Lecture and Seminar Testimonials
Hear a brief message from Shel: "Shel—thanks a million for a job well done! You shared TONS of great ideas and it was easy to tell that our listeners were eager to learn more by their many questions. I will look forward to bringing your message and being your new shameless fan. Thanks again." "Hi Shel, Thanks to you and Debbie for that helpful teleclass. It was one of the few I've attended that was content rich and actually gave me some meaningful information. I will be in touch with you regarding your services at some point in the near future. I certainly will pass your name as a resource to friends of mine." "Dear Authors and Friends: Yesterday's Author Marketing Teleconference Call with Shel Horowitz was one of the best calls we've done in the series." "Debbie, Thank you so much for the marvelous teleseminar yesterday on "tons of free publicity". I received plenty of helpful information, and contacts. I called Shel immediately afterwards to hire him for writing a press release." (Note: the three blurbs above all refer to Shel's teleclass, "How to Get Tons and Tons of Free Publicity," organized by Debbie Allen of ShamelessSelf-Promoters.com) "Thanks for letting me sit in on your talk [at BookExpo America]. You are amazing! You are a veritable encyclopedia. I enjoyed your presentation very much." "Shel Horowitz is the smartest, fastest, savviest and cleverest of the authors, speakers, copywriters and marketers in the business." "THANK YOU for being an awesome Presenter and helper to one and all. Hope you will agree to come back for our next conference next October and also perhaps one or two more chat or weeklong sessions again in the near future." "Shel, "I wanted to once again personally thank you for your significant participation at our convention this year... Your keynote address was direct and concise. The message of ethics and integrity was heard and accepted by the attendees and the industry will be better because of it... The convention wouldn't have been the success it was without your involvement." "Shel Horowitz speaks with passion and is able to 'cut to the chase,' sharing real-life experiences with his audiences." "Shel Horowitz presented to our group of busy entrepreneurs at the UMass Family Business Center, on the topic "Marketing Without Megabucks: How to Spend Fewer Marketing Dollars and Achieve Greater Results Than You Ever Thought Possible." In his no-nonsense manner, he capably communicated many practical ideas on how to reach both retail and B2B customers in a variety of traditional and innovative approaches, using print, cyberspace, and relationships; through outreach and permission marketing. He was well received, and demonstrated mastery of his topic. I would recommend him without hesitation." "Thank you for all the valuable information. I was so impressed by your talk at the CAPA meeting I did buy all of your books and will get back in touch with you after both my husband and I are done reading them." "Thank you for the fine presentation. You gave me a greater sense of the business
that is symbiotic with authorship, for those of us who want an audience to
appreciate what we have written, edited, rewritten and agonized over, as a
mother to a new baby." Hear a brief message from Shel: "Shel is one of those rare people with a super-quick mind, able to synthesize ideas in a split-second and create connections greater than the sum of the parts! Widely experienced and remarkably able, he is trustworthy as well as brilliant." "Shel was the headline speaker at our annual Writers and Publishers workshop last year. For two hours he had the whole audience hanging on his every word and frantically taking notes (in addition to the very large, very informative handout). Everyone left that day excited, inspired and ready to apply Shel's many ideas on how to market their books effectively and frugally." "Shel's dedication to ethics was the most important thing I took away from the program. It was good to find someone promoting ethics in a largely unethical world... I have already put an ethics program into practice in a couple of ways. In "About the Author" on my web site, I mention my credo which is "Treat others as you would be treated." That credo will also appear in the front matter of my book where I will give that terse statement a full page... I tell my readers that doing your part in a kinder, gentler world can pay off big, and I prove it with real-life examples from my own experience. I also try to live my credo in everyday life, not that I always succeed." "[On the Ethics Pledge] Great idea! Can't wait to see it take off. Get those darn unethical people thinking differently" "Thank you so much for the outstanding radio interview... We had a lot of phone calls on the subject...Besides being a very well spoken subject for an interview, you were also very humorous and playfully interactive, as well. Not only did this make for a fun interview, but it came across as a tight rapport to my audience." Hear a brief message from Shel: "I just want here to thank you again for the powerful presentation
People were very impressed."
"I attended your PMA University class, "Selling Direct: Cutting Out the Middleman". I found the class to be interesting and very helpful! My interest in the "Direct Selling: Cutting Out the Middleman" was to gather information & ideas to share with the small retail and on-line accounts who resell our books (special sales). Many of these accounts are new operations with little marketing experience. The information you presented in regards to the mechanics of website selling was very helpful... website order form, credit card merchant accounts, e-mail discussion groups, etc. For brick & mortar stores, I took with me helpful ideas such as holding author signings (even non-book stores), hosting interviews, attending trade shows, chamber meetings, etc."
"Your talk was grand. I learned from it, and I'm not exactly a novice at listening to marketing strategies. At the same time it was accessible to those novices, and not so intimidating that anyone is likely to give up in despair."
"On behalf of GNYIPA [Greater New York Independent Publishers Association] I wish to thank you for one of our most stimulating and
informative talks. In two years of having speakers, several members told me today after your presentation that this was one of the most accessible and useful. If you ever need anyone to recommend you for your wonderful style and presentation, please send them along to me."
"Shel Horowitz knows book marketing. I saw him speak to the Greater New York Small Publishers Association and was impressed. His lively presentation is peppered with real-life examples of his own successful book marketing techniques. You will take away a wealth of
information you can really use. He will, no doubt, stimulate your own thinking about how you too can jump-start your own book sales."
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