Work on Your Business at the PTDA 50th Anniversary Industry
Summit
Chicago, Ill. – July 7, 2010 –Top executives in
power transmission and motion control (PT/MC) will converge at the Power
Transmission Distributors Association’s (PTDA) 50th Anniversary
Industry Summit to celebrate a half-century of success and look to the
future with “A Summit of Possibilities.”
Held at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Ariz. on October
21-23, 2010, the Industry Summit is the premier venue for PTDA members
to devote essential time to working on their businesses with
incomparable networking, leading-edge keynotes and workshops and
targeted business development opportunities. The Industry
Summit’s signature event, the Manufacturer-Distributor Idea
Exchange (MD-IDEX), efficiently brings together existing and potential
channel partners to strategically plan for the upcoming year.
Chris Bursack, director of marketing for Industrial Supply Co., Inc.,
attests to the value of participating in the PT/MC industry’s
annual Industry Summit. “The networking opportunities with
manufacturers and fellow distributors are fantastic. If you come, invest
the time, make the connections—the benefit is definitely
there.”
As an incubator for innovations and solutions, Industry Summit
participants will collect ideas they can implement immediately upon
their return to the office. “I enjoy the motivational
speakers, the industry speakers,” said Don Latham, president and
CEO of Belterra Corporation. “I find it gives me the ability to
look at problems from a different perspective.”
By offering multiple sessions, PTDA encourages Industry Summit
participants to customize their experience and delve deeper into the
possibilities presented in new markets, new ideas and new ways of
communicating.
- Focusing on PTDA’s core membership, the “Big Issues for
Small Distributors Forum” is an open exchange of ideas designed to
assist CEOs and owners of small to mid-sized distribution firms in
managing their businesses more profitably.
- “Motion Control: Accelerating the Opportunity” is a
strategic look at the motion control industry and a tactical discussion
on building customer value propositions and identifying profit
opportunities in the motion control arena.
- “Not Just Hot Air: Turning a Profit in Wind Energy” will
provide the inside scoop on the emerging wind energy market. A
representative from the American Wind Energy Association will provide a
snapshot of the industry, its future outlook and insight for the
requirements and expectations of the supplier community.
- “Prospecting for the Future: Web 2.0 for B2B Marketing”
will provide real-world applications for businesses seeking to leverage
Web technologies in marketing and sales. Led by David Griffith,
president and CEO of the Modern Group Ltd, the workshop will get
specific on how participants can use technology to drive new
business—without a significant time commitment.
- Wayne Rivers, president of the Family Business Institute Inc., will
help companies retain (or rebuild) technical expertise by learning
techniques on how to start the knowledge transfer process in
“Preserving Competitive Advantage: Managing Your Corporate
Expertise.”
Industry Summit registration is now open. For more information,
visit www.ptda.org/IndustrySummit.
Founded in 1960, the Power Transmission Distributors Association
(PTDA) is the leading association for the industrial power
transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distribution channel. A
U.S.-based trade association, PTDA represents 185 power
transmission/motion control distribution firms that generate more than
$10 billion in sales and span 3,500 locations in North America and 11
other countries. PTDA members also include 181 manufacturers that
supply the PT/MC industry.
PTDA is dedicated to providing exceptional networking, targeted
education, relevant information and leading-edge business tools to help
distributors and manufacturers meet marketplace demands competitively
and profitably. For more information, visit www.ptda.org.
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