Retailers Forum Magazine - January 2023

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RETAILERS FORUM MAGAZINE | JANUARY 2023 Page 5 This is a Buying Guide for RETAIL STORE OWNERS Presented within the pages are the latest offerings from the country’s leading merchandise wholesalers. The advertisers herein sell strictly wholesale and require that you purchase with the intent of reselling through retail channels. ☛ Locate the products that interest you. See our product directory located on pages 6 & 7. ☛ Make direct contact with advertiser. Most will have catalogs and price lists for you. ☛ Order your merchandise, which will be shipped directly to your store. HOW TO USE THIS DIRECTORY FORUM PUBLISHING COMPANY 383 East Main Street, Centerport, NY 11721 www.RetailersForum.com CONTACT US: TEL: 1-800-635-7654 FAX: 631-754-0630 Email: ForumPublishing@gmail.com CLICK ON BANNERS IN SELECT ADS TO GET FREE CATALOGS/PRICING Want More Info? Circle #09 on page 11 • www.Vendor411.com
ADVERTISERS INDEX PLEASE PATRONIZE THE LEADING WHOLESALERS WHO ADVERTISE IN RETAILERS FORUM MAGAZINE THE TRUSTED BUYING SOURCE FOR RETAIL STORES! Light Up WithoUt Lighting Up! Sell to over 60,000 stores through Forum 631/754-5000 Start. Grow. Repair. Our specialty is helping small and mid-sized businesses achieve success. Contact us for free consultation. 1-800-433-7002 info@ForumBA.com • www.ForumBA.com LOGIC WHOLESALE see our ad on page 67 Always Be DRESS UP FOR PROFITS! See our ad on page 26 SMALL BUSINESS CONSULTING ForumBA.com Ad on Page 64 JANUARY 2023 BLING IT ON! HipWholesale.com See our ad on Page 29 Does anybody read these? CALL 631-754-5000 and you’ll get a FREE 3-mo. subscription! Congratulations to HOUSE AHOY Northport, NY COSTUMES ARE YEAR ‘ROUND MONEY MAKERS! www.USACostumers.com WHOLESALE Costume Club 100’S IN STOCK All Occassions Fast Same Day Shipping Flat Rate Delivery Every Day’s A Treat! H2 E-Cig Round Mouth Atomizer $1.85 E-Case w/2 Cigarettes + 1 USB Charger $10.50 5mL Bottle E- Liquid E-Juice for E-Cig $1.30 SHISHA Zero Nicotine Disposable E-Cig $3.45 Round Mouth E-Cig 3.5ml Atomizer Set w/Coil Heads $3.83 E-Cig kit Includes 1 cig, 10cartridges, Wall, USB, Car Chargers $6.50 Electronic Cigarettes Full Service Wholesaler • We Ship Worldwide We Dropship - Distributors WanteD • Scroll website to bottom - Click on WHoLESALE • Disposables • Atomizers • Kits • E-Cig Batteries • E-Liquids • E-Cig Accessories www.Lightecig.com ADVERTISING FORUM AD RATES . . . . . . . . . . 09 APPAREL 1 STOP WHOLESALE . . . . . . . . . 52 BLANK TEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 BOUTIQUE CLOSEOUTS . . . . . 61 CAPSMITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03 DD BULK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 FASHIONABLE SALES . . . . . . . . 39 FLIRTY WHOLESALE . . . . . . . . . 28 HEAVENLY SUITS . . . . . . . . . 22 SCARF WAREHOUSE . . . . . . . . . 85 STYLISH PLUS . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 T SHIRT REP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 UIN DEALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 USACOSTUMERS .COM . . . . . . . 26 ASSORTED ITEMS AUCTION FINDER . . . . . . . . . 32 BEAN WHOLESALERS . . . . . . 20 DINO DROPSHIP . . . . . . . . . . 65 DOBA DROPSHIP . . . . . . . . . 75 EVERYTHING CLOSEOUTS . . . 74 EZ DROPSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 FIND IT ASIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 MEGA UBID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 RAMSONS IMPORTS . . . . . . . . . 04 SWEET WHOLESALERS . . . . . 51 TOP TEN WHOLESALE . . . . . . 81 BOOKS AUCTION BOOK . . . . . . . . . . 84 BUYERS CONTACTS . . . . . . . . 89 CLOSEOUT DIRECTORY . . . . . 82 HIDDEN WEALTH . . . . . . . . . . 80 TRADE PUBLICATIONS . . . 90-96 CANDY SWEET WHOLESALERS . . . . . 51 CELLULAR CELLCITY BIZ . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 WHOLE-CELL . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 COLLECTIBLES PATTER’S COLLECTIBLES . . . 20 COMPUTERS REFURB SHOPS . . . . . . . . . . 58 CONSUMER ELECT. FIND IT CHINA . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 CREDIT CARD PROCESSING EXP MERCHANT . . . . . . . . . . . 77 SNEAKY SAVINGS ON SNEAKERS See Our Ad On PAge 33
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JANUARY

Atlanta Gift Fair

Los Angeles Market Week

Philadelphia Gift & Variety Show

Seattle Gift Show

The Merchandise Center, IL

FEBRUARY

ASD Marketplace Las Vegas Show

Louisville Gift Show

Magic Sourcing Show

New York Toy Fair

Off Price Specialist Show

Rocky Mountain Gift Show

MARCH

Atlanta Spring Gift Show

California Marketplace

Dallas Apparel & Accessories Show

Greensboro Gift & Jewelry Show

The Merchandise Center, IL

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Hawaii Merchandise Expo

The Merchandise Center, IL MAY

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New Orleans Gift & Jewelry Show

