| Time |
Event |
| 7:30am - 5:00pm |
Trade Exhibition set up
Registration Desk open |
| 8:00am - 8:05am |
Convention Opening
Grande Ballroom
Geoff Mullins, MC
|
| 8:10am - 8:20am |
Chairperson's Welcome
Peter Allpike, ANF Chairman
|
8:20am - 8:30am
|
Welcome
Don MacAskill, ANF CEO
|
8:30am - 9:00am
|
Platinum Sponsor Address
Yvonne Adele, special guest speaker for Hallmark, creator of 'Ms Megabyte'
"Inspiring innovation through the utilisation of fresh, creative thinking techniques"
|
9:00am - 9:30am
|
Keynote Speaker
Deborah Thomas, Editorial Director of The Australian Women's Weekly
|
9:30am - 10:30am
|
Finance 2008 and Beyond: What the budget will mean for small business
Michael Pascoe, Finance and Economics Commentator
|
10:30am - 10:50am
|
Morning Tea
|
11:00am Workshops Commence
|
MORNING
SESSIONS
11:00am
to
12:00pm |
Session 1
11:00am - 12:00pm
|
Merchandising and Planogramming (1 session only)
Shannon Luck, Manager Merchandising Services, ACNielsen Australia Pty Ltd - The Nielsen Company
Benefits of space management in the retail sector - best practices in retail -benefits of planograms to the newsagency.
|
Session 2
11:00am - 12:00pm
|
Newspaper Home Delivery - ANF Cost Benchmarking Review
* Part 1 of 2 (Part 2 follows at 12:00pm - 1:00pm)
Richard Koch, Logistics Consultant, GRA
|
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Session 3
11:00am - 11:45pm
|
Greeting Cards in Newsagents - My Opportunities, My Competition, My Negotiation and My Growth
Richard McGilvray, General Manager, For Arts Sake
|
Session 4
11:00am - 12:00pm
|
State of Play
Trevor Mason, Managing Director, T&M Mason Associates
Simon Pownall, Director of Analytic and Integrated Marketing, Roy Morgan Research
Retail state of the nation - how it affects you, how you can capitalise on it - insight into what the consumer is telling us and, more importantly, what they are saying about you as a newsagent - how to make your agency take advantage of the research and improve your performance.
|
MIDDAY
SESSIONS
12:00pm
to
1:00pm |
Session 5
12:00pm - 1:00pm
|
The Cook Up
Yvonne Adele, Creator of 'Ms Megabyte', Hallmark (Platinum Sponsor)
Bring a real life business challenge and learn to solve it in 6 easy steps - techniques learned in this Workshop can be applied seamlessly in your business tomorrow and beyond.
|
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Session 6
12:00pm - 1:00pm
|
Newspaper Deliveries - ANF Cost Benchmarking Project
* Part 2 of 2
Richard Koch, Logistics Consultant, GRA
|
|
Session 7
12:00pm - 1:00pm
|
What Does the Newsagency of the Future Look Like?
Mark Fletcher, Director, Tower Systems International (Aus) Pty Ltd
The products for which the Australian newsagency channel was created in the 1880s are changing. Retail is changing. Now, more than ever before, newsagents need a plan for the future. This Workshop will explore what the newsagency of the future may look like and how some entrepreneurial newsagents are navigating to their future.
|
|
Session 8
12:00pm - 1:00pm
|
State of Play
Trevor Mason, Managing Director, T&M Mason Associates
Simon Pownall, Director of Analytic and Integrated Marketing, Roy Morgan Research
Retail state of the nation - how it affects you, how you can capitalise on it - insight into what the consumer is telling us and, more importantly, what they are saying about you as a newsagent - how to make your agency take advantage of the research and improve your performance.
|
| 1:00pm - 2:15pm Lunch |
EARLY
ARVO
SESSIONS
2:20pm
to
3:15pm
|
Session 9
2:20pm - 3:15pm
|
The Cook Up
Yvonne Adele, Creator of 'Ms Megabyte', Hallmark (Platinum Sponsor)
Bring a real life business challenge and learn to solve it in 6 easy steps - techniques learned in this Workshop can be applied seamlessly in your business tomorrow and beyond.
|
Session 10
2:20pm - 3:15pm
|
Newspaper Home Delivery - ANF Cost Benchmarking Review
* Part 1 of 2 (Part 2 follows at 3:15pm - 4:15pm)
Richard Koch, Logistics Consultant, GRA
|
Session 11
2:20pm - 3:15pm
|
State of Play
Trevor Mason, Managing Director, T&M Mason Associates
Simon Pownall, Director of Analytic and Integrated Marketing, Roy Morgan Research
Retail state of the nation - how it affects you, how you can capitalise on it - insight into what the consumer is telling us and, more importantly, what they are saying about you as a newsagent - how to make your agency take advantage of the research and improve your performance.
|
Session 12
2:20pm - 3:15pm
|
Cadbury - Confectionery and Beverage Insights
Craig Horne, National Account Manager - Retail, Cadbury Schweppes
The importance of the confectionery category to newsagents
|
LATE
ARVO
SESSIONS
3:15pm
to
4:15pm |
Session 13
3:15pm - 4:15pm
|
Newspaper Deliveries - ANF Cost Benchmarking Project
* Part 2 of 2
Richard Koch, Logistics Consultant, GRA
|
Session 14
3:15pm - 4:15pm
|
What Does the Newsagency of the Future Look Like?
Mark Fletcher, Director, Tower Systems International (Aus) Pty Ltd
The products for which the Australian newsagency channel was created in the 1880s are changing. Retail is changing. Now, more than ever before, newsagents need a plan for the future. This Workshop will explore what the newsagency of the future may look like and how some entrepreneurial newsagents are navigating to their future.
|
Session 15
3:15pm - 4:00pm
|
Greeting Cards in Newsagents - My Opportunities, My Competition, My Negotiation and My Growth
Richard McGilvray, General Manager, For Arts Sake
|
Session 16
3:15pm - 4:15pm
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