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TPA Revenue Summits set for Oct. 22 (Knoxville) and Oct. 29 (Nashville)

You are invited to the TPA Revenue Summits for member newspapers in Knoxville on Thursday, Oct. 22 and in Nashville on Thursday, Oct. 29. 

Note: Sessions for Circulation will be held only at the Knoxville location on Oct. 22.

Note: Ideas Contest Awards 2026 will be presented at the Nashville Revenue Summit

TPA Member cost is $30.00. Lunch provided.  Register Today! 

Ready for New Revenue Ideas? Join Us at a TPA Revenue Summit!

The Tennessee Press Association is bringing member newspapers together for a TPA Revenue Summitfocused on one thing: helping your newspaper make more money.

Join fellow newspaper publishers, advertising leaders and sales professionals for a practical, idea-packed session designed to give you strategies you can take home and put to work.

We’ll explore:

  • Sales Tips That Work – Fresh techniques and approaches to help you sell more advertising and build stronger customer relationships.
  • AI + Revenue – Discover practical ways to use artificial intelligence to improve sales, prospecting, advertising and circulation.
  • Revenue-Producing Special Sections & Projects – Share successful ideas with other TPA members and discover projects you can bring back to your market.
  • Growing Digital Revenue – Learn new ways to package, price and sell digital products—whether you’re a small weekly or a larger newspaper operation.
  • New Revenue Opportunities – Explore products, partnerships and ideas that can create additional revenue beyond traditional advertising.
  • Ideas from Your Peers – Hear what’s working at other Tennessee newspapers and share your own successes.
  • Growing Circulation – How can you sell more newspapers and retain your readers, Subscription drives, sampling and more

This isn’t just another meeting. Come prepared to exchange ideas, find new opportunities and leave with revenue-generating strategies you can start using immediately.

Bring your ideas. Bring your questions. Bring your sales team.

Let’s find new ways to grow newspaper revenue—together.

Register at https://tinyurl.com/TPARevenue2026

TPA Advertising Seminars set for October in Jackson, Knoxville

Seminar page details

TPA has set advertising seminars for Thursday, Oct. 17 in Jackson, Tenn. and Friday, Oct. 25 in Knoxville.

John Montuori, who spoke at the winter convention, will be a presenter at both seminars.  Montuori is
Director of New Business Development for WEHCO Media, Inc.. His topic is “Earning Trusted Advisor Status.” 

Jarod Goenner of Gannett’s Local IQ team will speak on digital sales. The session will be for non-daily and daily newspapers. Goenner will speak at the Jackson seminar. A different presenter will cover the topic for the Knoxville date.

TPA Executive Director Mark Millsap will present on “Selling the Value of Your Newspaper and Overcoming Objections.”

The seminars will also include an idea exchange with a $100 to the winner.   TPA encourages members to send ad managers and ad reps to this event.  Registration is $70 per person for staff of TPA members.

The programming will be the first in-person advertising sessions since 2019.   

Registration, schedule and speaker details are posted at https://tnpress.com/tpa-advertising-seminars-2024/.