
Fit for Business Breakfast
Sydney: 28th February
Melbourne: 2nd March
Featuring Guest Speaker:
Stuart Machin
Store Development & Operations Director,
Coles Group / Wesfarmers Australia
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The Retail Doctor Group with appreciation to our event partner Google are delighted to invite you to the next in our series of ‘Fit for Business™’ breakfast events, ‘The Connected Retailer.’
Multi channel retailing and connecting with customers is more important today than ever before. The development of new technologies and methods of distribution and the emergence of social media channels have meant that we now have many new ways to connect with our all important customers. If you are not a connected retailer you will be left behind.
This breakfast seminar will draw on current global and local best practise and will explore:
1. Understanding global trends in multi channel connected retailing.
2. How to position your business for success.
3. How to maximise operating results in this ‘brave new world.’
Ross McDonald, Head of Retail & Consumer Products, Google AustraliaAs head of Retail & Consumer Products, Ross McDonald has a deep understanding of consumer behaviours and consumer interactions with retailers. Ross has instigated a number of important and valuable research programs regarding shopper behaviour and he will share his findings with us. Based on these critical empirical findings, Ross will highlight the importance of multi channel retailing to today’s retailer.
Brian Walker, Managing Director, The Retail Doctor Group®Brian Walker is founder and managing director of Australasia’s leading specialist consulting company specialising in multi channel retail, franchise retail and service formats.
Brian will share some key insights around:
-The commercial benefits of multi channel retailing
-How retailers should be responding to a new order of retailing
-Global retail best practise
-Connecting with your customer 24/7
-Effective methods of delivering your multi channel offer
Iggy Pintado, CEO &Chief Networking Officer, ConnectGenIggy Pintado is an accomplished business leader, executive, coach, speaker and author. He is an internationally recognised connection technology expert and a dedicated observer of societal and business models and patterns. Iggy will show how online networking can be smartly leveraged to create potential social and business opportunities. Delivered in a practical and interactive style, this presentation is guaranteed to provide insights and ideas on how to be best positioned in an increasingly connected business world by taking advantage of the Online Networking Opportunity.
| 7.30am |
Registration/Breakfast |
| 8.00-8.10am |
Welcome (MC) |
| 8.10-8.40am |
Ross McDonald, Google Australia |
| 8.40-9.10am |
Brian Walker, The Retail Doctor Group |
| 9.10-9.30am |
Iggy Pintado, ConnectGen |
| 9.30-9.40am |
Thankyou and Close (MC) |

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The River Room
Crown Melbourne
8 Whiteman St, Southbank VIC 3006
This event will also be held in Sydney on 10th March 2010.
Single Ticket $39.50
Group Booking (Table of 10) $350
(Prices are exclusive of GST)
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Registration for this event is now closed. To make changes to your reservation please contact Louise on 0435 421 571.