Hit Maker Tours
Essential Training and Mentoring for Major TV Conferences
Realscreen Summit, NATPE , and Kidscreen are a few short months away.
- Realscreen Summit – January 29 – February 1, 2012 in Washington, DC
- Kidscreen – February 7 – 10, 2012 in NYC
- NATPE 2012 Market and Conference, January 23 – 25 in Miami Beach
You CAN Pitch Your TV Show Without an Agent or Attorney
If you want to bust through the Hollywood gatekeepers, then go to one of these three conferences.
If you want to meet face-to-face with decision makers who can champion your project to their network, then go to a conference.
Speed pitching at Realscreen Summit
If you want to find out from network execs what reality shows they don’t want and those shows they’re desperately seeking, show up in DC next January.
Got a live-action or animated show for kids? Kidscreen is the place to pitch it.
How about a show for the Latin American market? NATPE is definitely the place to make the connections you need to sell your show.
6 Reasons Why TV Show Creators Who Are Serious About Selling Their Shows Go to TV Conferences:
1. Most economical and efficient way to pitch your show. (Our record is 33 meetings in one day!)
2. This is where all the executives are at the same time.
3. Stay current with TV industry trends and business by attending addresses by executives from Discovery Networks, WE, Lifetime, History Channel, TLC, Nickeleodeon, Disney, PBS kids, Telemundo and countless more networks and producers who you want to pitch to, or to know what they’re looking for.
4. Immediately up your status as a serious player just by showing up at the conference (and use the experience for referencing and scheduling other meetings and follow-ups).
5. Full access to presentations and unique networking events.
6. We are not affiliated with these conferences. We recommend them because THEY WORK!
You don’t need an agent or an attorney to pitch at any of these conferences, but you do need training to wring every penny out of your investment.
Mark and Jeanne have created Hit Maker Tours which provide the training and mentoring you need to sell your show.
Our client, Mandy, pitches OWN chief creative officer (left) at Realscreen.
Drastically Shorten Your Learning Curve
We’ll take you by the hand, step-by-step, starting with registration, through pitch practice and strategies, to make- or-break follow-up. We’ve been going to conferences for more than 15 years and average 15-20 meetings per day. We hold nothing back! Our years of experience are yours for the taking.
15 Reasons Why ‘Smart’ TV Show Creators Join the Hit Makers Tour:
1. Jeanne will be an onsite mentor at Realscreen only. She’ll be available to sit in on pitches, answer questions, help set up meetings, make introductions, and practice pitches.
2. Tour includes THREE pre-conference telephone/internet seminars on how to make the most out of the event. No travel required.
3. Replay MP3s of seminars available online if you miss any.
4. Schedules and conference prep assignments get you organized and prepared.
5. Review of your pitch materials prior to the tour included.
6. Review of your treatments, sizzle reels, one sheets, or whatever you have for your show to make sure they stand out and sell your show.
7. Land pitch meetings before the conference with our exclusive Hit Makers Tour fill-in-the-blank scripts and templates.
8. Access to the Hit Makers Tour exclusive members-only website, including travel info, downloads, direct links, training replays, and much more…
. 9. Advice on the best presentations and networking events to attend out of the dozens offered.
10. THREE short cuts to target and contact the networks you want to pitch.
11. We’ll work with you on site at each event as a personal mentor.12. Exclusive Tour member Round Ups where we meet at the end of each day to share contacts, fine tune pitches and prepare for the following day’s events and meetings.
13. ONE post-conference telephone/internet seminar on how to do the all-important follow-up to your pitch connections.
14. The ONLY on-site mentoring pitch program with proven results.
15. Make the investment in your idea to pitch like a pro when it counts!
HIT MAKER TOUR to Realscreen Summit 2012
Training + On-site mentoring
SOLD OUT
Conference location: Washington, DC
Hit Maker Tour Training: Session #1, November 17, 2011
Training location: Join training from your home – NO travel required
HIT MAKER TOUR TRAINING INCLUDES:
***Onsite mentor Jeanne Simon. She’ll be available to sit in on pitches, answer questions, help set up meetings, make introductions, and practice pitches.
3 pre-conference telephone/web training seminars will take place during the several months prior to the event.
- Training #1, November 17 – Conferences Demystified: Mark and Jeanne layout successful conference strategies and how to set up meetings prior to the event.
- Training #2, December 8 – Material Review: Mark and Jeanne will have reviewed anything you want to take to the conference – treatments, sizzle reals, one sheets – and give you detailed notes on how to make your pitch package even better
- Training #3, January 17 – Pitch Practice: Pitch to Mark and Jeanne and get expert guidance on how to sell your show and yourself.
- Training #4, date TBD – Strategic Follow Up: There’s more to following up your pitch than a thank you note. Mark and Jeanne will reveal the art of strategic follow up.
Our client, Michael Thompson (left), is next in line to speak with Mark Burnett at Realscreen 2011.
You’ll be able to ask questions during the calls.
If you can’t make it in person for a training, a replay will be available.
NO travel is required for the pre and post conference training.
Extras that Make All the Difference:
- Treatment and one sheet samples you can use as templates for your show.
