The event is made up of two exhibitions – Retail Design & InStore Marketing Expo and Retail Technology Expo. The exhibitions feature hundreds of leading suppliers of retail design, interiors and shop fitting products and services as well as retail technology such as EPOS, loyalty, supply chain, signage, security and RFID.

Retail technology and shop design are vital to your success, even more so in these tough economic times where attracting and keeping customers in your shops and increasing operational efficiencies and reducing costs are essential for survival.

Retail Asia Expo has the full support of the Hong Kong Retail Management Association, the Hong Kong Tourism Board, and the Meetings and Exhibitions Hong Kong.

As well as the exhibition there is a full educational seminar program that covers every aspect of retail design and technology. For the first time ever, we also have the Retail Asia Forum which is a high-level programme for invited retailers only to discuss on how to deal with strategic issues which retailers are facing in Asia Pacific. The forum will feature many senior advisers to the retail industry with strategic insights into how to grow and protect their retail businesses in today's exciting, but fast-changing and volatile economic environment. The up to date program for both the seminar and forum can be found on the website.

Entrance to the show and seminar attendance is free of charge. If you haven't already registered, please visit our website to register for our show.

In just one hour you can find out what's new and what is right for you.

For further information please visit www.retailasiaexpo.com

Taking place at the prestigious five-star Intercontinental Hotel in Hong Kong, this landmark event will offer two days of insight, direction and inspiration for Asia's retail Industry.

Over two days of intense learning, focused debates and inspirational presentations across parallel 'Management'and 'Technology' streams, every business critical issue will be interrogated and examined via simultaneous translation. Retail industry executives in attendance will discover and discuss the latest developments in core sector issues with a powerful industry driven agenda focused on strategic and practical analysis of retail industry imperatives.

The organizers, Association and Communications events, have recently opened their Hong Kong office and are calling for interest in sponsorship and speaking opportunities.

Leading international solutions provider, Oracle, have already been confirmed as the event's lead sponsor. Retailers with a leading story to share with their industry, or technology suppliers with a track record of excellence are invited to submit their interest via the event website: www.retail-world.com.hk or on the event hotline +852-8228-2019.

About Association and Communications Events:
Association and Communications Events Limited are a leading regional conference and event organiser. With an extremely well established portfolio of industry focused conferences, the company's rapid growth now includes expanding their highly successful Retail World Summit into the Asian region.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Contact:
  Dominic Patterson
  Director of Production
  Association and Communications Events
  852-8228-2021
  dominic@retail-world.com.hk
  

Highly-regarded speakers representing the mobile operators, banks, mobile transfer networks, mWallets and 'interoperability hubs', handset manufacturers, technology and equipment providers will be invited to share their latest efforts in launching m-commerce services and the key challenges facing them at this summit.

The following key issues will be addressed in depth with necessary Real World Case Studies: Analysing the Impacts of Regulatory Environment on m-Commerce – Lessons learnt; Overview of Current Market Trends and Developments for m-Payments in Asia; Profitable and Sustainable Business Models Available for Mobile Money Transfer and POS; Commercial Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Banks in Offering Mobile Financial Services; New Strategies to Capture the Mass Market for Mobile Money Transfer & Mobile Remittance; Additional Revenue Generating Channels through Deployment of M-Payments; Enabling Mobile Money Domestically and Internationally; Banking the 'Unbanked'& Microfinance Services; Case Study on Safaricom's Experience in Providing Mobile Money Transfer Services in Kenya; Globe Telecom's Experience in Launching G-Gash; NFC Technology Updates; Mobile Handsets–What Are the Latest Technology Developments?;Case Study on MasterCard's Over-The-Air Provisioning Service; The Challenges in Implementing m-Payments in Transit; Management Issues Concerning the Business and Technological Interfaces between Banks and Mobile Operators; Security Issues of M-Payment Systems; and User-friendly and Secure Mobile Payments.

Companies/organisations representing the M-Commerce Ecosystems will be speaking at this conference : Mohamed A Kazi, Channel Head-Mobile Banking, Absa Bank, South Africa; Paradorn Wichayapinyo, Strategic Planning Specialist, Advanced MPay, Thailand; Frédéric Schepens, Executive Vice President, Strategic Business Development, Belgacom ICS, Belgium; Mohammad Jakirul Islam, Project Coordinator- mCommerce, Citycell, Bangladesh; Thivanka Rangala, Group Chief Commercial Officer, Dialog Telekom PLC, Sri Lanka; Richie Sison, Marketing Group Head of G-Xchange, Inc, Globe Telecom, Philippines; Delwar Hossain Azad, Head, Financial Services, Grameenphone, Bangladesh; Silvester Prakasam, Director (Fare Systems), Land Transport Authority, Singapore; Andrew Parker, Business Development Manager, M.Com; Kate Zilla-Bâ, COO, Mondato, USA; Bharat Bhatia, Regional Director, India, SAARC and South East Asia, Motorola; Chakaprani GK, Senior Manager-Financial Services, Nokia; Matthew Talbot, Vice President, mCommerce, Sybase 365; Arief Hamdani Gunawan, Senior Officer-Regulatory Management, Telkom Indonesia, Indonesia; and Lalit Sinha, Deputy General Manager, DIT, Union Bank of India, India.

