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John Jantsch delivers real world small business marketing strategies, ideas and hands-on tips that, like a trusty roll of Duct Tape, are simple, effective and affordable.

Workshops, Keynotes, Seminars and Presentations from the World's Most Practical Small Business Marketing Expert


John Jantsch is a marketing and digital technology coach, award winning social media publisher and author of "Duct Tape Marketing - The World's Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide" published by Thomas Nelson, with foreword by Michael Gerber, author of The E-Myth and afterword by Guy Kawasaki.

After working with small business owners for over 15 years and growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of a systematic approach to small business marketing, Jantsch decided he could make his mark on the small business world by creating the perfect small business marketing system.

He has made it his mission to bring the simple, effective and affordable Duct Tape Marketing approach to the millions of struggling small business owners all over the world through workshops, the Duct Tape Marketing small business marketing system and the Duct Tape Marketing Authorized Coach Network.

His Duct Tape Marketing Blog was chosen as a Forbes favorite for small business and marketing and is a Harvard Business School featured marketing site. His blog was also chosen as "Best Small Business Marketing Blog" in 2004, 2005 and 2006 by the readers of Marketing Sherpa.

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John Jantsch speaking at US Chamber of CommerceJohn Jantsch, gets the audience on their feet during the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 2007 Small Business Summit
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A partial list of groups that have heard the Duct Tape message include:

  • Small Business Administration
  • American Marketing Association
  • OPEN from American Expess
  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Microsoft
  • International Association of Business Communicators
  • American Institute of Architects
  • Kauffman Foundation
  • American Academy of Family Physicians
  • Painting and Decorating Contractors of America
  • Associated Builders and Contractors
  • National Association of the Remodeling Industry
  • Infusion Software
  • Public Relations Society of America
  • Sage Software
  • National Association of Tax Professionals
  • Association of Independent Information Professionals

His Most Popular Topics Include:

Keynotes

Inspirational topics that introduce small business owners to the most important elements, trends and strategies involved in growing a business. 30 to 60 minutes in length.

  • The Natural Marketing Advantages of Small Business
    How to think big and act small
  • Strategy Before Tactics
    How to develop a winning small business marketing strategy
  • Differentiate and Dominate
    How to stand out in a crowd and eliminate competition
  • Creating Social Media Strategy
    How to take advantage of the emerging social media trend.

Presentations

Presentations designed to deliver marketing strategies and the tactics used to effectively execute them. 60 to 90 minutes in length.

  • 7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success A road map to small business marketing steps
  • Using New Media Marketing Tools How to get the most from blogs, podcasts and RSS
  • Referral Flood How to create a flood of new business without advertising
  • Creating Customer Loyalty How to create and promote a brand that keeps them coming back

One half and full day workshops

One half and full day working sessions designed to facilitate the completion of strategic marketing analysis and marketing tactics. Participants will utilize workbooks and other tools to take meaningful steps towards marketing implementation.

  • Creating the small business marketing plan Utilizing the Duct Tape Marketing principles, participants will learn how to create a simple, strategy focused marketing plan.
  • Lead Generation for the small business Each participant will discover how to create a low cost, high return lead generation plan that involves the use of advertising, public relations and referral marketing.
  • Lead Conversion without selling A popular workshop that teaches a powerful, no sales oriented, way to turn prospects into clients and clients into referral sources.
  • The Referral Marketing System Participants will discover how to create a systematic approach to lead generation by way of referral
  • Harnessing the Internet Small business owners who attend this workshop discover the best ways to use a web site, search engine optimization, pay per click advertising and other Internet technologies to automate the lead generation, lead generation and customer service functions.

Speaking Fee:

$7,500 + travel expenses for up to 1/2 day. Call to discuss full and multiple day fees.

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John Jantsch - Duct Tape Marketing
916 W 47th Street, Kansas City, MO 64112
Call Toll Free: 866-DUC-TAPE (382-8273)
Fax 816-363-5412
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What Others Are Saying About Duct Tape Marketing Speaking Appearances

"John Jantsch was a fantastic keynote speaker for our eMarketing For Entrepreneurs Conference. Working with John was a pleasure, as he not only served as keynote speaker, but also as a breakout session facilitator. His vast knowledge and experience in the area of marketing -- and specifically eMarketing — showed throughout the day. There is no doubt that John contributed to the conference’s incredible approval rating, with 97% of polled participants stating they would recommend the conference to others."
-Brad Kleimann, Corporate College Cleveland, OH

"John Jantsch is one of the best resources available today for small business owners looking for real-world marketing ideas that actually work. Duct Tape Marketing proves that there are REAL business benefits to a disciplined approach to marketing!"
-Anne Plese, Marketing Alliance Manager, Sage Software

"Your presentation at our annual conference was informative, right on point and clearly targeted to our audience of independent information professionals. You provided practical insight on the topic of small business marketing that should be shared with all small business owners. You presented in a manner that was thoroughly captivating with just the right balance of humor. Our members left wanting more and anxious to put into practice the tips you provided. Thanks for the inspiration! "
-Jodi Gregory - President Association of Independent Information Professionals

"I thought I'd let you know that we thought the PRSA workshop yesterday was fantastic. We got a lot of great ideas from it. We have already set up our own blogs to practice our blogging skills."
-Plattform Advertising


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Duct Tape Marketing:The World's Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide - by John Jantsch. Foreword by Michael Gerber author of the E-Myth, afterword by Guy Kawasaki. More info...

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