Northern Michigan Gift & Souvenir Show

Off Price Show NY TBD

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Dallas Gift & Variety Show

Greensboro Gift & Jewelry Show

LA Fashion Market

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Off Price Specialist Show

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St. Louis Gift Show

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Norton’s Gift & Variety Show

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New Orleans Gift & Jewelry Show

Smoky Mountain Variety

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Grand Strand Gift & Variety Show

Greensboro Gift & Jewelry Show

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WHAT an exciting retailing year we have had. Let me be the first to wish you a Happy New Year! We made it through another holiday season together. It has been a season of many surprises for independent retailers who have been dealing with post-covid, supply chain and recession worries. The fact is that regardless of the aforementioned woes our economy has been rolling along and shoppers came out for the holidays.

THE totals have not all been tallied but it does look like the sales season numbers for last quarter have gone up 6-8% from 2021. We have seen that foot traffic at malls and shopping centers has decreased 5-10% depending on which study you review. The numbers have still been good for us and we have learned some lessons we can implement for next year.

FIRST and foremost, your store needs to have a viable online presence. E-commerce has been increasing exponentially every year and if you do not have a robust marketplace online you will be left in the lurch. All retailers need to offer shoppers a convenient and comfortable website that can take orders. This will be the make-or-break moment for your business.

ALL indicators we have seen are showing that this year will be off to a good start as the economy settles in. If we are able to control inflation which will stabilize consumer confidence we

will prosper and continue the growth of our businesses.

IF you follow the trends, you know that one of the largest upticks in sales will be consumers spending on house and home products. Home will be where the money is for retailers. This is a great time to look at adding new home products if you are not currently servicing this segment.

NOW is the time to restock your stores. Freshen up the inventory by getting rid (think big sale) of old unsold stale goods that are taking up space. If your dusty widgets did not sell all year, they will not sell now. So, dust them off, mark them down and move them out. With the proceeds you can now purchase new inventory to excite your shoppers. BTW you can also donate your merchandise at the full retail price as well and get a tax deduction for the year!

PLEASE use this special restocking issue to discover new merchandise and new suppliers to make your first quarter profitable. Now is the time to make a fresh start and speed into 2023 with gusto, new ideas and goals. Let’s Make Your Store Great Again by taking advantage of all of the opportunities that are abound for us.

AS for us here at Forum, we are looking to another great year serving our industry and will continue working hard to keep our readers informed, updated and profitable.

Here's To A Great New Year! SALES & MARKETING Gregory Brown Tom Richards Scott Savitt Martin Stevens OFFICE MANAGER Leah C. PRODUCTION Lisa Maresca-Smith CREDIT DEPARTMENT Kristine Hines CIRCULATION Discount Reading Svc. LITERARY STAFF Patricia Luebke Jason Meyers Rachel Spearman COLOR PRODUCTION Anchor Imaging PRINTING Composing Room ART DIRECTION Gregory Stevens Martin Stevens OVERSEAS OFFICE Trade Channel N.W. Guineastr 30 2022 PA Haarlem Netherlands +31-23-531-90-22 Published Monthly by: Forum Publishing Co. 383 East Main Street Centerport, NY 11721 Tel: 631/754-5000 Fax: 631/754-0630 forumpublishing@gmail.com www.retailersforum.com RETAILERS FORUM is published monthly at $75/year USA, $125/year foreign. Entire contents copyright ©2023 by Forum Publishing. Publisher assumes no responsibility for contents herein. First and third class postage paid at Centerport, NY. Bulk mail paid at NY, Brookfield, WI and Hooksett, NH under private mail indicia via publication mailing. RETAILERS FORUM The entire issue of Retailers Forum Magazine is posted on-line at www.RetailersForum.com Includes: Website Links * E-Mail Links * Printable PDF’s ACCESS OUR MAGAZINE FROM ANYWHERE 24/7 >> ON-LINE SOURCING 41Years 1981-2023 PUBLISHER From the
READER RESPONSE retailers Receive FREE Information on Products & Services in this Issue FAST MAIL Return This Form By Mail to: FORUM READER SERVICE 383 East Main Street Centerport, NY 11721 FASTER Complete & FAX This Page to: (631) 754-0630 SUPER FAST ONLINE Fill Out Online Inquiry at: www.Vendor411.com APPAREL ❑ All Advertisers in APPAREL ❑ 28. Capsmith BUSINESS SERVICES ❑ All Advertisers in BUSINESS SERVICES ❑ 09. Equitrade Barter ❑ 24. Forum Business Advisors COLLECTIBLES ❑ All Advertisers in COLLECTIBLES ❑ 03. Patter’s Collectibles CREDIT CARD PROCESSING ❑ All Advertisers in CREDIT CARD PROCESSING ❑ 68. EXP Merchant GENERAL & VARIETY ❑ All Advertisers in GENERAL & VARIETY ❑ 07. Ramsons HOME & HOUSE ❑ All Advertisers in HOME & HOUSE ❑ 23. Dakota Steel Art ❑ 21. Sanders Collection INCENSE/FRAGRANCE ❑ All Advertisers in INCENSE/FRAGRANCE ❑ 02. L&V Creations SELF DEFENSE SUPPLIES ❑ All Advertisers in SELF DEFENSE SUPPLIES ❑ 05. Bestex Company SPORTING GOODS ❑ All Advertisers in SPORTING GOODS ❑ 04. Ohio Knife SUNGLASSES ❑ All Advertisers in SUNGLASSES ❑ 06. Amstyle WESTERN ACCESSORIES ❑ All Advertisers in WESTERN ACCESSORIES ❑ 33. JR Palacios FREE INFORMATION REQUEST FORM: Fax: 631-754-0630 • On-Line: www.Vendor411.com Mail: Forum Publishing Co., 383 E. Main Street, Centerport, NY 11721 Your Name Type of Business Company Name ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Address City ___________________________________________________State _____________________ Zip ______________________ E-Mail: Tel Fax Look For Reader Response Banner in Our ADS! Want More Info? Circle #00 on page 00 • www.Vendor411.com ➥ ➥ ADVERTISER INDEX

