Fall Convention

Senior newspaper management staff gather annually at the fall convention to discuss issues such as financial management, leadership, web strategies, the development of new revenue streams, and more.

The annual membership meeting and the election of NYPA officers also takes place at the fall convention.

2009 Fall Convention - Cooperstown, NY

Speaker Presentations

Mike Blinder	Survival Selling in the Toughest Times
	Tap into the Power of Video to Create Revenue Opportunities
Mel Taylor	Advanced Online Revenue Strategies for Small Newspapers
	Video 101 for Online Newspapers
Krista Louden	Finding Hidden Dollars in Direct Mail
Bob Greene	Managing Workforce Costs in Difficult Economic Times
Ed Efchak	The Deadly Sins of Newspapers
Mark Briggs	Social Networking and Mobile publishing
Debbie Holzkamp	Unleash Your Selling Power, the New Super Media
	What's in Your Digital Toolkit for Local Advertisers
Joe Hanlon	Top Ten Tips for Preventing Fraud
Niegel Edelshain	Cold Calling is Dead: Use Web 2.0 Tools to Increase Sales
Preston Gibson	Web Pricing Models
	Create a New Revenue Stream with an Online Marketplace
Larry Maynard	Improve Your Local Sales Results Today
	The State of the Newspaper Industry
Steve Wagenlander	Audience Development
Brent Payne	Search Engine Optimization and Web Analytics
Matt Sunshine	Sales Force Structure & Compensation Systems for Today's Marketplace