MCEI VIP Dinner 7th April

RACV Club Melbourne

Type of Event: VIP Dinner
Date: April 7th 2010
Speaker: Ana Stankovic
Topic: ‘How to Utilise The Media to Bring Success to Your Business’
Special Activity: Presentation to new Gold member and VIP members

GUEST SPEAKER

Ana Stankovic of ‘Renovate and Profit’ was Highly Commended in the MCEI Awards 2009 and was prepared to share her ideas, tips and suggestions with the VIP Members as to how they could utilise the media to bring success to their business.

Ana strongly recommends that you put together a number of case studies of your successful clients and promote them in your media releases, rather than promote your own business. There is a natural spin off for your business and journalists love the variety of ‘stories’ you can provide. In our February Connect Event, our speaker, Kim Hesse recommended the same approach – it really does work!

Ana also keeps the journalists and editors informed monthly as to what she is doing and asks them if she can provide them with anything to help them with their stories. In this way she builds a relationship with the journalists, which pays off ‘big time’ as Ana is featured in major media at least every month.

VIP members thoroughly enjoyed Ana’s talk and one member put one of her suggestions into play immediately!

GUESTS

Liz Muir and Hamish Jones of ‘Talking Power Solutions’ (inbusiness partner of Optus) became Platinum Sponsors of MCEI and attended as guests of the President, Barbara Gabogrecan. Members can look forward to having lots of ongoing support over the coming year.

Greg Chapman brought a guest, Marty Simon of ‘Business Success Coach’ from Canberra. Marty offered to assist MCEI with any Canberra contacts we may need.

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PRESENTATIONS

Daniel Lizurek of ‘Fast Profits’ was presented with his certificate and gift and welcomed as a Gold Member of MCEI. He was also presented with a VIP certificate in thanks for his support with the Forum.

Geoff Haw of ‘Sagacity Services’ was presented with his VIP certificate in thanks for his ongoing support in attending events, donating door prizes and for his awesome work as an MC for the awards and Conference in 2009.

Louise Schultze of ‘iBidAM’ was also made a VIP member in thanks for her support as a speaker at the 2009 Conference and her fantastic offer of free advertising on her huge website (has 12,000 members). Louise brought her son, Lochie along (being school holidays) and he made quite a hit!

Lochie Graham received a special certificate as he was the youngest person to ever attend an MCEI event – he is 6!