StratConn Business Meetings http://www.stratconn.org/ The StratConn Business Meeting Series, developed by the In-Store Marketing Institute, lets buyers and sellers connect more efficiently and strategically than ever before. Serving several niche markets in the RETAIL and MARKETING industries, StratConns bring the right business partners together through well-planned, 30-minute face-to-face sessions in deluxe meeting rooms. Limited to a small number of high-value buyers and sellers, StratConn's focus is squarely on building business the smart way. en-us <![CDATA[Strategic Resources | November 14-15, 2012 | Rosemont, IL]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsWhere senior marketing executives responsible for vetting and selecting shopper marketing agencies and consultants can efficiently and effectively review the capabilities of the industry's leading firms.

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?696417StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[Path to Purchase | March 20-21, 2012 | Rosemont, IL]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsConnecting brand marketers and agency executives with experts who represent the broad range of touch points along the path to purchase including digital, sampling, couponing, direct marketing, digital and mobile marketing and more.

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?515759StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[Retail & Shopper Insights | February 7-8, 2012 | Rosemont, IL]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsMatching state-of-the-art providers of shopper insights with qualified teams of executives from leading retailers and manufacturers who are in search of a deeper understanding of shopper psychology and behavior.

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?653699StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[Strategic Resources | December 8-9, 2011 | Rosemont, IL]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsSenior marketing executives with the responsibility for vetting and selecting shopper marketing agencies and strategic consultants gather an impressive roster of critical resources at this annual event.

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?510287StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[Custom Merchandising | June 21-22, 2011 | Rosemont, IL]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsGathering the leading designers/producers of displays, signs and fixtures together with teams of merchandising experts from leading CPGs and retailers.

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?346277StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[Path to Purchase | March 17-18, 2011 | Rosemont, IL]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsConnecting brand marketers and agency executives with experts that represent the broad range of touch points along the path to purchase including digital technology, sampling, couponing, direct and mobile marketing and more.

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?911879StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[Retail & Shopper Insights | January 19-20, 2011 | Rosemont, IL]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsIn this event, the matching pairs up "shopper insights" providers (the hosts) with marketing research executives from consumer goods companies and retail chains (the guests) who need more information about shopper behavior. "Insights" in this case is generally synonymous with "research," although the disciplines showcased can range across a spectrum from quantitative research (data analytics and syndicated services, for example) to more qualitative providers of testing and observational techniques, like ethnography, video cameras and virtual shopping research.

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?829428StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[Strategic Resources | September 16-17, 2010 | Rosemont, IL]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsThis event matches up StratConn guests – marketing research executives and media buying professionals from Consumer Goods companies and their retail partners – with forward-thinking host companies: leading strategic agencies and consultants who possess strategic shopper-marketing skillsets and resources. As with any of our StratConns, the participants themselves will set the specific topics for their conversations, but in all likelihood, they will focus around issues such as: an agency’s planning skills, concepting processes, retail experience and creative resources; executional capabilities (i.e. bringing insights to life in-store); and /or what metrics, methods, and resources it uses to evaluate its own shopper programs.

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?640697StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[Retail Execution Resources | July 27-28, 2010 | Chicago]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsThe increased emphasis on shopper marketing along with a sharper focus on ROI from trade promotion and customer marketing initiatives has created an even greater need for flawless in-store execution. This StratConn will showcase a range of both manpower and technology solutions for staffing, managing and reporting results at retail. Key retailer and brand manufacturer executives with responsibility for retail operations and the execution of in-store merchandising – displays, new items, shelf re-sets, fixture installations – will have a unique opportunity to discover new resources to help achieve their objectives.

