New articles uploaded

We have a newly updated words of wisdom section hosted on our Alberta Speakers site.

We feature articles from our experts who speak from our various speaker joint adventure sites.

Please visit them for more information:

• Alberta Speakers - www.albertaspeakers.com
  
• Calgary Speakers - www.calgaryspeakers.com
  
• Edmonton Speakers - www.edmontonspeakers.com
  
• Kelowna Speakers - www.kelownaspeakers.com
• Toronto Speakers - www.torontospeakers.com
• Sask. Speakers - www.saskspeakers.com

We'll keep adding to them as our speakers share their wisdom with us, so check back on a regular basis.

Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey, Creative Lead
www.ideaman.net

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Foundational Success is now available online

Foundational Success - Building Blocks for Personal and Professional Success is now available online at: www.foundationalsuccess.com

This amazing collection of wisdom from 30 top experts from North America and around the world was created by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey to support the CAPS Foundation.

Visit: www.foundationalsuccess.com today and safely purchase your own copy for only $20.

$19 of each purchase goes directly to the CAPS Foundation. $1 is used by our CAPS National Office to cover credit cards and processing.

Tell your friends and family to visit as well. Share this with your colleagues and your clients so they too, can build some foundational success.

Foundational Success to launch in May

A new joint venture with 30 top experts and authors from around the globe is set to launch in May 2009.

Foundational Success - Building Blocks for Personal and Professional Success

This value added e-publication is led by Canada's Ideaman, Bob Hooey and is a fund raising project for the CAPS Foundation. Canadian Association of Professional Speakers.

Pre-order price is only $20 and proceeds go directly to the CAPS Foundation.

Visit: www.foundationalsuccess.com to see who contributed their wisdom to this new tool in your personal and professional success.

Service sells

Service is the secret to long term business and sales success.

Canadian Ideaman travelled to Iran in November to speak on this and other topics.

He also spoke in Mumbai, India to keynote at the 2nd annual Innovation Summit. He talked about the human side of innovation as a tool in building long term relationship with our clients.

Click here to view a clip from that keynote

Canada's first ever Red Day event launched

The Brick leads the way in creating a new shopping holiday. Canada's first ever Red Day is their answer to the famous Black Friday promotions in the US.

Staples and other retailers have followed their lead.

It is hoped this will become a national sales promotion and each year more retailers will sign on to promote it.

We will be assisting in this process for 2009.

Secret Selling Tips goes international

Following Bob's 6 day speaking tour in Iran, Secret Selling Tips now has subscribers in Iran as well as Dubai, UAE.

WE love being able to serve our readers in 5 countries and counting.

Picture is during a session for 170 Sales Managers for the Industrial Management Organization of Iran

Special offer to our readers or customers

Here is a very special offer to those who read this blog. We recently released Bob's In The Company of Leaders with 40 leadership experts and guest authors. This ebook retails for $32.95 and is gaining popularity and downloads around the globe.

Bob has offered to allow his blog readers to purchase a downloadable, printable version for only $20 CDN plus taxes. Follow this link to check it out. This one way of saying thanks to our 'customers' or in this case readers.

These amazing authors have contributed their wisdom and you can leverage yoursuccess and leadership by applying their sage wisdom.