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Marketing News: Conferences : APA Launches International Content Summit 2010
The APA has announced the launch of the International Content Summit, to be held 24th November 2010. The summit, entitled 'The Power and Future of Content', will be the world's leading conference on branded editorial content.
The Summit takes the form of a one-day conference gathering some of the world's leading experts in digital and print to define and discuss the revolutionary concept of 'Content'. The event will bring together international marketers, media leaders and content makers to give unrivalled insight into the industry to both brand marketers and agency professionals alike.
An interactive format of roundtables, Q&A sessions will see industry leading lights debate the burning issues of the day. Confirmed speakers to date include David Seers (COI), Ben Hammersley (Wired Magazine), Julia Hobsbawm (CEO Editorial Intelligence), Julie Meyer (CEO Ariadne Capital), Lorna Tilbian (Numis Securities), James Pimentel-Pinto (Agency Mobile), and Susan Aubrey-Cound (M&S)
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Marketing News: Portrait Demonstrates New Inbound and Outbound Campaign Management Software at Data Marketing Show
Portrait Software, a leading provider of customer interaction optimization software, today announces its attendance at the Data Marketing Show, which is taking place from 29th-30th June at Olympia, London.
Portrait will be demonstrating its market-leading Customer Interaction Suite throughout the show, including the newly-launched Portrait Dialogue Formerly known as Portrait Campaign Manager, this latest release takes campaign management to a new level, converting disparate campaigns and customer interactions into an engaging two-way dialogue to improve customer retention, reduce customer opt-out, and increase lifetime value.
Leading Portrait's presence at the event is Kieran Kilmartin, the company's Group Marketing Director, who will present a session entitled "From Campaigns to Dialogues – Making it Relevant and Personal." The session will take place on Tuesday 29th June at 10:40am and will look at how some of the world's leading marketing teams are overcoming the proliferat
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Marketing News: Net Promoter Conference, 17-18 June in London
The agenda for the next Net Promoter Conference, 17-18 June in London is now available online, with breakout tracks focused on how leading companies deliver a "delight factor" to generate more promoters in their business.
Hear perspectives from Abbott Diagnostics, Ball Packaging, Colt, eBay, Maersk Line, Sony Europe, Symantec, Travel Counsellors and other leading companies.
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Marketing News: The Interior Fit-Out show : From a total investment of £4,550 in the 2009 show, sales worth over £1million have been generated
Simon Anderton, director of Closewood Air Conditioning, explains: "We were out of our comfort zone and needed to get ourselves known, and quickly. The easyFairs Interior Fit-Out show, as a key date for out of office fit-out and retail companies, was identified as the ideal place for us to showcase ourselves."
Months before the event, Simon began preparations. Firstly he met with his design agency, Square Bear, to agree the design of the stand.
Simon later met with Mitsubishi Electric, Closewood's support manufacturer to discuss the content for the stand and finalise a presentation the he'd give during a seminar at the event.
The staff of Closewood also attended easyFairs' exhibitor training days to ensure the business was well prepared to maximize the power of the live event. To this end a client database was created with invitations and tickets to the show emailed and posted to the relevant contacts.
"Ensuring we were fully primed was key to our success. The show was th
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Marketing News: Institute of Sales Promotion confirms support for Incentives & Promotional Marketing – Live!
Following discussions with Waypoint Exhibitions, the organisers, and having contributed input into the overall format of the exhibition, which will include an extensive educational element and a networking area for members,the Institute of Sales Promotion has agreed to support the Incentives & Promotional Marketing - Live! exhibition, 21-22 September 2010, NEC, Birmingham (www.ipm-live.co.uk).
Annie Swift, CEO of the Institute, confirmed, "We are delighted to be working with Stephen Richards of organisers, Waypoint, once again and we have every confidence that Waypoint will deliver a first class event for the promotional marketing industry."
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Marketing News: How qualitative research needs to embrace 'cyberspace' and e-opportunities
The fifth Worldwide Conference on Qualitative Research, jointly run by the British AQR and the American QRCA, takes place in Prague in May 2010. The programme is varied and exciting with lots of interaction and many innovative features.
Of course, there are contributions from around the world, with speakers from the US, Canada and South America, from UK , Ireland and other European countries – Sweden, Czech Republic and France. Further east there are contributors from Pakistan, Singapore and Australasia.
But this year the Conference will go beyond global boundaries.
A common thread running through many papers and presentations explores how qualitative research needs to embrace 'cyberspace' and e-opportunities – and how it is already doing so. This need reflects changing social networks, communication patterns, continuing technological innovation and the radical shifts in consumer behaviour, attitudes and expectations that they are driving.
