Join SOBCon co-founder Terry “Starbucker” St. Marie for our next webinar on Friday, December 16, 10 AM (PST) / 1 PM (EST). Terry will be sharing his insights into fine-tuning operations with customer feedback in a session titled “Process Whisperers: Use Customers to Turbo-Charge Your Business.”

No matter the size of your business, you always face the classic dilemma of delivering a high-quality product at a manageable cost. While internal data and insight can be helpful, the solutions you need may come from an unexpected source: your customers.

Register today for this complimentary webinar and learn from Terry’s vast experience as a leader responsible for the customer experience.

Sponsored by our friends at Go To Webinar.

We are pleased to announce that once again (for the 5th year in a row!) the fabulous Hotel 71 will be the host hotel for SOBCon Chicago 2012, May 4-6, 2012.

And, we’ll also be up in “Batman’s Bedroom” at the hotel’s 39th floor ballroom for our Sunday give-back sessions.

There are a block of rooms available at the excellent rate of $185 (their current offered rate is $259) – all you have to do is click this link, enter the number of nights, and “Continue”:

Link to Hotel 71 Special $185 Room Rate

Please make your reservations as soon as possible, because these weekends in Chicago are always packed with other events and conferences – and, the rooms at this excellent rate are limited.

And, while you’re at it, if you haven’t already, don’t forget to register for SOBCon Chicago 2012 at the early registration rate of $795, $200 off the regular ticket price.  This offer expires on December 16th, so hurry!

 

 

By Holly Duckworth, CAE, CMP

As a professional speaker and consultant I am fortunate to attend countless conferences each year on many current trends. The summer of 2011 alone I attended 6 from the National Speakers Association to The Body Language Institute. None of the big budget, big speaker, super parties can compare to the business results I have already generated from the lasting partnerships I forged as a result of SOBCon NW in Portland (held this past September 16-18).

If you are looking to authentically connect to passionate drivers of the future of business you cannot miss SOBCon. You will walk away with new ideas and the energy and network to implement them.

(Holly can be found at her website, Leadership Solutions International, and on Twitter as @hduckworth)

Our October 20th, 2011 SOBCon chat (starting at 1PM EST until 2 PM) will feature special guests Connie Burke, Communications Manager from General Motors and Mark Horvath of InvisiblePeople.tv – At SOBCon Chicago, General Motors provided some very special support to InvisiblePeople.tv by giving Mark Horvath a “mobile office” aka a GMC Terrain. This support has made it easier for Mark to help more people in more places.

The SOBCon “fabric” has a “thread” of giving woven throughout. We think about how we can positively impact people and businesses, then we connect that to keys to success. The October chat will focus on the giving back feature of the live SOBCon Conferences. From what happens during the conference, to how it plays out afterwards. We will share some ideas about how you can get involved, start a giving back aspect to your business and how giving back stimulates the bottom line and contributes to the success of your business.