Here are my most Requested Keynotes and Programs.  Titles in Blue and delivery methods in red.

Rubber Chickens, Redwoods, and Razor Blades: The 7 Steps to Strategy and Marketing That Inspires, Lifts and Gets Results

* From the soon to be published book by Kordell

Has marketing changed with the internet?  Are there trends that large corporations are using to drive their sales.  Can you do pro-active things to grow your business. . . now. . . today?

In this interactive and educational presentation you will discover the keys to powerful marketing that will connect with your customers and motivate them to take action.  Laugh and learn as we look at how to get explosive business growth with 7 key elements that are a must for sales increase.

  • ·         Learn how Strategy and Execution and Marketing must be tied together.

  • ·         You will get insights on how to stand out in your market while developing your unique value.

  • ·         Make your sales grow by learning which of your offerings will be the easiest to capture . . . and have the greatest success.

Entertaining, humorous and insightful you will learn how change your Now to WOW in this fast paced session.  Whether it is steamed milk at Starbucks, why mouse traps can make your business better, or why Silly Putty helps the world’s greatest violinist perform better – you will walk away with tips and tricks to grow your business and to get results!

Change Your Now to Wow! Strategy & Execution Meet for Explosive Growth

Strategic Planning as a Facilitator - or - Keynote

 

Captivating and engaging, your group can understand how to create a world class strategy that motivates employees and your customers.  But what good is a vision and mission if you can't make it happen? 

 

This is a high content presentation that looks at the what goes into great strategies.  The second half explores the world of HIGH EXECUTION.  Discover the leadership absolutes that will move away from the average and and join the 20% who get results!. 

 

  • Learn why Strategic Planning is not enough anymore.

  • Make your Strategy a Reality by understanding the 7 elements of Execution

  • Discover how to develop mission and vision that compels, motivates and inspires.

 

We take the complex world of planning and execution and with stories and examples make it easy to understand and to put into your business.  For small groups Kordell does real time graphics and illustrations.  For large groups the use of animation is used.  Either is entertaining.  Add a fast paced presentation filled with an explosion of ideas that you can apply today.  This is a an experience to not be missed.   

 

Are you creating the Vision and Leadership that inspires and engages the team?  Great for  those who want create a plan and execution for results.  Get buy-in from all of your stakeholders with consensus and synergy?

 

(Part of the Up and to the Right program from Strategic Connect© Workshops that conducts Strategic Planning Retreats and Execution Training for Leaders)

 

Status Quo to Status Grow - How to Supercharge your Business Growth.

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Chocolate, Elephants and Wrinkle Remover – How to Supercharge your Business Growth.

Marketing/Branding/Business Growth Keynote - or - Workshop

This interactive, laughter inducing presentation is experienced by audiences nationwide. One executive remarked after this event, “You are a rock star in my eyes!!!! Absolutely my favorite session.”  For sales and branding focus this is the presentation.  How to connect and motivate customers and new prospects to take action in powerful ways.      

Hold onto your seat!  In this fast-paced, humorous and mind-shaking session you will get insights on how to position your organization for growth, customize your message with your various prospects, look at ways branding can help or hinder your efforts and learn easy methods to drastically improve your results. 

 

* Get tips on ways to market your business with the least amount of effort for the greatest return.

* Discover how to present your organization in ways that will motivate the members and customers to take action. 

 

Come laugh and learn how Chocolate, Elephants and Wrinkle Remover can get results and growth for your organization.  Find out why Cheesecake and Grocery Bag stories can help you get more motivated customers who will "buy" now.  Highly interactive, entertaining and jam packed with insights and tools to help you move your group to the next level.

Say Less – Sell More: How to Find Awesome Sales Growth Using the Consultative Methods of Trusted Advisors

Consultative Sales Keynote or Workshop

The old manipulative sales techniques are killing business.  Learn how to get fewer objections, sell value, get more referrals and connect with customers in powerful, long term relationships built of deep trust.  Say Less - Sell More.  Just what is Consultative Selling and how do you use this to become a trusted advisor and expert to the customer?  What are the four types of questions that top producing sales people ask? 

 

From the book - Spontaneous Combustion – Discovering the Customers Pain, Passion, and Priorities by Kordell Norton. 

How to Add Sizzle, Pizzazz and Revenue Through Marketing and Awesome Word of Mouth Experiences. 

Event Planning/Event Marketing/Tips and Tricks from Others - An interactive session

 

In this highly interactive session participants get to C.A.S.E. (Copy And Steal Everything) ideas from each other.  In addition they take their best ideas and run them through a Event & Experience Builder . . . a series of practices and insights from Hollywood, Disney, Punxsutawney's Ground Hog, and classic marketing practices for other creative sources.  At the end of the session participants will have marketing and events that have extra revenue streams written all over them.  They will make an impact immediately.

 

Getting the Most Out of Your Investment – The 4 Steps To Connect with Conference Attendees

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“You Had Me At Hello” – How to Connect in 3 Seconds With ANYONE . . . the New World of Networking (Why an Elevator Speech mentality is killing your sales)

Networking/Marketing/Social Networking - Keynote or Interactive Session

Great as a Vendor Only session before the official conference (a bonus for your vendors) or as a session on those who want to understand the changes in the internet and how to use those to grow your business.  Discussion on the do's and don'ts of Facebook, LinkedIn, Wordpress, and YouTube and how to use them to your advantage.  In addition this material teaches how to attend networking events to get new business, how to connect with other participants so that EVERY contact becomes a winner for you. 

