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	<title>Distinctive Coaching for Business Success &#187; Sales</title>
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		<title>FRIDAY “Tip of the Day”: Miracle Marketing Messaging</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Rosado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you market B2B or B2C, make sure you speak to the benefits of your services beyond the obvious. 
How do they impact your client personally? By having more time with family, less stress, higher income, better health, more energy? 
Those are the kinds of motivators/drivers that appeal to potential clients and that they really [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whether you market B2B or B2C, <strong>make sure you speak to the benefits of your services beyond the obvious.</strong> </p>
<p>How do they impact your client personally? By having more time with family, less stress, higher income, better health, more energy? </p>
<p>Those are the kinds of motivators/drivers that appeal to potential clients and that they really will respond to. It’s the bottom line of “what’s in it for me.”</p>
<p>See all the small business daily short tips at: </p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Ffacebook.com%2FGrowYourBiz&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe></p>
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		<title>A Bit of Swagger Video and Special Free Offer for Your Small Business Sales &amp; Marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.distinctivecoaching.com/more-swagger-for-your-small-business-sales-and-marketing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Rosado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I don&#8217;t teach swagger to Hollywood stars. But&#8230;&#8221;
I do make sure that your small business coaching gives you
all you need to know to have your small biz &#8220;killa swagga&#8221; &#8211; so you can
get more clients, make more money, and enjoy more time and freedom! 
Does your sales and marketing have it&#8217;s own unique style and zip?
Does it make [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>&#8220;I don&#8217;t teach swagger to Hollywood stars. But&#8230;&#8221;</h3>
<p>I do make sure that your small business coaching gives you<br />
all you need to know to have your small biz &#8220;killa swagga&#8221; &#8211; so you can<br />
get more clients, make more money, and enjoy more time and freedom! </p>
<p>Does your sales and marketing have it&#8217;s own unique style and zip?<br />
Does it make people jump out of their seats and run to hire you?<br />
Or mesmerize them by its cool, calm smoothness so they can&#8217;t help but say &#8216;yes&#8217;?</p>
<p>Not sure what I&#8217;m talking about? Well, that&#8217;s ok&#8230;</p>
<p><strong><em>For one month ONLY or until spaces run out -<br />
</em></strong><br />
<a title="&quot;Swag up&quot; my Small Biz Sales &amp; Marketing" href="http://www.distinctivecoaching.com/contact/">Contact me now for a One-on-one FREE Small Business</a></p>
<h3>**Sales and Marketing Swagga Makeover**</h3>
<ul>
<li>Assess your current sales and marketing activities</li>
<li>Determine which activities you should keep &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;Giving you swagger&#8221;</em></strong>,<br />
which ones you should throw out &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;Costing you swagger&#8221;</em></strong>,<br />
and which new ones to add &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;Killer swagger&#8221;</em></strong></li>
<li>Make a three-stage plan to move forward and reach your ultimate business success!</li>
</ul>
<p>The video is for laughs.<br />
<strong><em>But the Free &#8221;Small Biz Swagga Makeover&#8221; is for real!</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>So don&#8217;t wait &#8211; spaces are limited, </strong><a href="http://www.distinctivecoaching.com/contact/"><strong>contact me now</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
<p><em>Check out this video from world-famous Swagga Coach, Taavon:<br />
&#8220;Zach Galifianakis and all the biggest actors in Hollywood have hired<br />
the best swagga coach in Los Angeles&#8230;&#8221;</em></p>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; width: 512px; font-size: x-small;"><a title="from TubularGoldmine" href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/d812aeaed8/swagger-coach-w-taavon">Swagger Coach w/ Taavon </a>- watch more <a title="on Funny or Die" href="http://www.funnyordie.com/">funny videos</a></div>
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		<title>The one best thing to do to explode your business!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Rosado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night while channel-surfing, I came across a broadcast of a seminar on weight loss being presented in a huge auditorium. There were probably 1,000 people in the audience.
