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"I have used other direct mail companies over the years and have found Seminar Crowds to not only be the most cost efficient but the most effective. We always have a room full of people at every seminar. I can't tell you how much that helps our business. We have never had any problems with the cards getting to our demographic target on a timely basis. I feel that anyone using direct mail to fill there seminars should be using seminar crowds. My account representative is so helpful in every aspect of the process. I find that her follow-up and attention to detail is excellent." Craig Randall, CA
(First Testimonial from 2004) "Just a brief note to let you know how pleased I am with your service after my first order. Here are my preliminary results: 300 reservations on a 5500 piece mailing, 67 attendees on July 12th, 103 attendees on July 14th, 80 reservations for August 3rd seminar, 21 confirmed appointments so far." (Second Testimonial from 2005) "Just wanted to let you know that after working with Seminar Crowds for about a year, I couldn't be happier with the results. $350,000 of new commission through June 2005 mailing just 10,000 postcards a month. Year-to-date return on investment of over 1,000%. Beginning in August, we'll be sending out 20,000 postcards a month. I know I'll exceed a $1,000,000 in commission this year for the first time thanks in part to Seminar Crowds. You can spend more money with other seminar mailing companies, but you won't get better results. I highly recommend Seminar Crowds without hesitation." Alan S., Florida "After having invested over $25,000 in various seminar related systems and marketing strategies, I found that most were relying on outdated methods that no longer worked in the highly competitive areas where I do business. After struggling through a number of high cost seminars with only 12-18 people in attendance, I was ready to give up on seminars completely. Before throwing in the towel, I decided to try a postcard mailing using the simple logic provided by the seminarcrowds team. The results were immediate, phenomenal and I was able to consistently reproduce the results anytime with two phone calls, one to the restaurant and one to seminar crowds. Our attendance in 2005 has not fallen below 100 attendees per seminar and my firm has went from generating $250,000 per year to $250,000 per quarter, primarily due to getting our numbers up – thanks seminarcrowds for your help." Steve H., "Seminar Crowds has now mailed for six of my seminars. Everything has been completely smooth and I have gotten between a 1.2 and 3.0% response. My income from new business has been higher this year than in any other year. I attribute that to the professionals at Seminar Crowds. Thank you all."
Peter O., WA
"I have used other mail houses and their mailer and haven't gotten the response that Seminar Crowds has gotten me. The price, service, and quality of attendees is what keeps me coming back for the past year and a half. It is truly a turnkey operation. Thanks," Chris H., CA
"I have used two other well known direct mail companies in the past. The difference between those companies and Seminar Crowds is that Seminar Crowds costs half as much and has provided me with twice the results. I have less less follow up with Seminar Crowds and less concerns about my mailings being handled properly. Seminar Crowds has always responded quickly and has also exhibited a high degree of professionalism. No other company has ever brought me such great ideas and helpful knowledge. Recently the company sent me a 60 minute CD by Craig Randall which has helped me increase my appointment ratio from 35% to 78%. The interesting thing is that I was happy with 35% since most advisors do not even set appointments at their seminar and wait to make appointments the next day. You can imagine how I felt when Seminar Crowds sent me the information on this CD which I immediately implemented with such astounding results." Rick T., OR "I just wanted to let you know how thrilled I am with the results of my last mailing. We had 124 attendees out of 7000 cards or 1.77%. This does not include 3 others who mysteriously disappeared during the presentation and two more who never entered the dining room when they learned the evening would last 1 ¾-2 hours. Post cards continue to be the most effective way to market a seminar program and Seminar Crowds! Inc. has the execution system to get it done right!" Marty G., PA
"This mailer is great! I have never had such a wonderful response. I have used every mail shop out there. You beat them all and the price is great as well. I will use you every time! Thanks," Chris F., WV "I do not know what make Seminar Crowds work so well. I only know that last year I spent twice the amount with other companies and received half the results.
Seminar Crowds is everything they said they would be and more. I really did not expect to fill the room on the first day the cards hit peoples homes. That is unbelievable. When I called people to tell them how successful your program is they would not believe me! I was not surprised as I didn't believe it myself.
