About Monica Poling
Hi there! I’m Monica Poling, the founder and chief strategy advisor at Sounding Line Consulting. Throughout my career I’ve had the good fortune to have identities, including marketer, world traveler, non-profit pro, and unapologetic data nerd. Mostly, I’m an avid storyteller.
I love finding the “wow” in any story, whether I’m reading a market trend report or speaking with a local business owner who is sharing their personal history. I love helping people define their own “wow” and showing them how to share that to grow their businesses.
I have also presented “building your wow,” and other topics, including audience development and marketing at various conferences around the country, including the American Indian Tourism Conference (AITC), the Native American Tourism of Wisconsin (NATOW) annual conference, Travel and Tourism Marketing Association conference and the Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show.
Favorite Quote
“There are two types of people in this world: 1) Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.”
Personal Stats
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Birthplace: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Awards
- Artistic Achievement, 2nd Place, Bookbinding, Miniature Books; New Mexico State Fair
- Southern Japan Entices, Bronze Award, Travel Trade Article, North American Travel Journalist Association (NATJA)
- Maggie Award for “Best Travel Trade Website” // Western Publishing Association
- Gold: Travel Journalism Website, TravelAge West; North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA)
- Finalist, “Best Use of Social Media,” TravelAge West; American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE)
- 101 Bet Websites for Writers; OnceWritten.com; Writers Digest
- Inland Empire Woman of Distinction, Inland Empire Business Journal
Myer’s Briggs
Myers-Briggs (16 Personalities) Type:
Campaigner (ENFP-A)
- Role: Diplomat
- Strategy: People Mastery
- Extraverted (57%)
- Intuitive (70%)
- Feeling (56%)
- Prospecting (65%)
- Assertive (56%)
Education
- Branding: The Creative Journey; IE University (via Coursera); 2023
- Google UX Design Professional Certificate, Google (via Coursera); 2023
- Professional Certificate, Cultural Heritage Tourism; The George Washington University (2019)
- BA, Mathematics; University of California, Riverside
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Favorite Topics
- Create Your Wow: Building Audience Engagement
- How to Create a Visual Business Plan
- Expertise Sells: Develop Your Authority Brand
- Craft a Stronger Marketing Plan with Audience Personas & Customer Journey Mapping
- The Audience Value Matrix: Mapping Consumer Intent
- Understand Your Audience: Market Research Techniques for Strategic Insights
- Build a Free Project Management System with Notion Software
Prior Speaking Engagements
- Go International Symposium (AIANTA)
- How to Create a One-Page Marketing Plan (American Indian Tourism Conference, AIANTA)
- Building a Better Tourism Website (AIANTA Webinar)
- Planning for Cultural Tourism (Moderator, AIANTA Webinar)
- Native American Tourism of Wisconsin (NATOW) Annual Conference
- Tahiti Tourisme Business Forum
- Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show
- Travel & Tourism Marketing Association (TTMA),
- Home Based Travel Agent Forum
- Luxury Travel Expo
- Outside Sales Support Network (OSSN)
- TravelAge West ExecConnect Symposium
