Speaker Schedule for BizCamp at the Taylor Institute

Here’s the final Schedule for BizCamp Speakers.

We’re very excited by the great group of presenters speaking August 19-20 — next week (yikes!  it came up quick didn’t it?)

Thanks to support from Sanctuary Media Group, registration is now only $25.Right now we have 50+ attendees joining us, we hope you can find something that appeals to your interest here and join us as well.

We’re working to get the full program out this weekend so you can see detail about each presentation.

We’re working to get the full program out this weekend so you can see detail about each presentation.

THURSDAY:

Who	Company	Session Starts	ROOM	Topic
Sean Fremon	Cole Industries	9:00 AM	564	Growing Your Company Rapidly– David vs. Goliath (when you are David)
Ivana Taylor	DIY Marketers	10:00 AM	564	The Best Power DIY Marketing Tips for Entrepreneurs:  Do These and Attract More Customers, More Fun and More Profits
Michael Feuer	Max-Ventures / Max-Wellness	11:00 AM	564	Keynote Address from the Founder of OfficeMax & Max-Wellness
Jason Jividen	Sanctuary Media Group	12:30 PM	564	Web Marketing for Small Business: A Step by Step Guide
Mike Sheehan	Michael Sheehan	1:30 PM	564	Linking Your Way To Business Dominance
James Orwig	AXA Advisors	1:30 PM	561	Finance: Small Business Protection Strategies
Rob Felber	Felber & Felber Marketing	2:45 PM	561	How to Get the Media to Pay Attention and What to Do Once They Do
Roger Emerson	Emerson & Thompson	4:00 PM	561	Intellectual Property Primer
Brian Schuller	WolrdVentures	4:00 PM	564	How to choose the right home based business

FRIDAY:

Who	Company	Session Starts	ROOM	Topic
Jim Kukral	Award Winning Author & Blogger	9:00 AM	564	How to use attention-getting online marketing to generate sales
Ron McDaniel	Buzzoodle	10:00 AM	564	Attracting Targeted Leads with Blogs
Anita Campbell	Small Business Trends	11:00 AM	564	How I Went to 44,000 followers on Twitter
Diane Helbig	Seize the Day Coaching	12:30 PM	564	Clarity of Course: Leadership That Gets Result
Bill Kirk	Single Number Communications	1:30 PM	561	Why traditional phone lines/fax machines may not be the best fit for the Soloprenuer/Home based business
Carol Smith	Midwest Research, LLC	1:30 PM	564	Users, Usability and the User Experience
Ron Finklestein	Akris Inc.	2:45 PM	564	Six Questions Your Prospects Want Answered BEFORE They Buy From You
Matt Minarik	Hi-Q Group	2:45 PM	561	How to Generate Leads by IBM’s number one lead generator”
Sergio Carano	Sergio A. Carano, Esq	4:00 PM	564	The Legal Issues Confronting Your Business: From Formation To Your First Hire and Fire

Six Questions Your Prospects Want Answered BEFORE They Buy From You – Ron Finklestein

Join Ron Finklestein August 19-20 at BizCamp at the Taylor Institute for his presentation Six Questions Your Prospects Want Answered BEFORE They Buy From You.

Ron Finklestein is a business coach, consultant and international business author. He is the president of RPF GROUP INC, a company that puts business owners back in control of their business and makes business fun again. He does this by helping companies create and implement business, sales and marketing strategies that deal with tough problems they deal with

daily.

Ron is called The Small Business Success Expert by his clients because of his passion for their success and his knowledge of business. Ron is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives by helping them to achieve their business and personal goals and dreams.  Ron has experience in working in businesses of all sizes across a wide range of industries.

Ron is a faculty member on dailysuccessstream.com. He book 49 Marketing Secrets (THAT WORK) to Grow Sales has been translated into five languages.

You can sign up for his newsletter at www.rpfgroupinc.com

Expanding Your Digital Footprint: Direct Digital Marketing for B2B – Josh Gordon of Knotice

Join Josh Gordon at BizCamp on August 19-20 for his presentation: Expanding Your Digital Footprint: Direct Digital Marketing for B2B.