The presenter was giving very helpful information on the proper nutrition, diet and mindset needed to lose weight. It was very motivating, uplifting and moving. But&#8230;
I thought [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last night while channel-surfing, I came across a broadcast of a seminar on weight loss being presented in a huge auditorium. There were probably 1,000 people in the audience.</p>
<p>The presenter was giving very helpful information on the proper nutrition, diet and mindset needed to lose weight. It was very motivating, uplifting and moving. But&#8230;</p>
<p>I thought to myself, I bet only 20 people in that audience are going to make meaningful changes that will move them towards their desired weight loss goals once they leave the seminar.</p>
<p><strong>Knowledge without action is worthless.</strong></p>
<p>Don’t just read a book or an article, listen to an mp3 or watch a video about taking your marketing or sales to the next level. Make a plan on how you will put that info into ACTION today to grow your business.</p>
<p>Here are several quick and easy tips you can use to get into action &#8211; one for each day &#8211; to grow your business. If you have taken action on one of the <a href="http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz" target="_blank">Small Business Tips of the Day</a>, then go ahead and “Like” our Fan Page, and post your success to the Wall!</p>
<p><a href="http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz">http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz</a></p>
<p>By posting your own successes, you can help many others with their action as well as have a place to introduce yourself to hundreds of other small business owners at the same time.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a win-win!</p>
<p>Now… What action are you taking today to increase your clients, serve more people and explode your income?<br />
(Hint: click here -&gt; <a href="http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz">http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz</a>)</p>
<p>To your success!<br />
Jason</p>
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		<title>Get More Referrals in Two Easy Steps</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Rosado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Small Biz TIP of the DAY is up at http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz 
Want to GET MORE REFERRALS from your current clients?
Here&#8217;s how in TWO EASY STEPS that you CAN DO TODAY&#8230;
1.) Start a dialog with the question, “What has been the most helpful for you about our work together so far?”
Asking this question helps to reaffirm and reinforce the value [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Small Biz TIP of the DAY is up at <a href="http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz">http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz</a> </p>
<h3>Want to GET MORE REFERRALS from your current clients?</h3>
<p>Here&#8217;s how in TWO EASY STEPS that you CAN DO TODAY&#8230;</p>
<p>1.) Start a dialog with the question, “What has been the most helpful for you about our work together so far?”</p>
<p>Asking this question helps to reaffirm and reinforce the value they’ve received from you, in their words and from their point of view.</p>
<p>2.) Then follow up with, “I’m looking for more clients right now. Do you know anyone that would also benefit from ____ (repeat their stated value, in their own words)?”</p>
<h4>For more quick, easy business growth tips like this, go to &gt; <a href="http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz">http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz</a> &lt;</h4>
<p>Don&#8217;t forget to &#8220;LIKE&#8221; it, and add your introduction of your business to The Wall, for the other Fans to see!</p>
<p>Getting the word out about your business on Facebook is one of the best, fastest ways to grow a following and get more people excited about how you can help them.</p>
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		<title>Last Week&#8217;s Small Biz Tip Of The Day &#8211; Digest</title>
		<link>http://www.distinctivecoaching.com/last-weeks-small-biz-tip-of-the-day-digest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 19:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Rosado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Week’s Digest of Small Biz &#8220;Tip of the Day” from http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz
Feel free to comment with your thoughts, experiences, and share your insights with the other members. The more you share and post, the more exposure you get for your business…
