NPES Regional Roadshows to Feature All-Star Printer Panels, Spotlight on Selling Strategies and Key Industry Data
RESTON, VA—December 18, 2006—NPES The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies will conduct a series of Regional Roadshows in the Chicago, New York/New Jersey, New England, and Ohio regions.
Running from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the meetings will provide in-depth vendor-customer dialogue, a spotlight on selling strategies for the vendor community, valuable market data, and networking opportunities.
“Our Regional Roadshow series was conceived as a convenient way to deliver robust, relevant content to our member companies close to their own offices,” says Ralph Nappi, NPES President. “By spending part of their work day with us at a nearby venue, they can launch into the new year with a boost of industry knowledge, sales and customer service insights, and strong networking value that our members have come to expect from NPES.”
Headlining the agenda, an all-star team of printing company leaders from the given region will engage in dialogue with NPES members on industry topics of mutual concern and share their insights on the marketplace.
The meetings will also feature a 90-minute workshop by veteran consultant
Carl Henry on Sales Skills for Everyone: Supercharging Your Sales Organization to Win and Keep Customers.
Rounding out the agenda will be updates on the latest Market Data findings from NPES and the Print Industries Market information and Research Organization (PRIMIR), and a report on the Association’s newest Strategic Planning initiatives.
CHICAGO EVENT DETAILS
Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Four Points by Sheraton
10249 W Irving Park Road
Schiller Park, IL 60176
Chicago Printer Panelists
• Bill Gibson, Director of Sales, Rider Dickerson
• Steve Johnson, President, Copresco
• Joe Novak, President/Owner, BFC
• Steve Richards, Vice President, Richards Graphic Communications
MA/CT EVENT DETAILS
Moderator: Polly Jensen, President, Printing Industries of Illinois/Indiana Association
Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Doubletree Hotel Bradley Intl Airport
16 Ella Grasso Turnpike
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
MA/CT Printer Panelists
• Kevin D. Kalagher, CEO, Finlay
• Kevin Kervick, President, Bassette Printing
• Andy Lerner, President, Lebon Press
Moderator: Jim Tepper, President, Printing Industries of New England
NY/NJ EVENT DETAILS
Date: Friday, January 19, 2007
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Marriott Teaneck at Glenpointe
100 Frank W Burr Boulevard
Teaneck, NJ 07666
NY/NJ Printer Panelists
• David Rosenthal, CEO, Shepard Communications Group
• Stephen Toron, President, Graytor Printing
• Vincent Pinzone, General Manager & V.P. Manufacturing, Sandy Alexander
• Gary Samuels, Managing Partner, Pictorial Offset
OHIO EVENT DETAILS
Moderator: Joe Truncale, President, NAPL
Date: Friday, January 26, 2007
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Doubletree Dayton-Downtown
11 South Ludlow Street
Dayton, OH 45402
Ohio Printer Panelists
• Dave Keeler, Dayton Legal Blank
• Ken McNerney, President, Think Patented
• McKenna Jordan, Owner/President, Hooven Dayton
Moderator: Jim Cunningham, President, Printing Industries Association of Northern Kentucky and Ohio (PIANKO)
The cost for each event is $150 for NPES members, $95 for each additional attendee that registers from the same company. More information and registration forms are available online at http://www.npes.org/roadshows.
About NPES
NPES is a U.S. trade association representing 460 companies that manufacture and distribute equipment, software and supplies used across the workflow of nearly every printing, publishing and converting process. NPES is a co-sponsor of PRINT® and CONVERTINGSM, GRAPH EXPO® and CONVERTING EXPO®, and PackPrintSM – the leading expositions of printing, publishing and converting technologies in the Americas. Complete information about the Association, its programs and its member companies is available at http://www.npes.org, by e-mail at npes@npes.org, by telephone at 703/264-7200, or by fax at 703/620-0994.