There will be a pre-conference workshop on 16 March 2010 with the title "How to Build and Calculate A Successful Business Case for Mobile Banking?"and a post-conference workshop on 19 March 2010 on "Mobile Marketing & Advertising".

The summit website is : http://www.symphonyglobal.com/index.php/event/page/m-commerce

About Symphony Global

Symphony Global is a business media and consulting company that aims to provide the best networking platforms for global business connections.

All our events are research-driven with direct contacts with major industry stakeholders to ensure that they meet their needs and keep up to the industry trends and developments. SG Conferences offer you an unrivalled opportunity to network with your peers within your areas of business and ultimately develop the best business partnership for future business expansion. Our workshops and masterclasses provide an informative and interactive forum for developing latest techniques and skills.

Take advantage of SG services and products to keep up-to-date with the latest developments within your industry.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Contact:
  Phyllis Goh, senior conference manager
  Symphony Global Pte Ltd
  65-6221 8119
  Email: Phyllis.goh@symphonyglobal.com
  http://www.symphonyglobal.com
  

Shanghai, China (November 02, 2009) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Accor, the most dynamic international hotel group in China, proudly announced today the opening of its first hotel in Taiwan, the new Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport. As economic collaborations between Mainland and Taiwan continue to strengthen, this newest property is well set to cater to Taiwan's fast growing business travel and leisure tourist market. Furthermore, the launch of the new hotel is strategically important for the group's development in the Greater China region where Accor has now established a presence in all major regions including the Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and now Taiwan.

Located at Taiwan's busiest international airport, Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport is accessible in a few minutes from the terminal building.

Designed for Natural Living, the 360-room Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport is designed to deliver a restful stay and a comfortable work environment. All guests have free access to wifi in public areas, and rooms are equipped with LCD flat screens with an extensive international selection of TV channels. Innovative design elements are featured in all aspects of the room as well as relaxing 'rain' showers and anti-mist mirrors, dedicated flexible workspaces with high-speed an in-room safe large enough for a laptop and 24-hour room service. Guests staying on the Executive Premier Floor can access the exclusive executive lounge which offers a host of additional benefits.

Golf fanatics will be pleased to know that the hotel is close to Meilihua Miramar Golf resort. The hotel provides a complimentary shuttle bus to Taoyuan City, home to many important industrial parks, just 15 minutes away.

Downtown Taipei with its myriad of attractions such as the National Palace Museum, the National Fine Arts Museum and Taipei 101, the world's tallest skyscraper, is just 25 miles away, and the hotel enjoys convenient transportation links from the airport. Taipei, with its fun night markets, quiet temples and busy parks, is one of the region's most dynamic and comfortable cities which, just like Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport, strikes a balance between business and leisure.

All guests can stay connected with the hotel's "Web Corner on a Mac," a comfortable space outfitted with user-friendly Apple iMacs and a full service business centre is available. For conferences or meetings, the hotel offers a 488-sqm pillar-free Grand Ballroom and five additional meeting rooms flooded with natural light with one-touch control panels for lighting, sound and multi-media equipment.

The hotel breaks down the walls that separate business and leisure travel so that guests can find the right balance between work and play. Alongside state-of-the-art meeting facilities and the latest technology, Novotel's innovative leisure services such as the 'In Balance' fitness gym filled with the latest exercise equipment, a steam room, sauna and an indoor swimming pool providing guests spaces to unwind and work out.

The Square is the Novotel brand's flagship food and beverage offering in Asia, with its cutting edge design and versatility moving well beyond the traditional hotel coffee shop. The Square updates the dining experience, making guests active participants, as their food is cooked-to-order as they move through different restaurant stations. Exotic specialties from Asia are served along side great European dishes, together with new world favorites from the Americas and Australia. This alongside Novotel's trademark exceptional service will make for an unforgettable dining experience for our guests.

As well as The Square, the hotel has a Chinese restaurant THE WEI with private dining rooms and two bars Q Bar in the lobby and O2 Bar by the swimming pool.

"The opening of our first hotel in Taiwan illustrates the strategic importance we attach to the Greater China region. Both the Mainland and Taiwan are strengthening cooperation to boost tourism development, thus more and more Chinese tourists will travel to Taiwan. With 25 years of experience in mainland China, we have accumulated enriched experience to benefit Accor hotels development in the Taiwan market." said Mr. Robert Murray, Senior Vice President of Accor Greater China.

Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport is now offering an opening rate of RMB 637+10% for standard room, from now on to 31 December 2009. For bookings, please contact our reservation hotline 400-818-2688 (mainland China) or 800-938-768 (Hong Kong), or go to www.novotel.com or www.accorhotels/asia.com.

Accor, the European leader and a major global group in hotels as well as the global leader in services to corporate clients and public institutions, operates in nearly 100 countries with 150,000 employees. It offers to its clients over 40 years of expertise in its two core businesses: Hotels, with the Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Ibis, All Seasons, Etap Hotel, Formule 1 and Motel 6 brands, representing 4,000 hotels and nearly 500,000 rooms in 90 countries, as well as strategically related activities, such as Lenotre; Services, with 30 million people in nearly 40 countries benefiting from Accor Services products in employee and public benefits, rewards and loyalty, and expense management.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Diane Liu
  Marketing Manager-Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport
  Tel: +886 (3) 398 0888 ext 3301
  Email: H6701-MK@accor.com

  Mabel Liu
  Communications Director-Accor Greater China
  Tel: +86 21 61199833
  Email: Mabel.Liu@accor.com

  Vivian Bai
  Communications Manager-Accor Greater China
  Tel: +86 21 61199839
  Email: Vivian.Bai@accor.com

2009 is a year of uncertain and challenge. What are leading retailers doing in face of the current economic recession? How top retailers predict the future of the retail world? What are the certain actions in uncertain times? Is China the future of retail world? More great ideas and information will be obtained at Integrated Retail World 2009.

Main strategic and operational topics addressed:
- The Green Retailing Revolution
- Build the Green Supply Chain- Improve Operational Efficiency
- Driving Multi-Channel Retailing Model in a Downturn
- Sustainable Retailing- You can do more and better
- Implementing Efficient Customer Relationship Management，Improving Shoppers' Experience
- Offering Customers with the Best Price in Tough Times
- Using Mobile Technology to Provide Quicker and Convenient Customer Service

Up to now, the confirmed speakers and attendees are:
- Simon Chuen, President, Home Depot
- Wang Juntao, Chairman and CEO, 6688.com
- Hong Wankang, General Manager, RT-Mart
- Steven Yau, Vice President and CIO, Wal-Mart
- Gerhard Roux, Group CIO and Supply Chain Director, Dairy Farm
- Mark Burton, Head of Retail and Marketing in China, Marks and Spencer

With an exciting line-up of 180+ top-level decision-makers world retail groups, retail chain stores, other products and service suppliers, and solution providers cross the world, Integrated Retail World 2009 will be the leadership forum as the place where the industry comes for guidance and thought-provoking!

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Yvette Yue
  Tel: +86 21 5272 0733
  Email: Yvette.yue@daissassociates.com
  Website: www.integratedretailworld.com

Date：9/7-2/8/2009
Time：10:00am – 10:00pm
Venue：Open Piazza & 2/F atrium, Times Square, Hong Kong

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Times Square Limited
  Ms Winney Leung
  Tel: (852) 2112 8852 / 9020 6152

  Mr Vernon Ma
  Tel: (852) 2118 8858
  Fax: (852) 2118 8934

  Times square: http://www.timessquare.com.hk/
  Bloc Mickey @ Times Square: http://www.timessquare.com.hk/ch/module/new/promo.php
  Event Highlights: http://www.timessquare.com.hk/ch/module/new/eventhighlights.php
  Hong Kong Times Square Concierge: Venue: 2/F & B2;
  Operation Hours: 10:00am -10:00pm;
  Hotline: (852) 2118 8900

Shanghai, China (February 03, 2009) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — 17-19 February 2009, Retail Space 2009 www.RetailSpaceAsia.com is to be held in Shanghai, Hyatt on the Bund. China has the fastest moving retail environment in the world. The opportunities for local and international retailers in China are unprecedented, but competition is fierce. Focusing on the Greater China region, Retail Space explores retail design and location selection strategies to successfully position a brand in the area, including 11 case studies from local retailers and property developers.

This two-day conference is the premier event for all leading retailers and property developers, as well as shopping mall owners and operators wishing to expand in the complex China retail market. This unique event will focus on key issues and challenges when selecting, designing and managing your retail property portfolio in the rapidly changing first, second and third tier cities on the mainland.

In this increasingly crowded market, selecting the right location and making a store stand out from the competition is essential for success. With this as its theme, Retail Space 2009 will bring together the best retail industry experts. Conference Day 1 on 18 February 2009 is the retailers' focus day. We are very honour to have Dr. Eden Woon, MD China, Toys LiFung as our day one chairperson leading us through this important event. President and CEO of Wal-Mart China Ed Chan delivers a keynote address of their strategies and expectations for China's retail market.

