As the Ohio State Fair closes on Sunday, August 4, we will just be beginning the festivities for the 2013 Leadership and Management Conference at Quest Business Centers in Columbus. We invite you to Come to Printers' Day and Stay for the Conference!
Printers' Day at the Fair
Join us for a FREE day at the Ohio State Fair with your friends, family and colleagues! All printing industry employees (members and non-members) will receive free admission this day! Family members get into the fair for only $2.00. Stop by our booth in the Marketplace and from 1:00 – 3:00 pm there will be a FREE lunch in The Cardinal Shelter.
The conference begins on Sunday evening, with a special reception for new and renewing Printing Industries Education Funds, (PIEF) scholarship recipients. We will host a special recognition for our PIEF Scholars.
Following that, you’ll need to get your poker faces on as we celebrate with our friends and colleagues at Casino Night. Games will include Texas Hold ‘em, Blackjack, Roulette, Craps and slot machines.
Refreshments and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served throughout the evening.
Beginning the next morning, Monday, August 5, the conference continues with a full day of great presentations.
The Keynote Begins a Full Day of Fabulous Presentations
We’ll kick off the conference with a keynote address by industry leader, Michael Makin, President of the Printing Industries of America, giving us a vivid picture of the State of the Printing Industry. Dr. Mark Bohan, PIA’s Vice President of Technology and Research will follow with a look at future technologies, Technologies To Shape and Influence Your Business.
At lunch, we’ll hear from four insurance industry experts about how the upcoming ObamaCare legislation can and will affect our businesses and our personal lives.
In our informative breakout sessions, you will learn about ways to enhance your sales strategies to increase sales with current clients and to be a better consultative salesperson, the ins and outs of social marketing to improve your sales and to offer social media programs to your clients, how to harness the Dynamics of Success in the Emerging Ink-jet Marketplace, and creating profitable sales compensation plans.
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Topics |
Speakers |
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State of the Industry Address |
Michael Makin, President PIA |
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Technologies to Shape and Influence Your Business |
Dr. Mark Bohan, VP Technology & Research PIA |
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Sell More Solutions to Your Customer Base |
Leslie Groene, Consultant Groene Consulting |
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Leveraging the Power of Social Media To Improve Your Sales |
Alexandra Gebhardt, Chief Social Media Strategist, Inside Media Networks |
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The Keys to Consultative Selling |
Leslie Groene, Consultant Groene Consulting |
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Dynamics of Success in the Emerging Ink-jet Marketplace |
John Conley, VP of Publishing and Commercial Print, Xerox; Patrick Morrissey, Senior Director of Sales, EFI |
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How To Offer Valuable Social Media Services |
Alexandra Gebhardt, Chief Social Media Strategist, Inside Media Networks |
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Sales Compensation Plans:Key Elements & Sampes from the Industry |
Jim Kyger, Asst VP Human Relations |
The Print Excellence Awards Grand Ceremony
We will end this busy day with the Print Excellence Awards Grand Ceremony, a great celebration of print. See who brings home the winning trophy for Best of Show for the top printed work in the area, or who will win the popular People’s Choice Award.
A Great Day of Golf
Tuesday, the 6th, we will hold the annual Association golf tournament, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard and Sterling Paper. This well-attended outing will take place at NorthStar Golf Club in nearby Sunbury, Ohio.
We invite you to be a part of some or all of these great activities. Come for Printers' Day – Stay for the Conference.
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