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Archive for August, 2009

The Perfect Pitch Isn’t a Template, It’s a Timeline*

Posted on August 24th, 2009.

Susan Note: Great post it is all about relationships.  All about the connection.  And connection is the new currency.  Read on…
BTW: Speaker Services offers up to date media lists so that you can reach reporters directly with your pitch letter.  See http://www.speakerservices.com/services/media-lists.html
This post was co-written by Len Kendall and Dave Fleet. Dave heads the [...]

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How Speakers Can Manage Twitter- and Live to Talk About it

Posted on August 22nd, 2009.

 Posted by @Mark Ivey, 4/2/09 Ion Digital

photo by Sean Dreilinger
Susan’s Note: The world is changing rapidly you gotta keep on investing in your practice.  Twitter offers another challenge read on.
Pretend you’re a speaker approaching the stage at a big conference. As you walk up to the stage, you notice two big [...]

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Ten Reasons for Losing a Business Pitch

Posted on August 20th, 2009.

Here’s an interesting post by David McDermott which I found on Bytestart out of the UK.  It all comes down to being prepared so that you have a fighting chance to have a winning pitch.
Speaker Services Team is available to support you in creating a winning pitch whether it be for speaking, media or winning [...]

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Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking

Posted on August 19th, 2009.

Carmine Gallo  BusinessWeek
Practice makes perfect. Get in front of an audience by teaching a class or lecturing at conferences, libraries, or service clubs
New York real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran is a featured judge on Mark Burnett’s new ABC business reality show, Shark Tank. You might be familiar with Corcoran’s story—turning a boyfriend’s $1,000 loan into [...]

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The 4 Biggest Motivators for Social Media Marketing

Posted on August 18th, 2009.

By Sam Cece, E-Commerce Times
07/28/09
Social media marketing is hot, and it’s likely to get hotter. Once a trend begins to bloom, it’s hard to resist the temptation to jump on the bandwagon as quickly as possible to garner the rewards of a new strategy. Yet it’s important to balance the impulse to be among [...]

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Amazon.com Marketing: How to Get Your Blog Published on Amazon’s Kindle

Posted on August 12th, 2009.

by Donna Gunter, The Online Biz Resource Queen (TM)
Amazon’s Kindle is a electronic book-reading device that allows people to purchase and download electronic versions of books, newspapers, and magazines. Now, you can have your blog available to Kindle readers, as well. Best of all, you can get paid for this strategy. However, you don’t get [...]

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Attract More Clients with Cross-Promotions

Posted on August 11th, 2009.

Post from Kare Anderson for Business@HomeJournal

Even the most time-pressed business owner can attract more customers with less effort through the right cross-promotions. Why? Because when you join forces with other credible people who also reach your market you can reach your customers more efficiently, credibly and memorably with the right offers and services.
To stand out [...]

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When Will the Meeting Market Turn?

Posted on August 10th, 2009.

Excellent overview of leading and coincident economic indicators for our industry including:
Submitted By Anne Thornley-Brown from LinkedIn event Planning & Management Group
Anne Specializes in Facilitated Business Team Building Retreats, Executive Retreats, Sales Rallies, & Incentive Travel
1. Group bookings lag into and lag out of major recessions.
2. Smaller groups pose less risk than larger groups.
3. Mergers, [...]

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How to Create High-Value Presentations That Attract New Business Effortlessly and Authentically

Posted on August 3rd, 2009.

post by Joseph Sommerville

In challenging economic times, buyers look for value. The more you provide, the more likely you are to become the provider of choice. Presentations offer excellent opportunities to provide that value at different stages of the business development cycle.
5 Ways to Create More Value in Your Presentations
1. Solve [...]

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Twitter Marketing: 6 Steps to Creating a Viral Marketing Campaign with Twitter Hashtags

Posted on August 1st, 2009.

by Donna Gunter, The Online Biz Resource Queen (TM)
Twitter, as a popular social networking platform, is a viral marketing strategy all on its own, especially if your followers like your tweets and retweet them to their followers. However, I’ve recently noticed another trend in Twitter usage that increases its viral marketing capabilities through the use [...]

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