Euromonitor gives a forecast on retail trends in Asia, with a specific focus on the Greater China region. Real estate firm CB Richard Ellis and designer Woods Bagot discuss the close relationship between shopping mall owners and their tenants. Gome Electrical Appliances speaks on behalf of local retail brands and tells how they have successfully located and marketed their brands on an international scale. Lead by McDonald's, a panel of successful international retailers including I.T, Muji, New Balance, Ztampz, and Toys R Us share their experience of locating their stores in the region and expanding their brands.

Conference Day 2, 19 February 2009, focuses on retail property developers and operational matters in China. Moderated by Henry Chan from Permira, Royal Bank of Scotland and Gateway Management Consultancy join to discuss China's Retail economy and identify the influence of the structural change in income distribution. Luxury retailer The Swank and Dynasty Fine Wines takes part in the closing luxury panel which discusses how high-end brands position themselves in China. Regional Property developers Shui On Development and Treasury Holdings China discuss other potential retail locations in China. Experienced regional designers and experts from Team Best Retail, Redgoodss, Head Architecture and Design as well as Philips reveal innovative retail store designs and creative marketing in shopping space promotions. Designportfolio will team up with founder of 1Oz3, for a joint presentation on "Developing New Lifestyle Concepts for the China market. International retail space developers Central Retail and Melco Group will also present at the conference and forecast the future retail trends in China.

According to figures from China's National Bureau of Statistics, the country's total sales of consumer foods reached RMB 1000.8 trillion in October 2008, year-on year increase of 22%. Retail Space 2009 is the conference for retail industry experts to meet and find out how retailers and mall operators can ride out the credit slump and get a share in this opportunistic market.

About the Co-Organizers:

Beacon Events
Beacon Events, previously Institute for International Research (IIR) Asia, is an international business services company focused on conferences, exhibitions and management training.

Beacon Events has an expanding portfolio of large-scale events which cope with the challenges arising from different business communities:
-Telecommunications
-Transport and logistics
-Real estate and facilities
-Gaming
-Mining and energy
-Retail
-Legal, anti-corruption and ethics

The support from strategic partners — industry associations and leaders, government organisations, media and publications — make our events the not-to-be-missed industry gatherings for intelligence, business development and networking.
Visit www.BeaconEvents.com for event details. Please contact us on +852 2219 0111 or info@BeaconEvents.com if you need any assistance.

Facility Media
Facility Media is publisher of RFP Magazine, the only Asia-wide magazine dedicated to real estate, facilities and project management. As a company Facility Media offers a range of media, publishing, conferencing and marketing services with many years experience conferencing in the areas of real estate, property development and the built environment.

We organise and partner with corporate and institutional events that attract anywhere between 20 and 20,000+ delegates for across Asia and abroad giving us ever increasing expertise to draw from. With an exclusive resource of over 31,000 senior executives in real estate, property development and investment as well as all the related government agencies regionally our breadth of contacts and access to up-to-the-minute industry information is unsurpassed. For more information about Facility Media, please visit www.facilitymedia.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Charmaine Lam (Ms)
  Senior Marketing Manager
  Beacon Events
  Tel: +852 2531 6211
  Email: charmaine@BeaconEvents.com

Singapore (January 15, 2009) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Mobile Payments & NFC World Summit 2009 will be held on 1 to 3 April 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Summit will bring together speakers representing the mobile operators, banks, transit operators, merchants, handset manufacturers, technology and equipment providers to share their latest efforts in launching m-payments and the key challenges facing them. The theme of the summit is "Winning Strategies to Profit from Mobile Payments Services including Point-Of-Sale, Mobile Money Transfer & Mobile Remittance".

Companies/organisations representing the Mobile Payments Ecosystems will be speaking at this Summit:
- Malaysian Communications and MultiMedia Commission
- Australian Merchant Payments Forum, Australia
- Belgacom International Carrier Services, Belgium
- Bharti Airtel, India
- Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad, Malaysia
- Citibank, N.A., Singapore
- Com2U, Malaysia
- Etisalat, UAE
- Gemalto, Singapore
- InterAcct Solutions, Australia
- Land Transport Authority, Singapore
- Malayan Banking Berhad, Malaysia
- Malaysian Retailer-Chains Association, Malaysia
- Maxis Communications Berhad, Malaysia
- Mobilink Telecom Group, Kuwait
- paybox solutions AG, Germany
- SK Telecom, Americas
- Smart Communications, Philippines
- Visa Worldwide
- Yes Bank Ltd, India

There will be a post-conference workshop on 3 April 2009 with the title "Striking the Winning Business Model That Will Align the Banks and Telcos Seeking to Benefit from M-Payment Services".

