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Tampa
(917) 865-4827

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San Diego
(619) 203-6166

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Associate
Tampa
(813) 310-0417

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Miami, Florida
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New York, New York
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Most Recent Presentations:

 

Online Streetfighting!
Friday May 9th, 2008
Branson, MO USA

Missouri Advertising Manager Association’s Annual Convention
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Online Streetfighting!
Tuesday May 6th, 2008
Tampa, FL USA

Saxotech Annual User Conference
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Online Streetfighting!
Friday May 2nd, 2008
Austin, TX USA

Texas Newspaper Advertising Managers Association Annual Conference
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Maximizing Multimedia Advertising Revenue
Thursday April 24th, 2008
Denver, CO USA

NAA Small Market Symposium
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Maximizing Multimedia Advertising Revenue
Thursday April 17th, 2008
Ellicott City, MD USA

Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association
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Mastering Online Sales
Thursday April 10th, 2008
Schaumburg, IL USA

Inland Press Foundation Interactive Sales Conference
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Netting A Better Bottom Line
Friday April 4th, 2008
Albany, NY USA

New York Press Association Spring Convention
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Multimedia Master Class

Wednesday March 26 & Thursday March 27th, 2008
Columbus, OH and Harrisburg, PA USA
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AmericaEast / E-Edge Conference 2008

Monday March 10th, 2008
Hershey, PA USA
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NEPA 2008- New England Press Association Annual Conference

Friday February 8th, 2008
Boston, MA USA
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STREET FIGHTER SALES TRAINING SEMINAR!
Association of Alternative News Weeklies (AAN) West Conference

Saturday February 2nd, 2008

San Francisco
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Download Presentation Slides Part #2 The Ascertainment/ The Proposal
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12.6 MB )
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7.9 MB )
Download Presentation Slides Part #4 Time Management/ The Qualities of the Best
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14.6 MB )

 


Netting a Better Bottom Line!
Mississippi Press Association

Friday January 25th, 2008

Jackson, MI USA


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Netting a Better Bottom Line!
Minnesota Newspaper Association

Thursday January 24th, 2008

Bloomington, MN USA
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Online Street Fighter Work Shop!
Washington (DC) Times

Monday, Tuesday December 10-11th, 2007
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Presentation Slides Day #2  Download (Warning large file: PDF, 33.2 MB )
Glossary of Terms Download (PDF, 312 KB )

Top 10 Features and Benefits Download (PDF, 224 KB )

Top 20 Objections and Best Counters Download (PDF, 276 KB )


Online Street Fighter Work Shop!
Louisiana Press Association

Friday October 26th, 2007
Paragon Casino Marksville, LA
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Assaulting Local Yellow Pages!
International Newspaper Marketing Association (INMA)
Marketing and Promotions Conference

Friday October 19th, 2007
Hyatt Regency, Dallas, TX
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Netting a Better Bottom Line: A Voice from the Business Side!
Society of Newspaper Design Annual Convention

Thursday October 11th, 2007
Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA
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Newspapers: The View from the Other Side!
National Assoc. of Broadcasters’ (NAB) Small Market Television Exchange

Friday September 28th, 2007
Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort, Austin, TX
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Small Advertisers:  How to Find the Right Prospects and Close the Deal!
Newspaper Association of America (NAA) Online Sales Forum

Wednesday September 26th, 2007
Intercontinental Hotel, Chicago
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Online Street Fighting!
Missouri Press Association Annual Convention

Friday September 7th, 2007
Sheraton Westside, St. Louis, MO
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Online Street Fighting!
Solutions 2007
Newspaper Association of America (NAA) Small Market Symposium  
Thursday September 6th, 2007
Minneapolis Airport Holiday Inn Select, Bloomington, MN
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Online Street Fighting!
Solutions 2007
Newspaper Association of America (NAA)  Small Market Symposium  
April 12, 2007
Louisville Airport Hilton Garden Inn, Louisville, KY
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Maximizing Online Revenue with Local Search. Sponsored Blogs and More!
America East Annual Convention

E-Edge 2007 Conference
March 12, 2007
Hershey Lodge, Hershey, PA
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Making Impressions, Extending Audience Reach!
Newspaper Association of America Marketing Conference

Newspaper Association of America (NAA) Smaller Market Newspaper Seminar
January 28, 2007
Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, NV
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New Media Trends in Marketing!
Newspaper Association of America Marketing Conference

NAA New Media Leadership Program
January 28, 2007
Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, NV
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Creating Great Ads for Print & Web!
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
- AAN West
January 27, 2007

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Previous Presentations
The ABCs of Interactive Marketing!

