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Business Success Series

The Business Success Series presents engaging speakers on topics of interest to sales, marketing and business development professionals as well as entrepreneurs who want to sharpen their skills.

If you are interested in speaking at a Business Success Series - click here.

Past Events:

Business Success Series
Innovative Management Techniques

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Tuesday, June 3, 2008

8:30 – 10:30 am
SF Chamber Boardroom
235 Montgomery St.,12th Flr.
* Registration will begin at 8:15 am

Looking for management solutions? Come to this presentation for specific answers to your challenges! Project management is the science of planning, scheduling and controlling an aggregate of diverse activities that must be completed in the proper order to reach a predefined objective within a specified timeframe. Join Meryl Natchez to discover how like a mosaic, each individual component must stand alone and work in sequence with the others to result in a successful project.

This presentation will provide practical and innovative techniques for management success. Some of the topics Meryl will cover include:

  • Achieving objectives in politically charged environments
  • Getting technology to work for you, not against you
  • How to best break up major projects into manageable chunks
  • Managing in a virtual world

Attendees will be invited to share their own management challenges for a lively and personal discussion on how to best solve them. Participants can expect to come away with specific tips on how to handle a wide range of problems that emerge when managing people or projects, based on the audience’s own struggles. The presentation also includes a handout of warning signs of potential problems and how to address them.

Presented by:
Meryl NatchezMeryl Natchez has been in the technology field since 1978. She is CEO of TechProse, a corporate communications consulting firm in Lafayette, California. TechProse specializes in business planning and analysis, technical writing, and training development (including online education). Natchez has taught computer documentation at San Francisco State University, and is past President of the San Francisco Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication, and of the Northern California Chapter of the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses. As chair of the Contra Costa Council Technology Task Force, she initiated Opportunity Junction, a program that provides training and job placement to underemployed individuals in Contra Costa County.


Registration is $25 for members, $35 for non-members before June 1st; $30 and $40 after. For more information, contact Paula Zamudio at 415-352-8818.


You can also register by sending a check to:
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Attn: Business Success Series
235 Montgomery St., 12th Flr.
San Francisco, CA 94104

For more information, contact Paula Zamudio at 415-352-8818.
*Please note: Cancellations must occur 48 hours in advance to receive a refund or credit.

Ambassadors Program Presents:
Strategic Networking for Success


Tuesday, June 17, 2008
4:30 – 6:30 pm
SF Chamber Boardroom
235 Montgomery St.,12th Flr.
* Registration will begin at 4:15 pm

Join this powerful special presentation hosted by the Chamber’s Ambassadors Program on Strategic Networking for Success. Learn how to fine-tune your networking skills and strategies for strategically building mutually-beneficial networks that really work - for both you and your connections. Attendees can expect to learn the following in this action- packed presentation:

  • Strategies for Building a Mutually Beneficial Network
  • Value of Random, Targeted, and Organization-Based Contacts
  • First Impressions: The Good, the Bad and the Awful
  • The Basics—and the Do’s and the Don’ts
  • The Power of the Business or Career Card
  • Why Just Showing Up is Not Enough
  • How to Maximize Body Language While Networking – Yours and Theirs
  • Solving Special Networking Issues

Pat MayfieldWith no contacts but equipped with business cards, a proper handshake and experience in both creating and managing multi-million dollar national businesses in the corporate world, Pat Mayfield has built a successful business as a consultant, trainer, speaker and writer. Since 2000, she has self-published six books and is a contributing author to five books featuring Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, Dr. Warren Bennis and others; hosted the radio program Ask Pat; wrote the column, Business Tips and Techniques; and currently writes business articles which draw hundreds of thousands of Internet hits.

The mission of the Ambassadors Club is to effectively promote membership to the Chamber to new and prospective members, while encouraging current members to maximize their membership. Ambassador members are volunteer liaisons between members and the Chamber staff, and will achieve this mission through attending Chamber events, Ambassadors Club meetings, and having awareness about Chamber events and programs to share with other members. Each year, the Ambassadors host a special presentation, in addition to year-round Ambassadors only mixers. To learn more about the Ambassadors program visit www.sfchamber.com/ambassadors_club or contact Paula Zamudio at 415-352-8818.

Registration is $25 for members, $35 for non-members. For more information, contact Paula Zamudio at 415-352-8818.