Seminar Crowds is the best and we will be doing a lot of mailings in the future. Thank You for being a resource we can count on."
Tim S., NV "Thanks to you and all of your colleagues at Seminar Crowds for my successful seminar. I had over a 2% response to my mail out. That's right, Seminar Crowds mailed 3,000 invitations and I had 62 seniors to attend my dinner. I especially liked the way "fill the room" handled all calls and the follow up emails to me.
Thanks again," Jim J., MS "I've been advertising for seminars in everyway over the last four years. Having tried every variation with reasonable success but great expense. Then I heard about Seminar Crowds postcards. The first time I tried it I doubled attendance over all of my previous seminars at much less cost. Thanks for a great program." Bruce C., OK “Our company just got into the seminar business and things are going extremely well, thanks in part to Seminar Crowds. They have guided us through some very unfamiliar territory and we got the end results we were looking for: a great mail-piece, friendly and helpful support, and rooms full of people! We are genuinely grateful for the proficient and knowledgeable service the people at Seminar Crowds has given us.” Greg S., CA "My first seminar mailing with Seminar Crowds had fantastic results, over 100 attendees and counting. The staff at Seminar Crowds has been courteous and professional. I recommend Seminar Crowds to any agent considering doing seminars." John B., PA "I want to take this opportunity to thank Seminar Crowds for their professional assistance in sending out my first mailers last January. I had a 2% return on a 5500 mailing. That filled up three workshops with an overflow for a fourth. Several years ago my partner and I used another major mailing company, paid almost twice as much , and received very similar results. In a time when competition is fierce it is essential to keep expenses in check as long as it doesn't affect your business' professionalism. In addition to receiving great prices the people are very friendly and make you feel like family. Thanks again for every thing."
Robert M., Florida "All I did was follow to the letter Craig's system and I now have more appointments than I ever dreamed possible.
I started by mailing 15,000 mailers with Seminar Crowds and received over 200 reservations!
I had to expand from 2 to 5 seminars of about 40 each. I started out with a 66% appointment ratio at the very first seminar, I then got 70%, 75%, 80%, and 80% respectively at the next four!" Jeff D., MO
"To say I am pleasantly surprised would be an understatement! I have tried just about every method of seminar lead generation out there. Newspaper ads (pathetic response), Telemarketing company invites (Outrageously expensive and won't reach the do not call list people), Wedding Style Invitation ( Expensive and underperforming and over used), and other postcards (The Glossy ones), and no one has come close to achieving the results that your cards have given me.
The ability to at any time get a real-time listing of attendees is invaluable. I was most pleased also with the fact that you mailed the cards out when you said you would and the people received the cards in a timely fashion. If I had a nickel for all the promises other companies have given me only for me to find out the hard way that invitations didn't get out when they should, I would not have to work anymore.
Well, I just did 6 seminars last week ( 3 lunch and 3 dinner) and even did a series on Friday and each one had attendance of over 40 people. That is at least 40 people who actually showed up and most said they came because the card mentioned topics they were interested in. There were a few plate lickers in each one (cost of doing business) but overall, the attendance and the overall attitude of the people was one that I haven't seen from some of the other mailing companies' invitees. So, to summarize, I did 3 mailings of 5,500 cards and with each batch of cards I got over 100 responses.
One final aspect that has me a believer in your company Clyde is my ability to actually get in touch with you. It is refreshing to have a person actually pick their phone up and handle my questions real-time instead of having to play chase, telephone tag, or the hide and seek I played with the former mailing company that I USED to use. Guess who was always "it" in that game?"
Keep up the great work!"
