“Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of the RMI conference. I told my co-workers after returning that I thought the marketing conference was the best I have ever attended in my career. I look forward to next year.”
Tom Hembree,  Senior Vice President, Marketing—K-VA-T Food Store, Inc.

“On behalf of Acxiom and Equitec, I would like to first thank you for organizing an absolutely excellent retail marketing conference in Tucson.  Secondly, I want to congratulate your entire RMI organization on the quality of the people that were in attendance at your conference, the high caliber speakers that presented to the group and to the level of detail that you were able to give to each of us that attended this year’s forum. Acxiom and Equitec are very pleased to be associated with your organization and look forward to participating again in next year's RMI conference.”
R. C. Crompton, Alliance Manager—Acxiom Corporation

“I wanted to thank you for a great conference.  Learned a lot, networked a lot.  Very productive and excellent speakers.  Thanks too for all the detailed arrangements you made for all of the attendees.  It really showed.”
Cathy Pringle, Vice President, Marketing & Public Relations—Sally Beauty Company, Inc.

“I wanted to share some of my thoughts on this year’s conference.  Operationally, it was once again an overwhelming success - congrats to you and your team.  Speakers were all very good.  I really enjoyed the "Discussions" with the "Discussion Leaders”. Overall, this is still the best retail marketing conference out there and continuing to improve.”
Casey Ramm, Vice President, Marketing—Academy Sports and Outdoors

“I just wanted to give you a quick note to tell you how much I enjoyed this year’s conference.  I must tell you that I was very impressed from the moment I arrived.
It was good to see others from the retail industry and hearing from such powerful guest speakers.  Being a smaller national chain, it was good to meet and hear from some of the bigger players in the space. We all have similar issues that face us today.”
Michael Scalzo, Vice President, Merchandising and Marketing—Cost-U-Less 

“Thanks – Congratulations on a great meeting.”
Michael Schornstein, Category Development Officer—Yahoo

“I wanted to state my compliments to you and your staff for putting together such a great event. It was my privilege to participate in the Forum and again I appreciate the invitation to do so.  I just wanted to thank you again for all of your hard work and share my congratulations to you for hitting it out of the park.”
John Goodman, Senior Vice President—Helzberg Diamonds

“WOW! You did a marvelous job.  And the Forum provided a wonderful opportunity for us.  We'll probably get numerous meetings from the contacts we made.  THANKS!”
Gail Baccetti, Vice President, National Sales & Business Development—Diners Club International

“Your planning, coordination, and execution were very obvious and made for an extremely informative and enjoyable conference. Thanks for all of your efforts in seeing to our every need.”
Norm Gennarelli, Executive Sales Representative—Abitibi Consolidated

“I just wanted to say what a TERRIFIC job you did on the event in Tucson!!  I’ve attended many, many conferences over the years…. (more than I’ll ever admit)…but found RMI conference extremely informative and worthwhile.  Great speakers…well organized…and top notch ‘brain power’ from the informal discussions with other attendees. ”
Claudia Reich, Senior Vice-President, Marketing and Advertising— Sport Chalet

“Just a short note to say how much I enjoyed the recent conference.  It was really a first-class event and a world-class gathering.  We are already looking forward to next year.  All the best and see you again soon.”
Doug Thomas, Director, Major Accounts—Chicago Tribune

“It was very nice seeing you again. Thanks for all you do for us to make us feel welcome. I also was very serious when I mentioned that the RMI forum is one of our most anticipated meetings of the year. It is always well organized and informative.  See you in Scottsdale!”
Carl Main, Director of Advertising—Academy Sports and Outdoors

“A very successful meeting".  Both non-industry and industry speakers were outstanding.  The forum was a perfect setting to meet and greet top retailers.”
Terry Laughlin, Vice President, Sales & Advertising—Univision

“Thanks again for everything - it was a wonderful event.”
Robert Kleinschmidt, Vice President of Sales—Wetzel Brothers

“You did an outstanding job on this year's conference.  It's hard to build on success, but you've done it.  All the best.”
Charlie Stuart, Senior Vice President, National Sales—Univision   

“Thanks for all your hard work…I know first hand what pain it is to pull these things off.  Great job!”
Jeff Long, Newspaper Services of America

“I wanted to thank you for the wonderful experience of the recent Retail Marketing Institute.  It was great.  The smooth manner in which the many events took place was proof that all your thought and detail planning was right on target.  Anyone would know that such apparent effortless execution did not take place without many months of work.”