Register Online

You can also register by sending a check to:
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Attn: Ambassador’s Special Presentation
235 Montgomery St., 12th Flr.
San Francisco, CA 94104

For more information, contact Paula Zamudio at 415-352-8818 or pzamudio@sfchamber.com.
*Please note: Cancellations must occur 48 hours in advance to receive a refund or credit.


Business Success Series
Recession-Proof Selling with Joanne S. Black


Tuesday, May 6, 2008

8:30 am – 10 am
SF Chamber Boardroom
235 Montgomery St.,12th Flr.
* Registration will begin at 8:15 am

The “R” word is back. The housing market is crumbling, the Consumer Price Index keeps jumping, the stock market is like a roller coaster and massive layoffs occur daily while renowned companies declare bankruptcy. Is it 2000 all over again?

What would you do? Cut advertising, travel, training, marketing and other expense line items? The bottom line is orders diminish. Stop thinking there is nothing you can do – do something! Join this powerful presentation on Recession-Proof Selling with Joanne S. Black and learn how to accelerate your sales in a lagging economy, keep your customers loyal and attract new business without increasing your cost of sales. Leave with new ideas, practical tips, tools and strategies for success! In this presentation learn how to:

No More Cold Callings
  • Recognize and utilize the most powerful sales tool you have
  • Discover why price is not an effective weapon
  • Become the ‘go-to’ expert in your field
  • Uncover ways to sell more with higher margins
  • Accelerate your ‘win’ ration and take business from the competitors
  • Learn to prioritize high-payoff activities and when to call it quits

Joanne BlackJoanne S. Black is the founder of No More Cold Calling®. She is America’s leading authority on referral selling and the author of No More Cold Calling™: The Breakthrough System That Will Leave Your Competition in the Dust, from Warner Business Books. Joanne’s 30-year career includes owning two companies and holding sales and management positions with two major consulting and training firm. Over the past 11 years, Joanne has built her business solely on referrals and has trained companies in her proven Referral-Selling System.

 

 

Register Online

Registration is $25 for members, $35 for non-members before May 1st, $30 and $40 after. A light breakfast will be provided. For more information, contact Paula Zamudio at 415-352-8818.

No More Cold Calling™:
The Breakthrough System That Will Leave Your Competition in the Dust

From Warner Business Books

This one-of-a-kind sales guide shows you how to stop wasting your time calling people who don’t want to hear from you and boost your close rate to 80 or 90 percent!

Following Joanne’s Black’s proven, Breakthrough Referral-Selling System, you’ll discover how to turn current clients and your myriad of contacts into rich sources of referrals – as you establish relationships that ace out the competition. Qualified prospects, ready to do business, will call you asking for your help.


You can also register by sending a check to:
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Attn: Business Success Series
235 Montgomery St., 12th Flr.
San Francisco, CA 94104

For more information, contact Paula Zamudio at 415-352-8818.
*Please note: Cancellations must occur 48 hours in advance to receive a refund or credit.


Business Success Series
Build an Effective Image Online and Offline


Thursday, March 6, 2008

8:30 – 12:30 pm
SF Chamber Boardroom
235 Montgomery St.,12th Flr.
* Registration will begin at 8:15 am

And/or

1:30 – 5:30 pm
Learn IT!
33 New Montgomery St., Suite 300
*Registration and lunch will take place from 12:30 – 1:30 pm

Join the Chamber and Learn IT! for an exciting full day workshop on how to build an effective image both online and offline. The workshop will be broken into a morning and afternoon session. Attendees are invited to attend both or select one.

The morning session will be held at the Chamber and will be presented by Tim Hart, owner of San Francisco public relations firm Hart Communications. Tim will be joined by experts in print and online marketing John LoGiudici of Visual Media Solutions and Rainey Straus of Groove 11. During the morning session, attendees can expect to come away with:

  • Strategies and tactics to help you build a more polished and effective image for their company
  • Tips for making the most of printing dollars
  • "3-minute makeovers" (Attendees will be invited to bring in their existing collateral for discussion, evaluation and mini-makeovers)

The afternoon session will be held at Learn IT!, where attendees will be provided with instruction for creating and updating websites. Space is limited for the afternoon session so early registration is recommended.

