California $100,000.00 list has been published for 2011! 

2011 $100k Club

Join Leads Club Members, Business Associates, Friends and Family for relaxed business connections, lunch & The Famous Gift Baskets ….for a Santa Barbara Networking Gala!

October 6, 2011 from 11:30am-2:00pm

Santa Barbara University Club
(map)
1332 Santa Barbara St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: 805 966-0853
$25.00 by 10/3/11

Online Payment Options
Scroll to the bottom of the page for button. Or download our registration form.

On the menu,

Mixed Heirloom Vegetarian Angel-Hair Pasta Poached Prawn Wedge Salad
Butter Lettuce, Mild Gorgonzola, Bacon Crumble
& House Thousand Island
Heirloom Tomatoes, Capers, Red Onion, Basil, Olive Oil, Garlic, Shallots

Blackened Chicken Breast Sandwich
Chef’s Special Blackening Rub, Toasted Pumpkin Seed Arugula Pesto
Brioche Bun & Chive Lemon Aoili
With French Fries

Poached Prawn Wedge Salad
Butter Lettuce, Mild Gorgonzola, Bacon Crumble
& House Thousand Island

How to Build a Million Dollar Database

Marketing Monday
Show Notes: August 8, 2011

Million Dollar Database with Michelle Bergquist [ 31:06 | 7.23 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (16)

How to Build a Million Dollar Database^™

One of the biggest challenges for business professionals is how to keep track and organize all your contacts and relationships, along with maintaining the right balance of contact between important clients, business partners, referral partners and prospects.  Who do you contact and when?  Are all contacts equally important?  What can you do to build and strengthen business relationships?  How do you consistently keep track of referral partners who have sent you business versus those you would like more referrals from?  And, how do you keep track of your contacts in a database that makes sense in system and execution?

• How to use your database and increase sales results by as much as 40%.
• How to segment, sort, code, track and profile all your contacts and relationships.
• How to systematically gather effective business intelligence to build and strengthen your best business relationships.
• How to find the hidden gold mine in every database.

Marketing Monday
Show Notes: Mon, Jun 6, 2011

Marketing to Gen Y & X [ 30:19 | 6.94 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (10)

Join host Lisa Bentson, Leads Club CEO and Traci Smith, Leads Club Young Entrepreneur Liaison for a lively and informative session on reaching out and grabbing the attention of this important demographic of potential customers and clients.  As a Young Professional herself, Traci speaks from a place of personal experience.  Those of us who are not in that age group can benefit from learning what etiquette and business practices this group considers acceptable.  You’ll be amazed, I was.

Thank you to Cathy Wagner, Leads Club Regional Leader and owner of Blue Noodle Promotions in Chicago.

She presented a content rich and easy to follow hour on how you can maximize your advertising experience with Leads Club.

Two of the highlights for me were:

1. Use Key Words in your 30 second promotional. Key words are such a big part of our marketing today, why not expand your reach beyond the web and train your Sales Force (fellow Leads Club Members) to listen for them and realize a Lead generating opportunity.

2. “Leaving Money on the Table”. When you do not use all of your 30 second promotional time or miss a 10 minute presentation, you are leaving advertising dollars on the table. If you purchased a dozen 30 second adds on your local radio station, you would surely create a 30 second advertisement vs.. dead air time.

Leads Club Members, log onto the Members Only section and check out the Audio Seminars available to support you in succeeding in the Leads Club system!

To your success,
Lisa

Blue Thong Society

San Diego, CA: Leads Club International Headquarters is proud to announce the creation of a Strategic Alliance with The Blue Thong Society. The two organizations have pledged to work together to build each other’s Membership and offer “Member Only” discounts.*

We are an excellent partnership because Blue Thong Society’s sole purpose is Fun and Philanthropy. Our sole purpose is to build your business through quality referrals. There is no competition, in fact, it’s complimentary. Blue Thong receives numerous inquiries from their Members regarding talking
business at meetings. This is where Leads Club comes and we receive a referral. Check out this recent success story sent to BTS Founder Mary Jo Wallo and Lisa Bentson, Leads Club CEO:

Hi Ladies,

I just wanted to tell you both how awesome I think you both are and if its true that people are put in your life for a reason then I am a truly a blessed person.

