Michigan Retailers Association is
proud to present the 4th Annual
Michigan Retail Education Conference.

Amway Grand Plaza
Grand Rapids
March 27, 2006

Michigan Retailers Association’s 4th Annual Retail Education Conference will be held on March 27 at the Amway Grand Plaza in Grand Rapids. The conference will offer six seminars designed to give retailers and other small business owners practical skills to save money and increase profits. Also featured at this year’s conference will be two of Michigan’s most popular and dynamic business speakers: Dr. Phil Johnson (a.k.a. "The Firestarter") and marketing expert and author Tony Rubleski of Mind Capture Group.

Seminar topics and speakers include:

• Rekindling Your Passion for Life, Love and Work
Dr. Phil Johnson ("The Firestarter"), Grand Rapids

• 27 Ways to Keep Customers Coming Back Again and Again
Tony Rubleski, Mind Capture Group, Spring Lake.

• Dealing with the Dynamics of a Family Business
Michael Crosson, M Crosson Associates, Clinton Township

• Retail Websites that Work
Jodie Bissonette, Gaslight Media, Petoskey
John Kafer, American Spoon Foods, Traverse City
Peter Bowe, Saline Picture Frame Co., Saline

• Stretch Your Marketing Budget with Co-Op Ad Dollars
William Kendy, Lansing

• Seven Tips to Protect Your Store in the Event of a Disaster
Anne Rice, Acordia, Inc., Southfield

Cost: $109 for MRA members, $129 for non-members (fee includes seminars and luncheon)

To register: Contact MRA’s Kammy Johns at 800.366.3699 or kjohns@retailers.com.

Registration form (downloadable pdf) (52K) Please download, print, fill out and mail to MRA.

Conference brochure (downloadable pdf) (240K)

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