Will Your Business Survive The Latest Economy? November 11, 2008

One Company's Tale of Survival and Rebirth From the Last Economic Disaster

Guest Speaker: Barbara Zenz, President /CEO, The Stephenz Group

In 2002, the full weight of the dotcom bust caused The Stephenz Group, the largest independent Silicon Valley-based marketing agency, to lose 50% of its revenue. The nightmare of that year snapped it's President, Barbara Zenz, and her team into action to become #1 Advertising Agency (per the Silicon Valley Business Journal) five years in a row including 2008.

Learn what steps Barbara and The Stephenz Group (TSG) took to turn around such a severe drop in revenue, and how her lessons of the past are preparing her for this latest financial meltdown.

Hear her insights on how The Stephenz Group laser focused on getting
short-term cash while building long-term client relationships.

Find out how she crafted the right team to support the company's goals and what innovative ideas they implemented to grow their client list.

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Featured Corporate Partner
Silicon Valley San Jose Business Journal
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Also this month:
NAWBO-Silicon Valley Member Orientation from 4:30-5:00pm.

5 O'Clock Seminar: Get Noticed!
Guest Speaker: Jill Lublin, CEO, Promising Promotion

In this exciting, fun, interactive presentation based Jill Lublin's new book, Get Noticed!, attendees will learn just that-how to get noticed! Learn how to:
* Create name recognition so that people will want to do business with you
* Identify, contact, and convince the best referral sources
* Build strong referral networks
* Make your work enjoyable and more successful
* Balance your life by serving others
* Provide better customer service
* Distinguish yourself with flair
* Conduct business around your values and life

$45 members - $50 non-members (pre-registration).

Official Website: http://www.nawbo-sv.org/events_registration.html