You know how there are some groups out there that are just really helpful? One such group in West Virginia is Teaming to Win.
Each year, they put on a conference that helps (typically) small or new businesses in a variety of ways, especially in learning about federal government contracting. At the urging of super human being Wayne Barte, I attended last year. It opened up new ideas for revenue streams for my internet marketing business and introduced me to several rock stars, including Dave Berkey at PTAC (trust me on this one).
There back at it again this year. The 2008 conference will be held May 28 – 30 at Stonewall Resort in the heart of West Virgina. If you’re a small WV business, I strongly encourage you to check out the site and consider presenting at the “Spotlight on Small Business.”
If you like what you see, you will also want to consider the following workshop in Bridgeport, WV on April 18 that goes over how you can market your company at this conference. From their email:
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Just a quick conference note: Early Bird Special pricing lasts through April 16 for all cities and dates this Spring (Martinsburg, Charleston, Huntington, Wheeling, and Morgantown, WV). When you sign up now to reserve your city and choice of best-selling book (more on that later), you will receive a $70 discount on the full day admission.
That’s a savings of more than 25% off the registration price just for planning ahead. You could use those savings to buy six-packs of bee…soda, candy bars…anything you want to keep cold.
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For those readers that attended Online Marketing: Innovations that Work outside of Pittsburgh (I would say Pittsburgh, PA, but apparently it’s not necessarily to mention Pennsylvania because of the “h”) last fall, you will remember Jose Mallabo from eBay Inc. presenting about online pr.
Since that time, I’ve had a lot of interesting conversations with Jose about the steps eBay is taking to join the conversation. Earlier this week, I even had the opportunity to visit Jose on eBay’s main campus (you know a company is large when it has any campus, let alone multiple ones). During that time, I was able to meet Richard Brewer-Hay and get a sneak peek at eBay’s new corporate blog: eBayInk. Pretty good stuff. I was talking with Paul yesterday and said they seemed to have hit everything I think we would have recommended (except for the fact that I can’t seem to easily pull the logo – sorry, but I’m way too tired to open up photoshop).
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Marketing Series Coming to a (WV) City Near You
Alright – time for some news about something I’ve wanted to talk about for awhile, but was kind of “embargoed” against doing so.
For those of you not aware of the term “embargo,” I can empathize. The first time I sent out a press release, I had no idea what I was doing. More often than not in life, I have learned via trial by fire, which makes for a toasty, charred backside. By dumb luck, persistence, or some combination, I got an actual editor from a real publication (Time?) on the phone. I explained to her that we had a press release coming out and I wanted to give her early notice, but that they could not yet print anything. She said, “You mean it’s embargoed?”
Well, I had two choices: 1. bs my way through it. This probably could have easily been done, since her tone clearly indicated an affirmative response was appropriate. Or 2. say “huh?”, tip my head to the side, and let her hear the rocks fall out and hit the floor.
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Hey ho everyone. It’s been a big week as we’ve announced the details regarding the WV traveling marketing road show: Next Generation Marketing: Achieving growth, loyalty and return on marketing investment. If you live in or around West Virginia, we’re coming to a city near you in April or May. Here are the dates and cities:
April 30 – Martinsburg – Days Inn Martinsburg
May 13 – Huntington – Pullman Plaza Hotel
May 14 – Charleston – Embassy Suites Charleston
May 21 – Wheeling – Wheeling Island Resort
May 22 – Morgantown – Waterfront Place Hotel
We’ll continue to post more information about this executive roadshow on the blog, as well as excerpts from our speakers’ blogs. In the meantime, feel free to gather more information by visiting the main Marketing Conference site or by calling 877.858.0982.
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