{"id":9245,"date":"2011-02-15T08:43:52","date_gmt":"2011-02-15T12:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=9245"},"modified":"2011-02-18T15:24:34","modified_gmt":"2011-02-18T19:24:34","slug":"getlisted-local-university-portland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/15\/getlisted-local-university-portland\/","title":{"rendered":"GetListed Local University Portland"},"content":{"rendered":"

The next GetListed Local University<\/a> is coming up shortly: Portland<\/a> on Tues, February 22 at the downtown Gerding Theater at the Armory<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Getlisted U has been a fun event for me. I get to work with lots of great folks and present directly to small business people.<\/p>\n

One of the things about GetListed Local U of which I am particularly proud is that there is absolutely NO selling and NO pitching by any of the presenters, sponsors or attendees.<\/p>\n

None of the speakers are doing this gig for leads. In fact just the opposite in that we hope to leave the attendees in the hands of competent local SEO’s that can ethically guide them through the process of online marketing. That frees us all to say exactly what we think (you know how shy I am about that) and to create an incredibly open, welcoming space where ideas can be freely shared.<\/p>\n

This comment<\/a> that came from our recent Birmingham event reinforced our practice:<\/p>\n

I was expecting a sales pitch, but it never came. The instructors all showed passion for their topic. No questions were side-stepped or dodged. I can’t wait to start using what I learned today.
\n— Nicholas A. Kopp<\/em><\/p>\n

Why am I telling you all of this? Most of the readers of this blog are professionals and I want to encourage you to bring your clients to our Portland event using our Agency Package<\/a> “7-Pack” at the discount price of $399 for seven tickets.<\/p>\n