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Conference ICBA Retail Business Encounter 2012 & PRIMEtime • Sanibel Harbour Marriott • Fort Myers, Florida • February 6 to 10, 2012 • A Big THANKS to ICBA 2012 Sponsors! Independent College Bookstore Association sincerely thanks our vendor sponsors for their support in making this year’s conference fantastic. Platinum Partner D&H delivers a multicategory product selection spanning computing, software, consumer electronics, video gaming, and dorm supplies to campus resellers nationwide. An impressive 15-year history in the campus marketplace has established D&H as the number one distributor to college bookstores. Discover the D&H Advantage today toll-free at 800.340.1003 or visit www.dandh.com. Gold Partners www.jansport.com www.nacs.org www.verbasoftware.com Bronze Partner PartnerShip www.PartnerShip.com Friendship Partners Welcome! With the college store industry in the midst of continuous change—in both speed and direction—ICBA constantly pushes to introduce you to innovations and solutions that will help advance your store successfully into the future. Through face-to-face vendor meetings, professional development and informal learning and networking with peers, you’re certain to gain new insights, a clear sense of direction, stronger business relationships, and a renewed sense of purposeful confidence. • Embrace your experience—all meetings, education, meals, receptions and events are included • Explore innovations and solutions in an environment of peer-to-peer leadership and collaboration • Discover new business processes through industry-leading professional development • Network and collaborate exclusively with institutional stores • Strengthen relationships at fabulous social and dining events • Engage in dynamic, prescheduled meetings with vendors • Take advantage of unsurpassed buying opportunities • Grow your business and control your budget with free buyer registration and airfare Registration & Customer Service Held in the Palms Foyer Monday, February 6................... 1:00pm-6:00pm Tuesday, February 7 .................. 7:00am-6:00pm Wednesday, February 8 ............ 8:00am-6:00pm Thursday, February 9 ................ 8:00am-5:00pm Friday, February 10 ................... 8:00am-Noon Shuttle for ICBA Hotels Save the date & plan to attend! Sanibel Harbour Marriott, Residence Inn Sanibel and La Quinta Inn Sanibel Gateway February 4 to 8, 2013 • Location TBA Apparel Program & PRIMEtime ....................... 4 iTech & PRIMEtime ............. 6 Academic Resources Course & PRIMEtime ......... 8 Marketing Program ........... 10 International Collegiate Sales (ICS) Regal Poly-Pak ICBA 2013 Strategic Direction & Business Encounter ............. 2 Monday: Noon-10:30pm Tuesday–Friday: 6:30am-9:30am 5:00pm-10:30pm School & Office Supplies & PRIMEtime...... 12 Professional Development Descriptions ....................... 14 Board of Directors ............ 20 Vendor Participants .......... 20 ICBA 2012 Strategic Direction & Business Encounter Professional development for store directors and key management staff. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Strategic Direction 1:00pm-6:00pm Palms Foyer Registration & Customer Service 5:00pm-6:00pm Island Room First-Timer Experience (first-timers only) STORES ONLY 6:00pm-7:30pm Everglades Welcome Reception Take time to reconnect and make new friends. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Strategic Direction 7:00am-9:00am Island Room Breakfast with Opening Program at 8:00am Connect with others in your program, meet up with first-timer mentors, visit with vendor representatives, get tips for making the most of meetings and get a conference overview. • Strategic Direction – Island Room • Supply Program – Everglades B • iTech – Everglades A • Academic Resources Course – Everglades B • Marketing Program – Everglades A • Apparel Program – Everglades C 9:00am-Noon Business Encounter store-vendor meetings Noon-1:00pm Palms Pool Lunch Sponsored by JanSport. 1:00pm-5:00pm Business Encounter store-vendor meetings continue 5:00pm-6:00pm Island Room RMSA Peer Group Meeting (all stores invited) STORES ONLY Paul Erickson, Senior Vice President, Client Relations, RMSA; Ken Bankson, Senior Analyst, RMSA; Jim Hobson, Senior Analyst, RMSA 6:00pm-7:30pm Everglades Ballroom Reception & Dinner 7:30pm-9:30pm Everglades Pool D&H Party Poolside All stores and vendors are invited to attend this festive event sponsored by D&H. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 2 Strategic Direction 7:00am-8:00am Everglades Breakfast 8:00am-9:30am Segmented by Store Size, Agendas by the Group STORES ONLY • Over $20 million – Island Room • $10-$20 million – Orchid • $5-$10 million – Jasmine • Under $5 million – Cypress 9:30am-9:45am Break 9:45am-10:55am System Evaluations STORES ONLY • Sequoia – Jasmine • Ratex – Island Room • MBS – Orchid • PRISM & WinPrism – Hibiscus 11:00am-Noon Caloosa A POS Revolution Jerry Sheldon, Analyst, IHL Group Strategic Direction & ARC Noon-1:00pm Palms Pool Lunch Sponsored by National Association of College Stores. 1:00pm-2:15pm Caloosa A “Replacing a Pile of Textbooks with an iPad” – New York Times Jennifer Steben, Higher Education Sales Manager, Inkling; Eric Petitt,Vice President Marketing, Inkling 2:15pm-2:30pm Break 2:30pm-4:00pm Caloosa A Analytics-Driven Retailing of Course Materials Strategic Direction & ARC Jared Pearlman, COO,Verba Software; Ryan Peterson, CEO,Verba Software; Margaret Gearhart, Assistant Director Books, Colorado State University 4:00pm-5:00pm Caloosa B Verba Client Program Development (Verba Store Clients Only) Jared Pearlman, COO,Verba Software; Ryan Peterson, CEO,Verba Software 5:00pm-6:00pm Island Room Verba Reception for All Stores STORES ONLY Sponsored by Verba Software. 6:00pm-8:00pm Everglades Reception & Dinner Strategic Direction & ARC www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 ICBA 2012 Strategic Direction & Business Encounter Professional development for store directors and key management staff. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Strategic Direction 7:00am-8:30am Everglades Breakfast & Annual Owners Meeting at 7:30am STORES ONLY (Vendor Breakfast, $20, is held in Camellia) 8:30am-9:30am Sabal Beloit College Mindset List Tom McBride, Professor of English & Keefer Professor of Humanities, Beloit College; Ron Nief, Public Affairs Director Emeritus, Beloit College 9:30am-9:45am Break 9:45am-10:45am Sabal SoMoLo with TagWhat Dave Elchoness, Founder and CEO,TagWhat 10:45am-11:00am Break 11:00am-Noon Sabal The Intersection of Digital Communications & Business Nathan T.Wright, Founder, Lava Row Noon-1:30pm Everglades Lunch & Best Practices and Top Performers Awards 1:30pm-2:45pm Sabal Disruptive Technology & Textbook Rental Sergio Monsalve, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners; Mehdi Maghsoodnia, CEO, BookRenter 2:45pm-3:00pm Break 3:00pm-4:30pm Operating Survey STORES ONLY Strategic Direction & ARC Participants: Caloosa A Kim Thomas, Executive Director, Boise State University Non-Participants: Camellia Al Robison, Business Manager, Boise State University 6:00pm-8:00pm Everglades Reception & Dinner FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Strategic Direction 7:00am-8:00am Island Room Breakfast for Strategic Direction by Store Size STORES ONLY (Breakfast for other programs is held in Everglades.) 