* FRIDAY Tip of the Day: Prioritizing and efficiency -&#62; When making your To-Do list [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last Week’s Digest of Small Biz &#8220;Tip of the Day” from <a href="http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz">http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz</a></p>
<p>Feel free to comment with your thoughts, experiences, and share your insights with the other members. The more you share and post, the more exposure you get for your business…</p>
<p>* FRIDAY Tip of the Day: Prioritizing and efficiency -&gt; When making your To-Do list at night, place the thing that&#8230; <a href="http://bit.ly/b8HJZU">http://bit.ly/b8HJZU</a></p>
<p>* THURSDAY Tip of the Day: Getting More Yes’s to Your Networking and Sales Meeting Requests &#8211; Have you demonstrated&#8230; <a href="http://bit.ly/bkjSur">http://bit.ly/bkjSur</a></p>
<p>* WEDNESDAY Tip of the Day: When writing an online profile, bio or description of your business, be sure to relate&#8230; <a href="http://bit.ly/bg4lLN">http://bit.ly/bg4lLN</a></p>
<p>* TUESDAY Tip of the Day: Use the &#8220;Solution, problem, solution&#8221; format in your speaking engagements and sales&#8230; <a href="http://bit.ly/aOS2Qj">http://bit.ly/aOS2Qj</a></p>
<p>* MONDAY Tip of the Day: The biggest sales mistake that most people make is not asking enough questions. You need to&#8230; <a href="http://bit.ly/9o1L9K">http://bit.ly/9o1L9K</a></p>
<p>Have a great week!<br />
BizCoachJason<br />
<a href="http://facebook.com/BizCoachJason">http://facebook.com/BizCoachJason</a></p>
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		<title>What do you like the best and least about sales?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 21:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Rosado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I never used to like sales, but now I love it. Here&#8217;s why:
BEST:
A really good sales (and marketing) system and approach is one that helps people to make life-changing decisions and take action, even if they don&#8217;t buy.
LEAST:
Honestly, nothing comes to mind. When I sell, as well as when I teach my clients how to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I never used to like sales, but now I love it. Here&#8217;s why:</p>
<p>BEST:<br />
A really good sales (and marketing) system and approach is one that helps people to make life-changing decisions and take action, even if they don&#8217;t buy.</p>
<p>LEAST:<br />
Honestly, nothing comes to mind. When I sell, as well as when I teach my clients how to sell, it&#8217;s all about getting to what&#8217;s best for the prospect. Again so even if they don&#8217;t buy, I look at it as a &#8216;Win&#8217; for both sides. And taking that approach and giving that value does lead to many more closes and happy clients.</p>
<p>But, I don&#8217;t want to short-change the question, so I guess if I had to pick one thing as a &#8220;least,&#8221; it would be the once-in-a-while when I can&#8217;t help someone to make a decision one way or the other. I find that generally these people are usually not the sort of people I want to work with anyway.</p>
<p>Sorry&#8230; I guess I turned that back into a positive again. LOL</p>
<p>I&#8217;m sure there are things I don&#8217;t like, but this was just off the top of my head in reponse to an online post.</p>
<p>-&gt; What are your thoughts on the &#8220;Best and Least Liked Aspects of Sales&#8221;?</p>
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		<title>Sales Tip for Wednesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Rosado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Important Sales Tip:
As buyers, people will use facts to talk themselves in to, out of, or justify a buying decision. But the decision itself is based on emotion.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Important Sales Tip:</p>
<p>As buyers, people will use facts to talk themselves in to, out of, or justify a buying decision. But the decision itself is based on emotion.</p>
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		<title>Increasing Your Sales Call Effectiveness and Baseball &#8211; What Do They Have in Common?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Rosado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day someone asked me what the goal of a sales call should be. And it got me thinking about baseball.
Even if you’re not a baseball fan, stick with me here. I’m talking about how to implement your sales game plan to gear up for a long, successful season.
