Speaker Presentations

Mike Blinder – Stop Overthinking and Just do It!

Val Hoeppner – Journalist’s Guide to Social Media Engagement

Mario Garcia Sr – Storytelling in the Mobile First Age

Damon Kiesow – Print to Digital – Understanding How Contextual Cues are Different

Irene McKisson – Creating an audience persona

Irene McKisson – Sustainable Business Model

Pam Perry – Branding & Social Media

Christopher Sopher – Using Newsletters

Damian Radcliffe – Media Policy Instruments to support local journalism

Patti DiVincenzo – Backgrounding like a boss (email Jill for presentation)

Patti DiVincenzo – Sourcing and building a beat (email Jill for presentation)

Paul Kix – The Storytelling You

Scott Libin – Writing ethically and inclusively

Tim Schmitt – 50 ideas in 50 minutes

Tim Schmitt – The multi-pronged approach to building audience

Rebecca Frank – The Key to Gen Z

Lorena Prime – Time Management

Lauren Greutman – Team up with Influencers to Increase Revenue

Melba Newsome – Diversifying Your Sourcing

Fred Brown – Essential Ethics

Tom Silvestri – Community Form

Haley Swenson – Child Care Beat

Charity Huff – No Such Thing as Too Much Digital

Ross McDuffie –Finding our way without losing ourselves – transforming print-focused sales organizations into full-service media sales outlet

Ryan Dohrn – Re-Igniting the Sales Conversation with Advertisers Amidst a Global Pandemic

Ryan Dohrn – Flipping Objections on the Spot

Ryan Dohrn – 7 Ways to Not Get Ghosted after a Great Advertising Meeting

Renee Tacka – Marketing Strategies to Identify and Gain New Customers

Renee Tacka – Sales Strategy in a Multimedia World

Renee Tacka – Advertising Design Workshop

Jon Miosky – Prospecting tips to drive sales

Jon Miosky – Carving out your clients’ niche

Al Getler – Hiring the Right Salesperson

Al Getler – Finding untapped revenue sources

Ron Speechley – The Future of Obituaries

Val Hoeppner – What We’re Watching: Video Trends and Tips

Jimmy May – Tips for Better Photography

Darrell Davis – Building Better Ads

Sara Quinn – Captions, Credibility and Trust

Sara Quinn – Alternative Story Forms Tips