Posts Tagged ‘Mitch Joel’

The Art of Management

November 2nd, 2010

Would you like to go to the Art of Management conference in Toronto on November 15th for Free??  Speakers’ Spotlight has two sets of tickets for the person who has the best answer (as we see fit) to this simple question:

Who is your management mentor, inspiration or idol and why?

Enter up to three times by posting your answer to twitter (in 140 characters or less!), posting your longer answer on the bottom of the Speakers’ Spotlight “The Art of Management” blog, or the Speakers’ Spotlight Facebook page (maximum: one entry twitter, one entry facebook, one entry per human).

The Art of Management conference is Canada’s Management & Innovation conference.  The one-day (more…)

How To Build Your Digital Footprint In 8 Easy Steps

August 31st, 2010

by Mitch Joel – Marketing & Personal Branding Expert

Named one of Canada’s Most Influential Male in Social Media, Mitch has been sponsored by Speakers’ Spotlight to present at the 2010 CSAE National Conference and Showcase on Sept. 23rd in Quebec City.

“Where do I start?” More often than not, that is the first question many business professionals have when it comes to dipping their toes into the digital channels. They simply have no idea how to begin… and then what to do after that.

Here are 8 easy steps to build your Digital Footprint:

1. Create a strategy. Far too often, people will hop on to Facebook with no set plan other than, “trying it out.” There’s nothing wrong with trying out any of the many digital channels, but it doesn’t take long to jot down what you want to accomplish (and, more importantly, why you want to accomplish it) first – before filling out any online social networking profiles. If you uncover the strategy after you have already started, you may wind up having (more…)

Social Networking and All That Jazz…

August 6th, 2010

by Kelly MacDonald-Hill, Partner, Senior Vice-President, Speakers’ Spotlight

Last year on the occasion of Martin & Farah Perelmuter’s 40th birthday, I got the idea of throwing a surprise party for them in my home.  “We can’t do that!”  my husband said, “ the backyard isn’t finished!”.   I don’t know about you but deadlines work for me. The party was wonderful and the back patio looks pretty good too!

I recently applied the same motivation tactic to establishing my on-line presence…  I have a profile on (more…)

Give the Elevator Speech the Shaft

March 24th, 2010

Martin Perelmuter

by Martin Perelmuter, President and Co-Founder of Speakers’ Spotlight

One of the first things you’re told as an entrepreneur or a sales professional is that you need an “elevator speech”. You know the drill. If you happen to get onto an elevator with a big potential client, and have 30-60 seconds to tell them about your product, service or business, what would you say?

In theory, it’s a great exercise, as it forces you to condense your pitch down to it’s essence and communicate (more…)

How To Market Yourself As A Speaker

September 4th, 2009

Mitch Joel

Mitch Joel: Marketing & Personal Branding Expert

Many people say they would like to do more public speaking. Many people bill themselves as Public Speakers. Many people would like to be represented by a speaker’s bureau. Here are some thoughts to consider first…

Let me start off with some context: I am represented by two speaking bureaus (Speaker’s Spotlight and Greater Talent Network). I give about 70 presentations a year. I also sit on the organizing committee for many events and I am frequently called upon to help groups choose speakers. Basically, I am often involved on both sides of the (more…)