The Plus Project: Valeria Maltoni

For today’s Plus Project, I’ve selected Valeria Maltoni. Valeria is a business strategist, and Principal at Conversation Agent LLC, . She is the author of the book Conversation Agent, and she has spoken at SxSW, BlogWorld, Web 2.0 Expo, and many other events. Valeria has worked with multi-national organizations, including Anheuser-Busch and GE, to mid-sized companies, and start-ups. Her work covers the ways in which businesses can establish conversations with their customers, and engage them in meaningful long-term relationships; focusing primarily on the next step for businesses, and what role influence, content, and technology play in that conversation. She tweets often @conversationage about these topics and related issues, and you can check out her website at conversationagent.com, where you can watch videos of her speaking engagements, read articles she’s written, or book her to speak at your upcoming event. She posts some interesting photos on Flickr, and you can also read her responses to a good deal of content on Disqus. You can also Like her on Facebook, or connect with her on LinkedIn. I really love that Valeria’s work is so heavily focused on the human and relational elements of marketing, as I fully believe that it is those two qualities which draw people together for the betterment of a brand, a community, and the world. If you appreciate creating authentic connections with people, then you’ll appreciate having her in your circle.