Sell Your Speaking to Associations Intensive
March 16th & 17th in Las Vegas
Early Bird Pricing Still available!
Get Paid to Speak at Association Meetings
The key to longevity in the speaking business is to access corporations through trade associations and professional societies.
At my Selling To Associations Intensive, I show you the Martial Art of getting booked through bypassing the gatekeeper and connecting with the real decision makers.
You can then take control of your speaking career without ever having to rely on Bureaus.
It’s all about my Road Map…step by step on how to find associations and secure paid speech engagements.
- Ed Rigsbee
Grow your revenue in multiples through more association bookings. How? The backdoor. Learn how to find the true decision maker by bypassing the gatekeepers. Also, decide which associations and societies are best for you to approach…improve your positioning…discover how to grow your verticals. Learn where the money really is!
March 16th & 17th
@ The Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas
Limited to 12 participants!
1- You will learn clarity of your value…what your programs deliver to association audiences
- Message
- Positioning
- Expertise
2- You will learn clarity of how to use your new tools to navigate the selling maze
- Article titles & writing schedule
- Consistent message
- Which associations to approach (how & when)
3- You will learn clarity of your selling plan and how to successfully execute with accountability
- Selling script
- Leverage all activity
- The will to perform
Professional Speakers of all levels…learn how to bust past the gatekeepers in selling your services to trade associations and professional societies. You will learn how to get those two extra speeches each month.
You already know how difficult it is to get direct bookings. You constantly hear, “the committee decides” which is association speak for “somebody else is the decision maker.”
Getting through the gatekeeper to the true decision maker is the key and is nearly impossible…UNTIL NOW!
In the comfort and privacy of an upper-floor suite at the Mirage, Ed Rigsbee, Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), Certified Association Executive (CAE), will take you and a limited small group on an amazing journey of understanding through the elements that are important to you and your business.
Ed Rigsbee is regarded as the number one expert in selling to associations. You will learn how to do an end-run around the gatekeeper and get to the decision maker to secure lucrative association and society keynote and workshop engagements.
These bookings are like paid showcases to also gain corporate work. Learn, relax, and have fun in Las Vegas with Ed and walk away with the exact strategies to get hired by associations.
You will get personalized help in determine the best way for you to access the association market, and become armed for successful selling.
- Your Positioning; you have to be both unique and fit into their meeting categories.
- Your Positioning Umbrella Exercise for Determining Category and Sub-Category
- Your Strategy Map for Discovering Your Customers’ Preferred Differentiators
- Your New Sales Scripts and Marketing Sales Copy
- How to Use LinkedIn & YouTube as Business to Business Positioning Tools
- Determine the Best Industry categories for You to Pursue First
>>> Plus…Extra Resources Included…at no extra charge:
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Access to Ed’s 10,000 Association CEO eList. (You can’t buy this access)
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The opportunity to appear in his “Raw & Unedited for Association Executives” video series…directly pushed out to over 5,000 association executives. (You can’t buy this access)
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Access to Ed’s online “Selling to Association” resources; including Videos, MP3s, selling scripts, and much more! ($300 value)
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All Selling to Associations Alumni are invited to “audit” any future Intensive (based on room availability).* (Literally worth thousands of dollars)
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All Selling to Associations Alumni are invited to join the CLOSED Facebook group which will help you to keep your “selling to associations” focus throughout the year.
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Six-month follow-up (monthly) group accountability mastermind (online). ($2,500 value)