- Email and phone fill-in-the-blank templates to help you land pitch meetings at RealScreen.
- Pitch worksheets.
- Pitch Terms – use the wrong term and you’ve definitely blown it.
- Conference supplies workbook/checklist.
- How to stay organized with all of your new contacts.
- Strategic follow up worksheets.
- Audio replays of actual telephone calls where Mark Simon sets up pitch meetings with network execs.
- Tour limit of 12 members, not including partners. Each member and their project will get individual, hands-on attention from Jeanne.
The list of extras above, and so much more, are found on the Hit Maker Tour Members’ Only Website which you’ll have immediate access to once you purchase your spot on a Tour.
Hit Maker Tour fee:
Standard Registration Rate – $2,297 – SOLD OUT
Standard Partner Rate – $987 – SOLD OUT
*** A Partner is someone working with you and attending the conference with you on the same project.
** Conference fees and travel costs not included in the Hit Maker Tour fee. **
Here’s How It Works
- Register now for our Tour and training
- Download initial training materials
- Register for Conference
- Send us whatever you have to be reviewed: treatment, one sheet, sizzle reel/video demo
- Mark your calendar with the training dates – first one is November 17, 2011
- Set up meetings
- Pitch, network and make career changing contacts
- Enjoy a better event than you ever thought possible!
To join our next tour, click on the button above, contact our office at 407-351-0893 or Team@sellyourtvconceptnow.com.
The 2012 Tour to RealScreen Summit is SOLD OUT.
We offer other training if you still want to make the best of your investment to this great conference.
Contact our office at 407-351-0893 or mailto:Team@sellyourtvconceptnow.com. Payment plans are available.
“I signed 3 deals on my first trip to MIPCOM in France.”
Mark Simon
Founder
Sell Your TV Concept Now, Inc.
Kidscreen Summit Training
Telesummit training only – no onsite mentoring
Conference location: NYC
Hit Maker Tour Training: Session #1, November 17, 2011
Training location: Join training from your home – NO travel required
The training for Kidscreen Summit is just like the Hit Maker Tour for the Realscreen Summit without the onsite mentoring.
Hit Maker Tour Training:
3 pre-conference telephone/web training seminars will take place during the several months prior to the event.
- Training #1, November 17 – Conferences Demystified: Mark and Jeanne layout successful conference strategies and how to set up meetings prior to the event.
- Material Review Sessions 1 & 2, December 6 - Mark and Jeanne will have reviewed anything you want to take to the conference – treatments, sizzle reals, one sheets – and give you detailed notes on how to make your pitch package even better
- Training #2, December 8 - Pitch Practice: Pitch to Mark and Jeanne and get expert guidance on how to sell your show and yourself.
- Training #3, January 17 – Final prep for the conferences. Make the most of the events and have everything you need.
- Training #4, date TBD after Kidscreen – Strategic Follow Up: There’s more to following up your pitch than a thank you note. Mark and Jeanne will reveal the art of strategic follow up.
You’ll be able to ask questions during the calls.
If you can’t make it in person for a training a replay will be available.
NO travel is required for the pre and post conference training.
Extras that Make All the Difference:
- Treatment and one sheet samples you can use as templates for your show.
- Email and phone fill-in-the-blank templates to help you land pitch meetings at RealScreen.
- Pitch worksheets.
- Pitch Terms – use the wrong term and you’ve definitely blown it.
- Conference supplies workbook/checklist.
- How to stay organized with all of your new contacts.
- Strategic follow up worksheets.
- Audio replays of actual telephone calls where Mark Simon sets up pitch meetings with network execs.
- Tour limit of 12 members, not including partners. Each member and their project will get individual, hands-on attention from Jeanne.
The list of extras above, and so much more, are found on the Hit Maker Tour Members’ Only Website which you’ll have immediate access to once you purchase your spot on a Tour.
Hit Maker Tour Fee:
Conference training only: $687 (Onsite mentoring not available for Kidscreen)
** Conference fees and travel costs not included in the Hit Maker Tour fee. **
Here’s How It Works
- Register now for our conference training
- Download initial training materials
- Register for Conference
- Send us whatever you have to be reviewed: treatment, one sheet, sizzle reel/video demo
- Mark your calendar with the training dates – first one is November 17, 2011
- Set up meetings
- Pitch, network and make career changing contacts
Enjoy a better event than you ever thought possible! When prepping for Kidscreen, my consultation with Jeanne really set me in motion concerning my preschool show The Fantastic Adventures of Mr. Lum. Jeanne and I laughed, brainstormed, tightened my treatment, and refined my pitch. Jeanne was so thorough, so excited, and so clear with me; I walked into Kidscreen with a mission: To sell my show. And it worked. I got more interest in my show than I could ever have imagined. I now tell people, the money I spent on Jeanne’s consultation was the best money I ever spent. When I pitched executives, they often commented, “You’ve got a great pitch here! I love this idea!” One network said, “Your pitch is one of the best we’ve seen at Kidscreen!” I now sing their praises, telling everyone who is serious about creating for television, “Invest in yourself and your future! Contact Mark and Jeanne now! You will not regret it! When you walk out of a successful pitch meeting, you’ll thank them and thank yourself for finding them!”