Peter D., NC
"Having just used Seminar Crowds for the first time, I was extremely pleased with the results. You mailed the cards from Iowa on a Friday, and by the following Wednesday both sessions were full and there was even a waiting list!! Prior to Seminar Crowds, I used the fancy but costly wedding style mailers and never received anywhere near a similar response rate. With your service, I was able to mail 50% more invitations and still manage to save hundreds of dollars. In my opinion, the key is that you can spend the same as the expensive invitations, yet send out twice as many! It doesn't seem wise to cut the mailing cost to save several hundred dollars, when the increased mailing size can bring in dozens of additional prospects. I have not yet completed the second of my seminar sessions, yet I am confident enough in the process that I have already committed to a second series using Seminar Crowds. Interestingly enough, in talking to the attendees about various types of invitations, the vast majority seemed to like the cards better because they could read them immediately, and they were easy to retain. Many attendees said that they often just throw out the sealed letters as 'junk mail' without even reading them. Finally, one of the determinative reasons I used Seminar Crowds is the support you've provided outside your scope of mailing invitations. Both you and your staff have provided me invaluable information about the seminar process itself, including an informative audio CD by Stephen K. ,PA "I wanted to know, once and for all, if a simple mailer like the one used by Seminar Crowds would work better than the "tried and true" mailer I had been using. Even though my old mailer was expensive, it was effective, and I did not want to take a chance on a poor turn out, so I decided to do a test. I mailed 10,000 with Seminar Crowds and 10,000 with the wedding style invitation I had been using for the same series of seminars. I was very surprised at the results. I had basically the same responses with the Seminar Crowds mailer as with my old mailer."
"Now here is the amazing news -- the Seminar Crowds mailing cost me less than half! But that isn't all; the Seminar Crowds invitation only brings in the people who directly respond to the mailer, my other company brings in guests with coupons as well, so the actual number of direct respondents was higher with Seminar Crowds at half the cost! After this test I am now sold on the effectiveness of the simple post card mailer that Seminar Crowds provides to my business."
Jeffrey V., NJ
"Thanks to Seminar Crowds and the postcards we have sent, we have had people on a waiting list . . . . waiting for cancellations for our upcoming workshops. We've never experienced such a response and I've been doing workshops for over 8 years!! Thanks again to Seminar Crowds and the time they've spent in counseling us on better use of our dollars."
Bill D. S., WA
"Just a quick note to send all of you a GIGANTIC THANK YOU and big pat on the back for ALL of your work in correcting our last mailing...I smile at how you guys turned lemons into lemonade...without missing a beat....you were just quite simply amazing...you guys are all the definition and example of extraordinary customer service! You saved the day...and you saved the seminar!
Clyde...you've got a top notch team at Seminar Crowds....and we appreciate ALL of you and ALL of your efforts!
very sincerely"
Deborah S. "Clyde, just a note to say thank you for all of your help. I used your mailer in the past and had great success with it. I then moved to a different FMO and they wanted me to use their mailer. I used their mailer anddid not get anymore people than I did with yours, but I spent a lot more money. Well, needless to say, I am back using your mailer again and I will continue using yours every month now as I want to write $10 million in production from here on out. Your mailer does work at a fraction of the cost !!!!!!!!!!!" Thomas H., MO
"Like most Reps. I've tried several different providers of seminar invitations and I must say that Seminar Crowds provides the most "bang for our buck." Not only is their product competitively priced (about 1/2 the cost of one mailing company we first used), but their individual touch (responsiveness to our calls, their suggestions as to what's working best in today's seminar world, etc.) is outstanding! They are great to work with!" Dennis K., IL " I mailed fifty-five hundred pieces and my response rate was 2.27%. I had to have a second seminar the following night of the date I set to catch the over-flow. I couldn't be more pleased with the total experience I have had in working with your company. I must say that working with your account manager was a real pleasure. At every point of the process, he was super efficient. It was as if he took ownership of the seminar and he had a personal interest in making sure your part of the process was successful." Richard H., NC, VA, AL, FL Updated testimonial March 24th, 2005 "Because I have a big investment in equipment for my seminars, I try to drive to regional locations when my schedule permits. I continuously listened to Craig's CD on these trips and the first time I used his methods, we made appointments with 100% of the buying units at our seminar. After implementing his methods, we consistently average a 70% appointment ratio. We felt that the difference in what we were doing (about 50%) will increase our income by $100,000 this year. The Randall Boot Camp was the best program I have attended that actually eliminated the mystery on seminar giving. His breakdown and explanation of seminar mechanics was the best I have seen in the last two years and I have tried to see them all. Actually, it is the best I have seen in 26 years in the financial services business." Richard H. " I recently attended the Seminar Crowds/Craig Randall boot camp and I don't know how I am going to see all my appointments; I have over 40 appointments and achieved a 73% appointment ratio at my last seminar!" Alan V N., MO