INCORPORATE YOUR BUSINESS

WELL you wouldn’t think of incorporating your business as something that would be considered HOT – but having the correct business structure is not only relevant, but one of the most important thinks that you can do to protect yourself and your business.

KNOWING what structure to use to set up your business is essential. How many people understand the difference between operating as a DBA versus a corporation. And what type of corporation will be best for your business? There is C corp, S corp and Limited Liability Corp.

IT is easy to get lost or oversold by an attorney and this is where Avvo Advisors comes in. Their website is a wealth of information that will explain each of the structures and entity types. There is no pressure and the company will do it all for you!

HOT is their $79 incorporation fee (plus state costs).

REFURBISHED PROFITS

ARE you looking for big mark-ups and fast selling in-demand merchandise? One of the hottest sellers in both retail stores and especially with online sellers is electronics. Have you wanted to get into this lucrative market buy had no clue where to buy merchandise? This was always a tough entry for businesses, but no longer.

REFURB Shops is one of the country’s largest suppliers of top-quality refurbished items and has been operating since 2001. All of the merchandise is inspected by experienced technicians and the company even has a full 90-day return policy.

NOW you can sell cameras, computers, laptops, printers, televisions and gaming consoles at your store or website. Great prices from a truly great company that ships many items same day!

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RETAILING NEWS

Claire’s Is Reinventing Itself for 2023

THIS is a great story and can be a learning lesson to all of us retailers who have had to reinvent ourselves year after year. If you have been around awhile you will remember that Claire’s was the go-to mall store for teens to patronize to get their ears pierced with brightly colored fad accessories. The chain was a staple in almost every mall in the United States. But fast forward and the stores starting losing popularity and closing up as shopping malls were losing attendance.

AS customers started shopping through different channels, Claire’s has been reevaluating its mall presence and is scaling back stores in declining malls while increasing its footprint in other areas, such as lifestyle strip, high street and outlet centers. Back in 2019, 75% of Claire’s stores in North America were in malls. That number is now down to 60%.

WHILE Claire’s is still investing in physical retail and will open 200 new stores worldwide by the start of 2023. It’s brick-and-mortar strategy is only one component of their plan to become a global brand powerhouse. Over the past several years Claire’s has expanded its online business, built up its consumer products division and has even launched a virtual experience on Roblox. It has also branched out into the grocery, toy and department sectors through partnerships with thirty retailers.

ALL of this follows a particularly turbulent time for the chain with its 2018 bankruptcy filing and then becoming a public company in 2021.

CLAIRE’S is beginning to see its reinvention plans pay off. Its sales, which dipped at the onset of the pandemic, are continuing to climb. Claire’s reported preliminary revenue of $1.4 billion for the fiscal year ending Jan. 29. 2022. This was a 53% increase from its prior year $910 million.

WHILE Claire’s has long been a staple of suburban and urban malls, they are considering whether certain locations are the best fit. The retailer monitors vacancy rates, consumer patterns and traffic trends at all the malls their stores are located in. Recent surveys show that mall foot traffic in the U.S. was still below pre-pandemic levels. That said, the company will most likely pull out of under-performing malls.

MOST recently, and this is a trend in our industry, they are establishing physical presences within other retailers. Just a few months ago they expanded its partnership with Walmart, bringing the number of stores carrying Claire’s products to 2,500. There are also over 360 Claire’s store-in-store at Walmart stores as well.

Macy’s Gives Us Hope

WE may complain about competing with department and big box stores, but the reality is that as they go, so do we. Macy’s has bucked the downward trends and has reported very good positive quarters as we exit the holiday season. The store has been expanding their in-store merchandise and experiences and also has been deploying successful online shopping.

ALL of us need to watch what the leaders are doing, and when they are successful, we need to be following their lead. It is indeed encouraging that shoppers are back in the marketplace and shopping locally at brick-and-mortar stores. It is up to each of us as small retailers to entice consumers to frequent our locations. At least we know they’re interested!

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Continued from last issue ...

A Review of Top Self-Marketing Secrets

1. Sell angles, not ideas, that shout “new & intriguing.”

2 Create a sizzling title that’s so hot readers can’t pass it up. Use puns, cliches, & even the rhyme of songs to get you thinking.

