January 2018 Educational Program

MPI Georgia Chapter Attendance Policy: All Essential Level members or non-members are limited to no more than two events in one fiscal year and must pay the Essential Level/Non-member rate. MPI Preferred or Premier Level members are welcome to attend all chapter events at the Member Price.

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Session Information: Visibility Wins! How to Attract the Best Customers and Create an Army of Raving Fans

It’s time to face facts.  Being great at what you do is no longer a differentiator — It is merely the entry fee. Today, winning in business is about earning and leveraging competitive advantages. In this highly entertaining, thought provoking and actionable presentation, business marketing and branding veteran David Avrin, CSP will show you and your team how to discover or create meaningful differentiators to gain visibility, earn mind-share and build your brand.

Key Actionable Takeaways

1. How to discover, reveal or craft meaningful competitive advantages.
2. How to move beyond mere competency and create a visible chasm between yourself and competitors.
3. Why nobody wants to be the "best kept secret" and how you can become known for what you want.
4. How to leverage a new generation of creative marketing strategies and tactics to dramatically boost your visibility.

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Speaker Information: David Avrin

David Avrin - President, The Visibility Coach
One of the most in-demand business marketing and customer experience speakers in the world today, David Avrin, CSP has shared his content-rich, entertaining, hard-hitting and memorable presentations to enthusiastic audiences across North America and around the world. Recent presentation locations include: Singapore, Bangkok, Melbourne, Brisbane, Antwerp, Buenos Aires, Sri Lanka, Manila, Glasgow, Rotterdam, Barcelona, Monte Carlo, London, Johannesburg and Dubai. David Avrin shows business owners and leaders, sales professionals, HR audiences and entrepreneurs how to ferret-out, recognize, craft and promote compelling competitive advantages. 

A former CEO group-leader and business marketing firm owner, David's business insights have been featured on hundreds of broadcast media outlets and thousands of online and print publications around the world. He is also the author of three books including the acclaimed: It's Not Who You Know, It's Who Knows You!"  and his new book  "Visibility Marketing — The No-Holds-Barred Truth About What It Takes to Grab Attention, Build Your Brand and Win New Business.

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Agenda:

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM: Member orientation
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM: Registration, Networking, and Volunteer Fair
11:45 AM - 1:30 PM: Program

Registration Fees:

Before 5:00 PM on Friday, January 5, 2018
Early Bird MPI Georgia Member - $45
Early Bird MPI Georgia Non Member - $70

After 5:00 PM on Friday, January 5, 2018 thru 5:00 PM on Thursday, January 11, 2018
MPI Georgia Member - $55
MPI Georgia Non Member - $80

Student Rates
MPI Georgia Student Member - $20
MPI Georgia Student Non Member - $30

Online registration will close at 5:00 PM on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Please register before this time to ensure that we have space for you!

All cancellations must be received 48 business hours in advance in order to receive a refund.

Onsite Fees
Please note that MPI Georgia charges an additional $5 onsite fee for any registrations completed after the close of online pre-registration for the event.

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Cancellations:

If you need to cancel your registration a full refund will be granted if cancellation is received in writing before 5:00 PM on Thursday, January 11. After that time there will be no refunds. Please send cancellation notice to info@migeorgia.org. Additionally, registration fees may not be applied or transferred to future events.

Substitutions:

 If you have registered but are unable to attend the meeting, you may substitute another employee from your company at no additional charge. Please send written notification of this change before 5:00 PM on Thursday, January 11 to info@migeorgia.org. After that time, substitutions will need to be made onsite.