About NeoEdge
NeoEdge is a business media company that aims to serve the corporate world with integrity and excellence by providing cutting edge business intelligence and creating high value networking opportunities. NeoEdge events are developed based on careful and original research including extensive and direct interactions with potential participants in the market. NeoEdge events are distinguished by delivering premier value to customers in a sustainable means.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Sharon Lim, marketing manager
  NeoEdge Pte Ltd
  65-6557 9166
  Email: Sharon.lim@neo-edge.com
  www.neo-edge.com

Shanghai, China (January 07, 2009) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Retail Space 2009 www.RetailSpaceAsia.com is to be held in Shanghai, Le Royal Meridien. China has the fastest moving retail environment in the world. The opportunities for local and international retailers in China are unprecedented, but competition is fierce.

This two-day conference is the premier event for all leading retailers and property developers, as well as shopping mall owners and operators wishing to expand in the complex China retail market. This unique event will focus on key issues and challenges when selecting, designing and managing your retail property portfolio in the rapidly changing first, second and third tier cities on the mainland.

In this increasingly crowded market, selecting the right location and making your store stand out from the competition is essential for success. With this as its theme, Retail Space 2009 will bring together the best retail industry experts. Conference Day 1 on 18 February 2009 is the retailers' focus day. President and CEO of Wal-Mart China Ed Chan delivers a keynote address of their strategies and expectations for China's retail market.

Euromonitor gives a forecast on retail trends in Asia, with a specific focus on the Greater China region. Real estate firm CB Richard Ellis and designer Woods Bagot discuss the close relationship between shopping mall owners and their tenants. Gome Electrical Appliances speaks on behalf of local retail brands and tells how they have successfully located and marketed their brands on an international scale. Lead by McDonald's, a panel of successful international retailers including I.T, Muji, New Balance, Ztampz, and Toys R Us share their experience of locating their stores in the region and expanding their brands.

Conference Day 2, 19 February 2009, focuses on retail property developers and operational matters in China. Moderated by Henry Chan from Permira, Royal Bank of Scotland and Gateway Management Consultancy join to discuss China's Retail economy and identify the influence of the structural change in income distribution. Dynasty Fine Wines takes part in the closing luxury panel which discusses how high-end brands position themselves in China. Regional Property developers Shui On Development and Treasury Holdings China discuss other potential retail locations in China. Experienced regional designers and experts from Team Best Retail, Redgoodss, Head Architecture and Design as well as Philips reveal innovative retail store designs and creative marketing in shopping space promotions. International retail space developers Central Retail and Melco Group will also present at the conference and forecast the future retail trends in China.

According to figures from China's National Bureau of Statistics, the country's total sales of consumer foods reached RMB 1000.8 billion in October 2008, year-on year increase of 22%. Retail Space 2009 is the conference for retail industry experts to meet and find out how retailers and mall operators can ride out the credit slump and get a share in this opportunistic market.

About the Co-Organisers:

Beacon Events
Beacon Events, previously Institute for International Research (IIR) Asia, is an international business services company focused on conferences, exhibitions and management training.
Beacon Events has an expanding portfolio of large-scale events which cope with the challenges arising from different business communities:

- Telecommunications
- Transport and logistics
- Real estate and facilities
- Gaming
- Mining and energy
- Retail
- Legal, anti-corruption and ethics

The support from strategic partners – industry associations and leaders, government organisations, media and publications – make our events the not-to-be-missed industry gatherings for intelligence, business development and networking.
Visit www.BeaconEvents.com for event details. Please contact us on +852 2219 0111 or info@BeaconEvents.com if you need any assistance.

Facility Media
Facility Media is publisher of RFP Magazine, the only Asia-wide magazine dedicated to real estate, facilities and project management. As a company Facility Media offers a range of media, publishing, conferencing and marketing services with many years experience conferencing in the areas of real estate, property development and the built environment.
We organise and partner with corporate and institutional events that attract anywhere between 20 and 20,000+ delegates for across Asia and abroad giving us ever increasing expertise to draw from. With an exclusive resource of over 31,000 senior executives in real estate, property development and investment as well as all the related government agencies regionally our breadth of contacts and access to up-to-the-minute industry information is unsurpassed. For more information about Facility Media, please visit www.facilitymedia.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Media Contact:
  Charmaine Lam (Ms)
  Senior Marketing Manager
  Beacon Events
  Tel: +852 2531 6211
  Email: charmaine@BeaconEvents.com

Singapore (October 16, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Pacific Conferences is organising a 2-day Luxury Marketing Workshop on 3-4 November 2008 and 6-7 November 2008 in Singapore & Hong Kong respectively.