Register for the Full Day
Register for the AM Session
Register for the PM Session

Registration for Chamber members is $60 for one session or $100 for both. Prospective members are $75 for one session or $130 for both. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. For more information, contact Paula Zamudio at 415-352-8818.

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You can also register by sending a check to:
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Attn: Business Success Series
235 Montgomery St., 12th Flr.
San Francisco, CA 94104


Business Success Series
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training


Wednesday, December 12, 2007
8:30 – 10:30 am
SF Chamber Boardroom  
235 Montgomery St., 12th Flr.
Registration will begin at 8:15 am

Join experts from the California Employer's Association (CEA) for an informative Sexual Harassment Prevention Seminar. Attendees can expect to walk away with details of AB 1825, California’s Sexual Harassment legislation which is mandatory for businesses with 50 or more employees and recommended for those with 50 or less. Those participants who attend will receive Sexual Harassment Prevention certification.

The basic provisions of California's AB 1825:

  • 50 or More Employees. AB 1825 applies only to organizations that regularly employ 50 or more employees or regularly "receive the services of" 50 or more persons. (Independent contractors and temps are included in the 50+ number.)
  • Two Hours of Training Every Two Years. The deadline for the first round of AB 1825 training was December 31, 2005. Thereafter, employers must provide two hours of sexual harassment training to each supervisory employee, every two years.
  • New Hires and Promotions. New supervisory employees must be trained within six months of their assumption of a supervisory position, and thereafter, every two years.
  • High Quality Training Required. The training mandated by California's AB 1825 must be of a high quality, conducted via "classroom or other effective interactive training" and must include the following topics:
    • Information and practical guidance regarding federal and state statutory laws about sexual harassment.
    • Information about the correction of sexual harassment and the remedies available to victims of sexual harassment.
    • Practical examples aimed at instructing supervisors in the prevention of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.
  • Failure to Comply Opens the Door to Harassment Lawsuits. A claim that an employer failed to provide AB 1825-mandated sexual harassment training does not automatically result in the liability of an employer for harassment. Plaintiffs will argue, however, that the failure to meet the new training mandates is evidence of an employer's failure to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment.

Additional details of AB 1825 can be found by visiting:   http://www.elt-inc.com/ca_new_harassment_training_law_AB1825.html.

Registration is $25 for Chamber members, $35 for prospective members before December 10th; $30 and $40 after. A light breakfast will be provided. For more information, contact Paula Zamudio at 415-352-8818 or pzamudio@sfchamber.


Register Online

You can also register by sending a check to:
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Attn: Business Success Series
235 Montgomery St., 12th Flr.
San Francisco, CA 94104

Cancellations must occur 48 hours in advance to receive a refund. For more information please contact Paula Zamudio at 415-352-8818 or pzamudio@sfchamber.com.



Business Success Series
The M.A.G.I.C.  Formula for Sales Success:
Motivation, Action, Goals, Improvement, Commitment

Wednesday, October 10, 2007
8:30 AM - 10:30 am  
SF Chamber Boardroom

235 Montgomery St., 12th Flr.
* registration will begin at 8:15 am

Learn how to harness your maximum sales potential in this exciting seminar presented by Gary Wollin who believes that there is no secret to sales success. This seminar will show that consistent activity is the mark of a winner and top producing sales people work smarter and harder.

Using over 40 years of sales experience, Gary will teach attendees how to:

  • Access the formula for painless prospecting
  • Create a never-ending stream of qualified and motivated prospects
  • Ask for a referral
  • Answer objections
  • Overcome the fear of asking for the order
Additionally, learn the most powerful answers to the three most common questions:
  • What do you do for a living?
  • Why should I do business with you?
  • Why should I make a decision today?
Gary WollinSales professionals in all industries can expect to come away with resources, ideas and proven strategies for increasing their selling capabilities. 

Gary Wollin is a former stockbroker and full-time commission salesperson with more than 45 years of hands–on sales experience. He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times along with countless other publications around the world.

Registration is $25 for Chamber members, $35 for prospective members before October 8th; $30 and $40 after. A light breakfast will be provided.


Register Online

You can also register by sending a check to:
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Attn: Business Success Series
235 Montgomery St., 12th Flr.
San Francisco, CA 94104

Cancellations must occur 48 hours in advance to receive a refund or credit. For more information, contact Paula Zamudio at 415-352-8818 or pzamudio@sfchamber.com.