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Marketing News: Simon Brown, Brand Director for Canterbury and Toni Mascolo OBE of Toni & Guy to speak at Franchise exhibition
With senior directors from internationally renowned brands such as Hilton Hotels, McDonald's, Toni & Guy and Canterbury NZ amongst the keynote speakers, the conferences and seminars at The British & International Franchise Exhibition will offer the most impressive range of expertise ever at a UK franchise event.
Simon Brown, Brand Director for Canterbury of New Zealand and Former Head of International Trading in Ladybird; and Mr Toni Mascolo OBE, Founder of Toni & Guy, the world's most recognised hairdressing brand, are the keynote speakers on Friday 19 March, the opening day of the event.
Simon will present 'The World is Accessible' whilst Mr Mascolo will discuss 'Building a successful brand,' with aspiring business owners.
On day two of the exhibition, Saturday 20 March, Nick Smart, Vice President for Development UK & Ireland for Hilton Hotels and Brian Mullens, UK Finance Director with McDonald's, will each share their experience and expertise in business. Nick's present
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Marketing News: Exhibitions : From a total investment of £4,550 in the 2009 show, sales worth over £1million have been generated
A Word on Success
"With figures like these you know straight away that you're onto a winner when it comes to ROI. For the price of the stand and all the support you get from easyFairs, the ROI is truly excellent," Simon adds.
"It's not just about setting out your stall and waiting for people to turn up. Much of the hard work is in promoting your presence before the show. So many companies fail to do this, and then wonder why nobody's visiting them", said Matt Benyon, MD at easyFairs (pictured).
"We have an extensive exhibitor support programme to help companies with their marketing prior to our shows, to maximize their investment. We want every exhibitor to get the most from their investment, and work closely with them to help identify, measure, and ultimately achieve their desired ROI."
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Marketing News: base...the first major UK event about sustainable business management
March 16/17 2010 sees the first major UK event about sustainable business management. base (Business and a Sustainable Environment) expects 2,000 senior businesses and public sector management to participate in a two-day master class in ExCel about the business opportunities in being sustainable.
base will be a must go to for everyone who has to make or influence decisions in public or private sectors, across every management discipline' said Tom Burke CBE, chairman of base.
Leading politicians, business people and NGO heads are to speak including Climate Change Secretary of State, Ed Milliband, and Defra Secretary of State, Hilary Benn as well as Vince Cable from the Lib Dems and Tory Climate Change and Energy Shadow Minister Greg Barker. From business are John Lewis chairman, Charlie Mayfield, KPMG London chairman Richard Reid, Sainsburys chief Justin King, and Philip Green, chief executive of United Utilities.
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Marketing News: Pro Motion Hire at Broadcast Video Expo 2010
Pro Motion Hire, London's leading broadcast equipment hire company, will offer expert technical and practical advice for tapeless productions, from camera to playout, at Broadcast Video Expo 2010. The knowledgeable team will be sharing its expertise on Stand N56 in The Production Show section of the exhibition, which takes place at Earls Court, London from 16-18 February 2010.
Pro Motion Hire will showcase the latest Sony and Panasonic solid state cameras, which will be recording footage live at the show; the team will then demonstrate the ease and speed of tapeless workflows by dynamically ingesting, editing and playing out the material on the stand. Advice will also be available on a variety of production requirements, from lighting to lenses and microphones to VTRs, and there will be some special show offers available to visitors.
"As first time exhibitors at Broadcast Video Expo we are excited to be able to share our technical experience on all kinds of productions, and parti
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Marketing News: IN-VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY REVS UP FOR THE 2010 INTERNATIONAL CES
The 2010 International CES , the worlds largest consumer technology tradeshow, will showcase the latest in-vehicle technology, including an opening keynote by Ford president and chief executive officer, Alan Mulally, with the 2010 Ford Taurus as the shows official car. The International CES returns to Las Vegas, 7-10 January.
The 2010 CES will prominently feature the latest products and trends in in-vehicle technology including (LBS) Spotlight, advancements in portable GPS, in-car video, wireless technology and integrated products for combining entertainment with navigation and security.
"The 2010 CES is the cant miss event for car technology, with more than 380 in-vehicle electronics exhibitors in North Hall," said Karen Chupka, senior vice president, event and conferences, CEA. "Innovations abound within the in-vehicle technology space at CES."
Fords Mulally will deliver his keynote address at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday 7 January 2010, in the Hilton Center.
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Marketing News: PME Organiser Supports Incentives & Promotional Marketing – LIVE!
Having decided not to proceed with the Promotional Marketing Exhibition, (21-22 April 2010, London), Volume Exhibitions, the show's organiser, has given its support to Waypoint Exhibition's newly launched Incentives & Promotional Marketing – Live, NEC, 21-22 September 2010.