“I learned something from every speaker that I will be able to apply to making our business better. It's difficult to talk about the parts of RMI.  Because the entire experience is what it is about to me.  A wonderful setting with great hospitality. A chance to think about the big picture issues, undistracted by the office. Solid information from the presenters. Networking opportunities with peers and suppliers. Time for friends.  Thanks again for the opportunity.  I can't wait to see the program for Phoenix.”
Thomas Curran, Vice President, Advertising - Harvertys Furniture

“This is a great opportunity to network with others in our industry and hear about best practices.  The limited number of participants really gives you the chance to have meaningful conversations.” 
Sam Bernstein, Vice President, Marketing - Family Dollar Stores

“You guys did it again!  Put on a great conference; had a good mix of retailers and partners; and had some great speakers.   RMI is my favorite conference of the year and the only one that is pretty much locked into my calendar.”  
Justin Lewis, Chief Marketing Officer—The Bombay Company

“You did a great job putting this conference together with a really good group of guest speakers.” 
Victoria Manning, Manager of Media Services—TJX

“This was my first RMI forum. I've been to many conferences over my 18 years in sporting goods, but this was by far the best conference/forum I have ever attended.  The quality of the speakers and the relevance of their topics were excellent.  The opportunity to network and discuss issues with other non-competing retailers was fantastic.  Sometimes you walk away from these events and question the value and the time spent.  It was not the case with your event. Everyone on your staff did a great job.  The communication you provided leading up to the event was first class and greatly appreciated.   I would recommend this conference to anyone in retail.  Thanks again.”  
Ed Rx, Vice President, Marketing & Advertising—MC Sports

“Thanks again for all of your hard work making last week such a great success.  I've heard nothing but rave reviews, and I know that it can't be as easy as you all make it look.  Please let me know if there's anything I can do to support RMI in any way.” 
Barry Haselden, Managing Director of Corporate Retail Sales—Tribune Media Net

“I did not get a chance to thank you personally, but very much enjoyed this year’s event.  You and your team once again did a great job.” 
Dean Wimer, Senior Vice President—Quebecor

“This conference is terrific because of the effort you put into it.  Thank you for your commitment in making our industry better.” 
Ed Carroll, Executive Vice President of Sales Promotions & Marketing—Carson Pirie

“I want to tell you that this was a first class event. Very well done, I look forward to our continuing support of RMI.” 
John Harris, CEO—Applied Graphics Technologies

“Thanks for an informative and great 3 days. We are looking forward to next year.” Jocelyn Egan, Sales Manager, New business Development—Discovery Networks

“Thank you, once again, for a FABULOUS forum!!!!!  I hope we can partner again for next year.  Again, thanks for everything!!!!!!!” 
Jeff Guice, Senior Vice President of Sales—X3D Technologies

“Thanks for putting on a great conference.” 
Mark Pearson, President—Ambrosi

“All I can say is that you guys did a terrific job...thanks so much. I think everyone enjoyed themselves.” 
Craig Sinclair, Vice President—Walgreens

“I can't tell you how much I enjoyed the Forum and heard nothing but rave reviews from all I spoke with.  Great job!” 
John Goodman, Senior Vice President—Pareto Marketing

“What a great event.  Thanks for all you do.”
Thomas Curran, Vice President, Advertising—Havertys Furniture

“You did a great job...as always.  Really had great time.”
Jeff Long, Executive Vice President of New Business Development—NSA

“Thanks again for all your efforts at the forum.  We enjoyed the opportunity.  Thanks!” Steve Cashman, Senior Vice President of New Business Development—Hallmark Loyalty

“Another great RMI Conference, thanks for having us.  Great job!!”  
Mike Bloomfield, Executive Vice President of Sales—Quebecor

