by Lois Creamer | Grow Your Speaking Business: Sales and Marketing, Lois Creamer's Blog, The Business of Speaking: Get Paid to Speak |
If you speak on the subject of change, leadership or teambuilding, there are all sorts of opportunities you may not have considered as a fit for your business. I tweeted this week about a pharmaceutical company merging with another. Anytime you see two companies...
by Lois Creamer | Grow Your Speaking Business: Sales and Marketing, Lois Creamer's Blog
“I can sell anything to anyone, but I am just uncomfortable and find it hard to sell myself!” My initial response? Get into another line of work. And I’m only half kidding. I’m not trying to be rude, I’m merely a realist. In order to get speaking gigs, you are the one...
by Lois Creamer | Grow Your Speaking Business: Sales and Marketing, Lois Creamer's Blog, Speakers Should Write, The Business of Speaking: Get Paid to Speak |
I remember a few short years ago telling a colleague “I hate Twitter. No offense, but I don’t care where you went for lunch!” Now you hear me say, “I love Twitter!” Why? Because I’ve gotten business directly from Twitter and you can too! I’m not here to say that...
by Lois Creamer | Grow Your Speaking Business: Sales and Marketing, Lois Creamer's Blog, The Business of Speaking: Get Paid to Speak |
Being a generalist used to be a great thing! In fact, many newer speakers still think it’s a great thing. I hate to report the bad news, but that ship has sailed. The market is now seeking out experts. Speakers and consultants who go deep into one particular area...
by Lois Creamer | Grow Your Speaking Business: Sales and Marketing, Lois Creamer's Blog, The Business of Speaking: Get Paid to Speak, Working with a Speaker Bureau |
Wish I had a buck for every time I have seen this request on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Also, this is the most common question I’m asked when with speakers. My reply is, “Of course you do!” It’s just not that easy. There are very few agents working with speakers...
by Lois Creamer | Grow Your Speaking Business: Sales and Marketing, Lois Creamer's Blog, Speakers Should Write |
I tell a story about quotes often when visiting chapters. I realized I never have written a post about it and decided it would be worthwhile to do so. Here goes my “quote story”. I started capturing email addresses on my website when I started sending out “Book More...