Business Success Series
Don’t Waste Another Minute!
Time Management Revisited™

Wednesday, September 12, 2007
8:30 – 10:30 am  
SF Chamber Boardroom
235 Montgomery St., 12th Flr.
* registration will begin at 8:15 am

Are you feeling strapped for time? Do you feel like you’re always struggling to catch up and get ahead? Would you like to have more peace of mind? Don’t waste another minute!  Please join Tom Drews for an informative and entertaining time management program that will help you to make the most of your minutes in business and in life. 

Some of what you will learn during this 2 hour program includes the following:

  • How to define your values, vision, goals and activities
  • A comprehensive time management system that works
  • Strategies to eliminate time wasters and conquer procrastination
  • Best practices for handling email effectively and efficiently
  • Finding your right balance in business and in life

Increase your productivity, achieve your most worthy goals and objectives, and learn how to reclaim at least an hour a day for the rest of your life!

Tom Drews is a consultant, speaker and the President of What Works! Communications (www.whatworks.biz). Tom was most recently VP of Sales for two fast growing technology companies. He is an expert in the field of time management and has delivered his speaking and training programs for companies including Oracle, McKesson, WebEx, Symantec and Google. Tom Drews

Presented by:
WhatWorks! Communications

Registration is $25 for Chamber members, $35 for prospective members before September 10th; $30 and $40 after. A light breakfast will be provided.


Business Success Series
Secrets of the Stress Resilient
 4.5 Keys to Minimizing the Impact of Chronic Stress

Thursday, August 16, 2007
12:00 – 1:30 pm

SF Chamber Boardroom
235 Montgomery St., 12th Flr.
* registration will begin at 11:45 am

Why do some people seem to be impervious to the side effects of chronic stress while others struggle with poor sleep, lack of energy, suppressed immune function, increased risk for heart disease and other modern-day ills? Interested individuals are invited to join the SF Chamber and Equinox Fitness to learn how to increase the ability to thrive under all but the most stressful conditions.

Attendees can expect to come away with:

    • The 4.5 fundamental practices of thestress resilient
    • Strategies for maximizing your energy and optimizing your mood
    • Simple techniques for keeping the debilitating effects of stress at bay

Presented by:

EQUINOX



Joanne BlackNo More Cold Calling™
with Joanne Black

The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
235 Montgomery Street, 12th Flr.

Friday, March 16
8-8:30 am Registration & Networking
8:30-4:30 pm Program




Turn your contacts into clients over 50 percent of the time! Learn how by joining Joanne Black and other profit-building entrepreneurs in this sales workshop that will change the way you sell forever and get you in front of the people you want to meet and who want to meet you.

At this session:
  • Develop sales messages that help you stand apart from competitors
  • Learn how to reduce business development time while increasing sales leads
  • Identify multiple sources of referrals that you can tap into immediately
  • Get in front of the people who you want to meet and who want to meet you
  • Discover how to compel prospects to return your calls
  • Learn how to get referrals (qualified leads) from the people you already know • Increase your quality selling time and decrease your prospecting time
  • Leave your competition in the dust, and...Win more and bigger deals!

JOANNE BLACK is the country's leading expert on referral selling and author of No More Cold Calling. She is a sales strategist and sales trainer with over 30 years as a salesperson, sales manager, and business owner. Joanne's referral sales strategies are also available through corporate training, professional speaking engagements, and a series of convenient audiotapes including the NEW 6-CD Self-Study Program.

Registration Information:

**Special Advanced Pricing for SF Chamber Members only - save $100 off the regular fee if registered by March 9**  

The cost to attend is $275 for Chamber members, if registered by March 9, $375 thereafter. Fee for non-members is $375.

Or, for further questions on the workshop contact Joanne Black directly at 415-461-8763 or joanne@nomorecoldcalling.com


Dr. Herb Greenberg
Dr. Herb Greenberg
Patrick Sweeney
Patrick Sweeney

Succeed On Your Own Terms
with Dr. Herb Greenberg and Patrick Sweeney,
co-authors of Succeed On Your Own Terms


Wednesday, June 14
Hyatt Regency - 5 Embarcadero Center

8-8:30 am Registration
8:30-10 am Program


Join us for an inspiring breakfast and a fast-paced, entertaining and powerful session with Herb Greenberg and Patrick Sweeney, authors of the new McGraw-Hill book Succeed On Your Own Terms. The authors will share behind-the-scenes principles and stories about how many of the world’s top-performing individuals and organizations identify their defining qualities, seize their defining moments and succeed beyond their wildest dreams.