I am not quit sure where to start so I guess I will start with MaryJo. When I found BTS I was looking to find customers for my Mary Kay business (I thought that was the case anyway) but what I quickly found was a great lady with an excitement and inspiration I have never known before. BTS has introduced me in the past 3 years to so any awesome, caring, people. I have met so many new friends, learned how to step out side of myself and how rewarding it is to help others less fortunate then I with the charity work.

And now meeting Lisa and going to my first Leads Club event I am in awe of it all.
Everyone I met last Thursday in Santa Barbara were so nice and helpful and so full
of ideas and energy OH MY! The Ventura ladies I met were great and I am planning
on attending their meeting this week. I am so excited about starting my own business now. I really feel like this will help me be successful and open the doors for me to learn more about me and about building a successful business. I thank you both so much. Thank you both again for doing what you’re are doing and being genuine people at the same time.

Patricia Cuthbertson
A1A Bookkeeping
A1ABookkeeping@yahoo.com
805-484-4550 and
Fighting Frump Forever Pacific Blue Chapter Director

Blue Thong Society Benefits for Members of Leads Club:

• Leads Club Members receive a 10% discount of the one time joining fee for Blue Thong.
• Blue Thong Members receive a 50% discount on the one time joining fee for Leads Club

Additional Discounts:

Blue Thong Society holds Regional Events throughout the year in different parts
of the country. (Similar to our annual Gala’s) and Leads Club Members receive
the “Members Only” price for these events. In addition, Leads Club receives a
FREE Exhibit Table and opportunity for the Leads Club representative to give
a brief overview during the program. Leads Club CEO attended the Regional
Event in San Diego along with Mona Strausheim, Chapter Consultant from Los
Angeles. We both got leads for new Members. In addition, it’s tons of fun. What
could be better?

About Blue Thong:

The Blue Thong Society is a national, social and philanthropic women’s organization.
Since our inception in 2006, we have grown to over 300 chapters and 5000 members
who meet regularly in cities across the country to enjoy time with friends, attend festive
get-togethers, and support local charitable causes. We face women’s challenges,
bring updated health and educational information to our members, and blend the
generations. We are “Fun, Fabulous, and Philanthropic” for all ages! Come and join
in the fun! Be a part of the fastest growing national and social women’s organization.
Once you do, you too will feel that “It’s “Cool to be Blue”!! Check out our website at
www.bluethongsociety.com.

BTS Chapters meet regularly in cities across the U.S. to plan outrageous outings, festive
get-togethers and fabulous efforts on behalf of the charitable causes they support.
Members span all age groups and come from all walks of life, yet they all share the
same need to be a part of a sassy group of women with youthful spirits.

Leads Club “Marketing Monday”
Show Notes: September 13, 2010

Focused Networking through Social Media [ 47:22 | 5.42 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (17)

Join Leads Club CEO Lisa Bentson and Debra Simpson of “Syndicating your Content” and discover successful marketing techniques using Blogs, Podcasts, Social Media and Video.  Many of these tools are free or low cost!

 ”Thank you”  to the dynamic Members of the Whittier Leads Club, (founded in 1983) for welcoming visiting Leads Club Member Stephen Page from Queensland, Australia.   Mr. Page is a Lawyer with Harrington Family Lawyers and in the States attending a Conference and a bit of vacation as well.  During his 10 minute presentation, Stephen told us about his practice and areas of speciality.  In addition, we learned about his home Chapter, Brisbane Central,  how they compare and their Lead goals for 2010.  

Fun information:  The country of Australia is the same size geographically as the US with a population similar to that of the state of California.  Brisbane is the 3rd largest city in Australia with a population of 2 million, located in the northeast portion of the country.  Many may know it as the home State of one of the 7 great wonders of the world, the Great Barrier Reef.

Stephen is warm, friendly and professional and we appreciate him taking time to visit with us.  I was very impressed that he drove himself to the meeting, just 20 miles, but consider that it is a different side of the  road and the Los Angeles freeways!  Good job.

Constant Contact, the E newsletter company, offers Free Workshops here in San Diego and around the country, teaching tips and techniques on email marketing and how to use their program.  I attended the 2 hour session and felt it well worth the time and 2 hour round trip ride there.   Here are a few of the many highlights:

*  Keep marketing in a down economy!!  Those who do are substantially more successful when things turn around.

* Building your List:  Give something away.

*The most valuable Real Estate on your newsletter is the upper left corner. 

He also included the best days and times to send and used Australia as an example of how they read emails at a different time than folks in the US. 

Check out their website for when this workshop may be coming to your town.  I highly recommend it!!!