CENTENNIAL, CO, March 06, 2009
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Benefits Selling Expo 2009, hosted by Benefits Selling, announced this year's keynote lineup, which includes Dan Norman, Gil Lowerre and Pat Buchanan.
Benefits Selling Expo, in its fifth year, features three days of educational sessions that provide sales and marketing information for employee benefits brokers, as well as networking opportunities and packed exhibit hall. Benefits Selling Expo will be held April 1-3 in Austin.
"Every year we try to raise the bar a little higher, and this time we've really outdone ourselves," said Denis Storey, editor of Benefits Selling. "I've never been more excited about our lineup of keynote speakers. We've got a sales guru to get everyone fired up, a numbers genius to raise the level of industry education and a national political figure to send everyone home with some unique insight."
Dan Norman, of Top Ten Selling will kick-off the Expo with his speech about seven fundamental skills that will improve sales results immediately. Norman is a sales performance expert with more than 25 years experience in senior sales and general management positions with Fortune 100 companies. He is scheduled to speak on Wednesday, April 1 at 1 p.m.
Gil Lowerre of East Bridge Consulting Group will address the dramatically shifting benefits business and provide an entirely new set of rules for anyone wanting to get into the voluntary game. At his keynote, on Thursday, April 2 at 10:15 a.m., Lowerre will share some of the latest research and explain the new age of voluntary benefits while breaking down the gap between the broker's traditional approach and employer expectation.
Pat Buchanan will close the conference by speaking to the changes in the benefits business. At his keynote address, at 10:45 a.m. on Friday, April 3, this political insider will share his views on what brokers should be prepared for over the next four years.
For more information or to register to attend the Expo, visit http://www.BenefitsSellingExpo.com or call 888- 880-8218.
Benefits Selling Expo is sponsored by Benefits Selling magazine, a monthly publication by Summit Business Media that provides marketing resources for the industry's top benefits brokers.
About Benefits Selling
Benefits Selling's mission is to provide the research, trends and tactics to help analyze the dynamic products brokers have to sell in today's world of group, voluntary , consumer-directed health care and retirement options. Benefits Selling is the industry leader and the fastest growing brand in the benefits media sector. Every year since launching in 2003, Benefits Selling has increased editorial, advertisers and event attendees. Based in Colorado, Benefits Selling is a product of Summit Business Media. For more information visit http://www.BenefitsSellingMag.com.
About Summit Business Media
Summit Business Media is the leading B2B media and information company for the insurance, investment and professional services markets. Summit publishes the insurance titles National Underwriter Property/Casualty and Life/Health weeklies, Life Insurance Selling, Agent Sales Journal, American Agent & Broker, Claims, Tech Decisions and Florida Underwriter, in addition to being leading data provider of financial and market information on insurance companies in the country. Summit's financial titles include Investment Advisor, Wealth Manager, Research, Futures, and Mortgage Originator, and its professional services titles include Credit Union Times, Inside Counsel and Treasury & Risk magazines. In July 2008, Summit acquired WiesnerMedia's Financial Group of B2B media and marketing services which further expanded its footprint in the financial and professional services arena adding the magazines Senior Market Advisor, Boomer Market Advisor, Benefits Selling, as well as ProducersWEB.com.
In the Reference arena, the company publishes TaxFacts and Fire, Casualty and Surety Bulletins, along with 150 other books and electronic products; and, through its Highline Data unit, is also the leading provider of financial and market information on insurance companies, agents and company benefit plans in the country. Summit also produces the International Investment Conferences on global mining investment, a dozen conference events affiliated with its magazine brands, and via its Executive Enterprises unit, nearly 100 professional education seminars annually. Summit offers more than 200 live events (trade shows, conferences and professional education seminars). Summit Business Media employs nearly 500 people in 15 offices throughout the United States.
Summit is also one of the leading organizers of consumer art expositions and providers of business-tobusiness information to the art market.
Nearly all products are available online as well as in print. Additional information about Summit isavailable at http://www.summitbusinessmedia.com/Pages/default.aspx
Contact:
Tamara Patterson
Publisher, Benefits Selling
720-895-4988
tpatterson@benefitssellingmag.com
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