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    • Nominating Committee’s Recommendations Confirmed
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    • Sales Training by John Foust
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    • Postal Updates by Donna Hanbery
    • “Get Real” by Peter W. Wagner
    • Sales Talk by Bob Berting

Kevin Slimp, The “News Guru”

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Kevin Answers Questions

  • Post author:Barbara
  • Post published:July 7, 2020
  • Post category:Kevin Slimp, The "News Guru"

...about paragraphs styles, colors, photo settings and ligatures So, what do professional speakers do during a pandemic? I can’t speak for all the speakers in the world, but among other…

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Successful Publisher Shares Secrets of Success

  • Post author:Barbara
  • Post published:June 9, 2020
  • Post category:Kevin Slimp, The "News Guru"

Just before the world turned upside down in early March, I was making preparations to speak at the Kansas Press Association Convention. One of my keynotes had to do with…

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Generating Revenue

  • Post author:Barbara
  • Post published:May 5, 2020
  • Post category:Kevin Slimp, The "News Guru"

Finding new ways to generate income during times of crisis. Like many of you, I’ve been working out of my home office for six weeks. Not only am I a…

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Affinity Publisher and IDMarkz

  • Post author:Barbara
  • Post published:February 13, 2020
  • Post category:Kevin Slimp, The "News Guru"

Can we get away from paying monthly fees to Adobe?I spent my morning writing about mergers, buyouts, and bankruptcies. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to spend a…

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Speaking of Digital

  • Post author:Barbara
  • Post published:January 10, 2020
  • Post category:Kevin Slimp, The "News Guru"

Trying to Determine What's Working at Community PapersI will remember fall ’19 as a season of research. I was involved in two major news-paper studies: one related to Millennials for…

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How Do We Reach Millennials?

  • Post author:Barbara
  • Post published:December 9, 2019
  • Post category:Kevin Slimp, The "News Guru"

Focus Groups Lead to a Better Understanding of Young AdultsSteve Andrist, executive director of North Dakota Newspaper Association, asked me an interesting question yesterday. It was related to my visit…

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2019 Publishers Survey Offers Insights to Industry Future

  • Post author:Barbara
  • Post published:May 9, 2019
  • Post category:Kevin Slimp, The "News Guru"

I was excited about the opportunity to speak to the publishers of New York recently at the NYPA Spring Convention. Let’s face it, New Yorkers take their newspapers seriously, and…

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Increasing Efficiency

  • Post author:Barbara
  • Post published:March 14, 2019
  • Post category:Kevin Slimp, The "News Guru"

There’s a question I get asked a lot by friends, colleagues and audience members at conferences. There are variations, but they all go something like, “How do you find time…

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  • Temporary Price Increase for Commercial Parcels September 11, 2020
  • Newspaper Reps Need to Offer Their Customers More Assistance September 9, 2020
  • Too Many Opinions Spoil a Presentation September 8, 2020
  • USPS Planned Changes Postponed August 18, 2020
  • Best Guesses for 2021 USPS Rates and Promotions August 13, 2020
  • The Future of Newspapers Lies in the Small Towns August 6, 2020
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  • Always Attempt 3 Closes When Making Sales Calls July 7, 2020
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