Sponsored by:
CALIPER

Registration information: The cost to attend is $25 for Chamber members and $35 for prospective members if pre-paid by June 12, $5 additional after June 12 and at the door.



Effective Time Management

Wednesday, February 22
Registration & Networking 11:30 am-12 pm
Program 12-1:30 pm


The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
235 Montgomery Street, 12th Flr.

Presented by

The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
in Partnership with
.

DALE CARNEGIE TRAINING

How can we make better use of our time to replace feelings of frustration over unmet goals with feelings of accomplishment? On completion of this workshop, you will be able to identify your true priorities (not necessarily the boss's) and put new time utilization tools into action. The byproducts are higher levels of confidence and productivity.

Workshop takeaways:

  • Insights into your habits and attitudes about work and time

  • New habits to achieve your vision

  • Ways to get more done better, faster, and with fewer resources

  • A results-orientation to everything you do

Dale Carnegie Corporate Services is in its 94th year of providing coaching and performance improvement services to companies and individuals.

Registration information: The cost to attend is $30 for Chamber members and $40 for non-members if pre-paid by Feb. 20, $5 additional after Feb. 20 and at the door.

Register Now

You can register with a credit card by clicking on the “register now” button above.

Or, you can register by sending a check to:


San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Attn: Sexual Harassment Workshop
235 Montgomery St., 12th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

For more information contact Jason Kleimola at 415-352-8840 or jkleimola@sfchamber.com

Please note: Cancellations must occur 48 hours in advance to receive a refund or credit.


Sexual Harassment Training for Supervisory Employees

Wed, February 15

8:30-10:30 am.


The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
235 Montgomery Street, 12th Flr.

Presented by

The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
in Partnership with.

CAL INSURANCE & ASSOCIATES, INC

Lerch Sturmer LLP

Facilitated by Debra Sturmer, San Francisco employment attorney with Lerch Sturmer LLP

California has recently mandated that private employers with over 50 employees provide sexual harassment training for all of its supervisory employees before January 1, 2006.

This workshop provides the necessary two hours of sexual harassment training for supervisors that will satisfy the requirements of the newest sexual harassment mandate, AB 1825.

Here are some important facts to consider:

  • In California, employers with even only one employee have obligations under the sexual harassment laws
  • If an employee makes a claim against your company, the very first question the DFEH or the EEOC will ask you is likely to be “When did you last do sexual harassment training”
  • 4231 sexual harassment complaints were filed with the Department of Fair Employment & Housing in fiscal year 2002-2003
  • The hidden economic costs of sexual harassment claims is staggering in terms of lost productivity, turnover and litigation expenses
If your company's supervisory employees have not yet taken this mandatory training, you may be out of compliance with California state law!

Registration information: The cost to attend is $40 for Chamber members and $60 for non-members if pre-paid by Feb. 10, $5 additional after Feb. 10 and at the door.


Register Now


You can register with a credit card by clicking on the “register now” button above.

Or, you can register by sending a check to:


San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Attn: Sexual Harassment Workshop
235 Montgomery St., 12th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

For more information contact Jason Kleimola at 415-352-8840 or jkleimola@sfchamber.com

Please note: Cancellations must occur 48 hours in advance to receive a refund or credit.



Joanne BlackNo More Cold Calling™
with Joanne Black

The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
235 Montgomery Street, 12th Flr.

Wednesday, October 26
8-8:30 am Registration & Networking
8:30-4:30 pm Program

Turn your contacts into clients over 50 percent of the time! Learn how by joining Joanne Black and other profit-building entrepreneurs in this sales workshop that will change the way you sell forever and get you in front of the people you want to meet and who want to meet you.

At this session:
  • Develop sales messages that help you stand apart from competitors
  • Learn how to reduce business development time while increasing sales leads
  • Identify multiple sources of referrals that you can tap into immediately
  • Get in front of the people who you want to meet and who want to meet you
  • Discover how to compel prospects to return your calls
  • Learn how to get referrals (qualified leads) from the people you already know • Increase your quality selling time and decrease your prospecting time
  • Leave your competition in the dust, and...Win more and bigger deals!

