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In this day and age, to truly make a lasting impact, you need to be a media conglomerate: a compelling speaker…a credible author…a believable video performer…a master marketer.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Published July 20, 2010, Social Media Examiner
Whether you’re planning a real-world event (like a conference, tweetup or political gathering) or a virtual event (like a webinar or teleclass), social media can be an inexpensive, cost-effective way to build buzz, fill seats, and turn a one-off gathering into a recurring event.
The trick [...]
Post by Vickie Sullivan contributing editor of Rain Today
In these days of free webinars, free speaking, even free projects to “build the relationship,” buyers have plenty of opportunities to discover your value. They take that content and either 1) file you under “not a good fit” and move on, 2) [...]
Wendy Weiss, The Queen of Cold Calling
The first rule in “Naming Your Prospect” is to ask for a title not an activity. Do not ask for “the person who makes the decision to purchase….” Making the “decision to purchase…” is an activity and may get you a name, however, it will most likely be the [...]
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I am working on a redesign of my website. Often people ask me, so what do you do? So I created a short welcome video for my new home page that I am going to use. Here’s a sneak preview. Do you get what we offer at Speaker Services?
I believe that video is a great [...]
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Greetings,
Happy New Year. May 2010 be the best ever for you.
I had a great holiday season, lots of movies and an open open house New Years Day gathering at my home. The photo is [...]
Today’s post Leanne Hoagland Smith shares how speaking can boost your business.
Sometimes being somewhat old and of a strong Swedish heritage which means stubborn in my family, I fail to truly listen to the good advice that I have received along the way as I have grown my business. Recently, I just began to take [...]
post by Susan Levin, owner of Speaker Services
My clients always ask me how can I be pro active and find speaking gigs. There are bureaus, paid listing services (that’s us) www.speakerservices.com, there are directories that come out once a year, there are Business Journals with leads and then there are organizations that simply post a [...]
The following article includes pertinent information that may cause you to reconsider what you thought you understood. The most important thing is to study with an open mind and be willing to revise your understanding if necessary.
post by Anders Eriksson
You’ve got your engine running and you’re ready to get out there and find some [...]
Post from the Jamaica Observer
We have all been there – you and I. Every strand of hair in place, dressed to the nines and new shoes squeezing like the dickens but we have nevertheless rolled up to the function. We are here to give our full support and to hear the pearls of wisdom drop [...]
One inexpensive but effective marketing tactic that many consultants and service providers use is speaking in front of target audiences. They find that speaking engagements help them to build awareness of their business. Speaking has a lot of benefits:
- Opportunity to talk to a group of potential referrals and future clients
- Helps to establish you [...]
“I’ve done everything I can think of to get clients,” a desperate self-employed professional wrote me. “I launched a website, I had a brochure designed, I’ve been sending out mailings, and I’ve placed all sorts of ads in print and on the web. But no one is hiring me. What am I doing wrong?”
This unhappy [...]
The following post is written by Barry Friedman. Barry is one-half of the Raspyni Brothers a four-time World Juggling Champion who works exclusively in the corporate market.
Timeline:
1978: Learned to juggle.
1982: Hooked up with my juggling partner and formed the Raspyni Brothers
1986: First of many Tonight Show appearances
1988: First corporate show – and I never looked [...]
This post is so perfect for today. Why?
I have several events coming up and they are filling slowly and I too need to be reminded about what to do if no one signs up. I never want to see myself as a failure or taking it personally and the tips that C J Hayden suggests [...]
The following post is written by my colleague James Malinchak
James and Susan at the NSA Convention
I want to help you start your motivational speaking business and train you to make more and more money in your motivational speaking career. One question I get all the time is, “James, how do I get paid public [...]
By Thom Lisk founder of Professional Speakers Bureau International
Corporations and Associations all over the world hire professional speakers. A few people take speaking to the professional level so that their income is totally dependent on speeches or seminar revenues. Can you become a professional speaker?
You must have something of value and benefit to convey [...]
By Vickie Sullivan,
from Rain Today
ZZ Top said it best: “I’m bad…I’m nation-wide.” And it’s true; speaking at national associations has a certain cache and can give you access to the movers and shakers of a particular industry. Getting to the podium, though, can be quite a trip. When it comes to selecting speakers, [...]
TOP TEN WAYS TO MAKE MONEY PUBLIC SPEAKING
by Tom Antion http://www.antion.com
Listen to the audio/mp3 here
SELL YOUR KNOWLEDGE
This is my overriding principle that came from years of hard knocks trying to get people to hire me to speak. I get more speaking engagements than I ever had before when I quit trying [...]
I’ve got meeting planners on my mind. I am organizing a campaign to reach more event coordinators and or meeting planners who book speakers and authors. My mandate for my business since ’92 is to bring speakers/authors and audiences together. Speaker Services is a one-stop shopper for planners to find speakers of their choice and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Should You Run Your Own Seminar? This is a question I get asked all the time. I respond by asking if my client has a following. If the answer is no – I suggest they begin by gathering an e mail list. All too often, professionals think if they put out ads and flyers in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )One of the strategies speakers use to widen their marketing reach is to speak to associations. Presenting to associations gives you a natural link to their member organizations.
Thw following interview is with speaker Elizabeth Jeffries excerpted from http://www.nsaspeaker.org article bank discussing how to make those connections and develop clients from association audiences.
Why should speakers target [...]
I had to share the following e-note with you that I received from Steve Martinez, President of Selling Magic. This is the kind of note that keeps me going. Thanks, Steve.
Susan,
I was thinking about you the other day. No, it wasn’t a romantic dream. I was thinking about how you helped me with [...]
When working with college students for speaking engagements always make sure to talk to their campus advisor. The Lecture/Programming Board on college campuses is made up of students who are in charge of booking programs. Many students will receive your marketing brochure in the mail or hear you speak at a conference and they’ll want [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Plan a Powerful Blog Tour by Steve Weber excerpted from Publishers’ Marketing Association
Many Internet marketing programs focus on luring readers to your Website. But you can reach even more people with a campaign that meets your potential readers where they already congregate.
This means arranging a series of appearances known as a blog tour, a [...]
Recommended Resource Joan Stewart, The Publicity Hound shares 6 Ways to Attract More Clients. See http://tinyurl.com/yv7s9e
Lots of people are complaining that business is flat during these slow days of summer. If you’re among them, consider these six ideas for attracting more clients:
–Create a short presentation on how people can solve the most pressing problem that [...]
Today’s post is by Steve Markman courtesy of Rain Today.
Marketing and PR efforts should be in the forefront of your professional services firm, given today’s competitive climate and the uncertain economy. Standing out from the crowd, regardless of your organization’s industry, is a huge challenge. How can you meet this challenge?
Many organizations have recognized the [...]
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The post today is from Tom Antion http://www.antion.com
SELL YOUR KNOWLEDGE
This is my overriding principle [...]
Event Announcement Services — submitted by Tracy Brown in SpeakerNetNews
To attract seminar and teleseminar participants who are not already in your database, try www.eventsetter.com and www.minorityprofessionalnetwork.com.
For event announcement *plus* registration and payment services with no monthly contract, try Eventbrite.com (www.eventbrite.com). The Web-based service has the ability to post multiple fees for the same event including [...]
Today’s post is all about how speaking can lead to more business by Jeff Wolf written for Rain Today. Before we get to the post I want to share some of our services with you. I think you will agree after reading the following article that it is helpful to have training.
Speaker Services, my [...]
