It’s been 18 years since I hung the shingle out and opened the doors of Ministry Marketing Solutions. It’s been an exciting journey – a pure faith walk and God has blessed. This month at the Miz CEO Entrepreneurial Conference, I’ll be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award : Brand Strategist of the Year. You know […]
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There are many different places you can locate potential sponsors for your events. You can approach customers, vendors, complementary businesses, media or even corporations to become sponsors for your event. ➡ Know Your Audience – With everything you do, understanding who your audience is will help you plan better events based on the needs […]
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Having a successful live, in-person event requires a little more work than a webinar or teleseminar but they are much more profitable and fun. Sure, they take a bit of planning, but if you follow these tips you’ll “WOW” your guest, sponsors and invited speakers. Have a Clear Objective – Your first need is to […]
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When you’re hosting an event, you want it to be a success. You’ve done the all planning, picking the speakers, selecting the right decorations, photographer, music and you become the sergeant of project management. And halfway through the process, you get weary. People are not registering as fast as you like. You suddenly begin to […]
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In 2000, God dropped in my heart to apply the same marketing, public relations and branding principles I used with major corporations with churches, nonprofits (with a ministry-mission) and Christian speakers and authors. I even wrote a book that went on and sold thousands of copies. This lead to me appearing on as a regular […]
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As a publicist, you start at the bottom, just like in any career. You start with assignments to “prove yourself” or to “pay your dues.” In a public relations career, that usually means taking on the less glamorous accounts and doing a lot of digging and begging to get media for those clients that are […]
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Goals are a must for any person who desires to accomplish something great. Planning is a part of the process of truly successful people. Without a plan, you will not be able to achieve much, because of broken focus. Creating goals is valuable for it helps one to focus upon the attaining of that particular […]
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When God calls you to do something – it’s not always easy but necessary. It’s been a year since launching Speakers Magazine. Twelve awesome covers and a dozen or more events where Speakers Magazine was on the scene shining light on amazing speakers, authors and experts across the nation. It’s been a blessing – and […]
Continue readingIt’s not that you’re shy. Or that you don’t have the money. You’re probably just procrastinating on getting that photo shoot. That branding session that will be the foundation of your marketing materials, social media content, banners, flyers, business cards, book covers, your thumbnails for your videos – everything that will make your brand STAND […]
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Some call it the “it” factor. Some call it being “A-lister” or Celebrity Status. Truth is…you have to know it in your heart before you can be it. Will Smith said, “In my mind I’ve always been an A-list Hollywood Superstar, y’all just didn’t know yet.” See, it starts in the mind. It’s an attitude. It’s […]
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