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Speaker Agency
What a speaker agency does for experts, what it costs and how to recognise a good one. With comparisons, contract questions and experience from practice.
Speaker AgencySpeaker agency guarantee: what an agency can honestly promise
A speaker agency cannot guarantee a talk, because only the programme committee of the conference decides whether a proposal is accepted. The programme committee is the …
Speaker AgencySpeaker agency reviews: how to recognise real results
You recognise the real results of a speaker agency by evidence you can check yourself, such as a conference with a date and an acceptance rate with the numbers behind …
Speaker AgencyHow to Spot an Untrustworthy Speaker Agency: Warning Signs in Pay-to-Speak Offers
A speaker agency is untrustworthy if it passes off a bought speaking slot as an agency service or an editorial selection, often for €10,000 or more per slot. With pay to …
Speaker AgencyDone-for-you, done-with-you or doing it yourself: the speaker agency models compared
With done-for-you, a speaker agency does the work up to the stage, with done-with-you a provider coaches you, and when you do it yourself you handle everything alone …
Speaker AgencySpeaker agency or PR agency: which gives B2B experts more visibility?
If you are a B2B expert who wants to win clients, a speaker agency puts you in front of decision-makers more directly, while a PR agency mainly builds reach in the …
Speaker AgencySpeaker profiles on submission platforms: what belongs in a profile and what a speaker agency takes over
Having your speaker profile managed means a speaker agency keeps your details current on every submission platform, so that programme committees see the same picture of …
Speaker AgencyContacting conference organisers directly: how a speaker agency reaches conferences without a call for papers
You reach the organiser of a conference without a call for papers by emailing the person who runs the programme with a talk proposal that fits the conference topic. A …
Speaker AgencyHave a speaker bio written: what a speaker agency needs from you
If you have a speaker bio written, you hand the agency the milestones of your career with evidence from your own practice, and the agency turns them into versions in …
Speaker AgencySpeaker Agencies, Speakers Bureaus and Speaker Directories in Germany: An Overview
In Germany, three kinds of provider put speakers on stage: speakers bureaus working for event organisers and speaker directories, plus speaker agencies that submit on …
Speaker AgencyFollowing up with contacts after a conference talk: what a speaker agency takes on and what stays with you
A speaker agency handles everything up to the talk, from submission to follow-up with organisers and support on the way to the stage, while you hold the conversations …
Speaker AgencySpeaker Agency for Consultants: Conferences as a Client Acquisition Channel
A speaker agency for consultants researches suitable conferences and submits talk proposals in your name, so that industry stages become an acquisition channel …
Speaker AgencySpeaker agency for IT and software companies: how tech experts get onto developer conferences
A speaker agency for IT and software companies researches tech conferences, submits talks in your name through open calls for papers and accompanies you to the stage. A …