JOANNE BLACK is the country’s leading expert on referral selling and author of No More Cold Calling, forthcoming in 2006 from Warner Books. She is a sales strategist and sales trainer with over 30 years as a salesperson, sales manager, and business owner. Joanne’s referral sales strategies are also available through corporate training, professional speaking engagements, and a series of convenient audiotapes including the NEW 6-CD Self-Study Program.

Registration information: The cost to attend is $250 for Chamber members and $295 for prospective members if pre-paid by Oct. 19, $350 if paid after Oct. 19.



Wednesday
, October 27, 2004 - 8:30 am - 5 pm
Business Success Series
Turning a Lead Into a Sale—
Conducting a Business Conversation


You have the contact, the lead, the referral—now what? How do you ask the right questions, discuss your product or service in a way that is meaningful and closes the sale? You know that successful salespeople do their research, prepare relevant questions, learn about client issues, and set clear, measurable goals for their sales call. Now you can, too.

 


Joanne Black
 

Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004 - 8 - 9:30 am
Business Success Series

Does Your Thinking Limit Your Success?

Chamber Offices
235 Montgomery Street, 12 Floor

Join us for a dynamic, stimulating event and see the correlation between our "thoughts" and the results we have in our lives.
Be ready to participate in experiential exercises that demonstrate how our perspectives are limited and why.

You'll walk away with:

  • Ways to expand your pre-programmed notions about a particular situation
  • A clearer picture of the perspectives you currently have that are limited
  • Tools you can use to break out of these limitations
  • An experience that making money doesn't have to be difficult
  • Knowledge of what it takes to make better choices
  • Applications of the experience to your profession

Betty Jo is a course instructor for Productive Learning & Leisure with over 20 years of experience leading seminars. She has extensive experience leading courses on various subjects, including communication, personal presentation, relationships, motivation, problem solving and self-esteem. She has received numerous awards for her teaching excellence and participants in her courses attest to the effectiveness of her trainings.

Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004 - 5 pm-6:30 pm
Business Success Series

Secrets of Effective Networking

Chamber Offices
235 Montgomery Street, 12 Floor

Are you networking actively and not getting the results that you want?
Are you in the middle of a significant transition and feeling that your network is unable to address your changing needs?
If you already know the basics of networking, this workshop is for you!

Attend this workshop, and learn how to:

  • Custom-design your network to meet your specific professional needs
  • Leverage the strength of your professional and personal network
  • Use the power of language and conversations to get the outcomes you want
Srirupa Dasgupta is the founder of Get Unstuck!, an Integral Coaching practice serving business professionals. As a certified Integral Coach, Sri specializes in helping business professionals facing significant changes – such as business owners who need to refocus their businesses; managers who must adapt quickly to business or organizational changes, while also mobilizing their teams; or business professionals at career crossroads – overcome the high levels of stress, anxiety and frustration that can occur during such transitions, and learn how to "self-generate" lives of excellence.

Srirupa Dasgupta

Friday, Sept. 17, 2004 - 8:30 am-5 pm
Business Success Series

Sales Boot Camp
Basic Training for Sales Success

Chamber Offices
235 Montgomery Street, 12 Floor

Successful selling is the most important and learnable skill in business today!
If you and your staff are ready to become a sales and business generating machine, then this program is the ticket. With the precision of a laser-guided 7-Step Sales Process, you will learn how to sell more and sell smarter without selling your soul!

At the Sales Boot Camp workshop you will also learn:

The Basics

  • 7-Step Sales Success: the seven-step proven process for any product or service
  • Mind Game: three mind-shifts required to be successful at selling today

Practice the Drills

  • Target Practice: discover what motivates your prospects to buy
  • Communications Expert: message your offering so your prospects buy
  • Conscientious Objector: objections are good! Listen for and overcome sales objections

Succeed: Guaranteed

  • Automatic Pilot: automatically exceed your goals with proven success formulas
  • Winning Strategy: learn how salespeople repeatedly win business
  • Reconnaissance: discover the easy skills and tips the experts use to succeed at selling

"… soup-to-nuts tool for achieving immediate results. I have gained knowledge of the selling process including lead generation, referrals, networking, handling rejection, selling to different personalities and how to retain clients. Those are just a few of the subjects discussed. The information I have received from this program has been an enormous help, both personally and professionally."