8:00am-9:15am Royal-Sabal TRU Insights – Who Are Our Customers? Michael Wood, Senior Vice President, Director of Syndicated Research,TRU 9:15am-9:30am Break 9:30am-10:30am Royal-Sabal Emerging Technology: Devices & Trends Steve Koenig, Director of Industry Analysis, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) 10:30am-10:45am Break 10:45am-Noon Royal-Sabal The Student Monitor Fall 2011 Lifestyle & Media Report Eric Weil, Managing Partner, Student Monitor Noon-1:30pm Palms Pool Lunch & ICBA Recognition 1:30pm-2:45pm Royal-Sabal Building Course Materials Strategy at Your School Bryan Pearce, CEO, University of Washington; Jeff Nelson, Director, Bowling Green State University; Chuck Kissel, Director, California State Fullerton, Rita Phillips, Director, Iowa State University 2:45pm-3:00pm Break 3:00pm-5:15pm Royal-Sabal Innovation Showcase: Changes Deliver New Opportunities • Outside eCommerce: Arlyn Schaufler, Merchandising Manager, University of Oregon • Mobile: Lara Konick, Director of Merchandising & Marketing, University of Washington • Fashion: Steve Wenger, Director, Central Washington University • Espresso Book Machine (EBM): Heather Tearney, Media Coordinator, University of Missouri; Paul Musket, Associate Director, University of Missouri • Spec Buyback: Martha Hoppe, Assistant Director, University of Minnesota • Collaboration for Negotiation: Jeff Nelson, Director, Bowling Green State University • Main Street to Collegiate: Ann Lane, Merchandise Manager, Utah State University • Printing Our Own T-shirts: Mike Reed, Director, Boise State University 5:30pm-7:00pm Everglades Farewell Reception SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Travel safely. See you February 4-8, 2013 at ICBA 2013. www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 3 ICBA 2012 Apparel Program & PRIMEtime Professional development for apparel, backpack and imprinted gift buyers. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 1:00pm-6:00pm Palms Foyer Registration 5:00pm-6:00pm Island Room First-Timer Experience (first-timers only) STORES ONLY 6:00pm-7:30pm Everglades Welcome Reception Take time to reconnect and make new friends. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Apparel Program & PRIMEtime 7:00am-9:00am Everglades C Breakfast with Opening Program at 8:00am Connect with others in your program, meet up with peer mentors, visit with vendor representatives, get tips for making the most of meetings and get a conference overview. • Strategic Direction – Island Room • iTech – Everglades A • Marketing Program – Everglades A • Supply Program – Everglades B • Academic Resources Course – Everglades B • Apparel Program – Everglades C 9:00am-Noon PRIMEtime & PowerHall store-vendor meetings Noon-1:00pm Palms Pool Lunch Sponsored by JanSport. 1:00pm-6:00pm PRIMEtime & PowerHall store-vendor meetings continue 6:00pm-7:30pm Everglades Ballroom Reception & Dinner 7:30pm-9:30pm Everglades Pool D&H Party Poolside All stores and vendors are invited to attend this festive event sponsored by D&H. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Apparel Program & PRIMEtime 7:00am-9:00am Everglades Breakfast 9:00am-Noon PRIMEtime & PowerHall store-vendor meetings continue Noon-1:00pm Palms Pool Lunch Sponsored by National Association of College Stores. 1:00pm-6:00pm PRIMEtime & PowerHall store-vendor meetings continue 5:00pm-6:00pm Island Room Verba Reception for All Stores STORES ONLY If your PRIMEtime meeting schedule permits, feel free to join this informal social. Sponsored by Verba Software. 6:00pm-8:00pm Everglades Reception & Dinner THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 4 Apparel Program 7:00am-8:30am Everglades Breakfast & Annual Owners Meeting at 7:30am STORES ONLY (Vendor Breakfast, $20, is held in Camellia) 9:00am-Noon 3rd Floor Self-Scheduled Meetings with PRIMEtime Apparel Vendors If your meeting schedule permits, feel free to join other sessions. See Page 14. Noon-1:30pm Everglades Lunch & Best Practices and Top Performers Awards 1:30pm-4:30pm Island Room Smartest Thing I Did Last Year STORES ONLY Diane Wirth, Sportswear Team Leader,The Duck Stores, University of Oregon 6:00pm-8:00pm Everglades Reception & Dinner Apparel Program www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 ICBA 2012 Apparel Program & PRIMEtime Professional development for apparel, backpack and imprinted gift buyers. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Apparel Program 7:00am-8:00am Everglades Breakfast (Strategic Direction Breakfast is in Island Room) 8:00am-9:15am Royal-Sabal TRU Insights – Who Are Our Customers? Michael Wood, Senior Vice President, Director of Syndicated Research,TRU 9:15am-9:30am Break 9:30am-10:30am Royal-Sabal Emerging Technology: Devices & Trends Steve Koenig, Director of Industry Analysis, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) 10:30am-10:45am Break 10:45am-Noon Royal-Sabal The Student Monitor Fall 2011 Lifestyle & Media Report Eric Weil, Managing Partner, Student Monitor Noon-1:30pm Palms Pool Lunch & ICBA Recognition 1:30pm-2:45pm Royal-Sabal Building Course Materials Strategy at Your School Bryan Pearce, CEO, University of Washington; Jeff Nelson, Director, Bowling Green State University; Chuck Kissel, Director, California State Fullerton, Rita Phillips, Director, Iowa State University 2:45pm-3:00pm Break 3:00pm-5:15pm Royal-Sabal Innovation Showcase: Changes Deliver New Opportunities • Outside eCommerce: Arlyn Schaufler, Merchandising Manager, University of Oregon • Mobile: Lara Konick, Director of Merchandising & Marketing, University of Washington • Fashion: Steve Wenger, Director, Central Washington University • Espresso Book Machine (EBM): Heather Tearney, Media Coordinator, University of Missouri; Paul Musket, Associate Director, University of Missouri • Spec Buyback: Martha Hoppe, Assistant Director, University of Minnesota • Collaboration for Negotiation: Jeff Nelson, Director, Bowling Green State University • Main Street to Collegiate: Ann Lane, Merchandise Manager, Utah State University • Printing Our Own T-shirts: Mike Reed, Director, Boise State University 5:30pm-7:00pm Everglades Farewell Reception SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Travel safely. See you February 4-8, 2013 at ICBA 2013. NOTES www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 ACTIONS 5 ICBA 2012 iTech & PRIMEtime Professional development for technology managers and buyers. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 1:00pm-6:00pm Palms Foyer Registration 5:00pm-6:00pm Island Room First-Timer Experience (first-timers only) STORES ONLY 6:00pm-7:30pm Everglades Welcome Reception Take time to reconnect and make new friends. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 iTech iTech Program & PRIMEtime 7:00am-9:00am Everglades A Breakfast with Opening Program at 8:00am Connect with others in your program, meet up with peer mentors, visit with vendor representatives, get tips for making the most of meetings and get a conference overview. • Strategic Direction – Island Room • iTech – Everglades A • Marketing Program – Everglades A • Supply Program – Everglades B • Academic Resources Course – Everglades B • Apparel Program – Everglades C 9:00am-Noon PRIMEtime & PowerHall store-vendor meetings Noon-1:00pm Palms Pool Lunch Sponsored by JanSport. 1:00pm-6:00pm PRIMEtime & PowerHall store-vendor meetings continue 6:00pm-7:30pm Everglades Ballroom Reception & Dinner 7:30pm-9:30pm Everglades Pool D&H Party Poolside All stores and vendors are invited to attend this festive event sponsored by D&H. