Category Archives: Event News

Marketing mistake #1: Failing to Lead

Marketers who wait to be given their marching orders and to have all the facts in hand before putting a foot forward, will never achieve greatness. But many business managers are asking for greatness from their marketing investment. Something revolutionary. Category re-defining. Life-changing. Why should we, as marketers, give them anything less? The following are [...]

National Wellness Conference June 8-9

The Eat Well, Live Well, Let’s Move! Conference will bring together nationally-recognized speakers to deconstruct and help rebuild America’s understanding of obesity, nutrition and physical activity. This is an exciting time for intiatives that have been underway for years and are now receiving support from an array of sources, including the White House and First [...]

Brand is as Procurement Does.

Brand experience is shaped in every interaction a customer has with a company, from marketing and sales to product use and support. Therefore, sourcing has a huge impact on the customer experience—and the brand experience. Toyota left American auto companies behind by forming win-win relationships with suppliers, while Detroit followed old-school practices of beating up [...]

Health Care IT Update: HIMSS 2011 Conference

For those not directly involved in health care IT, HIMSS 2011 is the national conference, held in the Orlando Orange County Convention Center, February 21-24. By some accounts, the conference grew 20% over last year. That’s not surprising, considering electronic medical records and many other health care technologies are at the epicenter of the Affordable [...]

Jill Konrath Speaks at the Chicagoland Chamber Midmarket Forum, Feb. 10

The forthcoming Chicagoland Chamber Midmarket Forum event is on track for what our economy seems to crying for in unison: let’s get things back in gear and SELL STUFF! Jill’s talk, Selling Big(ger) Companies, is designed to help sales individuals and organziaations crack into the high-margin accounts that can grow their businesses. Her methodology, heralded [...]