Category Archives: Seminar Marketing

Free Seminar Planning Calendar, Timeline, & Checklist

Just finished conducting a webcast for the VARs about how to plan and execute a seminar and I figured I would post a “sanitized” version of the presentation and planning resources here: 1. Slideshare: “How to Plan & Execute a … Continue reading

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Writing Compelling Invitations for Seminars (& Webinars)

Here is an often cited direct marketing maxim: Sell the offer, not the product. This is an important distinction, especially in seminar marketing. The objective with your seminar invitation is NOT to close the sale (so in the invitation don’t … Continue reading

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Avoid Common Pitfalls for More Effective Sales Seminars — Part 2

In Part 1 of this post, I discussed the importance of having a good sales pipeline, building quality content, and allowing adequate time for promotion. I want to publish a few additional thoughts here. 1. Doing the Little Things Right … Continue reading

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Avoid Common Pitfalls for More Effective Sales Seminars

I know it is much more “vogue” these days to write articles about social media ;-)! But seminars are real meat-and-potatoes activity for resellers. So when it is not going well, there is a real problem.Resellers are constantly being pushed … Continue reading

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