“Thanks for everything at the conference. It truly was one of the
best I’ve attended.”
Tom Lamb, Vice President, Marketing—Lowe’s Companies
“After years of attending other retail industry events, I
had all but given up on the circuit. The RMI was a breath of invigorating
fresh air, with topics, speakers and industry experts addressing
issues that are relevant and currently challenging in the retail
environment. Unarguably, it was flawlessly orchestrated. Kudos to
your organization for orchestrating every detail.”
Carmen Monaco, Vice President, Corporate Marketing—Charming
Shoppes, Inc.
“I want to thank you again for a wonderful forum. I have to
say that this event has become my "Marketing Tune Up".
As with any fine operating machine there comes a time when a tune
up is not only necessary but essential. In the creative world of
marketing it is imperative that we do not become stagnant and assume
what we are doing is the most we can be doing. One can not see the
label from inside the bottle. Take care. I look forward to next year’s
event with anticipation.”
Vic Cotton, Senior Vice President, COO—Petland Superstores
Canada
“I just wanted to send you a note of congratulations on a
great effort this year. Last year's RMI was a tremendous first year
conference and was followed by an even better program this year.
The attention to detail that the RMI staff have put forth is evident
and makes the difference. We look forward to Phoenix next year.”
Joseph I. Kuhn, Senior Vice President of Sales—American
Color Graphics, Inc.
“Thanks again for everything... please let Doug know we all
raved about the seminar to our senior management. Every best wish!”
Pepe Miller, Vice President, National Ad Sales, Midwest
Region—Discovery Communications, Inc.
“Just a quick note to thank you for putting together a great
learning and networking event in Tucson. It was nice to officially
meet both of you. I'm looking forward to attending next year in Phoenix
at the Camelback Inn.”
Mike Levison, Vice President, Marketing—DSW
“It was a great session in Tucson!! You did a great job. Thanks
for your effort.”
Jim Pearse, Vice President, Marketing—Ultimate Electronics,
Inc.
“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, Inc.
“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. My
family had a great time also!”
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
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