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Driveline Retail Merchandising Inc Sponsorship: Platinum Sponsorship
Who We Are: Four industry leaders with similar values and aspirations recently came together to form the nation's premier merchandising services organization. Driveline provides consumer brand companies and retailers with exceptional capabilities, consistency, creativity, and compelling value. What Sets Us Apart: 10,000 W-2 employees. Our client's businesses are too important to risk outsourcing our merchandising services. You can be assured that every aspect of your business will be managed by our specially trained staff. Speed as a weapon. Our proprietary merchandising technology and Web-based business processes provide unparalleled speed and visibility. 70,000 retail locations. Driveline provides coverage in more than 70,000 retail locations throughout North America across virtually all retail channels. Leading brands. Driveline provides merchandising services for some of America's best-known brands. Financial stability. Driveline is backed by Lake Capital, a $1.3 billion private equity firm based in Chicago. Our equity partnership provides Driveline clients with an unprecedented level of financial stability. Seasoned leadership. The Driveline management team includes senior executives with extensive experience in consumer brands, retail, merchandising, events, logistics, and entrepreneurship. Executive Team: Vince Willis, Chief Executive Officer; Ed Fruchtenbaum, President and Chief Operating Officer; Randy Wilson, President, Driveline Services LLC; Glenn Hartman, Chief Customer Officer; Michele Marsh, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Driveline Retail Solutions, Inc.; Deneene Lundberg, Vice President of Finance What We Do: Driveline offers the most comprehensive merchandising services in the industry, backed by the latest merchandising technology. Simply stated, Driveline helps to drive retail sales. We offer fully integrated, cost-effective merchandising solutions, including: continuity services, homestore and deployment, knowledge and events and merchandising and fulfillment.
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Mosaic Sponsorship: Gold Sponsorship
Mosaic drives sustained value by connecting brands with consumers at retail through dedicated teams of Knowledge Experts. They become the in-person extension of our clients; engaging customers, providing a consistent store experience, creating mindshare at the retail associate level, qualifying consumer needs, demystifying complex choices, and closing the sale.
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Davaco Inc Sponsorship: Silver Sponsorship
DAVACO is the national leading provider of retail services. We specialize in the management and execution of high-volume rollouts, retrofits, resets and new stores. Our services include real estate, design services, store and marketing surveys, project management logistics and consolidation, store fixtures and graphics installations, product merchandising, brand development, and strategic sourcing.
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Prism Retail Services Sponsorship: Silver Sponsorship
Prism is a leading national provider of retail merchandising, installation and related store set-up services. We specialize in driving sales performance at the retail store level by improving speed-to-shelf; reducing distribution voids and out-of-stocks; reducing new store set-up/remodel project windows and more. With expertise in both hard lines and soft lines, Prism provides services in every major retail channel through a professional, uniformed workforce of direct-employed merchandisers and set-up crews.
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Synergy Systems Inc Sponsorship: Sunday Lunch, Golf Outing
Synergy Systems has created an industry first, real-time, collaborative solution providing MSO companies, manufacturers, distributors, and their retail partners the ability to proactively manage their businesses to increase service efficiencies and improve relationships with their customers.
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Nintendo Sponsorship: Internet Cafe, Conference Lanyards
Nintendo maintains their own merchandising field force (NMI), which services all of the major electronics and video game retailers. Primary responsibilities include the merchandising of product, POP placement, interactive maintenance, and product education.
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The Ready Set Companies Sponsorship: Scott Deming - Keynote Speaker
We are a full-service merchandising/installation and retail service company with over 500 experienced employees. Our services include day-to-day in retail store servicing, site surveys, project management, product merchandising, resets/remodels, and new store set ups. Retail companies we have worked with include: The Home Depot, Adidas, Pep Boys, Advanced Auto Parts, 7-11, Old Navy and Disney.
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Quest Service Group LLC Sponsorship: Sunday Evening Reception, Monday Lunch, Monday Evening Reception, Tuesday Lunch, Airport Shuttle Bus
Quest Service Group LLC is a full-spectrum merchandising services organization that provides in-store solutions to a wide variety of retailers, vendors, and fixture manufacturers throughout the United States. Core services include national and regional high-volume fixture, display, and POP rollouts; continuity, surge, and cycle merchandising; surveys; in-store events, demonstrations, and sampling programs; new store sets; store, department, and category resets, fixture/display assembly and installation; POP placement; and Plan-o-gram set-up. Our portfolio includes projects for clients in all categories, including consumer electronics, home improvement, apparel, grocery, and luxury brands. Detailed activity reporting is collected daily by our extensive nationwide network of field teams, ensuring that our clients have the information they need at all times. If you’re looking for a company to take your merchandising and in-store marketing initiatives to the next level, Quest is committed to delivering Success at Retail!
