General Sessions

Never Too Early to Start Thinking Conference

June 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment

With Spring almost in the rear view mirror and Summer fast approaching, it is time to start putting together the building blocks for the 2009 NARMS Spring Conference and Exhibition. The 14th annual event will be held on April 4-7 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. Division committees are busy making travel plans for their annual summer meetings, new ideas and features are currently being discussed and sponsors are already getting on board. There is very little rest for the NARMS staff, Board of Directors and Divisional... [Read the full story]

MSO

MSO Session #4 - A Customer-Focused Approach: The So What Factor in Effective Sales Penetration

April 12, 2008 · 1 Comment

On Tuesday, April 15th , the MSO Session #4: A Customer-Focused Approach: The So What Factor in Effective Sales Penetration, will be presented at 11am. The session will be lead by consultant, educator, and author, Beth Goldstein. Expect to be involved in an energetic and interactive discussion with Beth based on her “eight marketing milestones for success” used with her clients. During the session, the focus will be on defining why your customers actually buy from you, ther motivation, values, and brand loyalty.... [Read the full story]

Event Marketing

Event Marketing Session #1- Food Marketing is About Three Things: Sampling, Sampling and Sampling

April 12, 2008 · Leave a Comment

On Sunday, April 13th, Dr. Kenneth Herbst will lead the first Event Marketing Session’ “Food Marketing is About Three Things: Sampling, Sampling, and Sampling. Dr. Kenneth Herbst is a leader in the food industry research and marketing methods. Dr. Herbst will cover how sampling can make a positive impact in food industry promotions. Various points include how sampling can effect future customer purchases, positive product expierances, and overal spending habits associated with food sampling. This presentation... [Read the full story]

PIC

PIC Session #2 - How Powerful Partnerships Can Energize Programs

April 12, 2008 · Leave a Comment

On Tuesday, April 14th, check into the PIC Session #2 - How Powerful Partnerships Can Energize Programs. It will run from 10:45 am - 12 pm. This session is lead by a diverse group of professionals that will provide a range of ideas and methodolgy on parternships. Leaders of the session include Gregg Morrison, Vice President of Product Merchandising - DAVACO; Chris Lutkowski, Key Customer Manager - Energizer; Kevin Joyce, Vice President of Sales - The Niven Marketing Group; and Bill Rinder, Executive Vice President - PHG. Read More →

Exhibitors

The exhibit hall was hopping!

April 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment

The exhibit hall opened at 1:00pm today. Read More →

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Coming Up

2008 NARMS Conference Agenda

This year’s NARMs conferance in Williamsburg is packed with great sessions. Take a look at this year’s agenda: Saturday, April 12th 9 am - Registration Opens 1 -... [Read more]

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Speakers

Craig Taylor: Fight Employee Turnover & Boost Performance

This 8:00 a.m. to Noon Sunday session will be hosted by Craig Taylor, VP of Client Services at TalentKeepers, a global leader in employee retention solutions.... [Read more]

John Moore: Word-of-Mouth Marketing Basic Training

Moore’s experience as Director of National Marketing for Whole Foods Market gave him real life experience in team activity focus on engaging the influential... [Read more]

Harry Paul: FISH! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale

Co-author of the book by the same name, Paul brings “FISH!” philosophy to life in a fun, dynamic way in his presentations. His “FISH!” philosophy... [Read more]

Scott Deming - Creating the Ultimate Customer Experience

A unique speaker with compelling style, Deming’s presentations captivate, motivate and accelerate audiences to new levels of passion and commitment in... [Read more]