3. Summarize your article idea in a query letter to sell an editor before you write the article

4. Target your message to a specific audience by selling articles to trade journals.

5 Write a book – it’s the ultimate credibility builder.

6. Start your book by writing a 2-page query letter to an agent.

7 Sell a publisher on your idea with a book proposal that spells out the book’s unique angle & sales potential.

8 Consider independent publishing to get your book out fast & to maintain control.

9. Write a newspaper opinion piece to express thoughtful opinions you want customers & supporters to read

10. Send informational white papers to clients & prospects to demonstrate expertise & authority in your field

11. Merchandise your writing: Send copies of articles & books to decision makers to build credibility & to give them valuable information If you prompt someone else to succeed; you will have too.

12. If you don’t like to write or don’t have time, hire a ghost writer

Speak Up and Often

A PLATFORM FOR INCREASED PROSPECTING

Feeling nervous before stepping up to give a speech in front of a roomful of unfamiliar faces is natural As Lily Tomlin said, “We’re all in this alone.” The fact that your knees buckle and your vocal chords tighten when you think about public speaking is no excuse for not using this powerful vehicle to propel yourself into a new sphere of influence. Public speaking is unequivocally the fore most fear among Americans; it is also one of the most powerful ways to market yourself and your business.

Before giving into your fear, ask yourself what you are afraid of. A University of Michigan study showed that 60% of our fears are totally unwarranted, 20% have already become past activities, and 10% are so petty that they make no difference. Of the remaining 10%, only 5% are real and justifiable. In other words, there is a 21-to-1 chance that any fear you have of tripping up at the podium is not based on fact, but on having the wrong focus. It’s not what happens to you that matters but what happens inside you that counts What you believe determines what you receive.

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The most important element of successful public speaking is knowledge about your subject. That, coupled with pointers from pros and sheer determination to overcome stage fright or the imposter syndrome, will allow you to become a sought-after speaker. Instead of buying advertisements to tout your expertise, you’ll be paid to share it with others and you’ll win new leads.

Positioning yourself as an expert in a field by giving talks on a subject is the ultimate soft sell. Rather than your asking for an appointment with someone, your prospects have made the decision to invest time & money to come hear you. Ronald Kent, president of a mutual fund and partner in a small brokerage firm in Kailua, Hawaii, is an engineer turned stockbroker. Although he was successful as a senior engineer

for Aerojet General, he realized he was making more money fiddling with stocks on his lunch hour than working all day at his drafting table. So Kent switched careers and started selling high-quality blue chip stocks. But, as a reserved engineer who shrivels when someone turns him down for lunch, Kent knew he needed to promote himself in a way that provided a path of least resistance. Speaking became the one way he could sell without making cold calls on strangers.

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“I knew I’d never overcome my fear of rejection, so I invested my creative energy into finding ways to sell where I couldn’t be rejected,” says Kent. “I began speaking about investing as a way to let people know who I was, what I was about, and what I believed. Those who liked what I said and wanted me as their stockbroker would seek me out after my talk. I didn’t have to worry about those who weren’t interested.” When you’re the speaker, people seek you out. What a refreshing change in the sales cycle.

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Securing speaking engagements is not as easy as throwing your name into the hat. You have to prove that you have a business track record, a unique message worth hearing, and compelling speaking skills. Before taking your show on the road, think about starting in a safer environment – the college extended studies program. You need valuable credentials for a college or university to consider you for a position; but you have the advantage of preparing for a multiweek course, perhaps using a textbook, and speaking in an environment in which lecture notes are acceptable.

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Authors of this article have used this platform to establish their credibility and expertise and to earn business. For Diane, the step up to the podium didn’t come easily. An 8th grade drama teacher ’s comment that her voice quivered and she’d never make it on the stage stayed with Diane until age 30. Even holding corporate public relations positions, being interviewed by television reporters, and addressing boards of directors didn’t put her at ease in front of an audience.

Finally, in 1984, when Diane sold her book, Get Published: Top Editors Tell You How, she realized that to increase book sales, she had to go on the circuit and talk about it. The first time Diane addressed a roomful of people in Austin, Texas, she prepared a power-packed speech filled with pithy quotes from top national magazine

editors and useful how-to’s for would-be writers. But instead of telling the audience what she had learned from the most prominent editors in the country, she read her speech. Every single word. When one attendee wrote in his evaluation, “Diane, just talk to us,” the author-turned-speaker realized that she’d better practice speaking in public if she wanted to sell herself and her books.

Diane started simply. She signed up with a private education and seminar company and offered a course on selling to the top national magazines in the comfort of her living room. With an audience of a dozen or so friendly faces to whom she served tea and cookies, Diane felt safe and free to talk easily about what she knew.

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With that first successful step, she gave talks on publishing to professional public relations, marketing, and writing organizations. Back-ofthe-room sales of Get Published made the endeavor worth the time Positive comments from the audience about her understanding of the field spurred her on.

After a talk to the Public Relations Club of San Diego, a member of the audience who worked at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), passed along Diane’s name to the director of the writing program for the Extended Studies College. That referral resulted in her teaching for 5 years at UCSD and serving as director of 2 major writers’ conferences hosted by the University.

In addition to being paid to talk about her first love, Diane overcame her speaking jitters and learned how to work an audience using humor, personal stories – including professional foibles, which audiences love – and practical information that can turn around careers. She gained recognition as an authority on national magazine publishing and book writing. Students she met in class often became clients for her public relations and marketing company, and others who repeatedly noted her name in the catalog called upon her as an expert writing consultant.

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Diane has spoken on publishing at writers’ conferences nationwide and on public relations and marketing to corporations, associations, women’s rallies, and the chamber of commerce. But one goal remains: to track down that junior high drama teacher and let her know that even an audience of 500 can’t make Diane’s voice quiver today.

