8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
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Buffet Breakfast & Table Topics
Anticipate a dynamic kick-off as our leading suppliers curate insightful topics for discussion. Select your topic in advance, pick up your buffet fare, and seamlessly join the conversation most tailored to your needs. It's a unique opportunity to engage with industry experts, share insights, and address your specific concerns while enjoying a meal catered to your preferences. This thoughtful and interactive session ensures that your final breakfast is not just a meal but a valuable extension of your conference experience.
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A Conversation about Incentives in the Direct Selling Industry
Discussion topics to include:
- Cost-effective hot spots for travel
- New all-inclusive hotels opening
- Ways to elevate your incentive program
- Industry trends, tech updates
Dianna Crnkovich, ADI Meetings and Events
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Navigating Sales Tax Compliance: Insights for US and Global Businesses
Niki Hocking, Avalara
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Creating Memorable Meetings & Events
Aleta Barrett, Disney Destinations
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Making the Best Buy vs. Build Software Decisions in Direct Selling
- What to know before you Buy, Switch or Stick with a Homegrown Solution
- Are you ready for what comes next?
As an executive for a Direct Selling company, you are under constant pressure to provide the tools and data to help more of your distributors succeed quickly and retain them. You also know that future needs and opportunities wait on the horizon—maybe new associate types, compensation plans, or commission structures, maybe new markets with unique new requirements.
Rodger Smith, Exigo
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FTC v. Neora Update
- With only 3% of e-commerce customers finishing their checkout, how much business are you losing in the last click, and what should you be doing about it?
Ed Burbach, Foley and Lardner, LLP
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How Much Business Do You Lose with the Last Click?
- With only 3% of e-commerce customers finishing their checkout, how much business are you losing in the last click, and what should you be doing about it?
Colt Passey, GOBI
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Drive Activity. Grow Revenue
James Porter, Hussle
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Commission Plan Trends and Strategies Shaping 2024 and the Future
Sean Smith, InfoTrax
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Growing Customer Relationships through Social Sharing
Robert Cavitt, Jenkon
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Rule-A-Palooza and More – What to Expect from the FTC in 2024
Donnelly McDowell, Kelley Drye
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Post-Neora Compliance Best Practices
Travis Wilson, Momentum Factor
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Highlights of Key Trends in Social Media for Marketers in 2024
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Updates include advancements on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and Pinterest, with a focus on video content, strategies, seamless shopping, AI-driven content, LinkedIn's potential, influencers, hybrid content, and authenticity. Delve into practical applications for direct selling and network marketing, emphasizing effective social selling practices.
Scott Kramer, MultiBrain
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Top 5 Strategies for Money In/Money Out and Sustainable Payment Practices for Global Growth
Mike Millgate, Nikki Kuykendall, and Adrienne Fusitua, Nexio
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Payments as a Strategic Differentiator for Your Sales Teams
- How to address payments given your worldwide operations.
- The importance of alternative payment methods, including buy now pay later.
- Why you should consider a payment processor that can also perform payouts to your sales teams.
Richard Gilbert, Paypal
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Attract and Retain Customers, Preferred Customers, Affiliate Marketers, Influencers, and Distributors
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Hear from Daniel Audet, IM Academy, and Gordon Hester, PM-International, on their strategies to attract a motivated salesforce.
Paul Beldham, PayQuicker
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Powerful Personal and Business Insurance Protection for Your Field with Programs Offered by PRO Insurance - No Cost to You
Rebecca Pozzie, Gallagher/Pro Insurance
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How 3PL Can Optimize Your Supply Chain
Cayden Cribbs, QuickBox
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AI as a Personal Assistant to Distributors
Rich Schubkegel, Rallyware
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Tips & Tricks for Having a Successful Direct Selling Operation in LATAM: Business Model, Legal & Tax, Technology, Pay in- Payout, Logistics
Carlos Florez, S4DS Software for Direct Selling
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I'll Just Do It Myself! The Pitfalls of DIY Development
Alan Alpert,SmartOffice Solutions
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A.I. in the Supply Chain
Rob Hartley, Staci Americas
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Legal Updates from 2023
Katrina Eash and John Sanders, Winston & Strawn
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Checkout Innovation: Best Practices Domestically and Internationally (APM’s, Wallets, Installments, AI and More)
Michael McClellan, Worldpay
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