While the luxury market has dramatically expanded globally, the make-up, expectations, and demands of customers have changed. Many luxury marketers are having difficulties thriving and growing in a market where new competition has emerged, customer profiles have shifted, and the old rules have changed.

This 2-day workshop aims to address some of the ongoing changes in the luxury market, the mindset and lifestyle trends of the affluent, and how to synthesise this information for greated results and leadership in the high net worth marketplace.

Andre Taylor, Founder of The Taylor Grand Company will be leading the 2-day workshop. Andre is an author, speaker, and consultant with diverse experience including executive positions on Wall Street, leading the marketing activities of multinational organisations, and building successful entrepreneurial companies. He has also worked with some of United State's most prestigious companies in the area of wealth marketing, which includes targeting the affluent, developing relationships with the high net worth individuals, and marketing to consumers with high discretionary income.

The event aims to equip luxury marketers with new strategies for meeting the changing demands of the HNWIs.

About Pacific Conferences

Pacific Conferences specialises in organising business conferences aimed at providing interactive, insightful information and analysis about issues facing businesses in Asia-Pacific.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Mr. Shen Zhiwei
  Pacific Conferences Pte Ltd
  Tel: (65) 6372 2297   Fax: (65) 62271601
  E-mail: zhiwei@conferences.com.sg
  Website: http://www.conferences.com.sg
  

Singapore(October 06, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Pacific Conferences is organising a 2-day Luxury Marketing Workshop on 3-4 November 2008 and 6-7 November 2008 in Singapore & Hong Kong respectively.

While the luxury market has dramatically expanded globally, the make-up, expectations, and demands of customers have changed. Many luxury marketers are having difficulties thriving and growing in a market where new competition has emerged, customer profiles have shifted, and the old rules have changed.

This 2-day workshop aims to address some of the ongoing changes in the luxury market, the mindset and lifestyle trends of the affluent, and how to synthesise this information for greated results and leadership in the high net worth marketplace.

Andre Taylor, Founder of The Taylor Grand Company will be leading the 2-day workshop. Andre is an author, speaker, and consultant with diverse experience including executive positions on Wall Street, leading the marketing activities of multinational organisations, and building successful entrepreneurial companies. He has also worked with some of United State's most prestigious companies in the area of wealth marketing, which includes targeting the affluent, developing relationships with the high net worth individuals, and marketing to consumers with high discretionary income.

The event aims to equip luxury marketers with new strategies for meeting the changing demands of the HNWIs.

About Pacific Conferences

Pacific Conferences specialises in organising business conferences aimed at providing interactive, insightful information and analysis about issues facing businesses in Asia-Pacific.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Mr. Shen Zhiwei
  Pacific Conferences Pte Ltd
  Tel: (65) 6372 2297   Fax: (65) 62271601
  E-mail: zhiwei@conferences.com.sg
  Website: http://www.conferences.com.sg

Singapore (September 09, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — While the luxury market has dramatically expanded globally, the make-up, expectations, and demands of customers have changed. Many luxury marketers are having difficulties thriving and growing in a market where new competition has emerged, customer profiles have shifted, and the old rules have changed.

This 2-day workshop aims to address some of the ongoing changes in the luxury market, the mindset and lifestyle trends of the affluent, and how to synthesise this information for greated results and leadership in the high net worth marketplace.

Andre Taylor, Founder of The Taylor Grand Company will be leading the 2-day workshop. Andre is an author, speaker, and consultant with diverse experience including executive positions on Wall Street, leading the marketing activities of multinational organisations, and building successful entrepreneurial companies. He has also worked with some of United State's most prestigious companies in the area of wealth marketing, which includes targeting the affluent, developing relationships with the high net worth individuals, and marketing to consumers with high discretionary income.

The event aims to equip luxury marketers with new strategies for meeting the changing demands of the HNWIs. 

About Pacific Conferences

Pacific Conferences specialises in organising business conferences aimed at providing interactive, insightful information and analysis about issues facing businesses in Asia-Pacific.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Email:Ms. Chee Seow Hui
  Pacific Conferences Pte Ltd
  Tel: (65) 6372 2204   Fax: (65) 62271601
  E-mail: seowhui@conferences.com.sg
  Website: http://www.conferences.com.sg

Shanghai, China (March 14, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — marcus evans Advanced Channel Management training is taking place on the 29th and 30th May, at Four Points By Sheraton Hotel in Shanghai. This training aims at topics at a more advanced level, addressing issues such as managing channel conflict, creating new channel for new or existing products as well as partner management. It will provide knowledge required by the industry practitioners to breakthrough their current channel strategies and to sustain their sales revenues.

