Bio
Debbie Elliott is president and creative director of Talk, a creative communications agency that helps companies generate sales, manage threats and increase profits. Talk offers communications, graphic design and Internet marketing services to companies throughout the Carolinas. Debbie and her team at Talk work to discover each client company’s unique story and use their creative storytelling to carry that voice into the marketplace.
Elliott is a 1985 graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in journalism. She began her career in a PR agency in Boston and launched Talk 4 1/2 years later in 1990. In 1997, she returned to North Carolina with a vision to become a full-service agency serving the Carolinas. Today, Talk is headquartered in Wilmington, NC and operates a satellite office in Camden, SC.
Throughout her 23-year career, Elliott has promoted clients ranging from marine biologists and buffalo ranchers to inventors and turkey processors. Under her leadership, Talk has devised award-winning marketing and publicity campaigns for clients up and down the east coast. She lives in Wilmington with her husband, John and their beloved dog Camden.
Speaking Topics
- Marketing 101
- The ROI of Smart Public Relations
- Marketing in a Slow Economy
- Crisis Management
- Reputation Management
- Communications Audit
- Super Bowl Advertising – Worth It or Do You Want a Quarter Back?
- Social Media 101
- How to Shop Smart for SEO to Drive Traffic to Your Website
- Blogging 101
- Social Networks 101
- Personal Branding
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
Past Speaking Engagements
- University of North Carolina at Wilmington
- Entrepreneurship Program
- Business Week
- Business Fraternity
- Advertising Club
- Cape Fear Community College
- Social Media 101 for Faculty
- New Hanover County Medical Group Managers
- Marketing a Medical Practice
- WHQR (National Public Radio)
- On-air guest speaker for fundraising drives
- Coastal Entrepreneurial Council Annual Conference
- Greater Wilmington Business Journal Power Breakfast
- Panelist on Internet Marketing
- North Carolina Public Relations Society Annual Conference
- How and When to Conduct a Communications Audit
- Women Leaders in Business, New Bern, NC
- Personal branding Workshop Panelist
- Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
- Annual Tips from the Pros Seminar on PR and Marketing
- Wilmington Cape Fear Home Builders Association Sales & Marketing Council
- Cost Effective Marketing and Branding in a Down Economy
- "Women in Law for Women in Business" sponsored by Smith, Moore & Leatherwood Law Firm
- Wimington Jaycees
- Social Media 101
- Rotary, Civitans