“Great event and definitely looking forward to hearing more about the next one.”
Steve Tinlin, Senior Vice President of Retail Services—DoubleClick

“The conference was great and I know that is, in great part, because of all of your excellent efforts.  I know what goes into staging a first-class event and appreciate you!” Pam Stull, Vice President of Business Development —NSA

“It was a great session!!”  
Paula Puleo, Director, Customer Marketing— Limited Brands

“This was a marvelous conference.  Thanks for all the things you guys did.  I really appreciate it.” 
Deborah Grassi, Retail Industry Consultant—Acxiom

“By far the best event I have attended.  The interaction with everyone was outstanding-comfortable yet very interactive.  I am looking forward to the next one.”

“The speakers at this and last year’s conference were outstanding…world class.  The RMI Conference is among the most professionally organized and executed conferences I have ever attended.  The atmosphere is very positive and the attendees are engaged.”

“This is always a first class event.  The material covered and featured presenters are truly valuable to all top marketing professionals.”

“The best yet.  Great ideas that I could take home and use in our firm.  Can’t wait until next year.”

“Thank you for the picture -- a great remembrance of a productive, useful, and most enjoyable three days, thanks to you and your team's efforts.”

“Excellent forum!  I’ll be back next year.”

 “Thank you so much for a really great, really fun, and very informative Forum.  I cannot say enough good about it, not to mention the great weather and setting. You and your Team did a terrific job, and really went out of your way to both assist and accommodate every aspect of our stay.  I wish I had more time to visit and talk with you before it was over.  My congratulations to you on a great job, I know all the effort and detail that went into this.  I am definitely looking forward to next year, and let me know how I can stay involved.”
Karen Braswell, VP-Marketing - USFS Stockyards.com

“Just a quick note to say thanks for such a great conference.  Incredibly well done.  You have a great team and it showed in how smooth the event ran.  I look forward to attending the event again next year and very much appreciate all your efforts to keep this going.  I just recently came back to the retail side of marketing and it was fun seeing a lot of old faces I had known from the past.” 
Paul Gross, Senior Vice President - National Vision

“Enjoyable learning experience.  Meeting and discussing opportunities with your peers is a valuable utilization of one’s time.”
Karen Bond, Operations Coordinator - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

“The event is worth the time spent and is an opportunity to meet others in the industry who are often not seen at other conferences.”
Dan Singer, Vice President, Database Marketing - Stage Stores

“This was a great place to network.  The speakers were outstanding.  I left your conference with many great ideas.  You and your team should be congratulated for a great job.”  
Ed Rix, Vice President, Marketing & Advertising - MC Sports

“A retailer takes great pride in delivering a quality product to the end customer.  At the same time the best companies also pay very close attention to the details and the small touches which the customer appreciates and the competition envies.  This is the same approach the RMI takes with the Retail Forum, a great core product, and inviting atmosphere and great attention to detail.” 
John R. Goodman, President - Pareto Marketing

“You and your staff did an excellent job of producing a most enjoyable conference.”  Carmen Monaco, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer - Goody’s Family Clothing

“Beyond gathering with friends and colleagues, this forum is and continues to be one of the best educational conferences of the year.  I always leave with new ideas and ways of looking at things.  Keep up the good work.”  
Scott Rogers, Director of Strategic Planning - David’s Bridal

“Thanks again for a great Forum.  You and your team obviously put a lot of blood, sweat, tears and pride into the meeting and the results were outstanding.” 
Tim Miller, Retail Marketing Manager - Do It Best Corp.

“Congratulations on a great conference!”
Barry Haselden, Corporate Retail Sales -Tribune Media Net

“Once again you’ve pulled off an A++ conference! We had the BEST time. I’m really looking forward to next year in my favorite city.” 
Al Meyers, Vice President - Retail Forward

“We had a really great experience with this, our first conference with you.  Everything was very well done. Thanks again for including us--it was Great!” 
Jim Lecinski, Senior Vice President, Group Business Director - DDB Chicago

“Thanks for another successful RMI conference”
Mike Romano, Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing - SmartReply

“Mix of networking and presentations are well balanced.”