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A complete guide to succeeding in today′s burgeoning seminar business––from developing a program and market testing, to pricing, promotion, advertising, and more! How to Develop & Promote Successful Seminars & Workshops The adult education business––seminars, workshops, classes, conferences––is one of the fastest growing industries in the country and, for many, extremely profitable. Now, Howard Shenson shares proven–effective, research–based strategies responsible for filling more than one million seminar seats, to allow anyone with marketable knowledge to succeed in the seminar business. You′ll learn:
∗ How to select a marketable subject and test market any seminar for about $1,000 or less
∗ How to develop a dynamic program and effective program materials
∗ How to create a powerful, registration producing marketing strategy and design winning promotional materials
∗ How to assess promotional effectiveness and fine–tune marketing to increase sales
∗ How to evaluate and choose where and when to conduct your seminar or workshop
∗ How to select hotel and conference facilities
∗ How to price your program to ensure maximum registrations/profitability
∗ How to develop or obtain program materials and how to add to your profits through back–of–the–room sales of products and services
∗ How to creatively select and rent mailing lists, and maximize your direct mail response while reducing marketing expense
∗ How to select a marketable subject and test market any seminar for about $1,000 or less
∗ How to develop a dynamic program and effective program materials
∗ How to create a powerful, registration producing marketing strategy and design winning promotional materials
∗ How to assess promotional effectiveness and fine–tune marketing to increase sales
∗ How to evaluate and choose where and when to conduct your seminar or workshop
∗ How to select hotel and conference facilities
∗ How to price your program to ensure maximum registrations/profitability
∗ How to develop or obtain program materials and how to add to your profits through back–of–the–room sales of products and services
∗ How to creatively select and rent mailing lists, and maximize your direct mail response while reducing marketing expense
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A complete guide to succeeding in today’s burgeoning seminar business—from developing a program and market testing, to pricing, promotion, advertising, and more! How to Develop & Promote Successful Seminars & Workshops The adult education business—seminars, workshops, classes, conferences—is one of the fastest growing industries in the country and, for many, extremely profitable. Now, Howard Shenson shares proven–effective, research–based strategies responsible for filling more than one million seminar seats, to allow anyone with marketable knowledge to succeed in the seminar business. You’ll learn:
- How to select a marketable subject and test market any seminar for about $1,000 or less
- How to develop a dynamic program and effective program materials
- How to create a powerful, registration producing marketing strategy and design winning promotional materials
- How to assess promotional effectiveness and fine–tune marketing to increase sales
- How to evaluate and choose where and when to conduct your seminar or workshop
- How to select hotel and conference facilities
- How to price your program to ensure maximum registrations/profitability
- How to develop or obtain program materials and how to add to your profits through back–of–the–room sales of products and services
- How to creatively select and rent mailing lists, and maximize your direct mail response while reducing marketing expense
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The adult education business made up of seminars, workshops, conferences, and classes is one of the fastest growing and most profitable industries: billions of dollars are expended annually in both open-to-the-public (open enrollment) seminars and workshops, and captive (contracted for) programs. Read the first page
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The adult education business made up of seminars, workshops, conferences, and classes is one of the fastest growing and most profitable industries: billions of dollars are expended annually in both open-to-the-public (open enrollment) seminars and workshops, and captive (contracted for) programs. Read the first page
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Format:Paperback
This is not especially fresh view on the market of seminars and workshops. All that great advise is already out of date now, in 2009. So, look for something new and more up to date instaed.
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112 of 114 people found the following review helpful
Good, but it depends.
18 Jun 2000
Format:Paperback
By "depends" I mean your level of experience. If you're new at seminars and workshops this book is a solid goldmine of basic information. Shenson did a good job of providing the theories and the very practical. Lots of forms and check off lists. Good basic stuff. If, on the other hand, you have experience - it's a bit elementary, and a bit dated. With a 1990 copyright, the book pre-dates PowerPoint for example. The focus of the material is definitely on the promotion of the workshop - not the development. While there's much it doesn't speak to - it's a good starter for the novice.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Dated but very good
26 Jun 2006
Format:Paperback
This is a good introductory book for those that need to develop and promote successful seminars and workshops. The book covers what one needs to know about developing a program, market testing, setting the right fees, marketing, promotion, advertising and publicity. The reader is provided with useful practical tips and advice that I have used to good effect.
The book is well written in simple English that is easy to follow and understand. Despite the book being a bit dated, the advice it provides is still relevant and very useful and practical. Even the veteran has something to learn from this excellent book.
Those who wish to capitalize on the growing business of seminars, workshops, conferences and training classes are recommended to read this book for guidance and directions.
The book is well written in simple English that is easy to follow and understand. Despite the book being a bit dated, the advice it provides is still relevant and very useful and practical. Even the veteran has something to learn from this excellent book.
Those who wish to capitalize on the growing business of seminars, workshops, conferences and training classes are recommended to read this book for guidance and directions.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Very dated
30 July 2007
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While this book gives a good starting point for a seminar newbie, it is quite hampered by its dated material. All statistics and pricing examples are from the late 1980's. There is no recognition anywhere in the book that the Internet exists, PowerPoint can be used in presentations, etc. For instance, you are warned against using carbon copy paper. Hello? Good in 1990, but needs a serious and thorough updating to reflect current trends and technologies.
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