Let The Illustrious Group (TIG) bring the audience to you!  We have the expertise to give your message the platform it deserves. We customize every seminar production, providing the services you need for a standout session. Prices for services vary based on event size, geographical location, and the complexity of services required. You will be provided a comprehensive budget breakdown prior to signing any contract. Flat-fee or percentage pricing options are available. Individual services are available “cafeteria-style” or bundled for discounted rates.  Ask us about crafting a customized service package for your event. If you require a service or set-up not listed here, please contact us! We’re happy to answer any pricing questions you may have.

Speaker Selection Curriculum Coaching Site Selection Liaison Services Marketing and Promotion Attendee Management On-Site Management

Every speaker knows the real work happens behind the scenes as you prep and perfect your performance. The same holds true for seminar production. We work hard early on so your event appears seamless on D-day (Delivery Day). Take advantage of our pre-seminar services that incorporate fresh ideas into an exciting package made just for you.

• Research options to find the venue best suited to your (and your audience) needs
• Solicit RFP’s from potential venues and present top choices in terms of locale, pricing, services offered, or other pre-determined benefits
• Negotiate for best pricing
• Conduct site interviews and inspections (for cleanliness, set-up capabilities, etc.)
• Act as the hotel/site liaison, coordinating all fiscal and event planning details
• Route and handle all correspondence (phone calls, e-mails, fax, contracts, deposits)
• Catering/menu selection and coordination
• Room block management
• Assess staff quality and reliability
• Handle client special requests

• Direct funding toward the most cost-effective media to communicate with your target audience
• Coordinate media outreach including direct mail, e-marketing campaigns, press releases, media placement, web advertising, web sales pages, billboards, marquees, and more
• Orchestrate grassroots marketing campaigns
• Explore local media opportunities surrounding your engagement date (radio and TV interviews, retail/trade/bookstore appearances)
• Design high impact print and media campaigns to create pre-promotional buzz for your event
• Design and deliver post-seminar surveys
• Oversee marketing material production and delivery
• Consulting services available for graphic design, web design and development, keyword selection, copywriting, and identifying your target market

• Identifying and approaching potential sponsors
• Negotiation of sponsor packages
• Sponsor Liaison – handling of all phone calls, faxes, e-mails, questions
• Coordination of all sponsor advertising: pricing, platform mentions, graphics, web site copy, web ads, direct mail, brochures, banners, etc.
  
  
  

SEMINAR SERVICES
No detail is too small to escape our notice. We keep tabs on everything from making sure the orange juice is freshly squeezed to creating a LIVE Internet broadcast of your speech. You’re passionate about speaking. We’re passionate about the details that go along with it!

Attendee Management

• Oversee mailing/distribution of event invitations
• Handle registration requests via e-mail, mail, Internet, fax, or call-in
• Process all registration fees (check, cash, credit card, on-line accounts)
• Provide attendee confirmation
• Send appropriate pre-event materials to confirmed registrants
• E-mail and mail reminders
• Provide quick, seamless responses to all inquiries
• Name tag creation and distribution at sign-in
• Database management
• Distribute and collect follow-up surveys and questionnaires
• Data analysis

• Company representative present at all events to ensure seminar runs smoothly
• Handling of last minute needs and event coordination
• Act as your liaison for questions on venue, catering, promotion, content, and audience management

• Custom plans to reflect your personal branding
• Conference room design and exhibit hall layout
• On-site stage crew
• Oversee props, music, lighting, seating, and room arrangement
• Assist in selection of A/V needs (equipment list available)
• A/V equipment hire and supply
• Set up and break down of all A/V equipment
• Manage on-site technology
• Secure event photographers
• Hire security (if required)

• Oversee product display and set-up
• Staff on site to process sales (books, DVD’s, CD’s, products and promotional items)
• Collect, tabulate, and report all sales and receipts
• Arrange for books/products to be sent to event
• Package and ship any unsold product back to speaker
  
  
  

NEW! Video & Internet Seminar Production

Get ready to boost your sales! Video and Internet production gives you reach far beyond a seminar room. Now, paying registrants can watch a LIVE Internet broadcast of your seminar—as if they were there! DVD’s of successful seminars remain strong points of purchase for audience members. Capture the excitement and experience of your presentation. Share it with others. Earn residual income from DVD sales. Call us today!

• LIVE Internet broadcast of your seminar event
• Onsite audio/video recording of your seminar for DVD product creation
• Shot set-up and direction
• Editing of raw footage
• Opening signature including music, title, special effects
• Online registration and booking for LIVE feed events
• Video conferencing available
• Marketing of your DVD or LIVE Internet feed via web advertising and sales pages or traditional media
  
  
  

• Brainstorming Seminar Titles That Sell
• Creating Instant Branding For Your Message
• Producing Seminar Workbooks & Handouts
• Professional Speaking 101: The Nuts & Bolts of What It Takes To Be A (Successful) Professional Speaker
• Is There A Book In You? What Audiences Want & How You Can Deliver!
• Delegate the Details: Learning to Focus on What You Do Best
• Are You Ready to Earn What You’re Worth?
• Customized workshops available upon request