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Return to Dealer Strategies Conference
2012 Preliminary Conference Agenda
Please reserve October 28-30 on your calendar now if you have not yet done so – this Dealer Strategies Conference, to be held at the Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas Nevada – is the one you will not want to miss!
Saturday, October 27, 2012
| Golf Outing |
1:30 pm (reserved tee times) |
Sunday, October 28, 2012
| Golf Outing |
8:00 am (reserved tee times) |
| Conference Registration |
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
| Workshop Sessions |
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
| New Member & First-Time Attendee Meeting |
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
| Open Evening |
(attendees on their own) |
Monday, October 29, 2012
| Conference Registration |
7:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Continental Breakfast & OFDA Chair's Welcome |
7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Opening General Session
"Going All-In to Win - Grab More Market Share to Grow Your Business" - Ross Shafer |
8:30 am - 9:45 am |
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Networking Break
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9:45 am - 10:30 am |
| Morning Breakout Sessions |
10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
| Strategic Use of Social Media to Find and Win New Business |
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| Talent Attraction and Retention: Leveraging Skills of Multiple Workforce Generations |
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| Best Practices in Leveraging Operations Technologies to Raise Productivity and Profits |
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Lunch with Speaker/Panel:
"The Next 10 Years - Evolution and Revolution in the Workplace - Are Your Prepared" |
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
| Guest/Spouse Program - "A Day in the Life of a Showgirl" |
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
| Networking Break |
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm |
| Afternoon Breakout Sessions |
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm |
| Effective NBD/Sales Strategies for Architectural Walls and Other Systems |
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| Integrating Technology Products and Service Solutions into Your Business |
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| New OFDA Initiatives on Education/Certification and Industry Communications |
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| Transition Break |
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm |
| Late Afternoon Breakout Sessions |
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
| Integrated Project Delivery - Defining Your Dealership's Value and Team Role |
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| Applying CRM and Customer-Facing Technologies to Differentiate Your Business |
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| Dealer Roundtable on "Selling Services/Solutions to New and Existing Customers |
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| Casino Reception - Sponsored by INDEAL |
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
| Conference Registration |
7:00 am - 10:30 am |
| OFDA Dealer Choice Award and Sponsor Recognition Breakfast |
7:30 am - 8:45 am |
Closing General Session:
"Talent Fanatic - Building a World-Class Team in a Mediocre Culture" - Matthew Kelly |
8:45 am - 10:00 am |
| Networking Break |
10:00 am - 10:30 am |
| Morning Breakout Sessions |
10:30 am - 11:45 am |
| Strategic Use of Social Media to Find and Win New Business |
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| Implementing Digital Product Information to Boost Productivity and Profits |
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| New OFDA Initiatives on Education/Certification and Industry Communiations |
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| Conference Adjourns |
11:45 am |
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