Grand Parents Day

Sunday September 13 is Grand Parents day. Do something nice for your grandparents.

Here is a good example of filling the valleys in your business cycles.

In the flower business you probably have four main sources of income:

• Mother's Day
• Valentines Day
• Weddings
• Funnerals

What can you do to fill in the valleys between?

Find other days or events to leverage your business. Ken Bolt of Brant Florist in Burlington, ON is a savy online marketer. Check out his website at http://www.brantflorist.com/

He promoted Grand Parents Day on his website and sent colorful reminders by email to his list. Most likely Grand Parents Day won't come close to Mother's Day for flower sales but I bet that it will be better for Ken Bolt than most others.

What creative promotions can you do to fill in your valleys?


George Torok
Marketing Expert and Author
Marketing Speaker

Secrets of Power Marketing Revealed

SECRETS OF POWER MARKETING REVEALED

As reported in The Sudbury Star by HAROLD CARMICHAEL


If the concept of power marketing is something you want to learn more about, the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce has a seminar coming up April 21 that will be of great interest.
George Torok, co-author of The Secrets of Power Marketing and a motivational speaker, will host a workshop and also give the keynote speech at a six-hour session set for April 21 at the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel.

The workshop will deal with subjects such as building media relations, influencing perceptions, and building, enhancing and marketing your credibility. The keynote speech will deal with things such as how to motivate and persuade others, generate more sales, and earn more money.
Tickets for the full seminar (8 a. m.-2 p. m.) are $120 for members and $170 for non-members. The cost to attend just the workshop is $90 for chamber members and $125 for nonmembers. To attend just the keynote speech, the cost will be $60 for chamber members and $90 for non-members.

Torok, who is based in Burlington, said the messages he will bring to Greater Sudbury have had some refining due to the current recession.

"The fundamentals don't change: there is a refining," he said. "There are more potholes in these times. These times are less forgiving."

On the Torok website ( www.torok.com),"Torokisms" that can be found include "Success comes from doing little things consistently well over time," "You can do anything you want in life. You just can't do everything," and "Do something at least once a year that scares you."

To order tickets, call 673- 7133, ext. 224.

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Sudbury Chamber of Commerce

The Sudbury Star

Marketing Speaker

Niagara College Alumni

Niagara College Alumni

Promote Brand You - for a more promising career

Recently I spoke to the Niagara College Alumni Toronto Chapter. This group was engaging and interested. I enjoyed speaking with them because they were at tentative and asked challenging questions.

I usually speak to business owners. So you can imagine how I enjoy speaking with students and recent graduates because they challenge my perspective and force me to rethink some things. It helps to keep me sharp.

Enjoy this commentary about my presentation.

George Torok

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Hi George,

Thank you again for your presentation last week at Oakham House.

As well as the informative and insightful messages of your presentation, I must comment on your flexibility and commitment to personal conversations with the participants. I realize that the numbers were not at the level that we would have liked and some logistical issues (e.g. like the food coming earlier than expected) interrupted the flow of your presentation; however, your flexibility in talking after the mini-break really helped to pull together some key concepts and provide the opportunity for the participants to discuss/share some of their ideas - thus enriching the learning experience.

I especially appreciated the number of intense conversations that you had with participants. I was conscious of you consistently engaged in intimate dialogues with individuals and small groups around their questions and really focusing on their needs and issues. I had several positive comments from participants about the quality time that you took to listen and talk with them, rather than the peripheral discussions that often happen with presenters.

Thanks again for sharing your expertise and I hope that the marketing materials forwarded to other colleges trigger some direct contacts to explore your services. I also hope that we can work with you again as we continue to develop related programs. Obviously we need to find ways to market more effectively and strategically expand the number of alumni contacts that are engaged with Niagara College so that we have a registration base.

Steve Cino

Alumni Affairs Coordinator

Legacy Leadership Project

Niagara College, Welland Campus S110

scino@niagarac.on.ca

905-735-2211 ext. 7865

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George Torok

Sudbury Chamber Event

Sudbury Chamber Event


The following is an excerpt from the Sudbury Star.

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Motivational speaker in town Tuesday


A Hamilton author and radio show host who believes image is crucial to attracting and retaining clientele will be in Greater Sudbury on Tuesday.

George Torok, who coauthored "Secrets of Power Marketing" and hosts "Business in Motion," a weekly radio show in Hamilton, will host a six-hour event. It will include a workshop ("The Secrets of Power Marketing") and keynote speech ("The Secrets of Success").

Set for 8 a. m.-2 p. m. at the Holiday Inn on Regent Street, Torok's workshop will run from 8:30-11:30 a. m. The keynote speech will be given from noon-2 p. m.


"Motivational, very engaging, colloquial and energetic is perhaps the best way to sum him up," said Jonathan Laderoute, a Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce spokesman. "Back and forth with the audience is what he does: he feeds off it."


As of Tuesday, tickets were still available and can be obtained individually for the workshop, keynote speech or both.

The cost for the workshop is $90 for chamber members and $125 for everyone else. Cost to attend the keynote address is $60 for chamber members and $90 for nonmembers. To attend the entire event, the cost is $120 for chamber members and $170 for non-members.

Tickets can be obtained by calling the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce at 673-7133.
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George Torok

Marketing Expert & Speaker

Marketing Speaker Report

Audiences Report on Marketing Speaker, George Torok

Read what they said after hearing George Torok speak:

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"CPSA presents over 150 events across the country in a year and you are the most professional speaker I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with."
Ann Babej
Canadian Professional Sales Association


"My sales brokers were not only presented with excellent, usable material that they can apply in their daily work, but they were also thoroughly entertained – what a rare combination."
Dan Lawrie, CLU, C.F.S.B.
Dan Lawrie Insurance


"This has been the most productive seminar our association has ever held. Totally captivating from start to finish."
Doug King
Ontario Monument Builders Association


"George entertains with more useful, behavioral insights and tips usable today than any other speaker I’ve heard through TEC and elsewhere."
Bob Michener
Campbell, Michener & Lee


"You have a gift."
May-Anne Leeder
Molson Centre for Innovation

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Are you ready to hear this motivational marketing speaker?

What business owner do you know that needs the wisdom of this marketing expert?

What association do you know of that craves this kind of audience feedback?

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Contact George Torok at 905-335-1977

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George Torok

Executive Coach
Motivational Speaker
Canadian Marketing Specialist

What Audiences say about George Torok

CPSA presents over 150 events across the country in a year and you are the most professional speaker I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with.
Ann Babej
Canadian Professional Sales Association


My sales brokers were not only presented with excellent, usable material that they can apply in their daily work, but they were also thoroughly entertained – what a rare combination.
Dan Lawrie, CLU, C.F.S.B.
Dan Lawrie Insurance


This has been the most productive seminar our association has ever held - totally captivating from start to finish.
Doug King
Ontario Monument Builders Association


George entertains with more useful, behavioral insights and tips usable today than any other speaker I’ve heard through TEC and elsewhere.
Bob Michener
Campbell, Michener & Lee


You have a gift.
May-Anne Leeder
Molson Centre for Innovation


Are you ready to hear this speaker?

What business owner do you know that needs this speaker?

What association do you know of that craves this kind of audience feedback?

George Torok
Power Marketing