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free call for speakers

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Chris Houchens

Any speaker worth their salt should never speak for free. What many people (including many meeting organizers) don’t understand is that even though a speaker is “only speaking for an hour”, in reality, there are several days of prep, travel, … Continue reading →

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maybe you should cancel your meeting

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Chris Houchens

Here’s something that sounds weird coming from me: Most conferences and meetings are a complete waste of time/money/resources for both organizers and attendees. I do several events a year as a marketing speaker. Since, no matter what business you’re in, … Continue reading →

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speaking south

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Chris Houchens

A few notes on upcoming speaking events: (near) Birmingham, AL – On Fri Nov 14, I’ll be talking healthcare B2B marketing at the annual national meeting of the Contact Lens Manufacturers Association.(more info and registration) Baton Rouge, LA – I … Continue reading →

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muscle shoals has got the swampers

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Chris Houchens

Back in my radio career, in addition to managing operations for the stations in the group, I also held down several airshifts as a “radio personality”. DJs get sick of songs way before you do. On the CHR formatted station, … Continue reading →

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wanna see me?

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Chris Houchens

A brief blogging pit stop to announce some public events I’ll be speaking at in the next few months. April 11 (Chicago) — Inland Press Interactive Media SeminarsA big day for newspapers with lots of discussion on multimedia in journalism … Continue reading →

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