July’s Joint AMA/PRSA Luncheon Will Help You Bring Home The Bacon!
Effective Trades Management - Substance With Sizzle!

Wed, July 25, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Harrah’s Reno Convention Center
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Do you worry that your booth, demo or presentation has failed if it isn’t the most exciting and talked-about exhibit on the show floor? Au contraire.  Gimmicks alone just burn up the budget - - substance with sizzle brings home the bacon.

Join us for the joint AMA/PRSA luncheon on July 25th when Janelle Orr, president of Marketing for Success, addresses the ‘Substance With Sizzle^TM’ concept of tradeshow marketing.  Learn ten specific strategies you can easily apply to your tradeshow planning and promotions, no matter your industry.

Come prepared with questions…Janelle will share tips from 25 years of tradeshow marketing, and you’ll find out

• How to make your booth expenditures worthwhile
• How to draw participation and the right crowd
• How to follow up and turn leads into revenue

Special Note: This July luncheon will take place at Harrah’s Reno, and will benefit the Northern Nevada Food Bank. For each donated box of cereal, or cereal bars, attendees may enter their name in a drawing to win a free meeting.

About the speaker:

President of Marketing for Success in Lincoln, CA, Janelle Orr has over 25 years experience in the challenging world of trade shows. After working at Hewlett-Packard for 15 years and unifying the company’s diverse and disjointed trade show programs into an integrated, $5-million effort with top honors, she opened her own marketing communications agency. Janelle’s current passion is helping companies think about the bigger picture of strategic marketing and how integration is the key to their success. 

DATE: Wednesday, July 25, 2007
TIME: Registration and Networking: 11:30 AM - Noon
Presentation and Lunch: Noon - 1:00 PM
PLACE: Harrah’s Reno Convention Center
COST:
$19 - AMA and PRSA Members and Students paid in advance
$29 - Non-Members paid in advance
$20 - AMA and PRSA Members paid at the door
$30 - Non-members paid at the door
$40 - At the door without RSVP - Seating is on a space-available, first-come, first-served basis, with seating at noon

RSVP online by Monday, July 23

Note: To cancel your RSVP,
please email Roseanne Hardenbrook at least 48 hours before the event

Save The Date
Wed, June 20, 2007 - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Harrah’s Reno Convention Center
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Subject: You
Strategy: Travel Nevada.com

Join us as Tim Maland, director of the Nevada Commission on Tourism presents:

• NCOT’s marketing campaign’s evolution and analysis
• The soon to be unveiled new icon ad
• The new NCOT website and Internet marketing campaign strategy

Hear how NCOT’s Media Relations department interacts with US and International media to obtain favorable coverage on Nevada - worth millions of dollars!

Activities ● Travel Information ● Accommodations ● Highway 50 Survival Stories Online adventure guide ● Rural round-up ● Golf

Speaker: Tim Maland Director,
Nevada Commission on Tourism

Tim Maland is an accomplished gaming and hospitality industry leader with more than 30 years of experience directing hotel management and financial operations for major hotel and gaming corporations, both internationally and in the U.S. He has served as president of Northern Nevada’s largest resort, the Reno Hilton, and held high level positions for Caesars Palace, ITT Sheraton and Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. Tim has served on numerous boards, including four years on the RSCVA Board of Directors. He is a graduate of Arizona State University and attended graduate school in France.

DATE: Wednesday, June 20, 2007
TIME: Registration and Networking: 11:30 AM - Noon
Presentation and Lunch: Noon - 1:00 PM
PLACE: Harrah’s Reno Convention Center
COST:
$19 - AMA Members and Students paid in advance
$29 - Non-Members paid in advance
$20 - AMA Members paid at the door
$30 - Non-members paid at the door
$40 - At the door without RSVP - Seating is on a space-available, first-come, first-served basis, with seating at noon

RSVP online by Monday, June 18

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Thursday, July 12th
Nevada Museum of Art

AIGA Reno Tahoe and Emma have teamed up to bring you Email by Design, a casual discussion among creative professionals about how to design and implement successful email campaigns for yourself and your clients.

The evening will be a casual, open discussion of the latest email trends, tips and tools, including samples of good (and not so good) email design. This interactive session will be moderated by Annie Kinnaird, director of business development for Emma Email Marketing www.myemma.com, who will share industry best practices, explain how email tracking works and what the numbers really mean, and answer all the email-related questions you can dream up.

Learn how agencies and designers are incorporating email into their service offering, and hear from your peers about their own experiences with email marketing.

Visit the AIGA’s website (http://renotahoe.aiga.org) for more information.