Sara Santiago speaking to Ungeeked Elite crowd.

Book Sara Santiago to speak at your event or lead your group in a day long workshop. Sara frequently travels across North America speaking to a wide variety of conferences, trade groups, and organizations about mobile marketing and development, trends, tactics and best practice implementation. Sara brings sound marketing advice, technical expertise, and a heavy dose of common sense to her mobile presentations. She’s not afraid to lay down a little tough love, and she’s determined to get away from the hype and educate based on real implementations, real experience…real life in the trenches.

“I don’t want to talk at people. I want to have a useful discussion. I want to show people how to do this right. When you peel back all the noise, when you stop trying to make everything harder than it has to be, there it is, and it’s pretty simple…determine how your content or services are being consumed (social, mobile) and provide amazing experiences for your target audience.” -Sara Santiago

Rocking the mic in 2011.

Sara is a true practitioner, not a pontificator. If you want a frank and engaging presentation and discussion, or an in-depth workshop to help your group become better marketers, designers and developers in the mobile space, contact us. We’ll send Sara out to rock the mic in your neighborhood.

Most Recent Conferences/Public Speaking Engagements

• 2012 SXSW
• 2012 WI Governor’s Conference on Tourism
• 2011 BlogWorld & New Media Expo
• 2011 IWFA National Convention
• 2011 UMCVB Annual Conference
• 2011 Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference
• 2011 Listen To Your Mother Show – National Production (Sponsored by BlogHer)
• 2011 eBusiness Consortium – Day of Mobile, Opening Speaker
• 2011 Likeminds MKE – Mobile Marketing and Development Trends
• 2011 Mobile Web Design – (MATC) For Designers and Programmers
• 2011 Adobe Users Group – Mobile Design Panel
• 2011 University of Wisconsin – Women Leadership Conference
• 2011 Hispanic Leadership Conference – Hispanic Professionals Greater Milwaukee
• 2011 Wisconsin Governor’s Conference on Tourism
• 2011 Public Relations Society of America – Southeastern Wisconsin
• 2011 Business Marketing Association of Southeastern Wisconsin
• 2011 American Marketing Association – Madison, WI
• 2010 State of Iowa Tourism Conference
• 2010 UnGeeked Elite, A National Social Media and Mobile Marketing Conference
• 2010 Public Relations Society of America
• 2010 Wisconsin Tourism Week – SE WI Tourism Talks – Mobile Marketing
• 2010 Wisconsin Governor’s Convention on Tourism

Testimonials

“Sara is one of the greatest presenters I’ve ever seen. Between her knowledge of the mobile landscape, to her ability to make an audience want to listen, she would not only be an asset to any conference, but a mistake if you picked anyone else.”

Scott Stratten, International Speaker, Best selling author of UnMarketing: Stop Marketing. Start Engaging. | President of UnMarketing http://un-marketing.com

“Sara Santiago was a speaker at unGeeked Elite Retreats (a national Social Media and Marketing retreat). First, I am eager to have Sara back as a speaker for 2011. As an event manager/founder of unGeeked, I am more critical of the speakers than the attendees.  She speaks without selling. She speaks with the purpose of sharing relevant information and resources.  Most importantly, Sara knew how to engage the attendees in conversation and not push information at them. She won the attention and respect of keynotes such as Scott Stratten, Chris Brogan, and more. But most importantly, Sara did a great job and I received nothing but compliments for having her on board as a speaker. All attendees walked away understanding more about how mobile or smart-phones and marketing are changing the face of how we connect, engage and interact with our target market. Sara not only understands the “technical,” she understands the end-user experience and expectations. Sara understands that social media, mobile media, and digital tools should be integrated into your overall marketing campaign.  It’s this understanding and her ability to convey this understanding is what makes her a great resource and a remarkable speaker.”

Cd Vann, Founder/Event Manager http://ungeekedelite.com

“Sara Santiago is one of the more remarkable speakers I have ever witnessed. Yes, she’s an expert on everything mobile—but it’s her fresh, humorous approach and insight into the nuances of mobile that is so memorable and effective. This is a woman who can stand in front of an audience for an hour without the use of a single powerpoint slide, and have everyone’s rapt attention.”

Mark Fairbanks, Principal – Translator Digital Agency http://translatordigitalcafe.com

“Admit it, you’re nervous, well at least curious, about how your company or employer will fit in as part of the mobile digital age. I too had those feelings until I had a chance to hear Sara speak about her passion: mobile in a digital world. I can’t personally think of a single person or company that’s better suited to walk you through this process and speak to you in plain language about how your needs could be met and your questions answered. Odds are, your discussion will start something like this: Why? Why Mobile? It may be the most important question yet.”

Joe Sorge, Founder and President, Hospitality Democracy http://downtowneventplanning.com

“Sara Santiago’s insight into the way we think about, feel about and use our mobile devices is uncanny and spot-on. The secret to discussing how to capture a mobile audience lies therein, which is why Sara’s presentations are so well-received and engaging. She is the perfect mix of entertaining and informative, while remaining highly accessible. The Southeast Wisconsin PRSA Chapter was lucky to have her present recently, and the feedback from our attendees was overwhelmingly positive. We plan to have her back with us in 2011! High marks and extremely high recommendations.”

Laura Monagle, APR, President-elect and Programming Chair, Southeast Wisconsin PRSA Chapter http://www.prsawis.org

“Sara Santiago and her staff joined us for our Tourism Talks event during National Travel and Tourism Week (May 2010) to share information with our Tourism Partners regarding social media, mobile sites, and social networking. From Friends to Fans and Facebook to Twitter, Sara made understanding these modern forms of communication and marketing easy for our partners–and as always, she delivered a fun, upbeat and comical presentation that put everyone at ease! Sara reminds us that social media and mobile technology is nothing to fear, rather something to embrace.”

Laura Gregorski, Marketing Coordinator, Kenosha Convention and Visitors Bureau http://KenoshaCVB.com

“The smart phone and mobile device explosion is changing the rules again, and companies and and marketers have a lot of questions about what that means for them. The new landscape can be scary, but it’s also a huge opportunity. That’s why I feel privileged to have heard from Sara Santiago, who really gets mobile and can show what the future looks like. She knows what’s happening and what business can do to thrive in the next wave of communication platforms. And in person, Sara has the very rare speaking talent to be bracingly honest, highly entertaining, and most of all deeply illuminating. You will laugh, you might just cry, and without a doubt you will learn. Prepare to feel your brain expand.”

Tim Cigelske, Office of Marketing and Communication – Marquette University http://marquette.edu