Henry took a similar tack to establish his expertise and to earn new business. He taught through the Learning Annex and UCSD Extension to position himself as a marketing guru. The catalog listing his class and instructor biography reached 100,000 people each quarter and proved better exposure than the Yellow Pages. Many businesspeople use the catalog to

find speakers on specific subjects. One resultant speaking engagement for Henry generated a $1 million account for the public relations and advertising agency where he was vice president.

Additional speaking stints, such as one-nighta-week classes or Saturday morning seminars on “How to Make Your Business Famous” and “How to Get Big Results on a Small Advertising Budget,” generated additional invitations for his agency to bid on accounts they probably wouldn’t have heard about otherwise. And every presentation he has done for the chamber of commerce on marketing businesses has generated at least one new business lead. Henry believes that the more times you present your company to prospective clients, the closer you get to landing the next big account.

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Charles Mann, a personal financial adviser, also taps the extended studies market to attract corporate clients. He regularly gives financial seminars through university extended studies programs. The sessions are strictly informative, and there is no hard sell of him or his firm. However, all the handouts are photocopied on his stationery that includes his phone number Mann receives most of his clients from these efforts. It appears that extension students seem to be more motivated, better educated, and more attuned to forming alliances than the average person in the industry.

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Providing opportunities for businesses to succeed is part and parcel of the chamber of commerce, and therefore an excellent place to become known as a speaker. Chambers of commerce typically host workshops and seminars for members and are always looking for presenters who will offer inspiring, insightful how-to’s in exchange for exposure and heightened credibility.

Take time to get to know the individuals who coordinate seminars for the chamber But realize that few things come without a price tag.

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You will need to volunteer for committees and task forces to demonstrate your commitment and expertise. Then, when you’ve made inroads, let your desire be known to speak to professional groups.

Jeanine just, owner of Kreative Solutions in Laguna Beach, California, used the local chamber to book speaking engagements after leaving the corporate world to found her own “success” coaching company. “I wanted to position myself with the path of least resistance, so I went to the president of the chamber of commerce and told him what I did,” says Just. “He slipped me in as an expert for an upcoming program.”

Making the leap from an arena where you are known, such as your own professional organization or the chamber, to the corporate world and other professional associations, takes marketing know-how. In addition to using contracts to get your foot in the door, a creatively designed and expertly written speaker ’s bureau brochure and personalized cover letter can serve as an entree. Include a business reply card on which potential clients can check off the topic they are interested in and request that you call to set up an appointment Once your brochure has been in the hands of prospects for a week or two, follow up with a phone call. Work to secure an appointment to present yourself and your topic and to demonstrate the new approach or information you have to share

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With her awareness established through the chamber, Just began contacting corporations directly to provide private success coaching and training programs. She calls her approach educational marketing. Rather than give a hard sell, Just educates companies about her unique niche in the marketplace and how her service strengthens employees’ skills. “I have a service that is new and needs explanation,” says Just. “They need to experience me to understand my philosophy and approach.” Over the 6 years she has been in business for herself, Just has made strong connections throughout the country and is now beginning to become internationally known. As she grew professionally, she asked for larger and larger speaking engagements. Three years ago, she landed a talk for Senator William Campbells’ conference and was billed with Oprah Winfrey and Mrs.

Anwar el-Sadat. More than 14,000 participants packed the conference and heard Just’s speech, “Self Worth: Your Ultimate Power.” The result?

Within 3 months, Just was performing warmup acts and break-out sessions for Elizabeth Dole’s political conferences during the 1988 presidential campaign, when her husband, Bob Dole, was vying for the Republican nomination.

“Initially I spoke for just an honorarium, but within a few years I worked up to almost $1,000 plus expenses per speech, and it won’t be long before I’m commanding $2,500 per presentation.

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Just started out as a consultant who used speaking as a marketing technique to attract new clients. Today, 50% of her business is private coaching and 50% is public seminars. She expects that, within another few years, she will earn most of her income as a professional speaker. With a goal of $25,000 per hour-long talk (not unheard of for the cream of the crop), she’ll no doubt be living well.

That brings up a point. As someone marketing your business through speaking engagements, should you charge a fee to speak? Yes, but not when you are launching your career and not always even after you’ve become established.

“I did free speeches when I first started speaking to promote my business, and I still do because we all owe something back for the

opportunities we’ve been given,” says Marian K. Woodall, who created Professional Business Communications after a 25-year career teaching college. “But it’s important for anyone who says they are enough of an expert to give a speech and who has the qualifications, to ask for an honorarium when appropriate. You wouldn’t ask a doctor to come perform a little surgery over lunch, in exchange for a plate of chicken and rice. Those professionals who tend to speak for free make it hard for professional speakers to get the fees appropriate for their expertise.”

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There are times when you want to give away your talent. Save pro bono work for your own professional organization, for the chamber of commerce who has referred business to you, and for charity. Otherwise, once you’ve established yourself as an expert, charge a fee, however small.

A television reporter for the Fox network has a policy that she will not serve as a keynote speaker or master of ceremonies without an honorarium. She doesn’t have a set fee schedule; she leaves the payment to the discretion of the sponsoring company or organization. The honorarium policy has enhanced her stature and trimmed her bookings to groups that really want and appreciate her.

