Speaking

Are you looking for a top-rated keynote speaker for your next meeting?

Standing-Room Only Crowds
Sheri Jacobs’ talent is teaching the tools and techniques that help organizations stand out and get noticed. Sheri’s sessions draw standing-room only crowds because she provides fresh ideas in an engaging and lively format.

Customized For Your Audience
Sheri will design and develop a presentation that is unique to your organization and based on the needs of your audience.

Click here to contact Sheri about speaking at your next meeting.

What Others Are Saying

"Thank you for hitting a home run at the Bar Leadership Institute. We are so appreciative of your contribution to the success of the program. Attendees got such good "take aways." It was such a delight having you with us."

“Your session on creating raving fans was worth flying across the country and enduring the desert heat. Thanks for providing so many ideas to help us grow our support!”

“I attended your session at the ASAE Great Ideas Conference and I have to say I got more ideas out of your session than all the others combined!“

“If I had just attended Sheri's session, it would have been worth the registration price. She was the best presenter of the conference.“

“Worth attending the meeting. I only wish more sessions were of this caliber. I learned what to do and what NOT to do. Very useful.”

“This was the best presentation I attended from a hands-on practical strategies/tips standpoint. Sheri really showcased her expertise in this area.”

“This was my favorite session! I took away pages and pages of notes. Sheri was a great presenter and gave plenty of strategies and ideas that I can actually use.”

“Evaluations indicate that your presentation recieved the highest ratings of any presenter for the three day conference. I believe you did strike a nerve and made your point that we need to be innovative and open to new ways or reaching out to make the invitation to join our organization. Thank you for a great presentation!

“This is one of the best sessions I have ever attended. Sheri was great. I can actually use so much info she provided. Great, great, great session! Please bring her back!”

“Your presentation was excellent! You clearly know your stuff and even more know how to present it so that we/I can understand the basics as well as the complexities of marketing in today's media crowded world.”

“Thank you so much for coming out and speaking to the Executive Officers. The evaluations of your presentation were absolutely glowing.”

“Your presentation was definitely the highlight of the day! Thanks again.”

Topics

• Branding/Building a Fan Base
• Education/Conference Marketing
• Trends in Membership Development
• Word of Mouth Marketing
• Membership Recruitment and Retention
• Membership Loyalty and Engagement
• Member and Market Research
• Alternative Pricing Structures
• Generational Issues
• Social Media and Associations
• Marketing Strategy, Tactics and Copywriting
• Associations and the Economy

Partial List of Presentations

2013

• IMEX Frankfurt - How to Market Like Lady Gaga
• The Sherwood Group Annual Meeting - Keynote Address
• CalSAE ELEVATE - Syncing Value + Cost
• American MENSA - Marketing Workshop
• digitalNow 2013 - Marketing Tactics that Drive Real Revenue
• ASAE Great Ideas Conference - Syncing Value + Cost / 101 Great Ideas
• National Association for Healthcare Quality - The Art of Membership
• ASCO - Pricing Workshop
• Association Forum Shared Interest Group - Market Research

2012

• TSAE New Ideas Annual Conference - 21st Century Pricing: How to Price Dues, Programs, + Products
• ASAE Annual Meeting - Syncing Value + Price
• CESSE Annual Meeting - Syncing Value + Price
• AAMSE Annual Meeting - The Future of Membership Marketing
• CSAE - Keynote Speaker - Marketing and Membership
• ASAE Marketing, Membership & Communications - Secrets to Successful Campaigns
• CalSAE - Marketing Road Show
• The Joint Commission - Marketing Workship
• digitalNow 2012 - Marketing Tactics that Drive Real Revenue
• ASAE Great Ideas Conference - Are All Members Created Equal?
• American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians - Marketing and Membership
• American Bar Association - Bar Leadership Institute (2 Sessions on Membership)
• NE/SAE Association Meeting - Keynote Speaker, Marketing and Market Research