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Chuck Latham Associates Inc Sponsorship: Tuesday Night Closing Reception & Dinner
Chuck Latham Associates, Inc. is setting a new standard in selling companion animal products. We have built a strong foundation by establishing a highly trained team that utilizes the latest technology, resulting in impressive gains for manufacturers, retailers and distributors. Chuck Latham Associates was founded in 1984 by Chuck Latham as a manufacturer rep firm specializing in the farm and pet store markets in the western US. Today we have 450-plus employees providing nationwide sales calls at major retailers and distributors. Our Retail Sales Associates provide monthly retail calls, resets, new store sets, and demos for our distributors and manufacturers at major farm and pet dealer’s nationwide. The most important benefit we offer our clients is “Peace of Mind.” You can rely on CLA to execute your needs. Our job is to make your life easier.
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Johnson O'Hare Company, Inc. Sponsorship: Attendee Notebook
Johnson O'Hare is the parent company of the nine JOH Companies dedicated to the sale of products to the Supermarket, Discount Drug, Confection, Produce, Perishable, GM/HBC and Specialty trades in the New England and Metro NY Markets. Our MSO covers all classes of trade including WalMart, K-Mart and Club Stores.
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Kit Moss Productions, Inc. Sponsorship: Tuesday Night Closing Reception & Dinner
For 29 years, KMP has created and executed marketing programs and events that make an impact on sales. KMP operates through an efficient central staff and field infrastructure supported by electronic communication. Trained representatives are assigned to projects based on the skill level required for the job.
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Lawrence Merchandising Services Sponsorship: Tuesday Night Closing Reception & Dinner
For over 45 years, manufacturers/retailers have depended on Lawrence Merchandising Services to position many of the nation's top brands through quality, reliable in-store merchandising support. We operate with a field staff of 2,500 Service Representatives servicing everything from large retail chains to local drug stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. We service several categories of product: fashion accessories, greeting cards, eyewear, cosmetics, books, toys and much more! Throughout this time, we have adapted to the ever-changing technological environment of retail. Our proprietary state of the art web-based reporting system is able to capture call report answers, inventory, and reorder information that can be sent electronically to clients. Lawrence Merchandising Services makes it easier for you to achieve retail success.
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Notable Impressions Sponsorship: Registration Attache Case
Notable Impressions specializes in the sale of imprinted promotional products, apparel and gifts. Virtually anything that a business or organization wishes to have their name imprinted on is within our purview. Our in house art department insures that your logo and copy looks their best. We can assist you with increasing your sales and profits, brand awareness, thanking your customers.
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Alliance Marketing Group Sponsorship: Ad-Conference Book, Sunday Night Reception, Monday Night Reception, Golf Outing Hole, Golf Tee Box
"Alliance Marketing Group, LLC - a national MSO delivers excellence in execution of "the basics" - continuity coverage programs, blitz teams, resets, cut ins, surveys, audits and individualized customer services. Nine fully staffed regional offices are owner-operated, collectively providing 150+ years of management experience and a wide variety of uncommon service offerings that set AMG apart. Whether you need basic, specialized or custom services ...AMG excels! To find out what's unique about AMG, please visit www.amgatretail.com.
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BDS Marketing Inc. Sponsorship: Water Bottles
BDS provides integrated retail marketing programs, specializing in speed to market, accelerating the sales curve and delivering the brand experience 1:1 with consumers and retail sales associates. BDS maximizes in-store presence through merchandising, training, assisted selling, account-specific promotions, events and intelligence gathering. Our campaigns drive sales, customer acquisition and retention. Founded in 1984, BDS is located in Irvine, California. Please visit our website at www.bdsmktg.com
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CROSSMARK Sales and Marketing, Inc. Sponsorship: Hotel Key Card
CROSSMARK is a professional services company providing quality headquarter representation, retail implementation, and trade optimization services for manufacturers and retailers across all trade channels. Through scale, expertise, and efficient business processes, CROSSMARK helps consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers increase sales while reducing costs.
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KCBS Sponsorship: Full Page Conference Book Ad
We have developed a network of the very best Independent Brokers across the country that are technologically connected by K-Trak, a state-of-the-art sales management and communication system, to execute sales plans, merchandising, distribution and communicate results across the country.
