“The recent POI Summit in Dallas was definitely an eye opener on how the changing consumer / customer landscape will change the way we do business in the coming years. It also brought to the front HOW the industry needs to face the upcoming challenges, but no better time than the present. I look forward to the April 2014 Summit in Chicago!”
“The Summit was great – I have a lot of information to bring back and share with my teams.”
POI has been immensely beneficial to us. From the share-groups, to the summits, to 1:1 conversations with you and Sarah, we’ve gained so much insight into best practices and strategic direction for our new RGM team. When we’re faced with a difficult decision like vendor selection/implementation or when we are unsure of best practice like RGM benchmarks for KPIs, our first thought is POI will be able to help us! What we’ve gained from being a part of this group is worth significantly more than the investment.
In terms of reasons why to be in person for the summits, here’s what comes to mind:
-Between meetings and after meeting conversations to network and ask questions of others in the industry
-More attentive audiences and better flowing conversations within the room
-The ability to put a name and a face together
-Opportunities to have fun at the happy hours/events later in the evening and make friendships
“Yet another great conference. Each summit continues to add more and more relevant content. The POI Summit is the only conference I attend because it offers a wide array of subjects and depth. I especially like the forward thinking you bring every year with agenda items that don’t just reference where we have been but rather where we are headed. Thanks again for all you hard work!”
“You and the POI team bring forward valuable content and invaluable advice for those of us on the insides of these supplier sales organizations, and even for those on the outside trying to see in. Thanks for your constant efforts and good content. I enjoy sharing these insights with my colleagues.”
“Overall, I thought the inaugural POI conference was a great experience. There was a lot of knowledge sharing from the podium, as well as people there demonstrated a sincere desire to establish productive networking opportunities. I know those who attended from my group came away with pages and pages of notes, plus several good contacts for future networking. We plan to take advantage of the new educational opportunities from POI, as they become available. I have never seen anything like POI before!”