On March 16^th, The Creative Company, Inc. will gather with retail store owners, marketing managers and other leaders for 3 hours to learn how to communicate with customers in an increasingly competitive landscape.

Participants will walk away with industry knowledge, innovative ideas and ways to keep customers engaged, even inspired.

Laura Gallagher, Creative Company President, will be attending the National Retail Federation’s Retail Innovation and Marketing Conference in San Francisco March 2^nd through the 4^th where leading retailers such as Williams Sonoma, Sephora, JC Penney, Best Buy and others will tell their stories and share best practices. The conference is powered by the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association, NRF’s division for marketing professionals, and Shop.org, NRF’s digital division. The Marketing Debrief will help Madison area business owners and marketing directors to compete and win with consumers.

Topics discussed will include:

· Driving ROI through Social Selling

· Using Online/Interactive Channels to Drive Customer Loyalty, Conversion and ROI

· Optimizing new retail channels

· What to do when there are 33 Million People in the Room

The debrief will be held at the Madison Enterprise Center at The Creative Company, Inc., 100 South Baldwin Street, Suite 201. Registration is at 1:30 PM, with the debrief at 2:00 PM. A reception will follow at 5:00 PM. A special price of $100/ticket is being extended to Dane Buy Local members! To register, go to http://www.thecreativecompany.com/debrief/.