Offer Free , Informative Seminars t to Attract Clients

You don’t have to wait for an invitation to speak to have a platform for your wares. Hosting a self-sponsored seminar or workshop is equally valuable to your prospects and your business. There’s a plethora of financial planners holding investment seminars and attorneys sponsoring living trust seminars. Real estate brokers offer free workshops on how to buy a condo or how to get the most value from home fixer-upper projects.

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These workshops are typically offered at no charge or for a nuisance fee of 5 or 10 dollars to weed out the Lookie Lou’s from those serious about the subject – and ideally those who would be better prospects of coming back to the speaker for consulting services.

Jean Nave, owner of Motivational Dynamics and author of 3 books, including Women: The World’s Greatest Salesmen, left her position as marketing director for a computer firm to launch her own sales training company. She set her sights on having corporations book her for in-house training. To get her feet wet and to earn leads, she offered off-site seminars on how to decide if a career in sales is for you. She booked a room at a local hotel for $100 for a half day and charged $35 a person for the seminar. She spent $20 on printing flyers, which she dis-

tributed to corporations, primarily through the administrative secretaries. “In most cases, since my original topic was centered around my book and women in sales, I was able to interest the secretary in the program herself, and once she bought into it, it was easy to get the flyers posted,” says Nave.

Nave marketed her seminars to women who seemed frustrated by their careers, including nurses and teachers. “I knew from the research I did for my book that women in nursing were well educated but frustrated with their careers, and teachers were also intelligent individuals but underpaid for their ability.” explains Nave. “My seminars let them evaluate if sales was for them and gave them tips on how to sell.”

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“I filled the seminar each time, and most of the women who attended were from large corporations, so they later became my connections to book corporate seminars.”

After hosting 10 seminars of her own, for which she made about $1,000 or better a day, Nave had the entree she needed to take her talks inhouse. Today, 8 years later, she is still getting calls from individuals who attended one of her original seminars. “They liked what I did and hung on to my name,” says Nave.

Nave says that what makes her memorable is that she is completely original. “I didn’t read what anyone else was doing in sales training when I started,” she says. “Instead I looked in-

side at what I had been doing as a coach, manager, and self-motivator. Then I poured out what I did and developed a seminar around it.”

After starting with the obvious night school and university classes and moving on to speaking to corporations, stockbroker Ronald Kent decided to find new ways to spread his reputation. He did the unthinkable and approached his competitors. Like Dracula taking care of the blood bank, he convinced savings and loans, banks, and federal credit unions that his conservative philosophy was consistent with theirs. Time and again, these financial institutions have sponsored Kent to present programs for their depositors. “The fact that I sold them on the idea is one thing; but that they have asked me back over and over makes me even more proud,” says Kent.

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To find other nontraditional routes to market his services, Kent also convinced a leading department store in Honolulu that had just opened a fine restaurant to invite its best customers to an exclusive dinner meeting about personal finance. The dinners were so well received, that they grew into luncheon programs.

When strictly women showed up for the luncheons, Kent turned that into a sales tactic and began advertising them as women-only investment programs. The year was 1965, and since Kent was the first to offer women such an opportunity – the media attention alone was worth his time and energy.

Today, Kent gives 50 to 60 speeches a year. But he controls whom he attracts by creating talk titles that will bias an audience. “I want to appeal

to the type of individuals who would make good clients for me,” says Kent. “I don’t want traders, speculators, or get-rich quickers. My titles appeal to the conservative and stodgy. Hot shots don’t sign up for seminars entitled, ‘Gentlemen Prefer Bonds,” ‘The Feeling Is Mutual,’ or ‘Realistic Investments for the Cautious Investor.’“

Kent doesn’t view speaking as a shortcut to making the sale. In fact, he often doesn’t reap immediate rewards. “It’s not uncommon for new clients to tell me that they heard me speak 10 years ago, and that a recent inheritance or home sale prompted them to remember that they liked what I had said and decided to come in to talk.”

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Today, as a member of the National Speakers’ Association, Kent sells his speaking talent as much as his financial expertise. His most popular topic for the noninvestor audience is developing creativity for problem solving. If people want to speak to promote themselves or their business, Kent advises them to tap into their creative reservoir to develop a personal trademark. When you’re first starting as a speaker, learn the traditional, recognized approaches to the business, he says. Then figure out what makes you unique and go with your strengths.

What makes Kent a sought-after speaker is his ability to excite the audience. “I can talk about the mildest subject, but people come out thinking they’ve just had a revelation,” says Kent. “After analyzing tapes of myself, I realized that

my speaking style triggers something in the minds of people listening to me that sets them on their own internal journey. It’s much like the talent of an inspiring church minister. It’s the exciting stuff going on inside their own heads that makes them think I’m a terrific speaker. In reality, I’m just the catalyst.”

Channel Ne rvous Energy

Zig Ziglar, an all-star in the big league of motivational speakers, says that if you put a mule on stage, it will stand there unimpressed, not thinking a thing about the crowd and bright lights. But if you put a thoroughbred horse in the same situation, it will pace nervously, balk, and whinny.

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It’s natural to be high-strung and self-conscious when you put yourself in front of an audience that expects you to entertain, inform, outknowledge, and out-experience them in the field. If you’re a champion like the thoroughbred, expect to be jittery, but learn to channel that nervousness into positive energy.