Game Changers, Mavericks, and Iconoclasts (click here for complete outline)

Putting Innovation to Work in Your Organization to get Awesome Results and Unbelievable Impact - Keynote or Interactive Session

Your team, your product and your efforts go in and out come innovation and creative ideas and GamePlans that will move you into unique places, and markets where the competition just can’t follow.  This is not for the faint hearted.  Can you say OUT OF THE BOX . . . on steroids.

 

Objectives:

  • Put your people, products, program, places and promotions into a blender and learn how to develop fresh, new ideas that set you apart, breathe energy into your team, and inspire.

  • Learn the tools for innovation and how to apply them.

  • Develop game plans for implementing and capitalizing on the ideas and momentum from the workshop.

 Outcomes:

Understand the culture changes that creativity brings to your environment.   How to you teach those in your organization to be more innovative.   What are the tools used by the Pro’s to creative, innovate, life and inspire.  You will understand how to leverage the abilities of your team and drive your organization to high performance.  You will develop an action plan with next steps and measurable (based on your interest)

 

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Course Outlines / Overviews of Day Seminars and Workshops

Leadership Sales Speaker, Facilitator, Author

 

One-page overview of Kordell Norton - click here

One-page overview of Sales Program - click here.

One-page overview of  Marketing Program -  click here.

One-page overview of Strategic Planning - click here.

 

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Kordell Norton - the Speaker

Inspiration, excitement, high energy and fun.  At the same time you want someone you can trust to not insult or offend your audience.  You can trust Kordell in a presentation that is both uplifting and educating.  With presentations to Associations, Rotary Clubs, Chambers of Commerce,  and Schools and Business, Kordell brings insights and information that will entertain and lift for groups of all sizes. 

The following are comments taken from evaluation cards at recent speaking events:

"The best I have heard at one of our conferences in years" - Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) 2005 Conference

"Where did the time go?  I really wished you had more time." - Fairlawn Chamber of Commerce

"I would love to see you in a full presentation.  Call me" - Solon Ohio Rotary Club - May 2005

 

 

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Strategic Planning 

You want to build or update your Strategic Plan but are hesitant because of the time commitment?  Our revolutionary process using Group Graphics can take your team through Strategic Planning in days.  In addition, the process pulls your team together on focus AND gets them to high level performance. . . quickly.  All of this saves you time and money. 

Statistics show that our process . . .

  • Shortens meetings by 24%
  • 64% of the groups using this make a decision immediately
  • Consensus occurs in 79% (versus 58% with out our help)
  • Problem and issues are resolved to the positive 64% (versus 45% with our help)

Strategic Planning Audit

Leadership Training

Titles - following are some titles for leadership from some recent programs.

  • The Invisible Leader - Insights on being Transparent and the Parable of the Empty Suit

  • Leadership - the 4 Steps to Increasing Performance While Making Less Noise

  • Napoleon, Lincoln & Girl Scout Cookies - Copying and Stealing Great Leadership Skills

Your team looks to you and the other management resources to lead, guide and have the answers to key questions.  Your organization knows they need powerful leadership, but HOW do you get it?  Our workshops have you and your team define leadership for your organization, what it looks like and how to apply it. 

Leadership Audit - use this form to help us customize our material to get you the greatest return on investment in the shortest time. 

Customer Service - Customer Value

The culmination of 10+ years of building customer service organizations, our "Customer Service/Customer Value workshop uses a combination of multimedia, training "maps" and specific customer feedback to build your organization.   Dedicated to building customer "Wow" this workshop has been used by Compaq Computer, the Social Security Administration, United State Enrichment Corporation, Microsoft and others.  Can we help you turn your Lemons into Lemonade? 

Customer Service Audit

Team Building

It is more important with each passing day to get closer to your team, to have them performing at a high level and have them focused on the right goal.  Our Team Building experience uses The Drexler-Sibbet Team Building Model (copyrighted), in connection with assessments that allow an "scientific" focus on the strengths and weaknesses of your team.  Your group will receive then customized and focused exercises, experiential games experiences, group and/or individual profiling that fuel discussions as we help you move your team to high performance.

Team Building Audit

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About Kordell Norton - Out of the Box Strategy, Sales & Marketing

Your organization has a strong interest in the "top line" for growth. As a consultant, speaker, author, Kordell Norton works with corporate, association, education and government organizations who want to focus on branding, sales, marketing, strategic planning/leadership, team building, and customer service.

Kordell was an executive with several multi-billion dollar corporations with executive suite positions in sales, HR, marketing and call centers. As a certified Graphic Facilitator, he uses highly visual processes, along with humor, and entertaining methods for powerful, high energy presentations.

Author of Throwing Gas on the Fire - creating drastic change in Sales and Marketing

He can be reached at (330) 405-1950 or at kordell@kordellnorton.com or at his website -  www.KordellNorton.com