| 2007 Publishing Attendee Comments |
"You hit a home run and don't take steroids (at least I don't think so). Organization excellent! It was fun, fun, fun! This was anything but a white shirt, button down academic exercise. You encouraged attendees to come ready to be real. And it worked!"
Steve Churm
President
Churm Media
Newport Beach
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"This was one of the more practical conferences for our type of publishing that I have attended in the 20 year history of our company. Good information, great people, and lots of great fun."
Roger Nielsen
Publisher
Permanent Buildings
Provo, UT
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"WOW! Organized, no glitches, FUN! FUN! You created an atmosphere for ALL attendees to
have fun, want to network, learn, and exchange ideas. Thank you!"
Margie Moore
CEO
Beach Cities Style
Dana Point, CA
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"We gained a lot of new info that can be applied to sales and electronic media and were rejuvenating. Getting to speak to fellow publishers and exchange ideas was terrific."
Bill Anderson
Publisher
Fort Bend Lifestyles and Homes
Stafford, TX
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"I really enjoyed the conference and am glad there is finally education directed at the small publisher."
Jodi Hendrickson
Publisher
Western Lifestyle Retailer
Fort Worth, TX
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"I loved the conference! The best part was the high-caliber and intelligence of the questions asked by the attendees during the sessions."
Natalie Riehl
Publisher
Rocky Mountain Rider
Hamilton, MT
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"The networking experience alone was worth the price of attendance."
Jeff Bruss
President
Municipal Sewer & Water
Three Lakes, WI
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"It really was such a fabulous conference for me. I'm still in full tilt mode and actually had to add another 8 pages to the magazine (like about 10 minutes ago) because I've sold so much advertising since I got back. "
Linda Cortright
Publisher
Wild Fibers Magazine
Union, ME
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"I really enjoyed the conference and found all the sessions extremely valuable. I'm walking away with a lot of great ideas!"
Michelle Danks-Costello
Publisher
Lucky Dog Magazine
Las Vegas, NV
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"You did it right - from promotions to presentations."
Floyd Roberts
Publisher
Grain & Feed Manager
Lanark, IL
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"Thank you for organizing such an innovative, fun, and information-packed conference. Us smaller niche publishers don't quite fit in with the big guys, so this event was very refreshing. We'll definitely be back!"
Colleen Holland
Associate Publisher
VegNews Magazine
San Francisco, CA
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"Sign me up for round two! What a great conference - I enjoyed it. Format was great."
Lia Guthrie
Publisher
Cotton Farming
Collierville, TN
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"A great networking opportunity, and Austin is fabulous!"
Tim Lyster
Publisher
Nonprofit Quarterly
Boston, MA
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"What a BENEFICIAL event you produced...far and away the best one I've attended as a small publisher. "
Carla Housh
Publisher
Incident Publisher
Cary, IL
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"We picked up some great tips and have already begun working with a couple of the sponsors."
Brad Bentley
Publisher
American Graphics Group
Anniston, AL
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"Unbelievable conference! I loved it and the content! "
Mike Obert
Associate Publisher
Beckett Media
Farmers Branch, TX
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"Speed publishing was great, learned a ton of good info in a very short period."
Matt Haskin
Publisher
Valley Living
Canyon Lake, CA
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"Loved Carl Landau and the fun banter between speakers and attendees."
Francie Unger
Editor/Sales Manager
Sophisticated Woman Magazine
Covington, LA
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"Thanks Carl! We had a great time and really learned a lot that we are trying to incorporate back into the magazine. I also made some great friends, and will work on my bowling. I look forward to next year already."
Terri Stubblefield
Marketing Director
World Literature Today
Norman, OK
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| 2007 Publishing Industry Comments |
"I'm not exaggerating one iota, that was the best run and most interesting conference I've ever been to. No lie, I've been going to conferences for 25 years, and your show is tops."
Bill McKay
Vice President
Direct Media
Reston, VA
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"I want to congratulate you on a great show. I attend them all: Folio, CRMA shows, the ABM meetings. None of them were as topically relevant as this one. Nice job."
Todd Berardelli
VP Sales
Cadmus Communications
Orland Park, IL
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"Carl - Congratulations to you and your staff on an excellent event. In so many ways it exceeded our expectations."
Mark Priebe
President
Proximity Marketing
Brunswick, OH
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"I thought it was a great conference. You allowed a lot of time for networking, which was perfect. The speed publishing and bowling were a lot of fun. Much better than a cocktail party."
Tara Clifford
Director of Marketing Services
BPA Worldwide
Chicago, IL
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"Great job Carl!
Great Leads too.
Looking forward to seeing you next year."
Chris Gentri
Director of Sales
NXTBook Media
Lancaster, PA
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