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"I had previously attended Camp Niche for ad sales but never the publisher's conference. What a mistake that has been. I firmly believe that the business slump I've been feeling over the last 18 to 20 months could have been largely avoided had I been keeping up with the "bigger picture" outside of my market. The networking and the new information will prove invaluable in 2010. The Niche Magazine Conference is the ONLY tool I know of that will keep me current."
Frank Sawyer
Publisher
New Home Resource
Tulsa, OK
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"The first thing that hit me was the entrepreneurial attitude that pervaded the conference. It was great being around a bunch of revenue producers focused on growth and success. I got my money's worth the first day alone (and the second day was just as valuable)."
Bobby Stark
President
Parthenon Publishing Inc.
Nashville, TN
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"I admire the unique nature of your event, the value you give your customers, and the fun that you share with everyone. It is a real pleasure to be part of that."
Don Pazour
CEO
Access Intelligence
Rockville, MD
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"I thought it was great! The sessions were valuable, the people were fun, the location was perfect!"
Jeanne Caggiano
Corporate Marketing Director
Eli Global
Wake Forest, NC
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"The feedback (from Design-O-Rama) was worth the price of the conference to us! We've already put some of the ideas into play."
Mike Lessiter
President
Lessiter Publications, Inc.
Brookfield, IL
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"I thought the conference was a real success - definitely glad I went and certainly money well spent. Plus, you guys really know how to make it fun! I found the interaction with my peers to be of extraordinary value. Meeting so many great folks who are doing the same things I am, and having the same issues to deal with, was invaluable."
Wayne Gorst
Publisher
Northern Reach Media LLC
Colville, WA
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"The content was awesome, speakers highly knowledgeable, and the event clearly very helpful. I am absolutely happy with the result. Even the vendors/sponsors were useful."
Tom McMahon
Publisher
IGE Media
Louisville, KY
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"Great Job! The first session alone paid for the trip!"
David Hachmeister
President
Marking Devies Publishing Company
Elmhurst, IL
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"I thoroughly enjoyed the conference and found it very useful. It was very practical and all the delegates wanted to be there, as opposed to some of the major UK conferences, which I think are often just corporate jollies!"
Tim Thurston
Group Commercial Director
Archant Life
Cheltenham, UK
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"I am truly happy with the conference and very excited about all the possibilities before us now as a result."
Jeanette Dunn
Publisher
Idaho Cuisine & Spokane Sizzle
Doeur d'Alene, ID
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"I LOVED the Conference!!! One of the best that I've attended over the years. Lots of applicable information and much was related to "real-life" scenarios and wasn't just "theory"."
Debra Smith
Account Manager
Bulkley Dunton
Perris, CA
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"I see so much value in this conference! Thank you! The first day I saved $80,000 in my business plan by speaking with a sponsor for 10 minutes one-on-one."
Ericka Basile
Publisher
Naples Dog
Naples, FL
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"Easily the most useful conference for the small- to medium-sized publisher. "
Joseph Connelly
Publisher
VegNews
San Francisco, CA
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"Great conference! Outstanding material at the sessions, fantastic contacts with other folks in the industry, energizing and fun!"
Jess Ennis
Group Publisher
Fresh Americas
Willoughby, OH
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"I just wanted to tell you again how much I enjoyed the past couple of days at the Niche Conference. There was a lot of solid, practical information given out and lots of sharing and networking, and the whole thing was quite fun. The breadth and variety of magazines that are published beyond the "big" media companies is truly amazing and fascinating. You have really filled a void of those publishers."
Jerry Okabe
VP Audience Marketing
Penton Media
Overland Park, KS
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"Carl, as I sat this evening speaking with attendees, speakers, and sponsors it struck me that the thread that binds this conference is love and admiration for you. Your caring, generosity, and friendship has encouraged, nurtured, and enabled many."
Pat Niekamp
Advertising Manager
American Public Media
Austin, TX
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"Re-name the conference 'How to Make Money with Niche Magazines & Rich Media/Online'...It should be a required conference if you've been in the publishing or web business for 30 days or 30 years."
J.D. Sanders
President
High School Sports - The Magazine, Collins County
Dallas, TX
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"A great conference - it was the first publishing-oriented conference that I've enjoyed in a very long time. Actually, it i one of the few conferences of any sort I've attended in the last ten years where I felt I got my money's and time's worth."
David Shaw
President
Directors & Boards
Potomac, MD
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"I had a great time and even learned something. Not only did I learn a great deal from your All-Star Speakers, but also from the many other successful Publishers and great people who attended. What a group of great people. I'm looking forward to applying many of the conference's helpful ideas and tools to MOTOR Magazine this year."
Dave Marlowe
Associate Publisher
MOTOR
Troy, MI
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"As a small publishing company it's so easy to be stuck "in the box" and think that you are too "busy" to attend an event such as yours. I'd much rather be "busy" learning new ways to make money and making beneficial contacts - exactly what I accomplished at the 2008 Niche Magazine Conference! Thank you!"
Laura Thompson Fulton
Circulation Director
Bird Watcher's Digest
Marietta, OH
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"This was my first Niche Magazine Conference, but it won't be my last! Productive use of my time...an investment, for sure!"
Lisa Rigoni
Advertising Representative
Illinois Country Living
Springfield, IL
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"Great job. We are very small in the publishing world, but are finally starting to grow again. This was a treasure chest of ideas."
David Hachmeister
President
Marking Industry
Elmhurst, IL
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"This conference has the potential of becoming BETTER than the folio show was - when it was good!"
Robert Lindquist
Network Operations
Singer & Musician
Naples, NY
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"This was our first time and we loved it. I want to come back and bring my staff."
Karyn Dean
President
Senior Resource Guide
Sugar Land, TX
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"Excellent conference. It was great for small publishers to be with like-minded business owners."
Angela Harkless
President
Cachet
Chicago, IL
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"I thought it was time well spent. I came back with LOTS of useful information."
David Kaplan
Group Publication Director
Pharmacy Practice News
New York, NY
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"Great second conference! While it was a bit overwhelming in terms of where we need to be, is provided a great road map for the future of the business."
Lia Guthrie
Publisher
Cotton Farming
Collierville, TN
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"Most of the presenters were phenomenal - I plan on stealing all their ideas! I went into this rather skeptical, and I came away thinking that I have a full year's worth of projects ahead and the vision to make them happen. Furthermore, I left feeling like I now have a network of a few hundred colleagues that I didn't have before, people who know my pain and triumphs, and some of whom are charting the course ahead for the rest of us to follow, or at least take come cues from."
Chris Dalgaard
Publisher
Quick Throttle
Dana Point, CA
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