Actually, I’m more of a football [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The other day someone asked me what the goal of a sales call should be. And it got me thinking about baseball.<a href="http://www.distinctivecoaching.com/word/wp-content/uploads/Baseball-Sales.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-935" title="Baseball = Sales" src="http://www.distinctivecoaching.com/word/wp-content/uploads/Baseball-Sales-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>Even if you’re not a baseball fan, stick with me here. I’m talking about how to implement your sales game plan to gear up for a long, successful season.</p>
<p>Actually, I’m more of a football and basketball fan myself, but this baseball analogy made too much sense to pass up.</p>
<p>But first, let’s talk about how your philosophy can impact your overall game.</p>
<p>I work with my clients to transform their sales philosophy so “sales” is equated with “service,” no matter where the prospect is in the sales cycle.</p>
<p><strong>“Sales = Service”</strong></p>
<p>The goal of your sales call is to find a way to offer help and work with that prospect (not “pitch to” them) towards realizing some value gained from your interaction. That value you provide should be appropriate and proportionate to your own business goals and needs.</p>
<p>So when you contact a prospect, the main question on your agenda should be:</p>
<p><strong><em>“How can I help this person make their job and life better?”</em></strong></p>
<p>This approach solves A LOT of confusion, anxiety and uncertainty, and it also creates a very effective, ethical and enjoyable sales process for both parties.</p>
<p>If the result of your contact ends up simply being the chance for you to give some advice, resources or other form of value, great. They’ll appreciate and remember you for it.</p>
<p>If the outcome is to set up a face-to-face, phone or web meeting to offer more time for an in-depth conversation, solution or advisory session, even better.</p>
<p>If your call ends up being a sale that’s going to solve all their problems, that’s obviously awesome.</p>
<p>But even if it turns out that they don&#8217;t need your help, that’s good, too. Either it isn&#8217;t and won&#8217;t be a good fit for you to work together, or it just isn’t the right time for them *right now*. You can assess that, so you know how and when to move forward with them, and that is time well spent.</p>
<p>Remember, it takes time to develop a relationship, and this is how successfully closed sales are built - over the course of productive and mutually beneficial interactions and conversations.</p>
<p>In terms of progress during the sale cycle, let’s get back to our baseball analogy, because this is where it gets really important and most sales professionals strike out:</p>
<p><strong>You don’t need to hit a homerun every time.  </strong></p>
<p>Actually, <strong>don’t even try</strong> to hit a homerun every time.</p>
<p>The risk/reward ratio is in your favor to just get on base &#8211; make small victories that build &#8211; rather than striking out most often with the hope you’ll hit one out of the park once in a while. Those probably won’t happen fast enough, and you’ll be out of the game in no time at all.</p>
<p>So by thinking and acting in terms of providing service when you’re up to bat, you’ll hear the crowd go wild, you’ll advance your runner, and you’ll safely cross home plate more often.</p>
<p>And the best part &#8211; Everyone wins.</p>
<p>Play ball!</p>
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		<title>Q: Is it better to excel at Sales Skills or Product Knowledge?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Rosado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This question was posed to a sales executive group. Here is my answer:
Sales skills &#8211; relationship building, problem solving and service skills &#8211; outweigh product knowledge importance.
In short order, your task list to close a sale is:

Get buyer attention
Tailor and deliver an enticing marketing message
Build the relationship, as well as your credibility, trustworthiness and likeability
Coach the sale through [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This question was posed to a sales executive group. Here is my answer:</p>
<p>Sales skills &#8211; relationship building, problem solving and service skills &#8211; outweigh product knowledge importance.</p>
<p>In short order, your task list to close a sale is:</p>
<ul>
<li>Get buyer attention</li>
<li>Tailor and deliver an enticing marketing message</li>
<li>Build the relationship, as well as your credibility, trustworthiness and likeability</li>
<li>Coach the sale through to completion</li>
<li>Follow up when promised</li>
</ul>
<p>Of course you want to have a good understanding of how the product or service works, and more importantly, how it will solve the prospect&#8217;s challenges, wants and needs. And you want to sound knowledgeable and professional, but the specifics about the product or service process aren&#8217;t as important because you can call on others in your company to answer those questions, if needed.</p>
<p>Researching info and getting back to the prospect in a prompt fashion with the requested data can even aid in building credibility. It&#8217;s much better to double-check something than provide incorrect, conflict or confusing information.</p>
<p>Happy Sales!<br />
Jason</p>
<p>Do you agree or disagree? Please post your thoughts and experiences.</p>
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		<title>Is speaking really one of the best ways to market your business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Rosado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of my clients know, one great way to market yourself and make more sales for your business is to speak in front of an audience.
You can learn to do workshops, teleclasses and keynotes much more easily than you might realize.