-Jonathan Pope Evans
NATPE Market and Conference Training Only
Telesummit training only – no onsite mentoring
Conference dates: January 23 – 25, 2012
Conference location: Miami Beach
Hit Maker Tour Training: Session #1, November 17, 2011
Training location: Join training from your home – NO travel required
The training for NATPE Market and Conference is just like the Hit Maker Tour for the Realscreen Summit without the onsite mentoring.
Hit Maker Tour Training:
3 pre-conference telephone/web training seminars will take place during the several months prior to the event.
- Training #1, November 17 – Conferences Demystified: Mark and Jeanne layout successful conference strategies and how to set up meetings prior to the event.
- Material Review Sessions 1 & 2, December 6 - Mark and Jeanne will have reviewed anything you want to take to the conference – treatments, sizzle reals, one sheets – and give you detailed notes on how to make your pitch package even better
- Training #2, December 8 – Pitch Practice: Pitch to Mark and Jeanne and get expert guidance on how to sell your show and yourself.
- Training #3, January 17 – Final prep for the conferences. Make the most of the events and have everything you need.
- Training #4, date TBD after Kidscreen – Strategic Follow Up: There’s more to following up your pitch than a thank you note. Mark and Jeanne will reveal the art of strategic follow up.
You’ll be able to ask questions during the calls.
If you can’t make it in person for a training a replay will be available.
NO travel is required for the pre and post conference training.
Extras that Make All the Difference:
- Treatment and one sheet samples you can use as templates for your show.
- Email and phone fill-in-the-blank templates to help you land pitch meetings at RealScreen.
- Pitch worksheets.
- Pitch Terms – use the wrong term and you’ve definitely blown it.
- Conference supplies workbook/checklist.
- How to stay organized with all of your new contacts.
- Strategic follow up worksheets.
- Audio replays of actual telephone calls where Mark Simon sets up pitch meetings with network execs.
- Tour limit of 12 members, not including partners. Each member and their project will get individual, hands-on attention from Jeanne.
The list of extras above, and so much more, are found on the Hit Maker Tour Members’ Only Website which you’ll have immediate access to once you purchase your spot on a Tour.
Hit Maker Tour Fee:
Conference training only: $687 (Onsite mentoring not available for NATPE)
** Conference fees and travel costs not included in the Hit Maker Tour fee. **
Here’s How It Works
- Register now for our conference training
- Download initial training materials
- Register for Conference
- Send us whatever you have to be reviewed: treatment, one sheet, sizzle reel/video demo
- Mark your calendar with the training dates – first one is November 17, 2011
- Set up meetings
- Pitch, network and make career changing contacts
- Enjoy a better event than you ever thought possible!
“I wanted to share with your students and associates the high value I place on you and Jeanne with your Pitch Critiques. She gave me excellent feedback and opened my eyes to even the little things that needed tweaking. I read the email alerts you send out and it was through the two of you I found out about PitchCon. I knew I had to be there. I pitched a political serial drama first to Fox Television Studios and then Lionsgate. My exec from Fox quickly commented I gave an excellent pitch answering all of her questions before she could ask. My exec from Lionsgate complimented me on how detailed I was in having my idea laid out. Unfortunately, Lionsgate said it was not for them but he STRONGLY recommended I contact Syfy because of one element in the concept. Fox on the other hand, loved it and currently have it under review. Mark, as I said in the hotel lobby, if it wasn’t for what I learned from you and Jeanne I would not have gotten even this far. Thank you so much and I will let you know when my deal comes through!”
-Martha Bryant
Meet Your Tour Guides Jeanne & Mark Simon
Jeanne Pappas Simon has been a producer, writer, and content creator for the major TV networks and studios in the entertainment industry for more than 25 years.
She has produced more than 400 television series episodes such as Nickelodeon’s Clarissa Explains It All, Roundhouse, Weinerville, Gullah Gullah Island, and Allegra’s Window. Jeanne also created the format for International Blue’s Clues and produced the Cartoon Network’s first live-action series, Carrot Top’s A.M. Mayhem. She also was the writer/producer/director on TNN’s reality series Roller Jam, developed, pitched and produced ZigZag for Animal Planet, which aired for two seasons, and wrote for the ABC series Secrets of the Animal Kingdom.
Jeanne and Mark moved from L.A. to Orlando to help launch Nickelodeon Studios at Universal. While there, she developed the Nickelodeon production management book and produced many of Nickelodeon’s top-rated shows, including half of Nickelodeon’s Saturday night prime-time block, Snick.
Mark Simon is 25-year in the entertainment industry as a producer and director for live action and animation, writing and lecturing, and amassing nearly 3,000 production credits.
Mark has pitched and sold more than 25 production and distribution deals for his original concepts, and worked with Disney, Nickelodeon, The Golf Channel, HSN and other networks pitching in-house productions.
Sell Your TV Concept Now, Inc. is one of three national companies Simon owns and runs in Orlando, Florida. It was inspired by countless requests from both industry insiders and eager outsiders wanting to tap into Mark’s pitching techniques and success record.