Organizations are increasingly looking to market their products and services through channels of distribution in an effort to reduce the mounting ‘cost of sales'. Furthermore, many distributors are often appointed merely to carry the responsibility for increasing sales, improving market share and overcoming the cultural differences and language barriers. Channel partners should not be considered just that, ‘partners' play integral role in a corporate and brand marketing strategies; their performances are critical to the overall sales revenue figures and ultimately the bottom line results.

Channel partners should be the brand ambassadors, protecting brand identity and similarly they should be guardians of corporate image, reputation and ethics. Therefore, it is essential to get the basics right from the start, from intensive product training to upholding corporate social responsibility to the benefits of after sales service, guarantees and warranties.

China being such a big country with one of the worlds' biggest populations offers lots of lucrative opportunities for companies that do business here. Not to mention its rapid economy growth and the rise of purchasing power, this is the place where almost every multinational company wants to be. However, selling in China is not as easy as thought. When geographical issue, fierce competitions, unskilled sales force and immature channel get in the way, companies are not making as much profits as they think they would. There is a need for companies to embrace a better way to manage their distribution channel in other to reap greater revenues in this huge and scattered market.

The key benefits and learning outcomes from the 2-day training includes: Discovering successful methods to invent new channels for new products, Identifying opportunities to penetrate new alternative channels and expanding market share in the dynamic and competitive business development, Evaluating the effectiveness of company's channels and channels performance, Minimizing channel conflict and achieving harmony in multiple channels for different markets and geographical segments and Maximising profits through holistic approaches to support and sustain channels' performance.

This course will be conducted in English and facilitated by international trainer Mr. Khor Chee Kok, Principal Consultant of Ferrington Consultants Pte Ltd. He has extensive front line and top-level management experience with twenty-five years of experience in the field of operations, sales & marketing, business development, expansion and turnaround.

This event is supported by media partners: ChinRetailNews.com, ChinaNewswire, China Knowledge and MeiHua Information.

INTERNET LINKS

http://www.marcusevans.com

About marcus evans
marcus evans is the world's leading provider and promoter of business summits and congresses, conferences, professional training and business intelligence. The Group's international network of offices provides a one-stop shop for all a company's business intelligence, market analysis, learning and training needs. Our Mission: To provide our clients with the information and insights they need to sustain a valuable competitive advantage.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Amy Lim
  Marketing Assistant
  marcus evans
  Tel: +603 2723 6763
  Email: lima@marcusevanskl.com

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Singapore (February 29, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — UNI strategic Marketing Operations Management masterclass will be held in Renaissance Kowloon Hotel, Hong Kong from 27th March to 28th March 2008. This high impact 2-day masterclass with leading expert in Marketing Operations, Gary Katz, will emphasize on the critical elements required to build a world-class marketing function by identifying your marketing goals, the impact of Marketing Operations in the organization and then developing the right strategies accordingly.

Recent studies highlight the growing necessity for having a Marketing Operations function at companies today. Quantifying and measuring marketing's worth, improving marketing's efficiency and effectiveness are top of mind with marketers for 2007, according to detailed findings by Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council in its 2007 Marketing Outlook survey. These ranked highly as the top challenges for this year among respondents from companies of all sizes. 43.8% of companies that participated in the survey indicated challenges in quantifying and measuring the value of marketing programmes and measurement; 38.7% indicated challenges in improving efficiency and effectiveness of the marketing function; and 28.4% had issues with improving the allocation and ROI of marketing spend. Marketers should NOW address these issues.

"The marketing function is poised to increase its influence in the organization; establishing greater credibility expanding its role, and increasing its contribution to the strategic direction of the organization. The [Marketing Operations] profession is in an ideal position to catalyze this transition." – Michael Gerard, director of IDC's CMO Advisory Practice.

Acquire first-hand knowledge on enhancing your marketing effectiveness from the CEO of one of the first marketing firms focused on the emerging discipline of Marketing Operations, Gary Katz. This masterclass shares solid understanding and tools of how Marketing Operations can add value to its existing marketing strategies and aid in overall revenue generation for your company.

Gain practical skills with the technology tool-kit as well as get insights on planning and designing a World-Class Marketing organization from this masterclass. You and your team will be inspired by new learning, hands-on exercises and by being sure of the certainty of the role of Marketing Operations before re-organizing. Acquire first hand knowledge on assessing your organization's readiness in starting a Marketing Operations function.

In addition, this event presents the FIRST opportunity for Marketing Professionals to work with Gary Katz to apply practical insights to real life challenges they confront using a combination of large group, peer group and 1-to-1 discussions!

Through this series of practical illustrations, brainstorming and real-life case studies, you will return with a whole new set of perspectives and practical tools which will help you and your organization grow in the long-term.

