our company.  Her insights into online networking were a terrific starting point for people ready to take it to the next level.
Polly Pearson, Vice President, Employment Brand and Strategy Engagement, EMC

Diane’s upbeat and fun presentation contained detailed information that really engaged our students around the topic of networking.
Julie Papp, Associate Director, MIT Sloan School of Management

Before working with Diane, I had no idea of how to make the best use of the myriad social networking tools that are out there. Diane helped me to craft effective strategies to use social media to better promote our activities and grow our base of support. At a time when resources are hard to come by, her low-cost approach to marketing and PR is invaluable.
Gene Dobbs Bradford, Executive Director of Jazz St. Louis

 

Diane’s energy and enthusiasm when she spoke to our entrepreneurs about building a personal brand was both motivational and chock full of valuable information. She truly walks the talk, and has fun doing it!
Sylvia Scott, Business Development Specialist, Center for Women & Enterprise