Simon Tilley, MD of Volume Exhibitions Limited, is a long-term business colleague of Stephen Richards, Director of Waypoint and Event Director of Incentives & Promotional Marketing – LIVE! Prior to launching the Promotional Marketing Exhibition in 2005 Simon Tilley worked with the Waypoint team on the launch and development of the National Venue Show (now Event UK) before its eventual sale in 2002. That show continues to be a great success.
Speaking of the developments, Simon Tilley explained, "As the industry knows, as well as running the Promotional Marketing Exhibition, I also own Target Response, which supplies verified data to companies seeking sales leads. In the current climate, this data is very soug
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Marketing News: More Than 950 International Exhibitors in 2010 CES
More than 950 technology companies from outside the United States will be among the more than 2,500 exhibitors showcasing the latest consumer electronics (CE) products at the 2010 International CES® – the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow. The 2010 International CES runs January 7-10 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will attract more than 22,000 international attendees from 140 countries.
"CES is the place to feel the pulse of the CE industry and to network with the right people for your business," said Radomir Jovanovic, president and CEO, SPiDCOM Technologies, a French fabless manufacturer of HomePlug AV and Ethernet over Coax (EoC) semiconductors. "This year, we are introducing to the US market our SPC300 'no-limits' HomePlug AV SoC, honored with the prestigious CES Innovations 2010 Design and Engineering Award."
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Marketing News: GREEN STRATEGY : This conference presupposes that the near future will look very different in terms of what your operational processes look like
GREEN STRATEGY
Thursday 19th November 2009, at The River Room, 2nd floor, MillbankTower, London SW1
Set against the backdrop of failure within the global financial system it seems ironic that businesses are still struggling to grasp the scale of the environmental sustainability agenda and related risks – climatic, regulatory, and strategic. It is the new elephant in the room and many organisations are still failing to make a sufficient response.
This conference presupposes that the near future will look very different in terms of what your operational processes look like, where the energy that runs them will come from, and the products and services your customers will want and/or get. All will be heavily influenced by this agenda, so you need to adapt now or lose share and miss new opportunities or, worse, fail. The automotive industry gives us the first hint of a strategic failure at the heart of big business that relates directly to this agenda.
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Marketing News: The Multi Channel Retail Summit 2010 is sponsored by K3
A conference programme devised by retailers for retailers.
Join your peers that have already registered from: Tesco.com, Halfords, Kingfisher, Home Retail Group, Post Office ltd, Marks & Spencer, Freemans Grattan holdings, ASDA, Punch Taverns, Bravissimo Ltd, Debenhams,O2, Republic, Scout Shops, Build-A-Bear Workshop, J Sainsbury, Hallmark, Stanfords, Pentland Brands, The Post Office, Marks & Spencer,
Waitrose, NET-A-PORTER.COM, Ted Baker, Laptopshop IT limited, Orange, Tesco, Shoe Zone Ltd, Costcutter Supermarkets Group, Leekes, Harveys, Jaeger, Carpetright, Alliance Boots, Countrywide Farmers Plc, Arcadia Group Ltd, Ryman Ltd, The Southern Co-operative, Comet PLC, Wickes...
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Marketing News: Volvo embarks on experiential launch for XC60
Volvo Cars has embarked a nine-week experiential launch of its new XC60 model, which will immerse 5,600 dealers from 32 countries in a theatrical two-day programme in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Designed and produced by Line Up, 'Shaping the Future 2008' will be staged at a disused warehouse, transformed for the event into three floors of complete 'Volvo-ness' plus a specially constructed Urban Obstacles driving track.
Inside the venue, key features include themed presentation and workshop areas, plus four experiential 'loft apartments' designed to reflect the varied lifestyles of four typical Volvo customers – an architect with a young family, a female doctor with a passion for exotic travel, a web designer with a craze for extreme sports and a banker with a taste in expensive hi-tech gadgets. The apartments will give dealers a unique opportunity to live and breathe the lifestyle of their customers, both during the day and during intimate dinner parties in the evening.
The Urban Ob
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Marketing News: Melville Middle East Selected as Official Services Contractor for the Fashion Arabia, Shoe & Leather Middle East and Optical Middle East Shows
Melville Middle East Exhibition Services, a GES Worldwide Network company, announced today their appointment to provide exhibition services to Middle East Communications & Forums (MECOM Forums), a Clarion Events Partner, for the Fashion Arabia, Shoe & Leather Middle East, and Optical Middle East shows, all taking place in October 2009 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
The appointment also includes the Gulf Bike Show, taking place at Dubai Festival City in February 2010, and the Arabian Construction Week portfolio of shows, taking place in May 2010.
The appointment covers the full range of services, including electrical, standfitting, furniture and floorcoverings, graphics, floorplanning, custom design and build as well as producing the online manual and data and registration services.
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