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?678376StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[P-O-P Design | July 14-15, 2010 | Chicago]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsP-O-P design teams (designers, engineers, estimators, production execs) are a harried lot. They move from a project to a proposal to an RFP and back again, sometimes on the hour. Getting face-time with these multi-million-dollar project specifiers to explain the virtues of your software, component, material or service is nearly impossible. On the flipside, they desperately need to know what’s out there, which options work better, and who can save them time & money. Enter StratConn: P-O-P Design. By pairing design teams from the largest and most progressive P-O-P design firms with OEM vendors of everything from CAD to casters this event provides the best possible way to sell more deeply in this burgeoning market.

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?846735StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[Custom Merchandising | June 8-9, 2010 | Chicago]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsWe give our classic StratConn model an encore, this time back in Chicago. Again, we’ll be matching the industry’s premier in-store display designer/producers with product marketers and retailers who need breakthrough activation through innovative P-O-P merchandising design and production. This is the “blocking & tackling” part of the shopper marketing game: Insights without activation equals overhead. P-O-P designers/producers translate brilliant strategies into retail reality and this event helps pave the way.

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?704752StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[Solutions for Generating Trial | March 16-17, 2010 | Rosemont, IL]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsHow can brand manufacturers and retailers of both new and established products more effectively encourage shoppers to give their products a try? This event will connect brand marketers and agency executives with experts that represent the broad range of trial-generating tactics along the path-to-purchase, including retail media, sampling, couponing, direct and mobile marketing, emerging digital media and more.

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?703339StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[Custom Merchandising | February 17-18, 2010 | Scottsdale, AZ]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsWe pair up the top in-store display designer/producers in the business with brand marketing guests (these can be large consumer goods companies, chain retailers promoting private labels or agencies that can actually pull the trigger on display orders, etc.)

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?918088StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[Retail & Shopper Insights | January 20-21, 2010 | Rosemont, IL]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsThis is an established StratConn event – very popular in ’08 & ‘09. In this event, the matching pairs up “shopper insights” providers (the hosts) with marketing research executives from consumer goods companies and retail chains (the guests) who need more information about shopper behavior. “Insights” in this case is generally synonymous with “research,” although the disciplines showcased can range across a spectrum from quantitative research (data analytics and syndicated services, for example) to more qualitative providers of testing and observational techniques, like ethnography, video cameras and virtual shopping research.

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?270623StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[Strategic Resources | November 18-19, 2009 | Rosemont, IL]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsThis event matches up StratConn guests – marketing research executives and media buying professionals from Consumer Goods companies and their retail partners – with forward-thinking host companies: leading strategic agencies and consultants who possess strategic shopper-marketing skillsets and resources. As with any of our StratConns, the participants themselves will set the specific topics for their conversations, but in all likelihood, they will focus around issues such as: an agency’s planning skills, concepting processes, retail experience and creative resources; executional capabilities (i.e. bringing insights to life in-store); and /or what metrics, methods, and resources it uses to evaluate its own shopper programs

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?810062StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[Custom Merchandising | June 9-10, 2009 | Chicago]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsFor those who seek or sell display solutions that move brands at retail

Join top in-store display providers at a unique business forum that will connect those seeking to enhance their in-store strategies with those most capable of executing successful solutions.

Guests will include:

  • Large CPG manufacturers
  • Top retailers
  • Leading promotion agencies

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?334836StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[Place-Based Media | April 23-24, 2009 | Chicago]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsConnecting those who need more data about shopper behavior with those that have mastered it

Join key "shopper insights" providers and users at an event which promises to bridge the gap between those seeking this official retail knowledge and those who can deliver it.

Guests will include:

  • CPG manufacturer shopper marketing executives
  • Media buying professionals
  • Retailer marketing decision-makers

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?559652StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[Retail & Shopper Insights | March 3-4, 2009 | Chicago]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsPast event

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]]>http://www.stratconn.org/events.php?589863StratConn: Qualify. Meet. Engage.2012-02-06T07:49:09-06:00 <![CDATA[Retail & Shopper Insights | September 15-16, 2008 | Chicago]]>http://www.stratconn.org/eventsPast event

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