Marketing Operations Management is proudly endorsed by Hong Kong Direct Marketing Association (HKDMA), Direct Marketing Association of Singapore (DMAS), The Luxury Marketing Council, India and media partnerships with ChinaNewswire.com and ChinaRetailNews.com

Free Giveaway
Each delegate will receive the'Journey to Marketing Operations Maturity' benchmarking survey worth US$795 ~Study featured in MarketingSherpa~

INTERNET LINKS

http://www.unistrategic.com/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=4&func=details&did=28

About UNI Strategic
UNI Strategic is a vibrant and dynamic company with a passion for delivering exceptional business intelligence solutions through our Conferences, Summits and Training. Our clients are the Top-Level Management of Fortune 500 and MNC's companies around the globe. Established in early 2002, UNI Strategic Pte Ltd is the key provider of bespoke corporate and training events. We remain a leader in providing quality business to business information platforms to provide companies with the critical edge in corporate strategy today. We identify and develop key market segments across all industries and make headway into new and proven frontiers, bringing you the very best and latest in all our programs.

At UNI events, we listen to our executive clientele. The result is an open concept training platform developed in response to our client's needs with lots of interaction between audience and speaker alike.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Joyce Ho
  Marketing Executive
  Tel: (+65) 6825 9674
  Email: joyce.h@unistrategic.com with subject code "BDL-MOM"
  

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Beijing, China (November 20, 2007) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Over 100 senior executives from some of the biggest names in business in China have confirmed their participation at IIR’s first-ever "Loyalty Programmes China" conference which will take place in Shanghai on Tuesday, 4th December next.

Participants from over 60 companies have already guaranteed their place at China's premier Loyalty Marketing event, including representatives from such world-renowned names as Ikea, Proctor&Gamble, Cathay Pacific, Brother, InterContinental Hotels, General Mills, Carrefour and Air France amongst many others.

Testimony to the increasingly high importance of customer Loyalty Programmes to the future of their businesses in China, the audience at this unique and exclusive event will be composed mostly of Director-level staff or above, with some companies such as Chanel sending as many as 4 delegates including their Fashion CRM Manager and Fragrance & Beauty Marketing Manager.

Chinese companies also show strong interest in Loyalty issues

Conscious of the "lowest-price-rules" nature of the new-monied Chinese middle-classes, consumer loyalty has also become a "hot issue" for local Chinese companies too, many of whom are preparing to focus more on consumer loyalty as consumer choice increases across China.

Market leaders such as E-Long, Alibaba, Jinling Hotels, Wangfujing Departmenet Store and Shenzhen Airlines will again lead from the front and show their commitment to breaking new ground by joining the conference.

A full list of the Confirmed Delegates can be viewed on www.iirchina.com.

About the Conference

The one-day conference, focusing on the challenges faced by both retailers and brand owners in an ever-changing Chinese consumer market, will help Marketing, Loyalty and Relationship Marketing, CRM and Consumer Insight executives understand the key skills and secrets needed to create, implement and managing loyalty programmes for modern Chinese consumers, and build customer satisfaction and loyalty while increasing profitability.
The event will feature exclusive, in-depth presentations and case-studies from top local and international practitioners including:
Mr. WeeKee Ng, Director of Corporate Loyalty & Partner Marketing, Shangri-la Hotels & Resorts;
Ms. Michelle Chen, Marketing Category Director, Avon Cosmetics;
Mr. LiuLei, Senior CRM Manager, Shanghai Volkswagen;
Mr. LingHai, Head of Partnership Business, Bank of Communications Pacific Credit Card Centre;
Ms. Sofia Gao, CRM Manager, Sephora.
They will be joined by loyalty experts and specialist gurus:
Mr. Johann Suchon, Operations Director, Accentiv' (Accor Services);
Dr. Matthew Green, Commercial Director, Dunnhumby (Tesco UK's Loyalty Partner);
Ms. Huang Bingqin, Sales Consulting Director CRM, Oracle.

The Conference will be chaired by Mr. Chris Rogers, a company Director from the loyalty specialists, ICLP.

Each will share the latest knowledge and techniques to create and implement successful and profitable loyalty programmes to add value to businesses.

INTERNET LINKS

http://www.iirchina.com

IIR China – part of Informa plc – was established in early 2006 in Beijing as a business unit specialized in exhibition and conference. Following the tradition and legacy of Informa and relying on its global information network, IIR China is actively exploring IIR's business in China from the global and industrial perspective. Taking "Equity and Integrity" as cooperation policy and "Passion to go beyond expectation" as our mission, IIR China is aiming to deliver the world class service and create an ideal market platform to the customers.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Mr. Steven Li
  Tel: 8610-85910526- 303
  Fax: 8610-8591 0516
  Email: steven.li@iirchina.com

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