Online Marketing with RSS Ray and RSSRay.com announces a new episode that you do not want to miss.

Show Date: July 23, 2008 at 6 PM Eastern 3 PM Pacific

Show Topic: The Ins and Outs of Fees and Pricing for Marketing, Advertising, and PR Firms in 2008 & Introducing BlogWorld 2008

Show Guest: Mike Schultz , Publisher of RainToday.com & Rick Calvert, CEO and Co-Founder of BlogWorld & New Media Expo

How to Listen: Live on wsRadio.com or available by Podcast on iTunes or by RSS Feed.

Guest Biography: As Publisher of RainToday.com, Mike Schultz is responsible for leading the world’s foremost content publication on growth strategy, marketing, and selling for professional services firms. Mike is also President of the Wellesley Hills Group and consults with professional services firms worldwide. He has written over 100 articles, case studies, research reports, and other publications in the areas of marketing and selling for professional services. Prior to joining the Wellesley Hills Group and RainToday.com, Mike was Director of Training and Education Partnerships for Linkage, Inc. At Linkage, his primary responsibilities were leading the company’s public and in‐house seminar divisions, growing revenue and profit by over 800% in his tenure with the firm. Mike has also served as a marketing and sales process strategy consultant with the boutique firm Product Knowledge Systems. Mike holds an MBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from Babson College.

The 2008 BlogWorld & New Media Expo is the first and only industry-wide tradeshow, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of blogging and new media. In addition to the only industry-wide exhibition, BlogWorld features the largest blogging conference in the world including more than 50 seminars, panel discussions and keynotes from iconic personalities on the leading-edge of online technology and internet-savvy business. This year’s BlogWorld takes place on September 20-21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Sample Questions:

For Mike Schultz:

What is the Fees and Pricing Benchmark Report?

What is the most important thing business services firms should take from this report?

Do you expect pricing policies to remain the same in the years to come or do you foresee a shift in the way marketing firms do business?

For Rick Calvert:

How has blogging and new media changed the way we all do business?

What are some of the more creative ways that you have seen companies use new media?

What do you see as the future of new media and blogging?

RSS Ray’s Comments:
“Mike Schultz has been responsible for a number of fascinating reports that have helped many in the business services industry succeed. I’m excited to hear about the Fees and Pricing for Marketing, Advertising, and PR Firms in 2008 report and what it means to consultants and customers alike.” stated RSS Ray, host of “Online Marketing with RSS Ray.” RSS Ray went on to say “BlogWorld is an important expo that has brought a lot of value to the blogging community. It should be interesting to hear what Rick has come up with for this years convention.”