Just like an airplane pilot views flight time, remember that the more you speak in public, the better you’ll get. Teaching college courses, for which you have to prepare lesson plans and present week after week for 6 weeks or 3 months, is a perfect arena in which to practice. One of the benefits of teaching is that teachers always learn more than students. Knowing you have to face 30 students once or twice a week forces you to research your material and have enough to say to fill the time slot. Night by

night you’ll become more and more comfortable speaking to a group, and you’ll know your material so well that having to rely on notes will become a thing of the past.

To quickly win over a classroom of students, Henry makes it his trademark to learn every single student’s name the first night of class. Since all memorization is repetition and association, he repeats the student’s name a number of times in a row in conversation and then tries to exaggerate the name in his mind by associating it with something funny or memorable. When he came across a student in his class named Noonie, he thought of the movie High Noon with Gary Cooper. Henry set the record one night when he perfectly memorized 68 names in 20 minutes.

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If you can’t teach a class before you launch your speaking career, you can at least offer your services as a guest lecturer to undergraduate college classes. Local professors in your field are excellent persons to form linkages with, and you’ll be doing them a favor by volunteering to lecture to one of their classes

A professor frequently asks Diane to be a guest lecturer for his magazine article writing class. After several speeches, the professor recommended Diane to the editor of a local trade journal, who subsequently assigned thousands of dollars worth of writing to her company. In turn, the professor has served as a guest speaker at the writing classes Diane teaches.

If you don’t have the opportunity to use college classes as a way to build your speaking skills, at least practice your craft in front of colleagues at work or family and friends Prior to giving a new talk, Henry assembles a half dozen unassuming office mates and lures them to listen to his speech by buying them a soda.

Practicing in front of a live audience is essential Rehearsing telling jokes and anecdotes in front of a friendly crowd will help you to get the rhythm and pace of the story. If there is a punch line, play with the emphasis to see which variation gets the biggest reaction. The same holds true for a serious or especially moving story.

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To make sure she knows her material well, Jean Nave reads her material into a tape recorder and then plays the tape continually to herself for 2 weeks prior to her speaking date. “By the time I go on stage, it’s as though I have given this speech 30 to 40 times before,” she explains. “I have internalized the information so that it flows easily from me. I abhor memorized speeches because they are not natural, but knowing your material well so that you can easily recall statistics and anecdotes makes you look like a pro.”

There are few things as nerve-racking as looking at the blank stares of an audience and wondering if what you’re saying addresses their interests and experi-

ence. Rather than guessing whether your speech meets the audience’s needs, talk to a few members of the organization before you prepare your speech.

Ask the individual who booked you to suggest key members of the group or business that you can contact. Call these people and find out about the group and what it wants from your talk. Contacted individuals will feel honored that you’ve taken the time to ask for their opinion. And they’ll give you good pointers for the direction of your speech.

If polling a number of members won’t fit into your schedule, ask the program chairperson to fill out a questionnaire you’ve designed to identify points of interest and concern the group would like you to address.

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Quest Management Consultants of Bonsall, Ca., sends out a pre-program questionnaire that includes information such as:

• number of attendees, male & female

• average age

• job responsibilities

• session objectives

• key issues to discuss/to avoid

• name & title of introducer

• start & end time for your talk

And while we’re talking about sending things ahead to the program chairperson, always remember to get the request for your talk in writing – whether or not you are being paid to speak. To make things easy, prepare an agreement in which the person who “hires” you simply has to fill in the blanks (time, date, location, program title, and speaker ’s fee), sign and date it, and return it to you.

Another way to feel more at ease with the group you’ll be speaking to is to arrive early at the seminar or speech site.

Jean Nave makes it a point to always arrive at her talks a half hour early so that she can mix with the people and incorporate discussion into her speech. That kind of intimate knowledge shows that she is one of the fold, in tune with the audience’s needs.

Jeanine Just of Kreative Solutions says she honors the attendees who come to her talks by asking them why they came and what they want to learn “I’m not a canned speaker; I never say the same thing twice,” says Just.

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“Instead of inflicting information on the audience, I identify their needs and then, through an interactive, participative session, we all laugh and commiserate together, and we all come away knowing more than when we started.”

Armed with inside knowledge, you can feel more at ease from the moment you step into the room where your speech will take place. First, you are no longer a stranger; you’ve already established a phone relationship with a handful of individuals in the audience. Find out who those individuals are and take the time, before you go on, to introduce yourself. Being able to spot a few familiar faces in a sea of unknowns will help relax you as you speak. And when you address the audience, you can let them know that you have talked to members of the

group with comments like, “George Bryce said the most essential piece of information he wanted to learn today was ... “ or “Candace Higgins said that a major concern many of you have is ... ”

Your audience will be impressed that you cared enough about their needs to do your homework. And because you did, your speech will be easier to make and more valued. Encore! Encore!

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There are a number of approaches that work as lead statements.

Choose the one that works best for your particular subject and speaking style. Here is how a member of the Building Industry Association would address a roomful of developers using each of the speech lead options.

• DIRECT STATEMENT

San Diego is at a crossroads. The San Diego we love will vanish if we don’t find solutions.

ENGAGING QUESTION

If you could wave a magic wand and solve one problem in San Diego, which problem would you choose? Let’s talk about solutions that are right for San Diego, the environment, the economy, and future generations.

• PERTINENT QUOTE

Henry Ford once said: ‘Don’t find fault. Find a remedy.’ Today, let’s explore some remedies for San Diego.

• SHOCKING STATEMENT

If we don’t do something now, America’s finest city will become America’s finest mess.

