2010 Buy the Big O! Show Schedule of Events

Wednesday, Oct. 13 | 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Qwest Center Omaha, 455 North 10th Street

This event is for business professionals. No luggage carts, strollers or children under 18, please.
  

  

2010 Buy the Big O! Show Opens!

8:30 a.m. Exhibit Hall C

 

*Branding and Marketing Your Small Business Today

Corey Meyer, Bozell

9 - 10 a.m. Room 213

 

Learn the elements of successful branding and marketing for your small business. Business is driven by your marketing package, which includes corporate identification, purchased marketing tactics, relations with content creators and connectors and, most importantly, the customer experience you offer. Discover how to combine these elements to drive business results.

 

*Quit Discounting! You Deserve to Get Full Price

Mark Hunter, The Sales Hunter

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Room 214

 

Dispel the common myth that the only way to get a sale is to discount your price. Position yourself and your company to get the price that you deserve – and that your customers are willing to pay. Mark Hunter, “The Sales Hunter,” will share with you proven techniques he has learned from traveling globally more than 200 days a year working with leading companies and top salespeople.

 

*Marketing 101 – How to Market Through the Chamber

Bridget Lynch and RuthAnn Manley, Greater Omaha Chamber

Noon-1 p.m. Room 213

 

Would you like to generate sales and gain visibility? Market your products and services through the Chamber; learn how to get your business in front of thousands of area professionals by incorporating the Chamber in your marketing plans. Find out about FREE or very low cost marketing tools offered exclusively to Chamber members at Marketing 101.

 

*Advertising 101: How to do more with less...and still get results!

Jennifer Ridgway, Deana Schweitzer and Jim Filippi, KETV

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Room 214

 

Bombarded with the countless ways to advertise your business? Wonder what you should do to reach your customers and get results? Learn how to navigate the myriad of advertising choices and plan Web marketing for your business.

 

*People, Planet and Prosperity: Green your Home or Business

Daniel J. Lawse, Metropolitan Community College

3 - 4 p.m. Room 213

 

Green your business and boost your bottom line. Discover a simple framework to reduce your costs while improving the environment with sustainable practices. Come away with specific practices to help your business or home move in the “green” direction!

 

Grand Prize Drawing

4:45 p.m. Exhibit Hall C Prize Center

Sponsored by Frontier Airlines

 

 

2010 Buy the Big O! Show Closes

5 p.m. Exhibit Hall C

 

 

* Chamber Academy Business Seminars

Chamber Academy sponsored by Cox Business

 

Seminars are free with your Show ticket and will be held on the second level of Qwest Center Omaha. Present your ticket at Show registration to enter. NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.