Monday, January 23, 2012

Savvy to Hold Sales Boot Camp February 24, 2012

Savvy Workshop Sales Boot Camp - February 24, 2012

What do the best sales people do that sets them apart from the rest? They have developed a sales system that works! Our interactive and informative Savvy Sales Boot Camp will show you how to overcome the sales challenges you face every day. Grow your clientele by increasing revenue, shortening sales cycles and improving close ratios. Avoid costly habits like offering unpaid consulting and discounting--wasting your valuable resources and damaging your bottom line.

Discover a sales system that will work for you and grow REAL business!



Friday, February 24, 2012 @ Savvy Workshop

10:00AM - 2:00PM Cost: $40.00*

*Lunch will be provided



Meet Our Savvy Sales Expert Kevin Hallenbeck

Kevin Hallenback is the Principal of Sandler Training, a national consulting firm specializing in business development strategies, sales and sales management training.

Since inception of the NH Sandler Training center in 1994, Kevin has consistently helped progressive companies throughout New England and beyond to increase sales and develop stronger customer relationships using unique, non-traditional sales strategies and tactics. Kevin’s consulting and training experience encompasses a wide range of sales and management topics designed to increase the productivity and efficiency of any company. Sandler Training has been named the number one management training program in Entrepreneur Magazine for five years, as well as the top rated sales and sales management training organization in the country by Inc. Magazine. A proven sales professional himself, Kevin holds both a B.S. and an M.S. in Engineering and he brings extensive first hand sales experience having developed both US and International Sales Territories.

Registration: http://www.savvysales.eventbrite.com

For more information about Savvy Workshop, visit http://www.savvyworkshop.com

For more information about Sandler Training, check out http://www.bestsalespeople.com

Savvy Workshop 55 So. Commercial Street, Manchester, NH 03101 603-656-9009

Friday, January 20, 2012

Savvy to Hold PR Boot Camp January 20, 2012

Get your PR off the ground with the Savvy PR Pros
Our panel of top notch professionals will get you in top PR form!



Discover how to create strong and strategical foundational messaging that can be applied across all media to cement your brand identity.

Learn the basics of how to write and format compelling press releases that will stay on message and get picked up by media outlets.

Find out how to craft creative story pitches and work with your local media (not against them!)

Learn how to plan media campaigns and negotiate the best rates for every dollar you invest in paid advertising.



Hear from Media Relations experts about how they work to earn their clients media coverage through story pitches and expert commentary.

Leverage social media outlets such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, blogs and others new media to get your story noticed...and published!

Develop a PR strategy that includes event participation and speaking engagements for positioning you and your business as the “go to” experts in your industry.



10AM-2PM January 20, 2012

Lunch is included.

$40.00

Register: http://www.savvypr.eventbrite.com



Meet Our Experts:



Monica Bardier

PingPR Owner/President



Award winning marketing and public relations executive Monica Bardier is Owner & President of PingPR, a public relations driven marketing communications agency that provides fully integrated multidisciplinary services including social media that build awareness and sales for its clients. Prior to starting PingPR, Monica worked as the VP of Communications at a leading advertising agency in New Hampshire, strategizing and implementing marketing and public relations campaigns for more than a dozen of the agency’s top accounts in hospitality, healthcare, finance, education, legislative and more. Monica was Director of Community Relations at Catholic Medical Center, one of the state’s leading acute-care hospitals; there, she was recognized as the top public relations professional among her peers by the New England Society of Healthcare Professionals for her public relations work surrounding the announcement of the hospital’s da Vinci Robotics. Monica has a strong television news producing background based on a 10-year career at WMUR-TV Channel 9, New Hampshire’s largest television station. Under her leadership as Executive News Producer, the station won its first Emmy from the National Television Academy of Arts & Sciences for Breaking News coverage.



Mike Emerton

Bridgeview Marketing/Founder and Managing Partner



Mike is a respected PR expert with extensive technology experience in enterprise management software, LAN/WAN architectures, wireless communications and crisis management experience for corporate and not-for-profit organizations. During his fifteen-plus years, he has held director-level positions within notable companies such as 3Com and Cabletron Systems, where he developed marketing and communications strategies to globally launch core product lines such as Cabletron's SmartSwitch and 3Com's CoreBuilder while introducing new broadband and wireless products to vertical and SME markets.

His PR initiatives have garnered national, mainstream attention as he worked with 3Com and The Commission on Presidential Debates, to provide 1000 press members in the 2000 Presidential Debates with their first broadband connectivity for filing stories and photos via 3Com's new Visitor Base Networks. The benefits of Mike's work also enabled 3Com to capture several industry awards including Best Product of the Year.



Allen Voivod

Epiphanies, Inc. / Co-Owner

Hailed as "visionary" and "two of the most creative thinkers in the industry" by the NH Division of Economic Development, Allen and his wife/business partner Lani Voivod share powerful social marketing and success strategies through speaking, events, webinars, workshops and their own online channels. Their company, Epiphanies, Inc., is in the business of engaging leaders, inspiring entrepreneurs and redefining what's possible for bold brands, innovation businesses and mission-driven organizations in this dynamic, relationship-driven world.






Matt Mowry



Editor, Business NH Magazine

Matt Mowry is the editor of Business NH Magazine, published by Millyard Communications, which he joined in 2000. He is responsible for overseeing and editing all editorial content, writing stories, and facilitating the magazine’s major competitions, including The Best Companies to Work For and the Businesses and Business Leader of the Year. He was named to the Union Leader's 40 Under Forty list in 2010 and the U.S. Small Business Administration named him the 2006 Small Business Journalist of the Year for NH and New England. Matt is a 2007 graduate of Leadership NH. Prior to joining Business NH Magazine, Matt worked as a reporter and bureau chief for the Caledonian Record in St. Johnsbury, Vt. and as a reporter, bureau chief and the Tri-City editor at Foster’s Daily Democrat in Dover, NH. Matt serves on the board of directors for Manchester Young Professionals Network and on the advisory board for the Strafford County YMCA. He lives in Rochester with his wife Lisa.





Michael Glazner
Content & Strategy Development | Savvy Workshop







Michael has over 15 years experience providing effective communication tools to executive management, technical stakeholders, global marketing teams and clients. Michael has a strong technical and engineering background, which compliments his passion for writing. As a Global Marketing Director at Bentley Systems, a $450M AEC infrastructure software firm, Michael developed and implemented global strategic plans for business and marketing initiatives. He developed training courses, value propositions, platform messaging, and C-level presentations. In addition, Michael was responsible for web and e-mail communications, including webinar development and training programs, case studies, white papers, video scripts, and technical documentation. Michael holds a Master's degree from Texas A&M University.