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The Center for Creative Marketing [ccm] is a place where marketing and creative professionals meet, swap ideas and share resources with like-minded business people. It was created as an alternative to a home office, coffee shop or downtown club to connect and work – solo or as a group. It is a place where executives, entrepreneurs, service and marketing professionals can connect, co-create and contribute ideas, services and products that will help their company and other member companies GROW.

Located just off the beltline at 3801 Wake Forest Road, Suite 200, Raleigh, N.C., the Center is a perfect Midtown/North Raleigh location to set up shop.

Center for Creative Marketing 2011 Marketing Workshops:
At the Center for Creative Marketing Workshops, you will learn and then you will DO IT! There’s no getting all pumped up and then doing nothing with it. We’ll teach you what you need to know then walk you through the process of doing it for your company – your plan. The following are seminars that are scheduled; there will be spontaneous seminars throughout the year as the market changes and new opportunities reveal themselves.

ALL [ccm] members get to attend Rebecca’s programs at a reduced rate.

The following are full day programs. You learn from 10 am to noon. listen to an expert on the topic at lunch, then you DO from 1 to 4 in the afternoon. Cost: $197 per course

APR 21 Write your 2011 Marketing Plan. You can start any time of the year with this proven program.

MAY 4 Plan your 2011 Public Relations Campaign

MAY 19 Capitalizing on Cause Marketing

JUN 16 40 Creative Marketing Ideas

JUL 21 Powerful Speeches: Conceive, Write, Polish and Deliver a Captivating Talk

AUG 18 Develop Your Elevator Speech, Positioning and Talking Points

SEP 15 How to Establish, Build and Expand Your Brand

OCT 13 Creative Event Planning and Execution

NOV 17 So You Want to Start a Business? Everything you ever wanted [and didn’t want] to know from the real world.

DEC 15 Right Now How to Pitch Like a Pro [for sales, PR & in the elevator] No Nonsense Marketing, PR & Promotions

The following are 90 minute programs you can immediately implement in your business: Cost: $10 per course

APR 5 10-11:30am: NO or LOW cost promotional ideas

APR 7 2-3:30pm: MAXIMIZING your Marketing with GROUPON, LivingSocial, Twongo (et. al) WITHOUT losing your SHIRT!

~ Trade Shows, Direct Marketing and Sales Secrets
~ SMART Merchandising
~ How to “Toot Your Own Horn” Without BLOWING IT!”
~ Add PUNCH and POLISH to your Business Image
~ Proven ways to GET, KEEP and GROW customers
~ Your Elevator Pitch: Stop them in their tracks!
~ Leadership and the Importance of Authenticity
~ Engage & Influence People with PASSiON!
~ “Tough Times Don’t Last. Tough People DO”
~ How to Establish Yourself as a SUPERSTAR

ABOUT Membership to [ccm]:
• VIP access and discount to each CREATIVE MARKETING workshop, training and Meet the Media event
• Monthly Members-Only Mastermind Meeting
• Private access to the Creative Lounge
• Discounts on rental of Excellerator Club, Master Office Suite & Conference Room
• Logo placement and 100 word resource box on [ccm] website
• Strategic marketing session with marketing professional

Monthly fee: $35 (please text Rebecca at 919-740-3008 or email at ra@rebeccaantonelli.com for info)

Excellerator Club [Seminar & Event Room]
This high end room sits up to 100 people. We also have tables you can use.  When you rent the room, you get all of the amenities: audio visual equipment, sound system, video and phone conferencing, ice maker, refrigerator, water and WiFi. Set up for lunch, breaks or cocktails.

It’s up to you to set up, hire the caterer, decide whether you want lunch or not. We’ll facilitate your stay and assist as you request. Otherwise, you’re on your own.
Rental Fee: Two hours: $250 I ½ day (4 hours): $500 I Full day (8 hours): $900

Conference Room/Small Meeting Room
At the present time, the conference table seats eight to twenty comfortably. This is a private room and you will have a host or hostess at your service for coffee, drinks and snacks. There is video and phone conferencing available, WiFi and large HDTV screen. It is up to you to set up, hire the caterer, decide whether you want to eat in or not. We’ll facilitate your stay and assist as you request.
Rental Fee: Two hours: $200 I ½ day (4 hours): $350 I Full day (8 hours): $500

Master Office Suite
This private luxury suite, with private restroom, is expertly outfitted for you to get away, host an important meeting for up to eight people or just play top CEO for the day. You will have a host of hostess at your service for beverages, snacks and drinks. The office has all A/V amenities and private phone.
Rental Fee: Two hours: $150 I ½ day (4 hours): $300 I Full day (8 hours): $450

Sign up today to attend March 3rd’s Meet the New Media and I’ll send you my MASTER MARKETING CHECKLIST.