Prince George (BC) Citizen Advertiser Workshop
January 17, 2007
Prince George, Coast Inn, British Columbia
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Shifting the Sales Department Culture
A.E.D.E - (Spanish Daily Newspaper Publishers Association)
Annual Convention
November 18, 2006
Leon, Spain
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Your Web site Your Future
Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association

Annual Convention
November 9, 2006
Portland, OR
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The Street Fighter Workshop
Georgia-Alabama Newspaper Advertising and Marketing Executives

2006 Fall Conference
October 13, 2006
Atlanta, GA
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Online Street Fighter Sales Workshop
Newspaper Association of America

Small Market Newspaper's Regional Symposium
October 5, 2006

Raleigh, NC
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The Street Fighter Workshop
Doing the Basics to Win at Media Sales
The Southern Newspapers Publishers Association
Sept. 28, 2006

Birmingham, AL
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The Street Fighter Workshop

Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association
Advertising Convention
Friday, September 13, 2006

Portland, OR USA
For Street Fighting slides, please go to the
Street Fighter Workshop Download Page
Multimedia Sales Slides:
Download Part 1 (PDF, 2.5 MB)
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Newspaper Association of America
Small Market Newspaper's Regional Symposium
Sept. 7, 2006

Kansas City, MO
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Online Street Fighter Sales Workshop
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies

29th Annual Convention
Thursday - June 15, 2006

Little Rock, AR
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Online Street Fighter Sales Training Workshop

California Newspaper Publishes Association
Tuesday May 23, 2006
Hilton Hotel Concord, CA
Wednesday May 24, 2006
Airport Marriott Ontario, CA
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The Street Fighter Workshop

Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association

Portland, Oregon
April 7, 2006
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Das Anzeigengeschäft im UMBruch
Berlin, Germany, March 21, 2006
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IFRA
Publishers Study Tour 2006
Tampa, Florida, March 11, 2006
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Morris
C.O.R.E. Conference
Augusta, Georgia, Jan. 23, 2006
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Dags Vara - IFRA Sweden 2006
Stockholm, Sweden, 2006
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Berlingske Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Jan. 12, 2006
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Newspaper Association of America
Small Market Newspaper's Regional Symposium
Seattle WA, October 27, 2005
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 National Newspaper Association

199th Annual Convention and Trade Show
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 30, 2005
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IFRA

Adplex at the Newsplex
University of South Carolina,
September 19, 2005
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Newspaper Association of America
Small Market Newspaper's Regional Symposium
Harrisburg, PA, September 8, 2005
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Tribune Media
Interactive Sales Conference
Chicago, Illinois, August 24, 2005
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American Press Institute
Advertising Leadership for Community Newspapers
Reston, Virginia, August 1, 2005
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Zeitung
Online 2005
Berlin, Germany, June 14, 2005
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Dated Presentations:

Canadian Newspaper Association Super Conference
Ottawa, Ontario, June 2, 2005
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Inland Press Foundation Small Newspaper Workshop
Columbus, OH, May 6, 2005
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Newspaper Association of America
Indianapolis, IN, May 5, 2005
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IFRA Asia
Bangkok, Thailand, April 19, 2005
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Citygate Conference Forum
Stockholm, Sweden, April 12, 2005
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America East/New Media World
Pennsylvania Newspaper Assoc.
Philadelphia, April 5, 2005
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National Association of Hispanic Publishers
Annual Convention and Expo
Philadelphia, March 11, 2005
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Annual Convention & Trade Show for the
New England Press Association
Boston, MA February 5, 2005
Download slides: Internet Advertising Master Class
Part I (Zip file, Adobe PDF, 3.5MB)
Part II (Zip file, Adobe PDF, 4.7MB)
Part III (Zip file, Adobe PDF, 4.3MB)

Amsterdam, NL October 11, 2004
IFRA Expo Publisher's Lounge

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