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2008 Speaking Engagements
George Mollo, President of GJM Associates, Inc. will once again be presenting at
the Direct Tech, Inc (Forecast 21) Users group conference in Orlando, FL on February
10-13. His topic will be "Staying on Top Of Metrics." He will also be
hosting a roundtable discussion on the same topic and Key Performance
Indicators.
At the NCOF Conference in April (April 7-10 in Orlando, FL) he will be
presenting a half-day preconference workshop titled "Conquering the Inventory
Management Challenge."
In May, he will be presenting "Merchandise Analysis: A Critical Measurement for
Success (Made Easy)" at the Annual Conference for Catalogers and Multichannel
Merchants (ACCM), in Orlando, FL on May 19-22.
2007 Speaking Engagements
George Mollo, President of GJM Associates, Inc. made two
presentations at the Annual Conference for Catalog & Multichannel Merchants in
Boston from May 21-23, 2007. The first, a panel presentation, "50 Ideas! Tips,
Tricks and Secrets to Reduce Operations Costs" and the second presentation
was "Inventory Forecasting: It Doesn't Take a Village, Just Marketing and
Merchandising."
In January, he was one of the keynote presenters at the Mid-America Motorworks
"2007 M-Curve Quality Supplier Summit" held in Effingham, IL. His presentation
of "Gross Margin Impacts on Profitability and Supplier Relationships" offered
views from both the suppliers and direct marketers perspective and how building
stronger partnerships can be a "win-win" for all.
2006 Speaking Engagements
George Mollo, President of GJM Associates, Inc. presented two
different topics at the Direct Tech, Inc. (Forecast 21) Users Conference in Las
Vegas on September 24-27. He reprised the session on "Breaking Down
Silos" presented earlier this year at NCOF and also presented a session
on "Merchandise Assortment Planning" and its importance to the entire Inventory
Management process.
In May, he presented "Tighter Inventory Controls for Improved Cash Flow
and Bottom Line Profits" at the Annual Conference for Catalog, Internet &
Multichannel Merchants in Chicago on May 8-10. At the conference he also
provided free consulting advice on Merchandise Planning, Inventory Management
and Operations as part of "Ask the Doctor" Catalog Medical Center located in the
Exhibit Hall.
In April, 2006,
George Mollo,
participated in a panel discussion on "Supply Chain Strategies for 2006 and
Beyond" at the VendorNet Users Group meeting in Delray Beach, FL, April 3-4.
The following week, April 10-13, he presented "Breaking Down the Silos:
Communicating Information to Achieve Better Results" at the NCOF Conference in
Orlando, FL. He also moderated a roundtable discussion on "Inventory
Accuracy" and as he has for several years, he again moderated and
participated in a panel discussion "60 Ideas in 60 Minutes: Managing Operations
Costs."
2005 Speaking Engagements
To date, in 2005,
George Mollo, President, GJM Associates, Inc. was part of a panel of
industry experts at the New England Mail Order Association (NEMOA) Spring
Conference, March 23-25 in Cambridge, MA.
At the NCOF Conference in Grapevine, TX, April 3-6, he moderated and took
part in presenting 60 Ideas in 60 Minutes: "Managing Operations Costs."
At the Annual Catalog Conference in Orlando, FL, May 23-25, George Mollo was
part of a panel discussing "Strategic Merchandise Building Blocks from A to Z"
and also presented a session on "Applying Merchandise Analysis & Inventory
Management Techniques to Uncover Hidden Profits in your Business."
He also presented an updated version of "Applying Merchandise &
Inventory Management Techniques to Uncover Hidden Profits" at the Direct
Marketing Association's Conference & Exhibition "DMA05" in Atlanta, October
15-19, 2005.
2004 Speaking Engagements
In 2004, George Mollo moderated and spoke at a number of industry conferences
throughout the year.
He moderated several panel discussions and roundtable conversations at the
National Conference on Operations and Fulfillment (NCOF) in Chicago. At the DMA's Annual Catalog Conference in Chicago, he
moderated and presented a two-part session on "Merchandise Assortment Planning
and Item Forecasting".
In the fall of 2004, he presented a
three-hour workshop session on "Applying Merchandise & Inventory Techniques to
Uncover Hidden Profits" at the New England Mail Order Association's (NEMOA) Fall
Conference in Providence, RI. He also took part in a panel presentation
"Forecasting the Future: Tips & Tricks from Marketing and Merchandise/Inventory
Control" during the Direct Marketing Association's Annual Conference in New
Orleans.
Other Engagements
In addition to regular DMA conferences,
George Mollo has spoken at a number of vendor User Conferences and in Europe at
the European Catalogue and Mail Order Days (ECMOD).
Examples of other topics presented at
conferences both here in the United States and in Europe include: "Understanding
Inventory Management's Impact to the Bottom Line," "Gross Margin Audit:
Understanding the Positive and Negative Impacts to Profitability," "Profitable
Liquidation Channels," "Establishing Tighter Inventory Controls," "Merchandise
Assortment Planning," "Inventory Forecasting: Art, Science, Crystal Ball or
....," and "60 Ideas in 60 Minutes: Operations Cost Control."
George Mollo also contributes articles
and interviews for a number of industry publications. These articles include "Inventory
Management: An Integrated, Disciplined Process" (February 2007, Catalog
Success), "Strategic Building Blocks for Merchandising Success" (August 2005, DM
News), "Merchandise Assortment Planning" (June 2003, Catalog
Success), an article on "Liquidation Strategies," a profile interview in The
DMA Insider (June 2003) and "Controlling Inventory for Improved Profits"
in Catalog Age, April 2004.
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Copies of these presentations in PDF format may be
found after the conferences on the "Articles" page within this website.
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