This four-page PUBLICITY POWERTOOL will keep you focused and ensure you have all you need to launch a successful marketing or publicity campaign.

But don’t use it until you’ve attended the next Meet the Media! You’ll learn how to reach out to the media to get the attention you need to boost your image and your business. I have lots of tools I’ve developed over the years to build marketing plans and launch publicity campaigns and this is one of my best.

If you sign up TODAY to attend next week’s Meet the Media event, I’ll send it to you for nothing – you’ll get the MASTER MARKETING CHECKLIST as a thank you.

Meet the New Media
Thursday, March 3, 2011
10 a.m. to Noon
Center for Creative Marketing
3801 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, N.C.
(in the Alphanumeric Building)

Meet and learn from the Triangle’s top media, reporters and social media experts like Phil Zachary, President of Curtis Media who will share a lesson he taught me many years ago that has improved the way I position, promote and compete. He’ll also give you insight on how to get your voice heard on radio.

Zachary will be joined on the panel by Triangle Business Journal’s veteran reporter Chris Baysden, a network anchor and social media expert [to be announced]. Seating is limited to the first 100.

Non-profits may register for 12.50, others: $25 advance, $30 at the door.

REGISTER at: www.MeetTheNewMedia.com/register.

For more information, go to www.MeetTheNewMedia.com, call Rebecca Antonelli at 919.740.3008 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              919.740.3008      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or send an email to RA@RebeccaAntonelli.com

My goal is to sell out all the seats today… thanks for your help and support!

Best, Rebecca

P.S. Speaking of GOALS… a good friend of mine, Darlene Whitehurst, is testing her new website, GoalMatters today. If you’d like to try her bullet-proof system of creating and meeting your goals, hit this link and get a free instant download of her QUICK START PROGRAM right now: www.GoalMatters.com/step-on-it.

Do YOU know how to do it?
When it comes to attracting the attention of the media, most businesses just don’t know how to do it…

Not to mention that no one has time to write news releases, meet with reporters or find out what stories they’re working on. Most don’t, anyway. That’s where Meet the New Media comes in. Rebecca Antonelli has more than 20 years of experience in marketing communications and has hosted Meet the Media events in the Triangle for over a decade that have led to1000s of stories in the paper, magazines and on the news about formerly unknown people and businesses.

Tel: 919.740.3008 Meet the New Media
5306 Six Forks Rd Raleigh, NC 27609

Does anyone know HOW TO FIND the balance between staying in touch and haranguing clients, prospects, acquaintances, friends and even strangers?

I need HELP, guidance, suggestions, advice and, yes please, critiques.

Do let me hear from you – Rebecca

Share your comment here or email me at: RA@RebeccaAntonelli.com

919-740-3008

In an effort to inform and educate small business owners and solo-preneurs on the nuances of public relations, Tim Moore, Publisher of Carolina Business Connection has teamed up with Rebecca Antonelli to offer NO and LOW cost PR support through www.PublicityPowerTools.com – a recent addition to Antonelli’s PR Domain.

Most Triangle companies don’t have the budget for traditional PR firms or the trained staff to properly write and submit press releases containing important news about their organization. And due to recent changes and consolidation in outlets where press releases can be submitted, the Carolina Business Connection (www.CarolinaBusinessConnection.com) has been deluged with more than double the releases they received just a few short months ago.

Each day companies and organizations send news releases and notices of events for the weekly calendar to Carolina Business Connection and other outlets, where an Editor reads and reviews the content. Unfortunately, not all the press releases are written in the correct style or contain newsworthy content.

“The Daily News Broadcast” is sent to the over 200,000 people each month by the Carolina Business Connection. Sadly, only a small number of the releases they receives are included in the daily broadcast to see the light of another’s computer screen.

“Most are not fit for human consumption,” jokes Tim Moore. In another life, Moore must have been a comedian – his timing is impeccable. As is his dexterity with a red Sharpie. “The derivative of NEWS is NEW, right?” he chuckles. “People have to learn what news is worth sharing and more specifically, HOW to share it.”

Rebecca Antonelli has known for decades that public relations is a formidable force to reckon with for most small enterprises. She has helped entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations learn how to leverage the power of the press – without the high price tag often associated with a PR company through TrianglePR.com and Meet the New Media.

“My goal has always been to democratize public relations; to level the playing field between small concerns and large enterprises,” says Antonelli. “Free ink” in the pages of a magazine or a minute or two on the air can, literally, transform a company.”

