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Speaking Programs, Seminars & Workshops

The Blinder Group has a number of seminars and speaking programs for individual media properties, groups, organizations, conventions and conferences. All programs can be tailored to meet individual needs.

Our more popular are:

Street Fighter Basic Sales Training
Powerful, motivational basic media advertising sales training

The "Street Fighter" Sales Training Workshop offers the novice as well as the seasoned salesperson the skills and systems to help close business! Attendees will learn techniques in building better customer rapport, uncovering customer needs, establishing improved relationships, identifying new prospects, closing more effectively, and establishing time management skills.
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The Multimedia Master Class
In-depth multimedia advertising sales training

Starting with the basics of the Web, to how to craft the best solutions, the Multimedia Master Class will offer proven methods that enable and empower traditional advertising salespeople and managers to offer online products for big dollars.
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The Advertiser Workshop

Bring your advertisers to a Blinder Group hosted workshop where they will learn how to market their business better. These workshops are highly informative. Plus will display the latest offerings of your media property. Over 50% of the attendees usually ask for a sales reps to call on them to tell them more about how they can advertise with you!
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The Blinder Group
Tampa Offices: 6139 Fjord Way
New Port Richey, FL 34652 USA
(727) 847-2464 ~ (727) 847-5959 (fax)
profit@blindergroup.com

SPEAKING PROGRAMS, seminars and workshops

CONSULTING/TRAINING: Strategic Planning ~ Basic Sales Training
Multimedia Sales Training ~ Assisted 4-Legged Closing Calls

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Friday, January 4th
Sarasota, Florida
Training Session for Jim Doyle Associates
Mission Valley Country Club
www.jimdoyle.com

Thursday, January 24th
Bloomington, IN
Minnesota Newspaper Assoc. Annual Convention
www.mna.org

Friday, January 25th
Jackson, MS
Mississippi Press Assoc. Mid-Winter Conference
www.mspress.org

Saturday, February 2nd
San Francisco
Association of Alternative News Weeklies AAN West
aan.org

Thursday, February 7th
Raleigh, NC
North Carolina Press Association Full-Day Workshop
www.ncpress.com

Friday, February 8th
Boston, MA
New England Press Assoc. Annual Convention
www.nepa.org

Monday, March 10th
Hershey, PA
America East E-Edge Conference
www.america-east.com

Wednesday, March 26th
Columbus, OH
Multimedia Master Class for Ohio Newspaper Assoc.
www.ohionews.org

Thursday, March 27th
Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania Newspaper Assoc. Online Street Fighting Workshop
www.pa-newspaper.org

Tuesday, April 1st
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Multimedia Master Class for La Presna
lapresnahn.com

Wednesday, April 2nd
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Multimedia Master Class for El Heraldo
www.elheraldo.hn/

Friday, April 4th
Albany, NY
New York Press Assoc. Online Street Fighting Workshop
www.nynewspapers.com

Thurdsay, April 10th
Chicago, IL
Inland Press Interactive Sales Conference
inlandpress.org

Thursday, April 17th
Elliott City, MD
MDDC Press Assoc. Conference
www.mddcpress.com

Friday, April 18th
Halifax, NS
Atlantic Community Newspapers Assoc. Conference
www.acna.com

Thursday, April 24th
Denver
Newspaper Assoc. of America Solutions 2008
www.naa.org

Friday, May 2nd
Austin, TX
Texas Newspaper Advertising Managers Assoc. Conference
tnama.org

Friday, May 9th
Branson, MO
Missouri Advertising Managers Assoc. Conference
www.mopress.com

Thursday, May 15th
Las Vegas
E&P / Media Week Interactive Media Conference
seeuthere.com

Friday, May 16th
Orlando, FL
Florida Press Association Online Street Fighting Workshop
www.flpress.com

Friday, May 30th
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Atlantic Community Newspaper Assoc.
www.acna.com

Thursday, June 12th
Baltimore
Newspaper Assoc. of America Solutions 2008
www.naa.org

Thursday, June 19th
Columbia, MD
Newspaper Assoc. of America Solutions 2008
www.naa.org

Friday, June 20th
Arlington, TX
Texas Press Association Annual Convention
www.texaspress.com

Thursday, June 26th
Minneapolis
Inland Press Foundation Advertising Executives Workshop
inlandpress.org

Friday, August 1st
Huntington, WV
Newspaper Assoc. of America Solutions 2008
www.naa.org

Thursday, August 14th
Chicago
Inland Press Newspaper Business Development Conference
inlandpress.org

Thursday, September 4th
Madison, WI
Newspaper Assoc. of America Solutions 2008
www.naa.org

Thursday-Friday,
September 18th-19th
Amsterdam
International Classified Media Assoc. Sales Lab
www.icmaonline.org

Wednesday-Thursday,
October 8th-9th
Minneapolis, MN
Suburban Newspaper Assoc. Publishers & Ad Directors Conference
suburban-news.org

Friday, October 10th
Phoenix
Arizona Newspaper Assoc. Online Street Fighter Workshop
www.ananews.com/

Thursday, October 16th
Columbia, SC
Newspaper Assoc. of America Solutions 2008
www.naa.org

Monday, October 27th
Chicago
Inland Press Assoc. Annual Meeting
www.inlandpress.org

Thursday, November 6th
Columbus, OH
Newspaper Assoc. of America Solutions 2008
www.naa.org

Wednesday, November 19th
Las Vegas
Suburban Newspapers of America (SNA) 2008 Classified Managers' Conference
suburban-news.org