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 7:00am-9:00am Everglades Breakfast iTech Program & PRIMEtime 9:00am-Noon PRIMEtime & PowerHall store-vendor meetings continue Noon-1:00pm Palms Pool Lunch Sponsored by National Association of College Stores. 1:00pm-6:00pm PRIMEtime & PowerHall store-vendor meetings continue 5:00pm-6:00pm Island Room Verba Reception for All Stores STORES ONLY If your PRIMEtime meeting schedule permits, feel free to join this informal social. Sponsored by Verba Software. 6:00pm-8:00pm Everglades Reception & Dinner THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 6 iTech 7:00am-8:30am Everglades Breakfast & Annual Owners Meeting at 7:30am STORES ONLY (Vendor Breakfast, $20, is held in Camellia) 8:30am-9:30am Sabal Beloit College Mindset List Tom McBride, Professor of English & Keefer Professor of Humanities, Beloit College; Ron Nief, Public Affairs Director Emeritus, Beloit College 9:30am-9:45am Break 9:45am-10:45am Sabal SoMoLo with TagWhat Dave Elchoness, Founder and CEO,TagWhat 10:45am-11:00am Break 11:00am-Noon Sabal The Intersection of Digital Communications & Business Nathan T.Wright, Founder, Lava Row Noon-1:30pm Everglades Lunch & Best Practices and Top Performer Awards 1:30pm-2:45pm Royal B The Ins and Outs of Tablets Larry Staub, D&H Distributing; Mary Lou Miller, Lenovo;Tambra Pilczak, Samsung; Steve Lyons,Toshiba www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 ICBA 2012 iTech & PRIMEtime Professional development for technology managers and buyers. 2:45pm-3:00pm Break 3:00pm-4:30pm Queen A Smartest Thing I Did Last Year STORES ONLY Charlie Whitescarver, Associate Director,Virginia Tech University; Store-to-store sharing 6:00pm-8:00pm Everglades Reception & Dinner FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 iTech 7:00am-8:00am Everglades Breakfast (Strategic Direction Breakfast is in Island Room) 8:00am-9:15am Royal-Sabal TRU Insights – Who Are Our Customers? Michael Wood, Senior Vice President, Director of Syndicated Research,TRU 9:15am-9:30am Break 9:30am-10:30am Royal-Sabal Emerging Technology: Devices & Trends Steve Koenig, Director of Industry Analysis, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) 10:30am-10:45am Break 10:45am-Noon Royal-Sabal The Student Monitor Fall 2011 Lifestyle & Media Report Eric Weil, Managing Partner, Student Monitor Noon-1:30pm Lunch & ICBA Recognition 1:30pm-2:45pm Royal-Sabal Building Course Materials Strategy at Your School Bryan Pearce, CEO, University of Washington; Jeff Nelson, Director, Bowling Green State University; Chuck Kissel, Director, California State Fullerton, Rita Phillips, Director, Iowa State University 2:45pm-3:00pm Break 3:00pm-5:15pm Royal-Sabal Innovation Showcase: Changes Deliver New Opportunities • Outside eCommerce: Arlyn Schaufler, Merchandising Manager, University of Oregon • Mobile: Lara Konick, Director of Merchandising & Marketing, University of Washington • Fashion: Steve Wenger, Director, Central Washington University • Espresso Book Machine (EBM): Heather Tearney, Media Coordinator, University of Missouri; Paul Musket, Associate Director, University of Missouri • Spec Buyback: Martha Hoppe, Assistant Director, University of Minnesota • Collaboration for Negotiation: Jeff Nelson, Director, Bowling Green State University • Main Street to Collegiate: Ann Lane, Merchandise Manager, Utah State University • Printing Our Own T-shirts: Mike Reed, Director, Boise State University 5:30pm-7:00pm Everglades Farewell Reception SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Travel safely. See you February 4-8, 2013 at ICBA 2013. NOTES www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 ACTIONS 7 ICBA 2012 Academic Resources Course (ARC) Professional development for course material managers and buyers. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 1:00pm-6:00pm Palms Foyer Registration 5:00pm-6:00pm Island Room First-Timer Experience (first-timers only) STORES ONLY 6:00pm-7:30pm Everglades Welcome Reception Take time to reconnect and make new friends. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 ARC & PRIMEtime 7:00am-9:00am Everglades B Breakfast with Opening Program at 8:00am Connect with others in your program, meet up with peer mentors, visit with vendor representatives, get tips for making the most of meetings and get a conference overview. • Strategic Direction – Island Room • iTech – Everglades A • Marketing Program – Everglades A • Supply Program – Everglades B • Academic Resources Course – Everglades B • Apparel Program – Everglades C 9:00am-Noon PRIMEtime & PowerHall store-vendor meetings Noon-1:00pm Palms Pool Lunch Sponsored by JanSport. 1:00pm-6:00pm PRIMEtime & PowerHall store-vendor meetings continue 6:00pm-7:30pm Everglades Ballroom Reception & Dinner 7:30pm-9:30pm Everglades Pool D&H Party Poolside All stores and vendors are invited to attend this festive event sponsored by D&H. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 8 ARC ARC 7:00am-8:00am Everglades Breakfast 8:00am-9:30am Caloosa B Smartest Thing I Did Last Year Tom Hirtzel,Textbook Manager, Brigham Young University; Store-to-store sharing 9:30am-9:45am Break 9:45am-10:45am Caloosa B System Evaluations STORES ONLY 10:45am-11:00am Break 11:00am-Noon Caloosa A POS Revolution Jerry Sheldon, Analyst, IHL Group Noon-1:00pm Palms Pool Lunch Sponsored by National Association of College Stores. 1:00pm-2:15pm Caloosa A “Replacing a Pile of Textbooks with an iPad” – New York Times ARC & Strategic Direction Jennifer Steben, Higher Education Sales Manager, Inkling; Eric Petitt,Vice President Marketing, Inkling 2:15pm-2:30pm Break 2:30pm-4:00pm Caloosa A Analytics-Driven Retailing of Course Materials ARC & Strategic Direction Jared Pearlman, COO,Verba Software; Ryan Peterson, CEO,Verba Software; Margaret Gearhart, Assistant Director Books, Colorado State University 4:00pm-5:00pm Caloosa B Verba Client Program Development (Verba Store Clients Only) Jared Pearlman, COO,Verba Software; Ryan Peterson, CEO,Verba Software 5:00pm-6:00pm Island Room Verba Reception for All Stores STORES ONLY Sponsored by Verba Software. 6:00pm-8:00pm Everglades Reception & Dinner ARC & Strategic Direction www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 ICBA 2012 Academic Resources Course (ARC) Professional development for course material managers and buyers. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 ARC 7:00am-8:30am Everglades Breakfast & Annual Owners Meeting at 7:30am STORES ONLY (Vendor Breakfast, $20, is held in Camellia) 8:30am-9:30am Sabal Beloit College Mindset List Tom McBride, Professor of English & Keefer Professor of Humanities, Beloit College; Ron Nief, Public Affairs Director Emeritus, Beloit College 9:30am-9:45am Break 9:45am-10:45am Sabal SoMoLo with TagWhat Dave Elchoness, Founder and CEO,TagWhat 10:45am-11:00am Break 11:00am-Noon Sabal The Intersection of Digital Communications & Business Nathan T.Wright, Founder, Lava Row Noon-1:30pm Everglades Lunch & Best Practices and Top Performers Awards 1:30pm-2:45pm Sabal Disruptive Technology & Textbook Rental Sergio Monsalve, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners; Mehdi Maghsoodnia, CEO, BookRenter 2:45pm-3:00pm Break 3:00pm-4:15pm Hibiscus Campus eBookstore – An Industry Solution for Digital Course Materials & College Stores Marty Duncan, Program Manager, ICBA 6:00pm-8:00pm Everglades Reception & Dinner ARC & Strategic Direction FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 ARC 7:00am-8:00am Everglades Breakfast (Strategic Direction Breakfast is