Memorial weekend, Antonelli quietly launched “PublicityPowerTools.com” where she offered The BIG Press Release Book for just $8 each. With 75 examples (templates) of press releases in dozens of industries that were edited by a professional and garnered interest from the media when they were initially sent, it has proven to be a godsend to those smart enough to copy, borrow and, frankly, steal the contents.

“More power to them,” says Antonelli. “At the very least, they offer great fodder to generate ideas.” Over 500 copies have been sold and PublicityPowerTools.com now has 16 product offerings. Priced from free to a high of $47 (a Super Simple Press Release System), you can find all the same tips, tools, tactics, lists and resources used by those fancy PR firms.

Finally, someone is capturing the power of the Internet – information and access – and putting it in the hands of the people who need it most!

For a free copy of the Carolina Business Connection’s HOW TO WRITE A GREAT PRESS RELEASE, go to www.PublicityPowerTools.com and check out all the secrets Antonelli is spilling.

CONTACTS:

Rebecca Antonelli, 919-740-3008, RA@RebeccaAntonelli.com

Tim Moore, tim@deagsales.com

There are 3 REASONS you should always send a press release:
1) New Sale,  2) New Partner or Alliance, and 3) New Product or Service

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I had a client once who sent a simple release to the media when her company completed the logo design for a company. Her company’s name came up so often in the newspapers, people thought she advertised all the time!

I’ve tried to make it easy for you by creating a WORD DOCUMENT PRESS RELEASE TEMPLATE that you can simply insert your information in and send to the media. Included are questions you can answer (or send to the person who can) to get all the information the media will want to know about your news for each of the three releases. Then all you have to do is plug the information into the template included to create a winning release.

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Best of luck and let me know if you need an outside opinion on your release, I’m happy to help! Just send your release to me at: RA@RebeccaAntonelli.com.

Let me know how this works for you! As always, your complete satisfaction is guaranteed. If you’re not delighted with your purchase, I will refund your money, no questions asked!

Check out all the cool Publicity PowerTools available at my store. There’s some FREE stuff for you, too! Including: “HOW TO WRITE A RELEASE IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.” Hit this link to see what’s available:

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Here’s to your success!
Rebecca
I am at your service. Call me at 919-740-3008 or email me at RA@RebeccaAntonelli.com

P.S. Do keep your eyes peeled for an over-the-top offer I’ll be sending in the next couple weeks. If you’ve been trying to figure out how to become THE AUTHORITY in your industry – I’m getting ready to show you how!

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Four Seasons of Publicity Yearly Overview -There’s a rhythm to generating news coverage, based upon the natural ebb and flow of the seasons. Such an approach can help you score publicity throughout the year, and will help keep your eye on the ball from January through December.

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List of Top 99 National Business Publications -Excel spreadsheet with names, web links, addresses, phone, emails and fax. Sort, copy and paste to customize your list!

Top Tier Print and Broadcast Media List - Excel spreadsheet with 144 names, web links, addresses, phone, emails and fax.

45 FREE Press Release Distribution Sites (with Top 10 and almost FREE sites) – These are hard to find sites where you can publish your press release for NO COST to get picked up in the news and on the web. Great for search engine optimization!

25 Favorite and FREE Event Listing Sites – Quadruple your impact by adding your special event or special here. Includes newswire services that reach hundreds of thousands of business people daily.

“SPREADING THE WORD – How to Establish a Simple and Effective Public Relations Campaign for your Business”- A 20 page E-book that’s hot off the press to help you plan your own PR campaign.

We are closing the door on the special offer this week.

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Rebecca

I am at your service. Call me at 919-740-3008 or email me at RA@RebeccaAntonelli.com

P.S. Forward this to your friends and colleagues (and let me know you did) and I’ll send you the list of the TOP 100 US Newspapers listed by circulation (with email links) and a Cheat Sheet to Write a Release in under an hour.  I urge you to take advantage of this no-risk, money back guaranteed offer today – you’ll be glad you did (and so will I)!

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Rebecca

I am at your service! 919.740.3008 or RA@RebeccaAntonelli.com

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Good luck to you in all your publicity efforts!!!!

Rebecca

I am at your service! 919.740.3008 or RA@RebeccaAntonelli.com

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You’ll know EXACTLY who to send your press releases to…

If you’re like a lot of other frustrated marketers…

* Your media list is tiny and not growing…
* Your emails have low open rates, and/or…
* Your click-throughs and pick ups from sending news releases are dismal (and getting worse every day)

If that sounds familiar, click the link below and snatch one of the copies available:

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To quadrupling pick up rates,
Rebecca

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