June 5, 6, 7: WRPA Conference - "Racing for Results in Derby City"

Women’s Regional Publishers Conference
June 5-7, 2008
Louisville, KY
Embassy Suites Hotel/Louisville East

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Conference Registration $150 to:
Mike Gaffney
J.M. Gaffney, Publisher
WRPA Treasurer
8603 Botts Lane
San Antonio, TX 78217
(210) 826-5375

Hotel Registration
Embassy Suites Hotel/Louisville East
$119 Special WRPA rate by May 9, 2008
(502) 426-9191
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Preliminary Agenda

Wednesday PM
Welcome Reception: Bar

Thursday
8:30-9:30 Introductions and reintroductions – Each share most exciting news of the past year

9:30-10:30 Best Practices: How Did We Make Money; How Did We Save Money

10:30-10:45Break

10:45-11:45 More about Making Money and Saving Money

• Events
• Print costs

                                   
11:45-1:00 PM Lunch

1:00-2:15 The Future of Publications on the Internet – Cyndi Masters, Owner, Digital Business Solutions

2:15:-3:45 Boosting Sales: 

• Developing relationships with ad agencies,
• Special promotions,
• Sections/supplements
• Penetrating national advertisers

3:45-4:00 Break

4:00-5:15 Future Trends in the Publishing Industry – Ted Silber, Publisher Folio and Circulation Management magazines

6:00 - ? Dinner – Claudia Sanders Restaurant with TW staff

Friday
8:30-9:30 Marketing to Millennials –Speaker TBA

9:30-10:45 Marketing/branding our business and publications

10:45-11:00 Break

11:00-noon Maximizing and building distribution

Noon-12:45  Building your Business:

• Adding another publication
• Collateral materials/publications

1:00-6:00 Leave for Churchill Downs – Enjoy lunch and a day of horse racing

Evening/dinner on your own

Saturday
9:00-10:30 Annual Meeting/Publishers only

• Next Year’s Conference
• Election of Officers
• Membership recruitment
• Marketing WRPA on the internet

10:30 – 11:30 Flex time for check out/committee meetings/luncheon preparation

Don't miss this years conference!