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Dear IMC,
DON'T MISS our March 21, 2006, Dinner Meeting!
Sales Collateral for Consultants
with Debra Valle, President and Founder of marketing U, Inc. and Peleg Top, award winning designer, Top
Evening Session
Debra Valle and Peleg Top will present: Successful Marketing Communications Strategies for Consultants. She will address sales collateral, sales, PR and customer loyalty strategies, etc.
They will discuss the elements of successful one-pagers and business cards for consultants. They will then spend time one-on-one reviewing/evaluating one-pagers and/or Business cards that IMC consultants bring in – first come, first served.
They have agreed to review 4 consultants business materials and spend time one-on-one reviewing/evaluating what some of our consultants are using to present and market their businesses. This is a first-come, first-served opportunity. If you are interested in having your marketing materials evaluated by these two marketing pros contact Mark Friedman immediately. ( mark@velosgroup.com or 714-544-1003 We will ask that you forward your materials in electronic format.)
The session will Conclude with a wrap- up of what they liked and some mistakes to avoid, based on the evaluations during the session.
Time & Location
Location: LAX Renaissance Hotel, 9620 Airport Blvd., Los Angeles
Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2005
Time: 4:0pm- 8:30pm
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.: Afternoon Session TBA
5:30 - 6:00 p.m.: Networking & Cocktails (no-host bar).
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.: Dinner & Evening Session
Price:
IMC Member early registration through noon on 3/17/05, $45
IMC Member late registration after noon on 3/17/05, $55
Non- member early registration through noon on 3/17/05, $60
Non- member late registration after noon on 3/17/05, $70
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Regional Breakfast Meetings |
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LAX Breakfast Meeting, March 3
"Fatal Mistakes in Performance Measurement"
with
Roger Swanson, Founder and President, Competitive Dynamics
Roger will present the primary steps and key success factors in designing and implementing a performance management system. More importantly, he will identify the many pitfalls made in developing these systems. We hopefully learn from mistakes, and it is financially and emotionally better to learn from someone else's mistakes than from your own. The session will be important to you because "you can't manage what you don't measure" and you can't manage effectively without a scorecard linked to both your strategic and operational goals.
The session will also highlight the importance of leading indicators focused on customers, employees and failures of core, internal processes. Selecting the right, vital few metrics ensures that the organization will not sink under the weight of overwhelming and burdensome data. Legacy data systems with reams of reports that chronicle lagging indicators are incredibly wasteful of valuable resources. To succeed organizations must remove these shackles. There is no better time than today to start.
Time & Place
Place: LAX Renaissance Hotel, 9620 Airport Blvd., Los Angeles 90045
Date: Friday, March 3, 2006
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Price: $22 for IMC members and $26 for non- members. This includes any choice from the IMC hot breakfast menu, tax and tip included
RSVP: By February 1, via email to Barb Mather
Sorry, no credit cards. Cash and Checks accepted. Checks may be payable to breakfast co- chair, Margaret Chock.
OC Breakfast Meeting, March 10
"10 Ways to Develop & Strengthen Your Consulting Relationships "
with
Mike Grimshaw, President, The Grimshaw Group
What are practical ways to develop and strength your all-important ties to your consulting clients?
Join us in getting the answer on Friday, March 10, as Mike Grimshaw, President of The Grimshaw Group, shares insights from his extensive sales management and consulting experience. You will receive an enlightening and educational overview of what you can do to develop and maintain your most important asset -- your customer!
Time & Place
Place: Mezzanine Restaurant, 19800 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine, CA 92612
Date: Friday, March 10, 2006
Time: 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Price: $12 for IMC members and $17 for non- members. This includes any choice from the IMC hot breakfast menu, tax and tip included
RSVP: via email to Harald Weiss
For More information
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Our Chapter Needs a PROGRAM CHAIR |
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Would you like to have?
- Increased visibility within the consulting and business community?
- Opportunities to increase your network with speaker and business contacts?
