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Wednesday,
September 30 - General Session Presentations – All
Times are Eastern |
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9:30am EDT |
Virtual Aftermarket
eForum Opens (booths available for visiting) |
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10:00am – 11:00am EDT |
Multi-Enterprise Data
Management in the Auto Aftermarket
Speaker: Jay Yanko, Director, Global Data
Synchronization, EdgeNet
The challenges faced by
the Automotive Aftermarket for product data are
formidable. Mastering the balancing act between
suppliers, receivers, standards such as AAIA & GS1
and relationship-dependent information is a large
and expensive proposition. In today’s economy
businesses on both sides of the supply chain cannot
afford to miss opportunities to use product
information to drive down costs, strengthen customer
relations and to sell more. Yanko will draw from his
experience with massive retailers to present the
case for collaborative data management across
multiple enterprises. |
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11:00am – 11:30am EDT |
Scheduled Chat with
Jay Yanko |
12Noon – 1:00pm EDT
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Demystifying Social
Media – from a Strategic Marketing Perspective
Speaker: Jonathan Ressler, Social Media Expert,
Brand Noise Reduction Laboratory, Inc.
This presentation is for senior marketing and
communications executives who want to better
understand how brands can leverage social media to
meet their objectives in the current economic
environment. Jonathan will cover Social Media 101,
basic social media guidelines for your brand, an
explanation of top social media applications and
case studies of how brands use social media to
achieve results. |
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1:00pm – 1:30pm EDT |
Scheduled Chat with
Jonathan Ressler |
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2:00pm – 3:00pm EDT |
Internet Data
Exchange ™: Pointing EDI in the Right Direction
Speaker: Steve Smith, President & CEO, Gcommerce
Steve Smith will explain how automated purchasing
over the internet can transform your business and
not break your pocketbook. Electronic document
exchange has been the most powerful, underutilized
technology for decades. Smith will discuss a new
approach to unlocking the ROI and business
improvements that can be found in automating
document exchange over the Internet. |
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3:00pm – 3:30pm EDT |
Scheduled Chat with
Steve Smith |
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4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT |
Collaborating to
Optimize Your Inventory Results
Speaker: Max Buchanan, Director of Sales, Heavy Duty
& Automotive, Datalliance
In other industries,
suppliers and distributors routinely collaborate on
inventory optimization for increased sales and turns
along with reduced lost sales – but not so in the
automotive aftermarket. Max Buchanan will explore
the risks and rewards of collaborative and
vendor-managed inventory practices. Max will also
cite case studies of the ROI and business benefits
realized by those who practice collaborative
inventory planning. |
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5:30pm EDT
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Aftermarket eForum
Closes |
