{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Vibe Marketing","title":"Just Show Up: Building Trust One Handshake at a Time","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1584,"description":"Social media and AI are table stakes now. So why is the most valuable marketing move still walking into a room and shaking a hand? We sat down with Milna Maldonado of T&G Constructors, who has spent her career in business development and now works in an industry where a lot of people have been burned, to talk about how trust actually gets built and kept.\nWhat We Cover:\nWhy Milna thinks marketing runs in eras, like fashion, and why the old school tools keep coming back\nHer advice for your first networking events: go to all of them, and don't try to sell anything\nMarketing feeds you your leads, but brand feeds your marketing: Caitlin on core values your team can actually act on\nWhy existing clients need different treatment than new ones, and why happy clients and employees are the cheapest marketing you have\nJoining a chamber committee: Craig kept saying no for months, and Milna explains what he was missing\nThe One Thing: Go to the event and leave the pitch at home. Have a real conversation, listen to what the other person has to say, and let trust do the work. Everything else follows from there.\nMilna Maldonado is Client Relations and Marketing Manager at T&G Constructors, a Central Florida contractor serving clients since 1987 with offices in Orlando, Miami, Palm Beach, and Kissimmee.\nConnect with Milna:\nEmail: mmaldonado@t-and-g.com\nPhone: 407-352-4443\nWebsite: www.t-and-g.com\nCraig Brooks is CEO of Clarity Creative Group. Caitlin Smith is a brand designer and strategist. New episodes dropping soon. Follow Vibe Marketing wherever you listen to podcasts.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/cpSubJblz6fIvSfx81KfvvAD9F-o47iyZH9oL2Q5OCk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lOWI1/NjU2YTAxYjY4MTYw/OGZjMjVhZDAyZDFh/ZTU1OC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}