"I waited until we had held the first two seminars to respond to your request for a testimonial because I wanted to see the quality of the participants. Were we pleased! Your system has worked well for us and we will be doing business with you in the future. There is no reason to spend big bucks on an expensive invitation when your program is so effective! We had such a good response that we had to add a third session. That is a happy problem. Thanks again." May M., GA
"My seminars are in Vero Beach, Florida which is inundated with invitations from speakers. I have had outstanding attendance with the mailing system developed by Seminar Crowds and I know that their prices are significantly lower than the competition. Their experience in the seminar business has been extremely helpful to me as I am new to the industry. I doubt that their is another mailing service in the country that can provide the invaluable advice that Seminar Crowds gives to their clients for free!" Dr. Chris C., FL "I had 40 attend the seminar out of 44 reservations. I could not be happier with both the results and attendance. I plan to do another in about two months-- as soon as I can work through my 10 appointments. Your service is certainly outstanding and whoever takes the reservation calls did a terrific job. Thanks so very much." Bob M., TX
"I have saved over $15,000 so far this year on my mailing costs. This allows me to put on more seminars resulting in more appointments. This simple postcard mailer works amazingly well!" Don S., IN
"I didn't believe this simple postcard could be as good as the more costly workshop invitations. But it is! - I regularly get over a 1.5% response rate, at about half the cost. I know that the quality of my attendees is just as high as anyone in the business." William H., IA "I heard about Seminar Crowds but was skeptical that a simple little card could be as effective as the fancy mailers. I was shocked when I had 68 responses with 60 attendees for a two day seminar. I then made the mistake of going back to the fancy mailers and had terrible results. I don't know how this simple little yellow card works, but I am back to using Seminar Crowds and hope to do business with Seminar Crowds for many years to come. I plan to give over 30 seminars next year. I will keep you posted on the results." Mark T., CA
"We have consistently been experiencing a 1.5% to 2.5% response rate on our Seminar Crowds mailers and the quality of attendees is as good or better than with our previous mailing companies. We have already referred several agents to Seminar Crowds and will continue to do so. We are extremely happy with all aspects of their operation and I personally am available for further reference." A.H., CA "I was very happy with the turn-out and results and appreciate your attention and concern with everything going as planned. I would definitely do it again!" P.S., TN "Each of the six seminars I have conducted using your mailer has produced capacity, or near-capacity crowds. Because of your service, I have gained many new clients and will attain a new level of production this year. I could not be more pleased with the quality of service I receive from Seminar Crowds. I plan to continue using your service as it has proven very beneficial to my business."
D. C., East Texas
"I tried another vendor I had used in the past and found my results to be terrible. I greatly appreciate you doing a rush mailing to get my attendance where it needs to be. We will never stray again. We will stick with what works." Hal H., Fl.
"We have just ordered our 3rd mailing from Seminar Crowds and must say we are very pleased with the results to date. We have tried 2 seminar mailing organizations previously and have had dismal results. Our results on the 2 seminars where we used Seminar Crowds have been exponentially better than the results we have previously received.
We mail 7500 pieces consistently with Seminar Crowds and for our January seminar we had 84 new prospects that represented 50 buying units. Of the 50 buying units, we set 20 appointments at the seminar and 6 have requested appointments later due to scheduling conflicts. To say the least, we are very pleased.
We had 8 first appointments right after the seminar. Of these appointments, 2 had investment assets of $900K plus, 1 with $400K+, 2 with $150k+, 2 with $75K+, and 1 with $10K+. 7 of the 8 have scheduled 2nd appointments and I have 10 1st appointments next week. As you are aware, even the best financial professional cannot be successful unless he/she has prospects to see, and thanks to Seminar Crowds, we have qualified prospects to see!
Thank you Seminar Crowds, your simple mailer produces outstanding results. We have scheduled one seminar each month through December 2005, and expect similar success due to Seminar Crowds superior mailing and reservations service. And, the Fill-the-Room website is fantastic and makes my staff'sjob so much easier!!! Again, thanks!"
Joel W., TX
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