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Testimonials

I.T. Project LeaderHerr Foods Inc.

“The March 13-15th POI Conference was information packed and well worth the time invested. Thank you for your commitment and expertise.”

DirectorTrade Promotion Musco Family Olive Co.

“First of all I wanted to thank you for all the time and effort you put into this week’s summit. I found the information that was presented and available at the summit to be very valuable as we move forward in to the world of TPM and eventually into TPO and beyond. Thanks again for your leadership on this subject and I look forward to working with you in the future.”

Director Trade Promotion & Demand PlanningAinsworth Pet Nutrition

“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!”

DirectorCategory Planning and Support Hormel Foods

“It was two days well spent at the POI Trade Promotion Optimization Summit in Chicago. Your team did a really nice job of getting a diverse and engaging set of speakers for the event. We truly enjoyed the total engagement with both our CPG peers, academicians, industry experts and Retail leaders. The “ROI” on time spent was very good!”

Senior Financial AnalystSchreiber Foods

“The Summit was great- I have a lot of information to bring back and share with my teams.”

Heather DodgeTrade Finance seventh GENERATION

“I thoroughly enjoyed the Summit in Chicago this year. You guys do such a great job of making sure the content is relevant and cohesive, and I felt like I was among friends. What a great group of people!”

Retail Marketing Bi-Lo Holdings LLCLisa Overman

“The P-O-I Spring Summit exceeded all of my needs from a retail merchant’s perspective. The rich content, and collaborative environment allowed me to create new relationships with suppliers, and build on existing relationships around new concepts for mutual growth!”

Business ProcessConsultant McCormick & Co.

“Great conference! Fantastic mix of industry and vendors — really well put together. I am excited for Dallas!”

Michael RossManager, FP&A Campbell Soup Co.

“Excellent content, glad I made the time to come – I plan on coming back with more from my team, and organization!”

Business Process Consultant Commercial IT McCormick & CoMeredith Tyler

“Great conference! Ideal mix of industry and vendors, well organized, lots of energy and fantastic networking opportunities. I am excited for Dallas!”

Joe GordonVice President, Sales Saratoga Chip Co

“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!”

Tom Burkemper Sr.Product Director, Merchandising 7-Eleven, Inc.

“Just a quick note of thanks to you and the team at POI for the great conference! It was informative, fun, and very beneficial. I had the opportunity to listen, meet, and speak with a variety of individuals who provided some great information/insights. I enjoyed the presentations and panels and thought the conference was extremely well done.”

Business Insights & Analytics Manager Red Gold, Inc.John Krohn

“We appreciate the hospitality of you and your team that was extended throughout the POI Spring 2015 Summit. We were able to connect with some key individuals during the event and had a very open dialog about topics that are very important to us, which makes the investment of time worthwhile. Thanks again, we look forward to seeing you at the Fall Summit.”

Sean CrappsDirector of Sales Finance, Church & Dwight

“Thank you again for a great and informative POI conference. I truly enjoyed the entire experience, as the content was very insightful as always.”

Director, Trade Marketing Musco Family Olive CompanyHayden Price

“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!”

CPA, Revenue Management, Quaker / Tropicana / Gatorade / Naked JuiceNeil Zelley

“Thank you very much for inviting PepsiCo Nutrition to the POI Spring Summit. All our attendees were impressed with the sessions and made important industry connections (including vendors) we only would have learned about through your conference. Thank you again for the invitations and the insights.”

Director of Sales Operations, Del Monte Foods InternationalPam Brown

“Thank you again for a fantastic Spring POI event. It was the best event to date based on the great feedback from our network — very exciting. It was a pleasure to speak again at POI. Thank you for the opportunity, and continuing to drive the right topics for our industry.”

Alan AtkinsonBI Center of Excellence Constellation Brands, Inc.

“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.”

Ryan Van FleetDirector, Business Insights and Planning New Belgium Brewing Co.

“Thank you again for having Mike and me out. We gained a firm appreciation for what the institute is doing and how we might glean tremendous learnings moving forward. We enjoyed sharing our experience w/ the audience as well.”

Sarah BattyHead of Revenue Management, United Biscuits

“Many thanks for hosting the POI Brussels conference. It was great to attend.”

Helmut MakagonBusiness Analyst, Business Performance and Planning, Coca-Cola HBC Schweiz AG

“Once again thank you very much for the great organization and valuable input during the POI European Summit in Brussels.”

Shane KingstonGlobal Commercial Performance Director, Diageo

“Huge thanks for a great two days at the POI European Summit….found it so informative and energising to listen to such passionate and capable people tell their story and share their learnings – excellent.”

Mark HornerDirector, Trade Marketing, Eagle Family Foods Group LLC

“Congratulations on a great conference in Dallas 2016! I thought the content from the podium was some of the best I’ve seen! It was a great chance for me to re-connect with many contacts of mine in the industry and I made several new contacts at the conference.”

Darren ParsonsVP, Trade Marketing, VP, Retail Sales & Business Development

“Thanks for having me at the Promotion Optimization Institute Dallas conference. The event was fantastic and I will always remember where I was when the Cubs won the World Series – hanging with the best of POI attendees!! I look forward to seeing you at future events.”

Denny BelcastroVP, Kimberly-Clark

“Congratulations on another terrific and successful event! POI has become one of the industry’s leading events that truly makes a difference and can impact what CPG manufacturers need to do today! I found all of the sessions I attended to be very informative and overall very well done.”

Tim CoyleDirector of Information Systems & Technology, Mrs Ts Pierogies

“Great work! Each tear keeps getting better! Look forward to next year!”

Mike MilanowskiSr. Manager, RGM Data Science and Enterprise Systems, JM Smucker Company

“Thank you again for the wonderful opportunity to attend and engage with the CPG community via the POI Summit in Chicago. You truly bring together some of the best and brightest in the industry.”

Chelsea L. MannDirector, Revenue Growth Management. Atkins Nutritionals, Inc

“Thank you again for the wonderful conference last week! I also get such great insight and information to bring back to the team. I look forward to New Jersey and Dallas again this year!”

Craig EatonDirector, Revenue Management, Ocean Spray

“Thank you for the opportunity to attend the POI Spring Summit in Chicago, and speak on the panel. I learned a lot, met some great people, and really enjoyed myself!”

Joelle SimmonsVP of Sales Oregon Ice Cream

“I enjoyed the POI Summit last week in Chicago, as it was time well spent. I’m anxious to learn more about how Oregon Ice Cream may benefit from future POI events. Thank you for the opportunity and I look forward to staying in touch.”

Richard PrestonRevenue Growth and Integrated Planning Controller – Pernod Ricard UK

“Thank you again for inviting me to join you in Rotterdam – an insightful, thought-provoking and enjoyable couple of days, congratulations to you and your team for organizing the event.”

John CryerTrade Analytics Manager-Bel Brands USA

“We really enjoyed the POI Dallas Summit and found the sessions and interactions perfect for where we are in our RGM journey. We came back with excitement and energy to our company and in doing so find ourselves tasked with doing a presentation for senior management.”

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