- A chance to develop long-term relationships with leading SoCal consultants?
The Program Committee of six members is already planning several great events for our chapter. However, we need someone to lead the committee meetings and report to the IMC Board on progress and status.
As the IMC SoCal Program Chair. you would be in a highly visible and powerful positionwhere you would:
- Facilitate the meetings and actions of the Programs Committee
- Coordinate the development of the annual program
- Introduce the speaker(s) at Chapter meetings and award a thank-you gift
- Collect, review and communicate speaker/topic evaluations
- Gain visibility and respect in the So Cal business community.
- Make new friends!
Don’t delay! Act now! Contact IMC President Dennis McCue at 949-640-2220 or mccue@dynamicfirm.com for more information. |
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Last Call for NOMINATIONS |
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The IMC SoCal 2006-2007 Officer and Board positions are filling up fast. If you are interested in running for office, please contact Nominations Chair Margaret Chock, MIBChock@cs.com or call 310-829-1612, immediately!
If you want to benefit from belonging to the organization by building relationships and showing off your skills, we also need your assistance with nearly every committee: Programs, Membership, Professional Development, Certification, Marketing, Database, Mentoring, and Facilities, Equipment, and Contracts. Please let me know how you want to participate, and I'll introduce you to the right people- Margaret
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SBIR Speakers Needed |
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The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) Los Angeles and Orange County Consultants' Networks are putting on an SBIR workshop in Garden Grove on June 3, focusing on the strategic aspects of winning SBIRs, rather than the nuts and bolts of how to apply.
They're looking for speakers with experience in winning SBIRs for an entrepreneur-led rather than university-led team, and other topics related to winning and managing SBIRs.
If you're interested, or can recommend someone, please contact Margaret Chock, MIBChock@cs.com
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Taking Flight with Your Practice |
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Professional Development for The Institute of Management Consultants – Southern California Chapter will be providing another in the very successful “Taking Flight with Your Practice” sessions this coming fall and winter. We will be providing a limited number of openings to attend a series of workshops facilitated by one of the local members and experienced consultant. Space is limited to eight attendees per course in order to provide proper attention and assistance for each attendee.
Taking Flight with Your Practice is a two-part program the first of which deals with Developing the Engagement, while the second will cover Delivering the Engagement and Disengaging from the Client.
The entire series consists of 6-up to 2 hour meetings. Originally presented on a limited basis in the United States, it has become so popular and beneficial that it is being provided nationally and more specifically for the second time in southern California.
Initially targeted for those with 0-3 years consulting experience, it has proven popular with individuals repositioning a consulting practice and with smaller firms seeking a good training and orientation program for their consultants.
Last year we met at The Renaissance Hotel at LAX at 1:30PM on the third Tuesday of those months when an IMC Dinner Program was offered. This was just prior to the regularly scheduled IMC Southern California Dinner Meeting. We expect a similar day and time will be set for the upcoming session.
The Renaissance Hotel
9620 Airport Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone: (310) 337 2800
Meeting dates are yet to be established; We will begin the next session January 2006 once we receive six confirmed enrollees.
Contact: Don McNamara CMC, Chair - Professional Development Southern California Chapter at 949.230.4363 for more information and enrollment.
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Attention ALL MEMBERS |
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IMC's website is growing! Did you know you can input your bio and other data on our site? A Feature of the site is a Members' Link page where we post member logos and links to the member's site. This is a significant advantage since the IMC Southern California site is accessed often by both referring consultants and those outside of our professional organization when looking for specific background and capabilities of qualified individuals. As many of you know this type of linking can improve your positioning on search engines and better make you visible on the Internet.
Don’t wait, get your information in the data base right away!
Contact us at news@imcsocal.org to have your information added to this members-only page.
Another feature of the site is a carpooling info sheet for those people wishing to set up a carpool to the monthly IMC events (breakfast and chapter meetings). Members can simply provide information on their preferences and this information will be added to the site, allowing other members to match up their needs.
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