in Island Room) 8:00am-9:15am Royal-Sabal TRU Insights – Who Are Our Customers? Michael Wood, Senior Vice President, Director of Syndicated Research,TRU 9:15am-9:30am Break 9:30am-10:30am Royal-Sabal Emerging Technology: Devices & Trends Steve Koenig, Director of Industry Analysis, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) 10:30am-10:45am Break 10:45am-Noon Royal-Sabal The Student Monitor Fall 2011 Lifestyle & Media Report Eric Weil, Managing Partner, Student Monitor Noon-1:30pm Palms Pool Lunch & ICBA Recognition 1:30pm-2:45pm Royal Sabal Building Course Materials Strategy at Your School Bryan Pearce, CEO, University of Washington; Jeff Nelson, Director, Bowling Green State University; Chuck Kissel, Director, California State Fullerton, Rita Phillips, Director, Iowa State University 2:45pm-3:00pm Break 3:00pm-5:15pm Royal Sabal Innovation Showcase: Changes Deliver New Opportunities • Outside eCommerce: Arlyn Schaufler, Merchandising Manager, University of Oregon • Mobile: Lara Konick, Director of Merchandising & Marketing, University of Washington • Fashion: Steve Wenger, Director, Central Washington University • Espresso Book Machine (EBM): Heather Tearney, Media Coordinator, University of Missouri; Paul Musket, Associate Director, University of Missouri • Spec Buyback: Martha Hoppe, Assistant Director, University of Minnesota • Collaboration for Negotiation: Jeff Nelson, Director, Bowling Green State University • Main Street to Collegiate: Ann Lane, Merchandise Manager, Utah State University • Printing Our Own T-shirts: Mike Reed, Director, Boise State University 5:30pm-7:00pm Everglades Farewell Reception SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Travel safely. See you February 4-8, 2013 at ICBA 2013. www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 9 ICBA 2012 Marketing Program Professional development for marketing directors, managers and staff. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 1:00pm-6:00pm Palms Foyer Registration 5:00pm-6:00pm Island Room First-Timer Experience (first-timers only) STORES ONLY 6:00pm-7:30pm Everglades Welcome Reception Take time to reconnect and make new friends. Marketing Program TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Marketing Program 7:00am-9:00am Everglades A Breakfast with Opening Program at 8:00am Connect with others in your program, meet up with peer mentors, visit with vendor representatives, get tips for making the most of meetings and get a conference overview. • Strategic Direction – Island Room • Supply Program – Everglades B • iTech – Everglades A • Academic Resources Course – Everglades B • Marketing Program – Everglades A • Apparel Program – Everglades C 9:00am-Noon Gardenia A Comprehensive Marketing Seminar Stephen Walls, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas, Austin Noon-1:00pm Palms Pool Lunch Sponsored by JanSport. 1:00pm-3:30pm Gardenia A Comprehensive Marketing Seminar continues 3:30pm-5:00pm Break 5:00pm-6:00pm Island Room RMSA Peer Group Meeting (all stores invited) STORES ONLY Paul Erickson, Senior Vice President, Client Relations, RMSA; Ken Bankson, Senior Analyst, RMSA; Jim Hobson, Senior Analyst, RMSA 6:00pm-7:30pm Everglades Ballroom Reception & Dinner 7:30pm-9:30pm Everglades Pool D&H Party Poolside All stores and vendors are invited to attend this festive event sponsored by D&H. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Marketing Program 7:00am-8:00am Everglades Breakfast 8:00am-9:15am Azalea Social Media Peer-to-Peer Best Practices Kathy Missell, Director, University of San Diego; Amy DeLashmutt, Marketing Manager, Iowa State University 9:15am-9:30am Break 9:30am-10:45am Gardenia A Power of Email Marketing Ingrid Molina, Certified Coach, Constant Contact 10:45am-11:00am Break 11:00am-Noon Gardenia A Taking Ticky-Tacky to Task Marketing & Supply Programs Lacey Jackson, Marketing Associate,Western Kentucky University; Jim Sears, Associate Director,Western Kentucky University Noon-1:00pm Palms Pool Lunch Sponsored by National Association of College Stores. 1:00pm-2:15pm Gardenia A Permission Email Marketing Peer-to-Peer Best Practices Kari Erpenbach, Marketing Manager, University of Minnesota; Store-to-store sharing 2:15pm-2:30pm Break 2:30pm-5:00pm Azalea Smartest Thing I Did Last Year STORES ONLY Erin Lambert, Marketing Supervisor, University of Wisconsin; Store-to-store sharing 5:00pm-6:00pm Island Room Verba Reception for All Stores STORES ONLY Sponsored by Verba Software. 6:00pm-8:00pm Everglades Reception & Dinner 10 www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 Marketing & Supply Programs 10 www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 ICBA 2012 Marketing Program Professional development for marketing directors, managers and staff. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Marketing Program 7:00am-8:30am Everglades Breakfast & Annual Owners Meeting at 7:30am STORES ONLY (Vendor Breakfast, $20, is held in Camellia) 8:30am-9:30am Sabal Beloit College Mindset List Tom McBride, Professor of English & Keefer Professor of Humanities, Beloit College; Ron Nief, Public Affairs Director Emeritus, Beloit College 9:30am-9:45am Break 9:45am-10:45am Sabal SoMoLo with TagWhat Dave Elchoness, Founder and CEO,TagWhat 10:45am-11:00am Break 11:00am-Noon Sabal The Intersection of Digital Communications & Business Nathan T.Wright, Founder, Lava Row Noon-1:30pm Everglades Lunch & Best Practices and Top Performers Awards 1:30pm-5:30pm Caloosa B 2012 Readiness:Your Social Media Toolbox Nathan T.Wright, Founder, Lava Row 6:00pm-8:00pm Everglades Reception & Dinner FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Marketing Program 7:00am-8:00am Everglades Breakfast (Strategic Direction Breakfast is in Island Room) 8:00am-9:15am Royal-Sabal TRU Insights – Who Are Our Customers? Michael Wood, Senior Vice President, Director of Syndicated Research,TRU 9:15am-9:30am Break 9:30am-10:30am Royal-Sabal Emerging Technology: Devices & Trends Steve Koenig, Director of Industry Analysis, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) 10:30am-10:45am Break 10:45am-Noon Royal-Sabal The Student Monitor Fall 2011 Lifestyle & Media Report Eric Weil, Managing Partner, Student Monitor Noon-1:30pm Palms Pool Lunch & ICBA Recognition 1:30pm-2:45pm Royal-Sabal Building Course Materials Strategy at Your School Bryan Pearce, CEO, University of Washington; Jeff Nelson, Director, Bowling Green State University; Chuck Kissel, Director, California State Fullerton, Rita Phillips, Director, Iowa State University 2:45pm-3:00pm Break 3:00pm-5:15pm Royal-Sabal Innovation Showcase: Changes Deliver New Opportunities • Outside eCommerce: Arlyn Schaufler, Merchandising Manager, University of Oregon • Mobile: Lara Konick, Director of Merchandising & Marketing, University of Washington • Fashion: Steve Wenger, Director, Central Washington University • Espresso Book Machine (EBM): Heather Tearney, Media Coordinator, University of Missouri; Paul Musket, Associate Director, University of Missouri • Spec Buyback: Martha Hoppe, Assistant Director, University of Minnesota • Collaboration for Negotiation: Jeff Nelson, Director, Bowling Green State University • Main Street to Collegiate: Ann Lane, Merchandise Manager, Utah State University • Printing Our Own T-shirts: Mike Reed, Director, Boise State University 5:30pm-7:00pm Everglades Farewell Reception SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Travel safely. See you February 4-8, 2013 at ICBA 2013. www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 11 School & Office Supplies and PRIMEtime Professional development for school and office supply managers and buyers. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 1:00pm-6:00pm Palms Foyer Registration 5:00pm-6:00pm Island Room First-Timer Experience (first-timers only) STORES ONLY 6:00pm-7:30pm Everglades Welcome Reception Take time to reconnect and make new friends. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Supply Program Supply Program & PRIMEtime 7:00am-9:00am Everglades B Breakfast with Opening Program at 8:00am Connect with others in your program, meet up with peer mentors, visit with vendor representatives, get tips for making the most of meetings and get a conference overview. • Strategic Direction – Island Room • Supply Program – Everglades B • iTech – Everglades A • Academic Resources Course – Everglades B • Marketing Program – Everglades A • Apparel Program – Everglades C 9:00am-Noon PRIMEtime & PowerHall store-vendor meetings Noon-1:00pm Palms Pool Lunch Sponsored by JanSport. 1:00pm-6:00pm PRIMEtime & PowerHall store-vendor meetings continue 6:00pm-7:30pm Everglades Ballroom Reception & Dinner 7:30pm-9:30pm Everglades Pool D&H Party Poolside All stores and vendors are invited to attend this festive event sponsored by D&H. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Supply Program 7:00am-8:00am Everglades Breakfast 8:00am-9:15am Periwinkle Supply Market Trends STORES ONLY Anna Golladay, Creative Director,Top Flight; Ryan Hanson, Customer Sales Manager, Esselte/Ampad;Tammy Plutko, National Sales Manager, Four Point Products 9:15am-9:30am Break 9:30am-10:45am Gardenia A Power of Email Marketing Ingrid Molina, Certified Coach, Constant Contact 10:45am-11:00am Break 11:00am-Noon Gardenia A Taking Ticky-Tacky to Task Marketing & Supply Lacey Jackson, Marketing Associate,Western Kentucky University; Jim Sears, Associate Director,Western Kentucky University Noon-1:00pm Palms Pool Lunch Sponsored by National Association of College Stores. 1:00pm-2:15pm Periwinkle Selling Sustainable Patty Osborne, Schools Supplies Buyer, University of Oregon; Karen Clark, Merchandising Supervisor, University of Tennessee; Aicha Nebo, Buyer Supervisor, University of Minnesota 2:15pm-2:30pm Break 2:30pm-4:00pm Banyan Smartest Thing I Did Last Year STORES ONLY Andy Bryant, Assistant Director, University of Arizona; Store-to-store sharing 4:00pm-5:00pm Break 5:00pm-6:00pm Island Room Verba Reception for All Stores STORES ONLY Sponsored by Verba Software. 6:00pm-8:00pm Everglades Reception & Dinner 12 Marketing & Supply www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 School & Office Supplies and PRIMEtime Professional development for school and office supply managers and buyers. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Supply Program 7:00am-8:30am Everglades Breakfast & Annual Owners Meeting at 7:30am STORES ONLY (Vendor Breakfast, $20, is held in Camellia) 8:30am-9:30am Sabal Beloit College Mindset List Tom McBride, Professor of English & Keefer Professor of Humanities, Beloit College; Ron Nief, Public Affairs Director Emeritus, Beloit College 9:30am-9:45am Break 9:45am-10:45am Sabal SoMoLo with TagWhat Dave Elchoness, Founder and CEO,TagWhat 10:45am-11:00am Break 11:00am-Noon Sabal The Intersection of Digital Communications & Business Nathan T.Wright, Founder, Lava Row Noon-1:30pm Lunch & Best Practices and Top Performers Awards 1:30pm-3:00pm Queen BC Focus, Planning & Flexibility for the Independent Retailer Don Larson, President, Larson Design Associates 6:00pm-8:00pm Everglades Reception & Dinner FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Travel safely. See you February 4-8, 2013 at ICBA 2013. NOTES www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 ACTIONS 13 Professional Development Descriptions TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 9:00am-3:30pm Gardenia A MARKETING PROGRAM Comprehensive Marketing Seminar Stephen Walls, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas, Austin The revolution that has transformed marketing is driven by a number of factors: increased consumer resistance to traditional marketing methods, the proliferation of communication channels and everchanging legal constraints. In response, leading consumer-oriented companies are dramatically adjusting their marketing mix to take better advantage of less traditional, but ultimately more effective, consumer interaction channels. To be effective, your marketing plan has to be formalized. The essence of the process is that it moves from the general to the specific; from the overall objectives of the organization down to the individual action plan for a part of one marketing program. This seminar will address the foundations, characteristics, process models and performance analysis of comprehensive marketing planning. 5:00pm-6:00pm Island Room RMSA Peer Group Meeting (all stores invited) STORES ONLY Paul Erickson, Senior Vice President, Client Relations, RMSA; Ken Bankson, Senior Analyst, RMSA; Jim Hobson, Senior Analyst, RMSA For the fourth consecutive year, the ICBA-RMSA Peer Group invites all stores to an open discussion of industry trends and challenges. Among topics for this year’s meeting are solving the data problem that bridges two systems, improving the in-store and online customer experience, and third party analysis of store business planning. Professional Development Descriptions WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 14 8:00am-9:30am Over $20M: Island Room $10-$20M: Orchid $5-$10M: Jasmine Under $5M: Cypress STRATEGIC DIRECTION Segmented by Stores Size, Agendas by the Group STORES ONLY Last year’s segmented store sessions were overwhelmingly positive. Enjoy this format again at ICBA 2012. Each group uses their own predetermined agenda initiated prior to arrival. 8:00am-9:15pm Azalea MARKETING PROGRAM Social Media Peer-to-Peer Best Practices Kathy Missell, Director, University of San Diego; Amy DeLashmutt, Marketing Manager, Iowa State University “A brand is no longer what we tell the consumer it is—it is what consumers tell each other it is.” ~Scott Cook Social media customers aren’t more valuable. Every customer is valuable. Investing the time to connect and nurture customer relationships is what’s more valuable. When you foster a relationship with customers, then each customer has the potential to become more valuable. The more customer-nurturing we do through social media, the more valuable it becomes to our businesses. 8:00am-9:15pm Periwinkle SUPPLY PROGRAM Supply Market Trends STORES ONLY Anna Golladay, Creative Director,Top Flight; Ryan Hanson, Customer Sales Manager, Esselte/Ampad; Tammy Plutko, National Sales Manager, Four Point Products Competition is strong from online retailers, office supply supercenters and warehouse clubs. As more people rely on email and smart phones for basic correspondence, will the demand for once-traditional office products like stationery, pens and paper diminish? Get a better read on what’s happening in the market with up-to-date information about office supply trends. Find out what your competition is selling, and which brands and products are selling. Make more informed product development and marketing decisions and learn about: • New product innovation and trends • Best sellers of 2011 and beyond • Newest graphic trends • The future of recycled products and sustainability 8:00am-9:30am Caloosa B ACADEMIC RESOURCES COURSE Smartest Thing I Did Last Year Tom Hirtzel,Textbook Manager, Brigham Young University; Store-to-store sharing Responses to last year’s Smartest Thing sessions were overwhelmingly positive. Grouped by department sales size, everyone shares and everyone learns during this store-to-store sharing session. 