by Shandra Holt | Jun 29, 2021 | office tips
Effective communication isn’t just about what you’re saying. Often, it’s more about how well you’re listening. In fact, listening is one of the most important skills we can develop in our professional and personal lives. So why is it that we place so much importance...
by Shandra Holt | Sep 30, 2020 | Marketing
According to the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR), there were approximately 9,400 B2B trade shows and exhibitions held in the U.S. in 2019, contributing $101 billion to the nation’s GDP. For many B2B companies, these events represent a critical...
by Shandra Holt | Aug 10, 2020 | Events
Last month I celebrated (yes, celebrated!) my 27th year at Manzella Marketing. At the time I started, I was pregnant with my second child, who now has his MBA and has been working for nearly a year at his first “real job.” The work anniversary made me wonder if my two...
by Shandra Holt | Mar 23, 2020 | hobbies
Fight cabin fever with a good binge! If you had asked me last month what the term “social distancing” means, I probably would have said it means taking a break from Instagram and Facebook. But with Western New York schools now closed for a month, sporting events...
by Shandra Holt | Nov 4, 2019 | Marketing
In the irreverent, cult classic movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, there’s a scene in which a mortician pushes a cart filled with people who have died from the Black Plague. As he shouts, “Bring out your dead,” another man emerges from his home with an old man...
