As many of you know, I have been running a group marketing coaching program called the Catalyst over the summer. It went really well and I have decided to run it again this fall (or autumn if you speak English as I do!). It is designed to help business owners put in to action tried [...]
Duct Tape Marketing Coaching Program Starts this Thursday! (webinar series)
Grow Your Business with My 10 Session Group Marketing Program
The economic news seems to be improving and even though we don’t see the effects on a day to day basis, the indicators are moving in the right direction. What does that mean for your business? One thing it means is that gradually prospects who have previously canceled or postponed projects will start to reconsider. [...]
Oregon AMA Conference – Branding in the Era of Social Marketing
Each year the Oregon Chapter of the American Marketing Association holds their conference. This year the theme is on branding in the era of social marketing. Forward ’09: Brandologie is the latest in a series of professional development conferences held each spring in Portland, Oregon by the American Marketing Association (AMA). AMA Oregon’s conference attracts [...]
OregonChapter of AMA is Looking for Breakout Session Presenters
As some of you know, I am a board member of the Oregon Chapter of the American Marketing Association. We are in the process of planning our annual conference and are looking for presenters for the breakout sessions. The theme this year is the science of branding or “Brandology”. To find out more download the [...]
Taking On A Giant in Travel – AMA Luncheon
The Dec 9th (Tuesday), Oregon Chapter of the American Marketing Association luncheon will feature Kent Craford, CEO and co-founder, SeaPort Airlines and Steve Kokes, President & Strategic Director, Coates Kokes. They will talk about launching a new alternative airline in the midst of of economic turbulence for the struggling airline industry 11:30AM-1PM Luncheon Governor Hotel [...]
Free Sales and Marketing Rehab Sessions Beginning Dec 10th
Don’t forget our free sales and marketing rehab sessions are beginning on December 10th. The first session will be on the topic of sales and we will have our resident sales expert, Jeff Schneider on the phone ready to take you calls. There is no charge for these sessions and they should be a lot [...]
Start your 2009 Success with our Kick-Start Marketing “Book Club”!
Get a Start on 2009 Success Get a Start on Your Marketing Plan It’s amazing how quickly the year has flown by and if you are like many small business owners you still don’t have a marketing plan. But without a plan how can you expect to meet your goals? In difficult economic times like [...]
Sales and Marketing Rehab Live Interviews (FREE)
The sales and marketing doctors will be in session! Are you brave enough to get on our examination table? In December myself and Jeff Schneider of the Sandler Sales Training institute will host a live podcast by telephone interview series called “Sales and Marketing Rehab”. We will be taking your questions on sales and marketing [...]
Grow Your Business with this Free Marketing Seminar
Tired of wasting your marketing dollars on activities that don’t work? Lacking a plan for growth? This marketing teleclass (held by phone and internet) will help you identify the key areas that will enable you to position your business for growth. In our one hour seminar you will learn why and how to: Narrow your [...]
Marketing Information Seminar November 13th
If you are interested in some marketing help but are not sure where to start, I am hosting a one hour marketing teleseminar on Thursday November 13th at 2:00 pm. The seminar is called “The 7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success” and it will be for one hour including questions. There is no charge [...]
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