Direct digital marketing – relevant, audience targeted content distributed through the email, Web, and mobile communications channels – is changing how businesses persuade consumers. Its impact on Business-to-Business marketing, however, is often overlooked. Knotice’s Director of Marketing, Josh Gordon, will show how a focused and coordinated direct digital marketing strategy creates an impressive digital footprint and the right support for the sales team.

Josh Gordon is the Director of Marketing at Knotice, a direct digital marketing company, headquartered on Main Street Akron, Ohio. Josh is a seasoned communicator and business-to-business marketing strategist that specializes in content marketing, lead gen, and brand.

Josh is a sought after writer, having written on a variety of topics including direct digital marketing, email marketing, customer-centric marketing, and mobile strategy. He has been featured in several leading marketing publications including1to1 Media, MarketingProfs, and Mobile Marketer. He is also the editor-in-chief of Knotice’s popular direct digital marketing blog, The Lunch Pail. Gordon also holds the prestigious expert status on The Focus Network, where he regularly contributes content and provides insight to fellow marketing professionals, and he has been a featured guest on RSS Ray’s highly regarded radio show “Online Marketing with RSS Ray.”

Josh is an award-winning journalist and marketer. He is currently in his second year serving on the Content Committee for Shop.org, the National Retail Federation’s digital arm. Josh is a member of the American Marketing Association and the Public Relations Society of America.

Anita Campbell To Speak at BizCamp at the Taylor Institute

Anita Campbell joins BizCamp for the 2nd year in a row. Join her again August 19-20 as we host BizCamp at the Taylor Institute.

Her presentation last year was standing room only.

Widely considered a “small business expert,” Anita Campbell serves as CEO of Anita CampbellAssociates Ltd, a woman-owned consulting firm helping companies and organizations reach the small business market. As Publisher of several online media properties and syndicated content, Anita reaches over 1,000,000 small business owners and entrepreneurs annually.  She is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Small Business Trends, an award-winning online publication.

A respected speaker and emerging trends resource, Ms. Campbell’s expertise has been noted or her opinion quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, Inc Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, CIO Magazine, Entrepreneur Radio, BusinessTVChannel.com, Cleveland Plain Dealer, San Francisco Chronicle, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Akron Beacon Journal, Boston Globe, CRM Buyer, and countless trade publications, websites, podcasts and more.

Her popular website, Small Business Trends , is regularly noted as a rich informational resource. In 2005 and again in 2008 the site won the Forbes “Best of the Web” distinction for small business blogs. The site also has been highlighted or profiled in the Wall Street Journal (2007), on MSNBC’s “Your Business” show as Website of the Week, twice in the New York Times (2005 and 2008), and was a CODIE 2007 Finalist.

Linking Your Way To Local Business Dominance – Mike Sheehan

BizCamp at the Taylor Institute is proud to welcome Mike Sheehan founder of Linked Local Akron (LLA). In just 12 short months Mike has grown this LinkedIn group to over 1,700 members. How’d he do it?

Find out August 19-20 at The Taylor Institute for Direct Marketing. Seats are limited – register now to secure your seat.

Mike will be one of the 18 speakers presenting at this year’s BizCamp on the University of Akron campus August 19-20.

About The Speaker

Mike Sheehan, Founding member of the Linked Local Akron

The LLA group has grown to over 1,700 members, in a year’s time. Mike has been an invited speaker to many groups and businesses sharing his simple and effective ways of using LinkedIn to help you build your business.
Here’s what other have said:

“Mike was very knowledgeable in his presentation and spoke very fluently about social media. He was responsive to our group’s inquiries, thinking fast on his feet and providing us with useful information. I would recommend Mike as a speaker.”

”His presentations are excellent and provide a good deal of practical information. He keeps them interesting and has experience that is helpful to everyone he speaks to.”

“Mike provided a “Linked In” workshop for my Team. The presentation was lively and very informative. Mike used lots of examples and gave us a “hands on” approach to navigating the network site. He answered all of our questions.”

Event Sponsors:
The Taylor Institute for Direct Marketing at the University of Akron
Serviced Office and Meeting Space Provider – Office Space Coworking based in Akron, OH
Online Marketing Experts – Sanctuary Media Group based in Akron, OH

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