WTN Services Partners with Coalition for Free Trade for Direct to Consumer Symposium
WTN Services encourages your participation and attendance in the Consumer Direct Symposium Thursday and Friday, May 1-2, 2008, Meritage Resort, Napa, California Presented By Coalition for Free Trade and Free the Grapes!
WTN Services has signed on as a major corporate sponsor since this is a fundraiser in recognition of the work the Coalition for Free Trade and Free the Grapes has done on the front of consumer direct shipping. We value their partnership and of course value the topics of this symposium and encourage anyone in the consumer direct wine sales or distrubution to attend, learn and partner.
To learn more about the symposium visit…
http://www.coalitionforfreetrade.org/symposium/index.html
Topics for the symposium include…
Thursday, May 1, 2008
| Registration & Continental Breakfast | 7:30 am – 8:30 am |
| Morning Session Welcome Remarks: Dennis Cakebread and Jeremy Benson |
8:30 am – 8:45 am |
| Who’s Buying? Consumer Research Findings The latest findings in consumer research Speaker: Barbara Insel |
8:45 am – 10:00 am |
| Break | 10:00 am – 10:15 am |
| New i-Marketing Model Panel | 10:15 am – 11:30 am |
| Lunch & Trade Show | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm |
| From the State’s Perspective: Legislation, Regulators The Thin Gray Line: Direct to Consumer Legislation vs. State Liquor Control Regulation Moderator: Steve Gross |
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm |
| Localization vs. Globalization: State Tourism Initiatives The Rise of Food and Wine as a Strategy For State DMO’s to Lure Travelers Moderator: Brian Baker |
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm |
| Break | 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm |
| Consumer Direct Successes & Challenges: Winery Research Findings From the Winery Perspective: Strategies and Practices To Grow Your Direct Sales Business Moderator: Lesley Berglund |
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm |
| Coalition for Free Trade Litigation Update Speaker: Tracy Genesen |
5:15 pm – 5:45 pm |
| Reception & Trade Show | 5:45 pm – 7:00 pm |
| Gala Dinner & Live Auction Keynote Speaker: Dean Kenneth W. Starr Auctioneer: Fritz Hatton |
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm |
Friday, May 2, 2008
| Registration & Continental Breakfast | 7:30 am – 8:30 am |
| Trade Show | 7:30 am – 8:30 am |
First Breakout Sessions:
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8:30 am – 9:45 am |
| Break & Trade Show | 9:45 am – 10:45 am |
Second Breakout Sessions:
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10:45 am – 12:00 pm |