Tennessee Press Association Summer Convention
Best of Show - Lebanon Democrat, Jesse Lindsey, Publisher (at Right). Presented by Artie Wehenkel (at Left)
First Runner up for Best of Show - LaFollette Press, Travis Forsyth (at Left). Presented by Artie Wehenkel.
2nd Runner up for Best of Show - Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tia Ward, Retail Advertising Manager (at Right) with Artie Wehenkel.
Tennessee Press Association Summer Convention
July 16 - 17, 2015
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Knoxville, TN
Attendees at this convention benefitted from networking opportunities and informative speakers, including Daniel Grissom, The Deal Closer. His topic: Sales Strategy: The Market and Its Messages, focused on prospecting for new customers, growing existing customers, and creating a value for all customers.
This year also marked the 75th anniversary of the Annual Newspaper Contest, co-sponsored by the University of Tennessee. At the Ideas Contest Awards breakfast, Kevin Slimp shared some of his positive findings from research into the health of the newspaper industry.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press, the Jackson Sun, Southern Standard (McMinnville), the Wilson Post (Lebanon), Independent Herald (Oneida) and the Portland Leader won the top general excellence awards at the association's ceremony.
On hand for this convention was Cathy Agee, Metro Regional Sales Manger.
See photos of the contest winners, and the master list of winners at: http://www.tnpress.com/index.html