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Lisa at the Speakers Summit
When you’re trying to get booked to speak on stages or teleseminars, it’s crucial to give your talk a hooky title. By that I mean, an instantly appealing and easy to remember name. A hooky talk title can mean the difference between getting booked or not and between [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Great post by Helena Bouchez in MarketingProf Today
As I always say speaking is one of the best ways to connect directly with decision makers in your industry. Following the noted guidelines will help you better connect with the decision makers who can put you in front of an audience.
Speaker Services can assist you in preparing [...]
Do you know what the meeting planners want from speakers?
Listen to this short video and find out.
Susan Levin has over 18 years experience in the world of speaker marketing. She is a marketing coach for speakers and authors and the founder of Speaker Services since ‘92. Her company offers marketing and training services for [...]
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Feb 2010 E-Zine
Boy was I blown away when I saw that over 1,200 people downloaded the complimentary preview teleclass mp3 call for the Speakers Summit http://ping.fm/thJw8 Get Booked at Colleges with Brent Scarpo, Jack Barnard and myself last week. It’s a hot topic and Brent and Jack gave us great content. We learned what topics [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far ) Looking for speaking engagements?
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Speakers for Free: Any business person or professional practitioner who wants to increase their business base.
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By Terry Dean, http://www.terrydean.org
Terry writes: I’ve been disappointed by most internet marketing conferences I’ve attended…and I’m a speaker at them!
And I could not agree with him more. I even posted a comment on his blog page. His comments apply to many conferences. It is unfortunate that the hard sell ruins it for many of [...]
In this Issue
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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 [...]
Position, Prospect, Prosper – The Road Ahead
The public speaking industry has changed, including the professional speaker marketing and training that is so important to your success.
One of the most important changes that affects speakers involve the meetings marketplace. Yes it is no secret that there are less speaking engagements then in the past however it [...]
Post from Chris Brogan
I’m presenting to the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) conference today. These people all put on conferences for a living, a multi-billion dollar industry (note: I also put on conferences), and work with an events solutions company. What they’ll want to know is how all these social media [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Radio Interview 101, by Bryan Farrish Radio Promotion
www.radio-media.com
Speakers are great at getting information, verbally, from point A to point B. One difficulty occurs, however, in situations where an intermediary (like radio) is involved. Radio is “invisible” to most people, including speakers; it is largely unknown to speakers why or how things are chosen to be [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )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 [...]
In volatile economies, it’s critical to keep current clients. Unfortunately, many professional service firms are hearing “no thanks” from long-time clients who love their work. How can this happen? It’s a sad mixture of bad news and your brand. Below are the three most common scenarios behind a client’s decision to leave and how to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )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 [...]
Post by Donna Gunter, The Internet Marketing Automation Coach™ www.onlinebiz.com
I’ve been listening to a number of list building and lead generation teleclasses lately, and many of them have been offered in the form of a telesummit. A telesummit is a virtual online conference that offers a line-up of varied speakers over a period of time, [...]
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Social media has profoundly altered the way we market and communicate.
Social Media Marketing is the use of technology combined with social interaction to create or co-create value.
Content + Context + Connections + Community = Social Media Marketing
Marketing on social [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The following post comes to us from Penny Sansevieri.
I have been encouraging my clients to have a media room on their websites. For speakers/authors it really can make the difference of getting speaking gigs as well as interviews by reporters.
Take it away Penny….
Did you know that second only to your blog, the media room should [...]
Patricia Fripp, Reliable Plant Magazine
The executive gets up to speak. Everyone there needs to hear what he has to say about the company, but within 10 minutes, they are either hopelessly confused or falling asleep. What is he doing wrong?
Whenever you open your mouth, whether your audience is one person or a thousand, you want [...]
Today my colleague Denise Wakeman, Blog Squad, offers tips on why it is essential to add video to your marketing strategy.
Yesterday I spent several hours creating video on my Flip Mino HD for a variety of purposes: a coaching lesson for some VIP clients, a testimonial for a colleague; an endorsement for a product; a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Post from Vickie K. Sullivan from RainToday
By now, it’s old news. Experts know that speaking at conferences and conventions builds a platform of credibility, visibility and “brandability.”
The Assumption: That giving a great speech to the right audience will automatically ensure a steady stream of clients.
The Reality: Getting applause and getting clients are very [...]
By Chris Crum – Tue, 06/30/2009 – WebProNews
Study Shows How Journalists Use the Web
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Arketi Group has released findings of a [...]
Did you know that second only to your blog, the media room should be the most updated page on your website? When was the last time you updated your media room? For most of us, it’s probably been a while. We tend to put up media rooms and then forget about them. But more and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The following article appeared in the June 2009 issue of “Professional Development Forum Online,” a publication of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).
By my colleague Ed Barks
Susan note: I could not agree more with Ed’s post. It is vitally important to keep on learning. Please take a look too at [...]
One good thing is that media outlets are scramming for news stories to capture and keep their audiences. What this means is that right now is an excellent opportunity to receive some free publicity and almost everyone could use a freebie in this economy.
So just how do you impress the media today? Well, one thing [...]
by Dan Janal
Reporters are dying to quote entrepreneurs, small business owners and consultants just like you. The trouble is, they don’t know you exist
If only you can get your hands on a great media contact list, then you can get your name and credentials in front of reporters. This way they will contact you [...]
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