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LMA Ohio Chapter - 2011 Call for Speakers
The Ohio Chapter of the Legal Marketing Association is now accepting proposals from experts who would like the opportunity to present at one of our educational programs during 2011. Our regular programs consistently attract a wide range of law firm professionals, including marketing coordinators, business development managers, marketing directors and CMOs, as well as lawyers and professional services marketers and marketing consultants, vendors and media representatives.
LMA Ohio focuses on providing fresh and innovative programming topics that encompass ideas and trends in marketing, communications, business development, client service, competitive intelligence, social networking and other topics related to law firm marketing. Recent programs included the following:
· Embracing Social Media: A Panel Discussion
· Social Media Communication Channels: YouTube, LinkedIn, FaceBook, Twitter...What Should We Do?
· How the Media Manipulate the News
· X-treme CRM: Moving from Retention to Cross-Sell
· Coaching and Mentoring Your Team to Unleash Their Potential
· Client Development in the Modern Law Firm
LMA Ohio has expanded its statewide reach over recent years, and our programs now take place in cities including Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo and Dayton. Our programs typically draw 20-40 professionals.
Proposal Requirements
We aim to provide our program attendees with practical, real world knowledge that can be taken back and applied to their own law firms and businesses. Proposals for 2011 programming should meet the requirements outlined below.
· Title and description of presentation, including why program will be of interest to attendees
· Key ideas and objectives of presentation as they relate to educational value for attendees
· Biography of presenter(s)
· Contact information for presenter(s), including current company, address, phone and email
· At least one reference who has seen the presentation previously or is familiar with your experience as a presenter
· Presentations should be approximately one hour in length, including time for questions
· Expected travel costs. Travel reimbursements are limited to $500. Speaker fees are at the discretion of the Chapter Board.
Please e-mail your proposal (Word document or PDF) to Lance Godard, Chair of the Programming Committee at LMAOhio@gmail.com. Please include "Response to 2011 LMA Ohio RFP" in the subject line of your e-mail.
The deadline for proposal submission is November 19, 2010.
We look forward to hearing from you! For more information, please contact Lance Godard at the email address listed above. Thank you in advance for helping us bring valuable and innovative programming to LMA Ohio.
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Lance Godard
The Godard Group
President
Cleveland Heights, OH
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