Boost Your Business by Being Real, Building Trust, and Getting Found

Be real. Build trust. Get found.

You don't need a massive marketing budget to grow your business, but you do need a solid foundation. That means defining who you are, what you do best, and why customers should choose you. Anticipating consumer questions and delivering clear, helpful answers, as well as making sure your website is working for you is key in today's world. Marketing isn't about doing more; it's about doing the foundational things right and consistently. In this practical, fast-paced session, Burns Marketing will share best practices that will help you stand out, connect with customers, and stay visible as AI evolves. Attendees will:

• Clarify their brand and build trust
• Engage & move consumers and customers to action
• Craft compelling, customer-focused messaging
• Develop helpful content that builds trust
• Optimize their website for results and search, including for AI and SEO
• Discover website Dos & Don'ts
• And more!

This Boost Your Buisness presentation is the third in a four-part series designed for the business or merchant who wants to differentiate himself/herself from the competition, increase sales, engage new markets, and magnify business operations. Offered in a fast-paced, high content fashion, the two-hour event is filled with cutting-edge ideas.

Event Details

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Morgan Community College - Founders Room

Networking and light refreshments available prior to the presentation that starts promptly at 5:30 p.m.

The $99 ticket fee is waived by pre-registering today! If experiencing difficulties registering, contact the event organizer at [email protected]

About the Team from Burns Marketing

Burns Marketing, a full-service B2B marketing agency founded in Colorado, includes a group of dreamers, analysts, debaters, and placemakers with one common goal: the desire to elevate your busiess. For more than 50 years, they have been the team that companies of all shapes and sizes count on and have included clients such as GE Healthcare, Otterbox, HP, BBB, and Waterpik. Specifically, Boost Your Business attendees will be joined by Megan Murphy, Joellen Sarmast, and Lizzie VandeSande.

Megan Murphy is an account director for the team. Driven. Passionate. Curious. That's Meg. She's a strategic problem-solver, a detailed project manager, has worked both client and agency-side, and is the person you want to lead your team. As an account director, Meg ensures all creative work for her clients meets their needs, addresses their business problems, and is of the utmost quality. Throughout her career, Meg has lent her talents to leading brands including Nike, Procter & Gamble, Otter Products, Rite Aid, Glenwood Springs, BISSELL, JBS, Red Robin, Coalfire, and more.

Lizzie VandeSande is the Director of Creative Strategy at Burns Marketing. Lizzie shows clients how instrumental visuals are in telling a great brand story. As the Director of Creative Strategy, she prioritizes inventiveness and clarity, pushing each project until its artistry is matched by its utility. She leads conceptualization of advanced design solutions, visual brand strategies, user experience, and interaction design. Lizzie holds a UX Certificate from the reputable Nielsen Norman Group. She has helped many diverse brands and companies including Trojan Technologies, Trimble, Model N, Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, and BBB Serving Northern Colorado and Wyoming.

Joellen Sarmast is the Director of Brand Strategy for Burns Marketing. Joellen is that rare breed of marketer who can turn on her wildly creative brain and her ruthlessly practical brain at the same time. She insists on it, actually. For her, the strength of a brand (or any other project) is in the details. She's a Burns veteran who won't let you out of a meeting until the path to victory is clear, which is probably why she produces so many of them. As Director of Brand Strategy, Joellen develops messaging architectures, personas, campaigns, and content that dazzle and deliver results. Companies and brands she has helped include Trimble, BBB Serving Northern Colorado and Wyoming, Trojan Technologies, Colorado Hospital Association, and Highlands Ranch.

Our Amazing Partners and Event Sponsors:

City of Fort Morgan

Fort Morgan Main Street

Fort Morgan Area Chamber of Commerce

Morgan Community College

Center for Commnity Arts and Enrichment

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