9:30am-10:45am Gardenia A MARKETING PROGRAM & SUPPLY PROGRAM Power of Email Marketing Ingrid Molina, Certified Coach, Constant Contact Find out how email marketing—the hands-on, low-cost marketing tool—helps drive your business success. Discover how communicating with your customers regularly generates increased referrals, repeat sales and unwavering customer loyalty. Learn to start and build a strong permission-based customer list…get your audience to open, read and act on your email…and use your past results to sharpen your email marketing program as you go along. Gain a concise, but comprehensive overview of how easy it is to create and send professional-looking email newsletters and promotions. Learn the latest best practices and proven strategies of email marketing. www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 Professional Development Descriptions 9:45am-10:55am Sequoia: Jasmine Ratex: Island Room PRISM: Hibiscus WinPrism: Hibiscus MBS: Orchid STRATEGIC DIRECTION System Evaluation STORES ONLY Grouped by POS System, evaluate system performance features. Discussion is based on pre-work identifying both the major difficulties, and desired improvements and features. Recognized systems include, but are not limited to MBS, PRISM, Ratex, Sequoia and WinPrism. ACADEMIC RESOURCES COURSE System Evaluation STORES ONLY Grouped by POS System, evaluate system performance features. Discussion is based on pre-work identifying both the major difficulties, and desired improvements and features. Recognized systems include, but are not limited to MBS, PRISM, Ratex, Sequoia and WinPrism. 11:00am-Noon Caloosa A STRATEGIC DIRECTION & ACADEMIC RESOURCES COURSE POS Revolution Jerry Sheldon, Analyst, IHL Group In contemporary retailing, the winds of change are picking up strength in POS technology. Major shifts are taking place in software and hardware as we know it. Many changes seemed unthinkable just a few years ago. Often referred to as Point of Service, the new dynamics include cloud computing and mobility in what has been termed a digital arms race between retailers and tech-savvy shoppers. Technology advancements and shifts in shopper preferences do not occur in convenient five to seven year cycles. As a result, POS upgrade plans can become sharply out of synch with marketplace realities. With the move to mobile devices, omnichannel experiences and a focus on customer loyalty, more is being demanded of POS systems. 11:00am-Noon Gardenia A MARKETING PROGRAM & SUPPLY PROGRAM Taking Ticky-Tacky to Task Lacey Jackson, Marketing Associate,Western Kentucky University Jim Sears, Associate Director,Western Kentucky University “If your store was for sale, would you be able to sell it?” Your store’s future is driven through tangibles and intangibles. Explore removing the “ticky-tacky” presence by incorporating intangible ideas that manifest into tangible opportunities, and vice versa. Regardless of your store’s situation, through best marketing practices, operational situations, failures and successes, you must lead your business forward. Refocus your every-day approach to “sell” your store. Mold your store to fit the occasion and explore relevant scenarios. Recognize the difference between VAT (Valued Added Tangibles) and VAI (Value Added Intangibles). Learn to look past the static brick and mortar approach (VAT) to integrate the kinetic nuance of subtleties (VAI) into your store’s strategic plan for success. Learn the value of “it,” “keeping your ear to the ground,” and “it takes two to tango.” 1:00pm-2:15pm Caloosa A STRATEGIC DIRECTION & ACADEMIC RESOURCES COURSE “Replacing a Pile of Textbooks with an iPad” – New York Times Jennifer Steben, Higher Education Sales Manager, Inkling; Eric Petitt,Vice President Marketing, Inkling Inkling started with a vision for a better textbook: one that was interactive and engaging, one that took advantage of the opportunities afforded by new media like iPad. Inkling isn’t just reinventing publishing, or reinventing the book—they are reinventing the way people learn. With over 100 “textbooks” available and support by venture capital and investments from publishers such as McGraw-Hill and Pearson, Inkling represents a new era of course materials. 1:00pm-2:15pm Gardenia A MARKETING PROGRAM Permission Email Marketing Peer-to-Peer Best Practices Kari Erpenbach, Marketing Manager, University of Minnesota; Store-to-store sharing The Direct Marketing Association puts email marketing’s ROI for 2011 at $40.56 for every $1 invested. Email marketing is the single most widely used form of marketing for major retailers. Permission email marketing is the most highly valued of all email marketing and it works for a variety of reasons: it allows targeting, is data driven, drives direct sales, builds relationships, loyalty and trust, and it supports sales in other channels.Yet a survey of ICBA stores found that 70% are not using permission email in their marketing. It’s time to get real, share some best permission email practices and make permission email marketing happen at your store. 1:00pm-2:15pm Periwinkle SUPPLY PROGRAM Selling Sustainable Patty Osborne, Schools Supplies Buyer, University of Oregon; Karen Clark, Merchandising Supervisor, University of Tennessee; Aicha Nebo, Buyer Supervisor, University of Minnesota Within higher education communities, environmental issues and sustainable development have been on the agenda for a number of years. As campus retailers, college stores recognize the sustainable movement and face the challenge of selling sustainable products on their campus. What is the campus-wide mood about sustainability? What products do stores carry? How well are the products selling and how is the category trending? What retail strategies, promotions and actions stimulate consumer awareness and consumer’s choice to select sustainable products? www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 Professional Development Descriptions 9:45am-10:45am Caloosa B 15 Professional Development Descriptions Professional Development Descriptions 16 2:30pm-4:00pm Caloosa A STRATEGIC DIRECTION & ACADEMIC RESOURCES COURSE Analytics-Driven Retailing of Course Materials Jared Pearlman, COO,Verba Software; Ryan Peterson, CEO,Verba Software; Margaret Gearhart, Assistant Director Books, Colorado State University “Over the next five years the secret to retail success will come from knowing the impact of decisions before they take effect.” ~ Ronojoy Guha, General Manager Retail Consulting,Wipro Technologies Leading retailers have found that analytically driven strategies deliver strong, measurable results. Unfortunately, many retailers view management of this resource as a challenge instead of an asset. The result is that data and analytics are underused and underappreciated. The truth is that simply adding technology solutions on top of existing processes and culture will not produce the best results. Retailers need to cultivate a culture that understands and promotes the capabilities of analytics in order to shape favorable outcomes. The end game is the creation of a retail organization where analytics help drive revenue growth, profitability, customer loyalty and innovation. 