&#8220;But public speaking scares me to death!&#8221;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As many of my clients know, one great way to market yourself and make more sales for your business is to speak in front of an audience.<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-867" title="BizCoach Jason Rosado in action" src="http://www.distinctivecoaching.com/word/wp-content/uploads/Training-Windows-Mobile-for-Microsoft-at-a-T-Mobile-Seminar.jpg" alt="BizCoach Jason Rosado in action" width="143" height="182" /></p>
<p>You can learn to do workshops, teleclasses and keynotes much more easily than you might realize.</p>
<h5>&#8220;But public speaking scares me to death!&#8221;</h5>
<p>Even those of you that get terrified at the thought of speaking in front of others can become great and really enjoy this by taking a few very easy steps:</p>
<ul>
<li>Speak about topics that you know very well</li>
<li>Speak about what you are truly passionate about</li>
<li>Speak to people that you really enjoy helping and working with</li>
<li>To start, speak in an environment that makes you most comfortable - and you can create, mold and shape that environment in several ways</li>
<li>Practice, practice, practice</li>
</ul>
<p>Not only is speaking great advertising for you both pre-, post- and during the event, but it also helps generate cash flow from speaking fees and sales you make because of it.</p>
<h5>Ok.. so now I have a topic and an offer to speak, but what if no one shows up?</h5>
<p>A lesson I learned a while ago (the hard way) is that it&#8217;s  important to help promote the event, so it&#8217;s a win-win for you and the event organizer.</p>
<p>One of the first times I was asked to speak, I felt great, and I was very honored. But I didn&#8217;t feel humble at all.</p>
<p>I thought, “Finally, here is something I am going to get paid for, and I don&#8217;t have to lift a finger to market it myself.”</p>
<p>I was getting paid to just show up, deliver content and value during the event, and be on my merry way. People would love it, I would make sales, and the event organizer was absolutely on the same page.</p>
<p>Well, that turned out to be very shortsighted of me.</p>
<p>For one thing, the event organizer did a terrible job with marketing, and the event was sparsely attended. Although the presentation went well, I made less money and had less opportunity to market and make sales at the event.</p>
<p>I learned my lesson.</p>
<p>If you market an event that you are speaking at, you will likely get more attendees. And those attendees that you bring will already be fans of yours, and perhaps current or former clients. They will be able to testify on your behalf, and they will also become even more familiar with you and your expertise, thereby becoming closer to being a client of yours, if they weren&#8217;t already.</p>
<h5>It&#8217;s much easier to market and sell to people that have familiarity with you than those that don&#8217;t.</h5>
<p>And it&#8217;s much more fun and ethically fulfilling as well.</p>
<p>Also, by bringing guests to someone else&#8217;s event, the event organizer will love you. They will become a bigger fan of yours. Even just seeing the effort that you put forth in trying to get guests will make a big impact with them.  And they see that your event was one of their best attended, they will recommend you for other speaking engagements.</p>
<p>Lastly, you can control the quality and quantity of the marketing by being active in the process. Not all meeting and event organizers are great marketers, as I learned. And no one knows your strengths and selling points as well as you do.</p>
<p>By providing your own marketing copy to the organizer - material that you know has a great chance to bring in a crowd &#8211; you are providing more value to your attendees by letting them get to know you pre-event as well as what to expect during and even perhaps after the event. You are also reducing the amount of work the organizer has to do and strengthening that relationship. And all this is happening while you are multiplying your exposure by promoting the event yourself as well.</p>
<h5>I&#8217;ve used these techniques to help my own clients, and to increase my value, my revenue and my client base from speaking, and I&#8217;d be happy to help you as well.</h5>
<p>Please feel free to <a href="http://www.DistinctiveCoaching.com/Contact/"><strong>contact me</strong></a><strong> if you would like to learn more about event speaking and marketing</strong>, and how doing these things can really help you to explode your business!</p>
<p>To your success,<br />
Jason</p>
<p><a href="http://www.DistinctiveCoaching.com/Events/">Where is BizCoachJason Rosado speaking next? Check the Events page here, or have him speak at your event!</a></p>
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