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Budget Truck Rental Sponsorship: Sunday Evening Reception
Nationwide provider of Commercial Truck Rentals at over 2,700 convenient locations. Preferred rental rates for daily, weekly, or longer term needs. National Account Program offers expert support for Roll Outs, Fixture Installations, Field Marketing, Special Events and more. Personalized account management and central points of contact for all aspects of your truck rental needs. Let the Budget Truck Rental team be your preferred transportation resource.
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Advanced Retail Merchandising, Inc. Sponsorship: Conference Pens
Advanced Retail Merchandising is an organization devoted to providing high quality, value-added services to leading retailers and suppliers in the southeast United States. Advanced Retail Merchandising combines experienced personnel with an organizational structure using an activity-based model to deliver accountable bottom line results in today's marketplace.
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Capilano Honey Limited Sponsorship: Airport Shuttle Bus
Capilano Honey Limited is a global consumer packaged goods company based in Australia. With Global operations in Canada, Argentina and Australia, Capilano is one of the largest honey packers in the world. Capilano has been at the forefront of innovative developments offering consumers award winning packaging solutions such as the upside down pack.
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NaturalInsight/South 49 Solutions Sponsorship: Ad - Conference Book, Registration Attache Case
NaturalInsight is the on demand workforce management solution that empowers your field workers to schedule work, manage tasks, report data and get paid. Managers track activities and manage projects from their Web dashboard and update clients with real time progress. Easy and intuitive to use, managers can quickly update locations, add new survey questions or adjust scheduled times to improve project results. Enhance your ability to manage all of your People, Places & Projects … with NaturalInsight. Using is Believing!
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ARCHCO Sponsorship: Golf Outing Golf Balls
Archco provides field labor solutions that produce the greatest return on investment, when it comes to Human Capital. Our proven practical applications increase productivity, decrease cycle time and help eliminate defects. Archco provides customized executable programs designed specifically for you, utilizing one or all of our services. Archco's National services include Payrolling, National Staffing (general labor, experienced merchandisers/demonstrators, management), Direct Hire services and HR. Call Today!
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MAP (Multi-Merchandising Action Professionals) Sponsorship: Monday Lunch, Golf Outing Hole, Golf Tee Box
Multi-Merchandising Action Professionals (MAP) is committed to excellence in merchandising and top value for your dollar. Operating out of central Pennsylvania, MAP works in all major grocery and discount chains and in the entire state of PA and its five neighboring states (NY, MD, NJ, OH, WV. Delaware, New England, Northern VA and the hard to service West Virginia areas can also be serviced. Let us put your products on the MAP!
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Canadian Merchandising & Assembly Services Inc (CMAS) Sponsorship: Monday Lunch
CMAS is a national service company dedicated to a professional approach for the retailer and manufacturer. Our services are really conducive to USA manufacturers doing business in Canada. With our diversified services, we can accomodate all manufacturers needs.
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Corporate Lodging Consultants Sponsorship: Sunday Evening Reception
Corporate Lodging Consultants, Inc. provides customized lodging programs to more than 250 corporations throughout North America. Through its sophisticated transaction processing technology and the purchasing leverage of seven million rooms at 11,500 hotels, CLC delivers both unmatched savings and comprehensive solutions that include rate negotiation, electronic auditing, consolidated billing and flexible reporting services. If travel is a critical component of your business, CLC can reduce the cost of your lodging program, with less effort and increased traveler satisfaction.
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Red Roof Inn Sponsorship: Monday Evening Reception
The Red Roof Philosophy We believe, like many of our guests, in simplicity and economy without giving up quality. This isn’t about eliminating frills; it’s about focusing on the meaningful. This may not be the easiest way to do things; as a matter of fact it requires extra attention to every small detail. But, we’re sure you will appreciate the results.
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LP In-Store Services, LLC Sponsorship: Golf Outing Hole
LP In-Store Services, LLC provides demonstration, merchandising, and mystery-shopping/auditing services nationwide (and in Canada and parts of Europe). We specialize in out-of-area and last minute bookings and specialized events. We can do everything from program creation and development to scheduling services. We have served a wide range of clients and products, and are quickly growing. We also offer state-of-the-art reporting systems. Our goal is simple: "To become the number one marketing/staffing agency in America!"
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StarWorks, LLC Sponsorship: Golf Outing Hole
StarWorks provides marketing, advertising, and public relations services to a wide variety of clients, including NARMS International and IFBA. StarWorks uses an integrated marketing and communication approach by implementing only the very best practices in: Direct Marketing; Advertising; Public Relations; Graphic Design; Web Development; Corporate Event Planning. Whether your organization is large or small ... We celebrate Your Business! So, let's work together to help you grow. www.starworks1.com
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