SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Keynote Speaker - Bobby Ukrop

Keynote Breakfast  8:15 – 9:00 am
Kick off the start of the expo and put those networking skills to work at the breakfast during meet-and-greet coffee. The breakfast will feature Bobby Ukrop, Ukrop’s Home Style Foods, as he addresses the up side of change.

Power Sessions

Power Sessions are guaranteed to spark creative senses with the thought inspiring topics. RME promises to arm you with the tools needed to turn your passion into success. This year’s expo content has been built around topics focusing on how to use your passion, drive and creativity to make your mark and make it stick.

Five Shorts Steps to Profitable Marketing  12:00 – 12:30 pm
It is all too common for businesses to waste money on the wrong marketing. With just five simple steps, however, focus marketing dollars to the right places at the right time to generate significant return on investment. Learn these five steps and how to implement them immediately in this fast-paced, information-packed session.
– Laura Posey, VP of Dancing Elephants Achievement Group and Chief Idea Officer for VA News and Events.

Laura Posey

Fully Engaged! Using Silent Selling to Connect with Others  1:30 – 2:00 pm
Practice tools to increase your abilities to engage your customers, increase your sales and strengthen relationships. Hold compelling conversations, ask the right questions and connect with external and internal customers. Your competitors may be able to replicate your product or service but they will never replicate your people.
–JJ White, Executive Director of Dale Carnegie Training

JJ White

Connect@ RME and First “Tweet-up”  3:30 – 4:30 pm
Grab a drink and network again! Discuss all of the information learned during the day and relax with other RME attendees.  Make a big splash by discovering budgetfriendly deals at this year’s Retail Marketing Expo. No cost to attend, lots of networking opportunities, amazing prizes, mind-bending seminars and new contacts to help you market you business. Register to exhibit or attend now! Visit www.retailmarketingx.com to register or for more information.