2:30pm-4:00pm Banyan SUPPLY PROGRAM Smartest Thing I Did Last Year STORES ONLY Andy Bryant, Assistant Director, University of Arizona; Store-to-store sharing Responses to last year’s Smartest Thing sessions were overwhelmingly positive. Once again, everyone shares and everyone learns from this open, store-to-store sharing conversation. 2:30pm-5:00pm Azalea MARKETING PROGRAM Smartest Thing I Did Last Year STORES ONLY Erin Lambert, Marketing Supervisor, University of Wisconsin; Store-to-store sharing This is not a presentation—it is a group conversation about your department’s activities and strategies. In the spirit of store-to-store sharing and learning, participants share their experiences and insights. What worked? What didn’t work? What is your single biggest challenge at work? Your store’s toughest marketing challenge? And what are you going to try next? THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 9:00am-Noon 3rd floor APPAREL PROGRAM Self-Scheduled Meetings with PRIMEtime Apparel Vendors Set self-scheduled meetings with vendors and make the most of your time. Use your meetings to further discuss opportunities, negotiate, make plans and place orders. If your PRIMEtime vendor meeting schedule permits, feel free to join other professional development sessions. 8:30am-9:30am Sabal Beloit College Mindset List Tom McBride, Professor of English & Keefer Professor of Humanities, Beloit College; Ron Nief, Public Affairs Director Emeritus, Beloit College Incoming freshmen could be the children of Ferris Bueller. The Mindset List is an annual compilation of the values that shape the worldview (or “mindset”) of students who are about 18 years old and entering college, and to a lesser extent, adulthood. What started as a witty way of saying to faculty “watch your references,” has turned into a globally reported and used guide to the intelligent, if unprepared, adolescent consciousness. The Mindset List is requested by thousands of readers, reprinted in hundreds of publications, and used for a variety of purposes. The Mindset List immediately caught the imagination of the public, and in the ensuing years, has drawn responses from around the world. This site, www.beloit.edu/mindset/book, now gets more than a million hits per year. 9:45am-10:45am Sabal SoMoLo with TagWhat Dave Elchoness, Founder and CEO,TagWhat Social, Mobile Local, Tagwhat focuses squarely on place-based storytelling in multimedia. Walk by a place and watch as that place comes to life in your mobile in video, audio, and images as you pass. Organized in channels, Tagwhat is poised to do for places what television did for the home: deliver media in context for information, fun and commerce. Tagwhat is focused on multimedia content at places and making it easy for publishers to offer their audience an opportunity to act. Tagwhat is about a new kind of content marketing and engagement with place. It’s a new social, mobile, local medium. 11:00am-Noon Sabal The Intersection of Digital Communications & Business Nathan T.Wright, Founder, Lava Row Digital media is a serious component of your business. It’s time to make a serious commitment to integrating social and digital marketing initiatives into your operations. Join us as we dig deep to help you understand the business value behind technology trends and changing consumer behaviors, using realworld examples and case-studies. www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 Professional Development Descriptions Lunch & Best Practices and Top Performers Awards Awards are presented to stores that have achieved outstanding financial performance in a number of key areas based on results from the annual ICBA Operating Survey over a five-year period. 1:30pm-2:45pm Sabal STRATEGIC DIRECTION & ACADEMIC RESOURCES Disruptive Technology & Textbook Rental Sergio Monsalve, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners; Mehdi Maghsoodnia, CEO, BookRenter Disruptive Technology: Since the financial crisis began, education is the only area of the economy in which consumer debt has continued to rise. Disruption flourishes where those who are underserved can be better served through innovative technology. To counter skyrocketing educational costs, e-learning and distance learning emerged to “scale the teacher,” and textbooks were sold online for a fraction of the price. Universities and colleges need to leverage social, gaming and other technologies to remain relevant. Disruptive online, mobile and in-store commerce tools lower the cost of education, revive campus commerce, and deliver the course materials of today and tomorrow. Textbook Rental: The rapid growth of rental caught everyone off guard—everyone except the new competitors whose business model is based on rental. According to OnCampus Research, in 2009, three-hundred college stores offer textbook rentals. For fall 2011 it was estimated that 3,000 college stores would offer rental. Rental is the most rapidly adopted business process in the history of the college store industry. 1:30pm-2:45pm Royal B ITECH The Ins and Outs of Tablets Larry Staub, D&H Distributing; Mary Lou Miller, Lenovo; Tambra Pilczak, Samsung; Steve Lyons,Toshiba Fresh from the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, learn what’s happening in the tablet category. In this interactive session, get hands-on experience and ask the experts. 1:30pm-3:00pm Queen BC SUPPLY PROGRAM Focus, Planning & Flexibility for the Independent Retailer Don Larson, President, Larson Design Associates From tweaking to remodels, now is the time to maximize your retail investment, quickly! Learn the proven methods used to help leverage your customer service edge, product mix and appearance to compete successfully. Get real advice from the experts to face this tough economy head-on. These are proven tactics with a strong track record.You are guaranteed to leave with some sound ideas to begin the journey. 1:30pm-4:30pm Island Room APPAREL PROGRAM Smartest Thing I Did Last Year STORES ONLY Diane Wirth, Sportswear Team Leader, University of Oregon; Store-to-store sharing What’s the smartest thing you did? What didn’t work? And what’s next? Through this open collaborative session, everyone shares and everyone learns. 1:30pm-5:30pm Caloosa B MARKETING PROGRAM 2012 Readiness:Your Social Media Toolbox Nathan T.Wright, Founder, Lava Row If you’re like most companies, it can often be a struggle to divide your time and resources between Facebook, Twitter,YouTube, blogging and other social platforms. What’s next in the ever-shifting new media landscape? It has been said that social media is about sociology and psychology more than technology. What are the best practices for staying efficient and effective? Discover the tools you need to use social technology and emerging media to improve your communications and uncover new business opportunities. 3:00pm-4:30pm Queen A ITECH Smartest Thing I Did Last Year STORES ONLY Charlie Whitescarver, Associate Director,Virginia Tech University; Store-to-store sharing Responses to last year’s Smartest Thing sessions were overwhelmingly positive. Once again, you can enjoy and learn from this open, store-to-store sharing conversation. 