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SIPA's 32nd Annual International Newsletter & Specialized Information Conference
June 1-3, 2008
The Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC

Overview of Conference Program

Key to Abbreviations of Breakout Sessions Tracks
(and links to see Sessions by Tracks)

MKG

Direct Marketing and Sales

E-MKG

E-mail and Web Marketing

RET

Retain and Upsell Your Customers

EDIT

Editorial

BUS

Business/Operations

T-MODELS

Beyond Newsletters — Traditional Formats

NEW-MODELS

New Business Models

BONUS

Bonus Sessions

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Click here to see the Pre-Conference Workshops
(additional price to attend)

  • WORKSHOP I
    9:00 AM – Noon • Search Engine Optimization — Intensive Training Class
  • WORKSHOP II
    9:00 AM – 2:30 PM • In a Family Way: Managing & Growing Your Family-Owned Publishing Business
  • WORKSHOP III
    9:00 AM – 2:30 PM • Specialized Publishing Bootcamp: Everything You Need to Know, in a Cost-Effective, One-Day Package

1:30 – 2:30 PM • Roundtables
(select two topics)

2:30 – 3:15 PM • General Session: Why There’s No "Free Lunch" on the Internet
Stan Katz, Professor, Princeton University

3:15 – 3:45 PM • Networking Break

3:45 – 4:30 PM • General Session: Creating and Delivering Content for Long-term Customer Engagement
Diana Pohly, President, The Pohly Company

4:30 – 5:15 PM • General Session: The Third Revolution in Publishing and Intellectual Property
Bill Burger
, VP of Marketing, Copyright Clearance Center

5:15 – 6:30 PM • Cocktail Reception

Monday, June 2, 2008

7:30 – 8:30 AM • Editorial Directors Breakfast
(limited attendance; you must sign up in advance)

7:30 – 8:30 AM • Marketing Directors Breakfast
(limited attendance; you must sign up in advance)

8:45 – 9:15 AM • General Session: The Harvard Business Approach to Success in the New Publishing Environment
Joshua Macht,
Executive Director, Harvard Business Digital

9:20 – 10:00 AM • General Session: Information Wants to be Free (to the End User … but the Advertiser’s Going to Pay)
Chris Schroeder
, CEO, HealthCentral.com

10:00 – 10:30 AM • Networking Break

10:30 – 11:45 AM • Concurrent Breakout Sessions I

MKGPricing Strategies that Work: How to Price Everything You Offer to Maximize Sales

E-MKG
Using the Web to Drive Renewable Revenue

RET
Conversion: How Hard Can It Be?

EDIT
Blogs and Beyond: Incorporating New Media Content Into Your Offerings

BUS
Mergers & Acquisitions: An Overview

T-MODELS
New Revenue From Existing Customers: Are Awards Programs and Sponsorship Sales in Your Future?

NEW-MODELS
Gulp: 25% of My 2010 Revenues Are Not Even Conceived Products
Yet!

BONUS
Building Opt-In E-mail Lists the Fierce Way

Noon – 2:00 PM • Luncheon, Annual Meeting of Members & Howard Penn Hudson Keynote Address: The Publishing Opportunity in the Age of Citizen Media
Dan Gillmor
, Director, Center for Citizen Media

2:15 – 3:15 PM • Concurrent Breakout Sessions II

MKGNumber One Source for New Customers: How to Mine the Gold from Previous
Customers

E-MKGUsing Innovation & Creativity to Drive More Online Business

RET When “Enough is Enough”

EDITEditorial and Marketing: Working Together to Attract and Keep Readers

BUSHow to Protect Against Plagiarism and Threats to Your Business Reputation

T-MODELSSell Information Products Using 30-, 60- and 90-Minute Seminars:
How to Hire, Train and Manage This Low-Risk Sales Activity

NEW-MODELSLeveraging Your Media Asset With a Job Board

BONUSCan the Spam Filter: Techniques for Improving Your E-mail Deliverability

3:15 – 3:45 PM • Networking Break

3:45 – 5:00 PM • Concurrent Breakout Sessions III

MKG Where Have All the Lists Gone?

E-MKG
How to Write E-mail Marketing Messages and Landing Pages That Rock

RET
Checklist for Generating Additional Revenue via Touch Points: How to Turn Opportunities Into Gold

EDIT
Navigating the Web and Using E-tools to Get Better Stories

BUS
Recruiting & Retention in the New Publishing Environment

T-MODELS
To Infinity and Beyond: Taking Your Audio Conferences to New Heights

NEW-MODELS
The Competitive Advantages of Social Networks and Collaborative Online Niche Communities

BONUS
42 Best Ideas in E-mail and Web Marketing

5:00 – 6:30 PM • Cocktail Reception

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

8:00 – 8:35 AM • Speed Vendoring
(SIPA vendors share best ideas)

8:45 – 9:45 AM • Roundtable Discussions
(select two topics)

9:45 – 10:15 AM • Networking Break

10:15 – 11:15 AM • Concurrent Breakout Sessions IV

MKG Magical Words That Make People Beg to Buy from You

E-MKG
Sure-Fire Online Marketing Tips for One-Off Sales: Webcasts, Audio Conferences & Reports

RET
How to Increase Your Renewals with Irresistible Offers and Premiums

EDIT
Turning Editors Into Product Developers

BUS
CMS, XML & CYA - What All Specialized Publishers Need to Know and
Understand About the “Alphabet Soup” of Content Creation and Distribution in
The Web 2.0 World

T-MODELS
Conference & Convention Planning: How to Save Thousands on Your Next Live Event

NEW-MODELS
Capitalizing on Your Assets: Building Profit-Generating Academies, Institutes & Other Profitable Training Programs

BONUSWeb 2.0 for Business: 10 Strategies for Online Profits, Even in Tough Economic Times

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM • Concurrent Breakout Sessions V

MKG The Marketing Power of Customer Profiling

E-MKG
Build Your E-mail Marketing Program with “Microsites”

RET
A Welcome (Kit) Opportunity

EDIT
Copyright Law in the Electronic Age

BUS
Publishing Juice! How to Develop Fresh Ideas for Generating New Revenue, Profits & Customers

T-MODELS
Customer Surveys: How to Get Information You Can Use by Asking the
Right Questions

NEW-MODELS
Digital Magazine Revenue Generation: With Readership Finally Established, Smart Publishers Are Realizing Big Gains with This New Product

BONUS
12 New Marketing Trends for the New Publishing Environment

12:15 – 2:15 PM • Luncheon, Awards Program & Remarks from Dave Barry
Dave Barry
, Humorist and Columnist

2:30 – 3:00 PM • General Session: Search Centric: The Future of Marketing
Fredrick Marckini
, Founder & Chairman, iProspect

3:00 – 3:30 PM • General Session: Conference Wrap-up: Track Chairs Share Best Ideas from the Conference


See Registration Fees here.

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