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Time |
Workshop |
| Saturday, April 12th, 2008 |
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Conference Registration Desk Open |
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1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
NARMS Board of Directors Meeting |
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1:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Manufacturer Share Group Meeting |
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1:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Exhibitor Booth Set-Up |
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
MSO Division Meeting |
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
PIC Division Meeting |
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
Event Marketing Division Meeting |
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
IFBA Division Meeting |
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8:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
Chairman's Reception (By Invitation Only) |
| Sunday, April 13th, 2008 |
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7:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
NARMS Golf Outing presented by Synergy Systems Inc |
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7:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
Exhibitor Booth Set-Up |
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7:00 AM - 6:30 PM |
Conference Registration Desk Open |
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8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Target Marketing - Strategies for Business Growth
SCORE Representatives; Alan Wonsowski, Malcolm Hecht and Kenneth Carr |
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8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
BONUS HR Workshop: Fight Employee Turnover and Boost Performance! Strategies that Get Results Workshop
Craig Taylor- TalentKeepers |
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10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Doing Business with the Civilian Agencies and the Department of Defense
SCORE Representatives; Rowland Freeman and Richard Garretson |
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Networking Lunch presented by Synergy Systems Inc |
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1:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
Exhibits Open
Internet Cafe presented by Nintendo |
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2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Opening General Session - Creating the Ultimate Customer Experience
Scott Deming |
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2:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Legal Consult (By Appointment 30 Minute Sessions)
Russell Hollrah, Esq. |
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3:45 PM - 5:00 PM |
Keynote Debriefing & Internalizing Session
Scott Deming |
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3:45 PM - 5:00 PM |
MSO Session #1 - A Conversation with Retailing Thought Leaders
Phil Lauria - Pelco Advisors; Panelists: George Wishart - Nielsen In-Store; Don Unser - HP; Bart Flaherty - Group M Business Science; Alex Richardson - Selling Machine Partners; Dr. Lorraine Scarpa Ph.D. - Founding Partner Immediate FX; Rob Winston - Arbitron; Bruce Winningham - NorthStar Partners Inc |
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3:45 PM - 5:00 PM |
Event Marketing Session #1 - Food Marketing is About Three Things: Sampling, Sampling and Sampling
Dr. Kenneth Herbst |
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3:45 PM - 5:00 PM |
PIC Session #1 - When Bad Things Happen to Good Projects
Chuck Belding - RPM; Monica Matthias- Bass Pro Shops; Clay Addison and LuAnn Ashburner - Belks |
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3:45 PM - 5:00 PM |
General Interest Session - The Employee's 1st 30 Days...Liars and Tyrants and Bores. Oh My!
Harold Lloyd |
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5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
Opening Night Reception |
| Monday, April 14th, 2008 |
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8:00 AM - 8:45 AM |
Breakfast with the Experts
1. Workers Compensation - Bob Plante
2. Health Insurance - Bill Bacon
3. 1099 v. W2 - Russ Hollrah, Esq.
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8:00 AM - 8:45 AM |
How Can a MSO Company Become Indispensable to a Manufacturer Company
Don Unser - HP |
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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Conference Registration Desk Open |
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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Exhibits Open
Internet Cafe presented by Nintendo |
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9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
General Session - FISH! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale And Improve Results
Harry Paul |
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10:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
MSO Session #2 - Keynote Debriefing and Internalizing Session
Harry Paul |
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10:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
MSO Session #3 - 2008 Emerging Trends
Mark Hunter |
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10:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
Event Marketing Session #2 - Marketing Roundtable
Dr. Kenneth Herbst |
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10:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
PIC Session #2 - How Powerful Partnerships Can Energize Programs
Gregg Morrison, Vice President of Product Merchandising - DAVACO; Chris Lutkowski, Key Customer Manager - Energizer; Kevin Joyce, Vice President of Sales - The Niven Marketing Group; Bill Rinder, Executive Vice President - PHG |
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Networking Lunch |
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1:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Individual Meeting Rooms
Exhibitor Scheduled Appointments |
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1:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Operating Smarter With Technology
Vickie Alarie |
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1:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
General Interest Session - Retail Realities and Trends
Margie Johnson – Shoptalk |
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1:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Marketing Your Company Consult (By Appointment 30 Minute Sessions)
Carolyn Weiland |
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1:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
General Interest Session - The Dollars and Sense of On-Line Communities
Rita Wilhelm |
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1:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
An Afternoon With The Exhibitors |
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4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Networking Reception |
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
NARMS - Synergy Dinner |
| Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 |
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8:00 AM - 8:45 AM |
Breakfast with the Experts
Background Checks - USIS |
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8:00 AM - 8:45 AM |
Breakfast with the Experts
Accreditation Town Hall Meeting - Christine Niero |
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8:00 AM - 8:45 AM |
Breakfast with the Experts
JobBank/Recruiter - Paulette Blaskey |
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8:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Exhibits Open
Internet Cafe presented by Nintendo |
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8:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
Conference Registration Desk Open |
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9:00 AM - 10:45 AM |
Retail/Manufacturer Panel General Session
Facilitated by: Harold Lloyd - Harold Lloyd Presents; Panelists: Jim Hall - ARM and Rightway Marketing; Jim Louder - Campbell Sales; Alex Plummer, Director of Operations - Food Lion LLC; Scott Bayne, Senior Vice President Merchandising - Farm Fresh Supermarkets; Robert Dyer, Vice President of Center Store - Save Mart Supermarkets |
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11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
General Interest Session - Am I the Leader I Need to BE? 10 Critical Leadership Qualities That Measure your Propensity to Lead
Harold Lloyd
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11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
MSO Session #4 - A Customer-Focused Approach: The So What Factor in Effective Sales Penetration
Beth Goldstein - Marketing Edge Consulting Group |
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11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
MSO Session #5 - Witness a Retail Phenomenon, Technology for Today and Tomorrow
Vickie Alarie |
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11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Event Marketing Session #3 - Perils and Pearls - Industry Chatroom
Kit Moss |
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11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
PIC Session #3 - On Becoming a Road Warrior VS a Road Worrier
Bobby Darnell |
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12:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
Networking Lunch |
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2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
NARMS Annual Business Meeting & General Session - Word-of-Mouth Marketing Basic Training
John Moore |
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3:45 PM - 5:00 PM |
Keynote Debriefing & Internalizing Session
John Moore |
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3:45 PM - 5:00 PM |
General Interest Session - The Not So Pleasant Experience of Product Recall
Vickie Alarie - Alarie Consulting; Stefan Midford - South 49 Solutions; Pat Donahue - RMX; Tom Armstrong - Premium Retail Services |
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3:45 PM - 5:00 PM |
Accreditation Town Hall Meeting
Christine Niero |
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6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Closing Night Reception |
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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
Colonial Tavern Dine Around |
