November 13-15 in Alexandria, Virginia (Washington, DC)
Join your fellow niche media LEADERS for two days of expert speakers, panels and roundtables focused on revenue growth and business strategy. ONLY media leaders may attend.
INDUSTRY EXPERT KEYNOTE SESSIONS!
Don Harkey: Are you Prepared For The Perfect Storm?
The Perfect Storm describes two major forces reshaping the job market: the retirement of experienced Baby Boomers without enough Gen Xers to replace them, leading to less experienced Millennials filling key roles, and an unprecedented labor shortage with more jobs than unemployed people due to low birth rates. This situation threatens organizations with talent shortages and a decline in expertise, affecting various areas such as payment collection, quality, and satisfaction. Join us to explore the impact of these trends and strategies for companies to protect themselves. As the CEO of People Centric, Don loves to help media companies adjust their machine to produce better results. He is highly strategic, process driven, and an engaging Keynote Speaker.
Cost-Cutting Strategies that Don't Kill Your Company!
Power Panel - Moderator: Ryan Dohrn
Hear from fellow publishers on some of the best cost-cutting moves they’ve made — that didn’t cause quality loss, employee burnout, or actually create more work! Moderated by Ryan Dohrn, this panel will share overall strategies and specific cuts, then we’ll all join in for questions and to share cost-cutting experiences. Bring the ideas that worked at your company!
Colleen McKenna: Unlocking the Hidden Powers of LinkedIn
Are you ready to revolutionize your LinkedIn presence and unlock its full potential? Gain insights into advanced networking techniques to build meaningful and influential connections. Uncover powerful strategies to leverage LinkedIn's job search features and find the best job candidates. Understand how to utilize LinkedIn analytics to track your progress and optimize your approach. Colleen is the President of Intero Advisory and one of the nation's foremost authorities on using LinkedIn to grow your business. She and her team have worked with over 800 organizations and tens of thousands of business professionals since 2011 to help them unlock the power of LinkedIn. (Colleen received a 100% 5-star ranking from attendees at the 2023 Niche Media Conference!)
Tim Hermes: Maximizing Your Company's Net Worth
Tim is a multi-million dollar publishing giant that started and managed some of the most profitable magazines in the tech space. Then... he sold them ALL! Now, he is the founder of one of the fastest growing watch brands in the nation, Monterey Watch Co. Tim will share his top lessons learned in over 30 years in media for maxing your media brand or company’s net worth to ensure top dollar for any reason: business sale, financing and expansion, or simply to grow profit and put money back in your pocket! >>BONUS: We will randomly draw to give away watches from Tim’s new venture, Monterey Watch Company!
MEET YOUR ROUNDTABLE MODERATORS
B2B Media Roundtable
Matt McCallum, CEO, Great American Media Services
Consumer Roundtable
Jon & Erin Westman, Owners/Publishers Coastal Style
Sales Leadership Roundtable
Nancy O'Brien, 30 Year Sales Leader, Aviation International News
WHO SHOULD ATTEND THE SUMMIT?
Niche media Publishers, Owners, and C-Suite Executives
VPs of Sales, Sales Directors, and top-level sales managers
VPs and Directors of Audience, Events, and Editorial
This is a high-level media operations attendee group ready and willing to share business details and talk the same language with each other, without confidentiality or competitive cautions.
This 2-day roundtable event has a primary focus of networking and sharing among the participants. All roundtables are moderated by industry professionals and broken down into niche groups like Consumer, B2B, City & Regional, and Sales Management to create very detailed and actionable discussions. Sample topics: managing print costs, paid content, new technologies, hiring/firing, finding salespeople, event revenue, building an editorial board, new revenue ideas, overhead and company management, and more. (Pro moderators will guide 2024 topic selection and discussion.)