Here's my story

 
  Gina Palladino, Owner

Several years ago, I wrote one of my goals on a piece of paper: To someday own my own marketing company. In 2003, Silver Tree Consulting, Inc. was born.

At its inception, Silver Tree offered mostly ACT! consulting and web design, after being trained in both areas. The ACT! and web consulting led me to a lot of small businesses that needed marketing systems. So, from clients' needs and my original dream, Silver Tree evolved into a marketing firm.

Prior to Silver Tree, I worked at companies in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metro areas as an administrative assistant, HR support person, inside salesperson, technical trainer, IT help desk representative, systems analyst, and web designer.

I stay informed by reading marketing booksand spend time with a group of people who know how to market. I'm a proud member of the Columbia Town Center Rotary Club and a founding member of the American Association of Business People & Entrepreneurs (To join this growing group, click here). My company supports Trees for the Future, a not-for-profit group that is "a people-to-people action plan restoring trees to the world’s most degraded lands" and I'm an active member of The Green Building Institute. Degrees, certifications and training Degrees and certifications: BA - English, Saint Joseph's University Certificate in PC Business Applications from The George Washington University Certificate in Web Design and Development from the American Career Institute (formerly the Computer Career Institute at The Johns Hopkins University.) Drip Marketing Certified Consultant (Silver Level) with Swiftpage Completion of: Marketing and Strategy program at YouAchieve.com Marketing e-course offered by My Marketing Machine "Monopolize Your Marketplace" seminar given by PLANET GREEN: "Green Building Basics and LEED on the USGBC website GREEN: "Being Green" course at the Green Building Institute GREEN: "Green Roofs" course at the Green Building Institute WiredContact Reseller Training Program ACT! Certified Consultant Program Introduction to E-Commerce at Frederick Community College Web Development Level I at Strayer University Access Intermediate at Future Enterprises Access Advanced at Future Enterprises Introduction to HTML at Future Enterprises Project 98 Beginning and Intermediate at the Orbital Employee Training Program Supporting Microsoft Windows 95 at ExecuTrain “How to Think and Speak on Your Feet” Seminar at The American Management Association Supervising Employees Seminar at The American Management Association Technical Writing Seminar at The American Management Association Participation in: Creative Marketing Conference offered by National Seminars Group Internet Magic seminar presented by David Breth "Insider Coaching Circle" with David Breth

Do you know any home improvement professionals or other service business who are fed up with costly and ineffective marketing? Please share my name with them!