• HUMORIST INCIDENT

Whatever works for you. Humor is personal.

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You’ve got to have something valuable to say to earn an audience’s attention, but to keep it takes style and pizazz. To keep head-nodding and eye-glazing to a minimum, you must command attention.

Henry exudes energy every time he speaks. The first thing he does when he rushes up to the podium after an introduction is to turn on a kitchen timer and set it on top of the lectern. That simple gesture lets audience members know that Henry respects their time. It also shows that he knows he’s working under a deadline and that when the timer sounds, he’ll stop.

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The audience senses from the beginning that Henry must have a lot to say and that there’s no way he’d waste time on unimportant information.

Next, Henry passes out handouts that highlight the main points of his presentation, with blanks for important points and statistics that the audience will fill in. This keeps people on their toes, yet not tied to taking rote notes. They know that they can just listen, but if they want the most from the information, they’ll be filling in the blanks and keeping pace with Henry.

Henry never returns to the podium. He moves out into the audience, even if it is several hundred people large. And just in case anyone isn’t

paying attention, Henry throws out a question. When someone volunteers an answer or an anecdote, he quickly reaches into a bag of tricks, and tosses out a candy bar stadium-vendor style to the lucky respondent – filling the house with laughter and keeping the audience on its toes. To keep in step with the healthy lifestyle, he now also throws apples and oranges.

The treat-tossing antics consistently score high marks on Henry’s presentation evaluations. Since studies show that people retain 90% of what they say compared to 10% of what they hear, the reward-participation technique makes Henry’s speeches interactive and people remember him for it. And, since it’s what his audiences like best, he keeps giving them what they want.

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Handouts are also an important part of talks presented by Jeanine Just. “People want information they can take back with them, and handouts are perfect for that,” she says. “I always make sure that the handouts include humor because if the presentation isn’t fun, you can forget it as a speaker ” And most likely, the audience won’t remember you.

Jean Nave, owner of Motivational Dynamics, makes sure her handouts are keepers by including quotes penned in calligraphy. “I’m a collector of quotes, and so are many other people,” says Nave. “Attractively written quotes get posted, and when that happens, so does my name on the top of the handout. It’s advertising that brings me business ”

Other presentation aids are also important to keep your audience involved. It’s been said that 87% of what people learn comes from sight, and that the remaining 13% of learning is divided into hearing (7%), smell (3.5%), touch (1.5%), and taste (1%). Flip charts using brightly colored markers, overhead transparencies (try yellow and blue instead of white), chalkboards, and short videotapes are other visual media that can help you drive home your points. Just remember to keep visual aids simple – one idea per slide or overhead is plenty. You can also make use of role playing, small group discussion demonstrations, short true or false quizzes, and even children’s stories, puzzles, and games to help your audience discover for themselves what you are trying to impart.

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Be Real: Admit Past Indiscretions

One of the largest draws to a Public Relations Society of America meeting was the presentation, “My Favorite P R Failure ” Six seasoned, highly respected pros in the field agreed to share a case study where something went awry. Chapter members, media, and guests flocked to the luncheon to laugh at someone else’s mistakes.

While attendees need to know what to do to be a success, no one wants to look up to the speaker as a god. If all you can tout are your accomplishments, you make success look easy and a bit distant to mere mortals who daily battle life’s challenges You’ll earn respect and ad-

miration from the crowd if you candidly share mistakes you made along the way. With you serving as the fall guy, others can avoid those pitfalls and more quickly reach their goal. After all, if they wanted to make all those mistakes themselves, why would they attend your seminar or speech? They’re paying you to share shortcuts to success, and they want to know how not to do something as much as how to do it. People want to hear personal stories, and if you can illustrate a point with a funny story, all the better.

Our next article will conclude “Be Real: Admit Past Indiscretions” and a new topic: Conclude With A Call To Action

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Fabrics, Services, Trims Apparel Contractors (USA Edition)

This up-to-date directory solves your production sourcing and contracting needs in the Americas. The sourcebook includes: sewing, cut-n-sew, and finishing contractors and apparel production services from within the U.S., Canada and South and Central America. All factories are sorted by clothing classification and by U.S. state or by country. This directory will help you put your own designs into production.

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Updated and easy-to-use directory listing brand-name label manufacturers and importers in the women’s, men’s, children’s and accessory markets. Developed and targeted for store and catalog buyers to shop the apparel and accessory markets easily, there are over 2,800 brand name labels listed, broken down by types of apparel classifications. If you are looking for the SOURCES for brand name goods, this directory is for you.

Order No. 0971486751 $135.00

RN & WPL Encyclopedia

A comprehensive listing of every Registered Number and Wool Product Label ever issued by the Federal Trade Commission to identify all sorts of goods imported, manufactured and/ or sold in the U.S. Over 126,500 records including contact information for more than 31,500 manufacturers, importers and wholesalers of apparel and textile goods. Listings include where available: RN or WPL number, contact names & titles, street addresses, phone & fax numbers, website & e-mail addresses, type of business and product information.

Order No. RN8. Directory $285

Order No. RN8C Directory/CD Combo $475

The Small Design Company's Guide to Wholesale Fabrics & Trims

Upj-to-date guide created specifically for the smaller design houses and home sewing businesses. Directory lists fabric and trim companies that will sell to businesses that require 0 to 500 yards as a production order. Book lists low-minimum and in-stock fabric suppliers and all their contact information.

Order No. A-106 $65.00

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