--Linda Grant, Spot 'n' Jot, San Francisco, CA

“Jerry, the value you provide is immeasurable. I have applied the information to build my sales plan. Not only are you knowledgeable, informative but also fun. You break down the concepts so well that they can be applied immediately to one’s business.”

--Elyse Sitomer, Sitomer Consulting, Miami, FL.

Jerry Ervin is an award-winning 15-year veteran sales star. He has helped hundreds of sales professionals, managers and business owners to increase their sales. With his proven lessons and personal guidance, workshop participants become active listeners, persuasive speakers, and higher-performing sales people. Jerry has an uncanny command of the challenges salespeople face today.

Jerry Ervin

Investment:

$345 General Public
$295 SF Chamber Members

Early Bird Discount! Register before September 10 and save $50!

$295 General Public
$245 SF Chamber Members

For further information about Paragon Strategies, click here

E-mail address for general inquiries: jerry@paragonstrategies.com

Friday, June 25, 2004 - 12:00 pm -- 5:00 pm
The Evangelist Marketing Workshop
Build your market by spreading the word!

Chamber Offices
235 Montgomery St, 12th floor

When you go about increasing your business have you ever considered increasing the speed with which buying decisions are made?! Most people focus on increasing the customers, increasing prices/order amounts or increasing the frequency of repeat buyers.

At the Evangelist Marketing Workshop, you'll find out why increasing the speed of decision making is such a powerful way to expand your market and how evangelism delivers that for you. You will leave with:

  • A new approach to marketing strategy.
  • Many new Evangelist Marketing ideas specific to your business.
  • An individualized action plan to begin applying immediately.
  • A network of like-minded people, looking to apply evangelism in practical, effective ways.
  • Access to continual updates for your Evangelist Marketing strategy

"Tough questions, great food for thought." Amy Nakamaru, Account Executive, Gauger + Santy

For further info about the Evangelist Marketing Workshop, click here.


Bola Odulate
Bola Odulate is the Principal of Evangelist Marketing. She has given presentations all over the world, evangelizing technology. Now she is helping clients create strategies to get the word out about their businesses. In the process she has developed many ideas for evangelizing products and services in all industries and for connecting effectively with different kinds of people. She finds that audiences do their best learning while having fun!

For further info about Bola Odulate, click here.

Customer Service Series - Friday, May 21
Tough economic times demand innovative solutions to keeping your customers and clients satisfied. The Chamber is excited to present the following two half-day workshops, facilitated by Nancy Kypta, president of Kypta Associates.


Keeping Your Customers, 8 am-12 pm
The US Office of Consumer Affairs says, “For every unsatisfied customer who complains, there are 26 other unhappy customers who say nothing, and of those 26, 24 won’t come back”. Attend this workshop and leave knowing that your customers are not part of the unhappy customer statistics.

This presentation will teach you the fundamentals of:

  • Quality Customer Survive
  • Communication with customers
  • Skillful listening
  • Exceptional telephone customer service
  • "Being" your company

Dealing with Angry Customers and Difficult People, 1 pm-5 pm
Managing situations with upset and angry customers takes more than tact, it takes skill and technique. In this workshop you’ll learn how to deal with challenging attitudes, how to transform conflict into collaboration, and how to set the tone for a better work environment.

This presentation will teach you the fundamentals of:

  • Managing situations with upset & angry customers
  • Dealing with Challenging attitudes
  • Building a problem-solving department
  • Transforming conflict into cooperation
  • Setting the tone for a better work environment
Nancy Kypta has been designing and implementing training programs for business, industry, and government since 1975. As president of Kypta Associates, she has conducted numerous workshops and lectures throughout all of North America on such topics as leadership, customer service, motivation, team building, selling skills, managing change, problem solving, negotiating and communication.

Nancy Kypta

Nancy has worked with such organizations as Polaroid, Borden, NCR, Texaco, Clairol, Gillette, Coca-Cola, and Walt Disney, to name a few. Most recently, Nancy has worked with more than 70 cities in California and trained more then 13,000 city personnel with programs specifically designed to meet their needs.

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