2011

• ASAE Annual Meeting - Marketing
• Association Forum of Chicagoland
• Association for Corporate Growth - Membership + Marketing
• Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association - Leadership Conference
• Maryland Retired School Personnel Association - Membership
• American Academy of Family Physicians - Membership and Marketing
• Arkansas Society of Association Executives - Keynote Speaker
• ASAE Membership Marketing & Communications Conference - How to Move People to Action
• National Association of Enrolled Agents - Membership and Marketing
• ASAE Great Ideas Conference - Are All Members Created Equal?
• American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians - Marketing and Membership
• American Bar Association - Bar Leadership Institute (2 Sessions on Membership)
• American Nurses Association - Powerful Marketing Tactics That Sell
• Association Forum of Chicagoland - Attracting the Next Generation of Members

2010

• Academy of General Dentistry Leadership Conference - 39 Ideas: Powerful Marketing Tactics That Sell
• Association of Fundraising Professionals Leadership Conference – Building a Raving Fan Base: Branding in the Digital Age
• Texas Society of Association Executives – Branding in the Digital Age
• AICPA & CPA/SEA Interchange - Great First Impressions: Winning the Hearts of New Members
• AAMSE Annual Conference - General Session Speaker
• American Water Works Association - Volunteer Leadership Conference
• Association Forum Annual Meeting - Why Members Matter: Trends in Membership Development
• ASAE Marketing & Membership Conference - Branding in the Age of Social Media: 20 Ideas to Energize your Organization
• ASAE Webinar - 40 Ways to Improve Response Rates through Powerful Marketing Copy
• ASAE & The Center - Great Ideas Conference - How to Write Marketing Copy that Sells
• American Water Works Association - Membership Marketing 2010 Summit - Current Trends in Membership Development

2009

• Council on Medical Specialty Societies - Social Media
• Association Forum Marketing SIG - Branding
• American College of Environmental and Occupational Medicine - Marketing Workshop
• Association Forum of Chicagoland - How to Write Marketing Copy that Sells
• National Association of Home Builders Board of Directors Meeting - How to Write Marketing Copy to Sell the Intangible
• National Retired Teachers Association Executive Leaders - Get Them, Keep Them and Thank Them
• American Association of Orthopaedic Executives State Societies Meeting - Attracting and Engaging the Next Generation of Members
• Association Forum of Chicagoland - Economic Impact on Associations
• Association for Corporate Growth - Economic Impact on Associations
• ASAE Marketing & Membership Conference - How to Write Marketing Copy that Sells
• Association Forum - Writing Marketing Copy: Discover the Secrets

2008

• ASAE Annual Meeting - Decision to Join: What Does it Mean for Your Organization?
• AICPA Interchange - What’s Hot in Marketing
• CHEMA - Decision to Join
• AAMSE Annual Meeting - Attracting and Engaging the Next Generation of Members

2007

• ASAE Great Ideas Conference - How to do Member and Market Research: 27 Real Ideas from Associations
• American Marketing Association Nonprofit Marketing Conference - Researching Your Membership
• Association Forum - Don’t Let Them Go. How to Save Lapsing Members
• EAG CEO Meeting - How to Drive Traffic to your Web Site

2006

• Association Forum - Conducting and Assessing a Dues Restructuring Program
• ASAE Marketing and Membership Symposium - Keynote Speaker, Buzz Marketing
• ASAE Great Ideas Conference

2005

• MSAE – New techniques in Marketing
• Rolling Meadows, IL Chamber of Commerce - Enhancing Your Member Value
• Association Forum - Enhancing Your Member Value
• ISAE - Should We Change our Dues Structure?
• Word-of-Mouth Marketing Association Summit
• Association Forum “ENCORE” program
• Chicago Association of Direct Marketers - Get Them, Keep Them, and Thank Them
• AICPA Interchange – Get Them, Keep Them, and Thank Them
• ASAE Annual Meeting - Membership Renewal Programs