Division Sessions Designed for You

In addition to all the great general at-retail industry knowledge, research and networking during the upcoming NARMS Spring Conference, some of our service divisions take this time to offer programming customized to their specific in-store discipline. The Conference is on April 17-20 at the Saddlebrook Resort near Tampa, Florida.

An item of note for our Event Marketing Division members will be the unveiling of the, “2010 Sampling Survey Findings,” by Dr. Kenny Herbst of Wake Forest University. Herbst address will be part of the NARMS U Session 1 and 5 on Sunday, April 18 at 4:00 PM and Tuesday, April 20 at 2:00 PM respectively.

The PIC Division also has a couple of sessions on tap. PIC Division Session 1, “This is the Time for a Change,” is on Monday, April 19 at 7:30 AM and will be moderated by Dave & Laura Butler of Worklife Performance Consulting, LLC. PIC Division Session 2, “Building out the Future of Retail,” will be moderated by Chris Dammann of The Christopher Group and will take place on Tuesday, April 20 at 7:30 AM.

Our MSO Division has two sessions planned during the conference. MSO Division Session 1, “New Enabling Technologies to Meet Retail Service Industry Trends,” will be held Monday, April 19 at 7:30 and will be moderated by Vickie Alarie of Alarie Consulting. MSO Division Session 2, “MSO Share Group,” will be a round table discussion moderated by Mark Hunter, The Sales Hunter, and will take place on Tuesday, April 20 at 7:30 AM.

If you have not already done so, take a few minutes to visit the Conference Center on www.narms.com. This year’s agenda is value packed and is sure to make this event time well spent.