3:00pm-4:30pm STRATEGIC DIRECTION Operating Survey STORES ONLY Kim Thomas, Executive Director, Boise State University; Al Robison, Business Manager, Boise State University This year two different presentations are offered. One is designed for stores that participated in the survey. The other is for stores that did not participate in the survey. The ICBA Operating Survey is a defining example of the institutional store culture to share towards mutual improvements. The ICBA Operating Survey is used for benchmarking, strategic planning and networking. This resource provides stores with a roadmap for continued success, solid measures of performance and opportunities to connect and learn from one another. Survey Participants: Caloosa A Non-Participants: Camellia A www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 Professional Development Descriptions Noon-1:30pm Everglades 17 Professional Development Descriptions 3:00pm-4:30pm Hibiscus ACADEMIC RESOURCES COURSE Campus eBookstore – An Industry Solution for Digital Course Materials & College Stores Marty Duncan, Program Manager, ICBA Textbooks have become a commodity product in a highly competitive market. College stores are losing market share with our legacy business of hard copy textbooks. In terms of disciplines, courses and titles, a relatively small group of subjects deliver a large share of the market. Competitors are aimed at that small subject target. Digital is aimed at that small subject target. As students are migrating more and more of their purchases to online sales, digital by its very nature is evolving to be sold online, accessed online, delivered online and used online. Distribution of digital content is already bypassing college stores. Campus eBookstore, a centralized marketplace where digital content can be bought and sold, delivers an industry-wide solution. Professional Development Descriptions FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 8:00am-9:15am Royal-Sabal TRU Insights – Who Are Our Customers? Michael Wood, Senior Vice President, Director of Syndicated Research,TRU TRU is the global leader in youth research and insights, focusing on tweens, teens and twenty-somethings. For more than 25 years, they have provided the insights that have helped many of the world’s most successful companies and organizations develop meaningful connections with young people. Their work has led to the development of countless new products, groundbreaking marketing campaigns and flourishing brands. 9:30am-10:30am Royal-Sabal Emerging Technology: Devices & Trends Steve Koenig, Director of Industry Analysis, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) The current and future state of consumer electronics retail, breakthrough technology innovation and social media trends are hot technology topics. Koenig shares his views about the path of consumer electronics as it relates to the retail and higher-education markets. Explore the short- and long-term potential outcomes for what has become a volatile industry. Based on years of experience, analysis and exhaustive market research, Koenig provides insight and perspective to help guide us toward a prosperous future. 10:45am-Noon Royal-Sabal The Student Monitor Fall 2011 Lifestyle & Media Report Eric Weil, Managing Partner, Student Monitor Founded in 1987, Student Monitor provides syndicated and custom market research services focused exclusively on the college student market. For more than 20 years, Student Monitor has leveraged its resources and expertise in support of the college market goals and objectives of Fortune 500 companies, federal and state agencies, as well as the non-profit sector. Their annual Lifestyle and Media Report provides a comprehensive understanding of how students interact with virtually every form of media, students’ consumer behavior, purchasing patterns, their attitudes, concerns and plans. 1:30pm-2:45pm Royal-Sabal Building Course Materials Strategy at Your School Bryan Pearce, CEO, University of Washington; Jeff Nelson, Director, Bowling Green State University; Chuck Kissel, Director, California State University Fullerton, Rita Phillips, Director, Iowa State University If your school is forming or executing a course material strategy and your store is not part of that process, committee or task force, then you must become part of it. If your school does not yet have such a process, then your store should initiate it. Whatever the case may be (school or system level) building relationships with the person you report to, school IT, library, academic provost (or similar positions), etc., is essential. Learn from stores that are succeeding with this initiative, the challenges they face and methods they are working at to succeed. How do you position your store in this process? Who are the relevant players? What are their primary interests in terms of course materials? What are the key issues? 3:00pm-5:15pm Royal-Sabal Innovation Showcase: Changes Deliver New Opportunities Join these stores as they demonstrate how new, changing business processes deliver new opportunities. • Outside eCommerce: Arlyn Schaufler, Merchandising Manager, University of Oregon • Mobile: Lara Konick, Director of Merchandising & Marketing, University of Washington • Fashion: Steve Wenger, Director, Central Washington University • Espressos Book Machine (EBM): Heather Tearney, Media Coordinator, University of Missouri; Paul Musket, Associate Director, University of Missouri • Spec Buyback: Martha Hoppe, Assistant Director, University of Minnesota • Collaboration for Negotiation: Jeff Nelson, Director, Bowling Green State University • Main Street to Collegiate: Ann Lane, Merchandise Manager, Utah State University • Printing Our Own T-shirts: Mike Reed, Director, Boise State University Thank You 18 www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 NOTES www.ICBAinc.com :: 800.888.9222 ACTIONS 19 Thank You ICBA 2012 Vendor Participants! Academic Resources Business Encounter Technology Book Volume BookRenter Cengage Learning Follett Higher Education MBS Textbook Exchange MPS/Macmillan NACSCORP Pearson South Eastern Book Company Southern Book Company SwoopThat University Readers Baker & Taylor BookRenter Bookstore 2.0 Bookstore Solutions Campus eBookstore Follett Higher Education Google eBooks MBS Textbook Exchange NACSCORP Nebraska Book Company Ratex Business Solutions Sequoia Retail Systems ValCourse Verba Software Adobe Antec Case Logic/Thule Coby Electronics Corporation Concept Green Creative Labs D&H Distributing Dell University Digitek Computer Supplies El Dorado Trading Group Encore Repair FujiFilm North America Corporation Gear Head Goal Zero GoldX HP HPI International iFrogz Imation Memorex JVC Kensington Kingston Technology Koss Corporation Lenovo Logitech Mach Speed Technologies Mizco Mobile Edge Mobile Generation-Verizon Wireless Premium Retailer nuCourse Distribution PNY Samsill Samsung Scosche SOL Republic Solo Sony Electronics STM Bags SYNNEX Corporation Targus Texas Instruments The Douglas Stewart Company Toshiba Apparel, Backpacks & Gifts Antigua Ash City Badger Sportswear Bentley Group Boxercraft Bruzer Built Apparel Camp David Campus Couture & Retro Brand Campus One Sportswear chicka-d CI Sport Components Design Cutter & Buck Earthtec Gear for Sports J. America Sportswear JanSport Jones & Mitchell Sportswear League Collegiate Wear Legacy Looptworks LXG Mascot Factory Meesh & Mia MV Sport Neil Enterprises New Era Cap OGIO Ouray Sportswear Prints Charming Russell Athletic Storm Duds The Cotton Exchange The Game Third Street Sportswear Top of the World Vesi Sportswear Youth Monument School & Office Supplies Ampad/Esselte Bazic Products/Bangkit USA Inc. C2F Comet School Supplies Dorm-in-a-Box El Dorado Trading Group Four Point Products Helix USA ICS (International Collegiate Sales) MeadWestvaco MVP Frames NORCOM SP Richards Smead Manufacturing Company The Douglas Stewart Company Top Flight 012312-400