Pam's Speech Schedule   (Would you like Pam to speak to your group? Get more information here.)

Pacific Insights Conference, August 27 -28, 2008, Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, "The New Luxury"

How to Make Your Sewing Shop Pop & Inside the Mindset of the Female Consumer, Bernina University, Kansas City, MO,  July 19 & 20, 2008

Presentation for Disney Parks & Resorts, Orlando Fl, July 17, 2008

Diageo Global Licensing Summit, Dublin, Ireland, July 14, 2008, "Global Consumer Insights"

Luxury Interactive, Ultra-Affluent Luxury Consumers Presentation Sponsored by Google, June 17, 2008, New York, NY

Webcast "The Coming Luxury Drought: What Luxury Marketers Need to Know and What They Can Do About It."  May 21, 9-10 am.  The webcast will examine the cultural factors that are causing affluent consumers to cut back on their luxury spending. It will present ways that luxury marketers can tap the shifts in consumer psychology to overcome a newly resistant affluent consumer and create a loyal relationship with them.  To register for this webcast, click here The subscription fee is $495 payable by credit card.   

Consumers believe if it is made in Italy it is better -- How Gift Shops Can Get In on the Excitement of Italian Made, sponsored by the Italian Trade Commission and 7 W New York, May 16, 2008, 8:30 am-10 am  at 7 W 34th Street, New York, NY (Free with registration)  Click to learn more.

Shops that Pop!:  How to Create the Ultimate Customer Experience in Your Store, GlobalShop, March 18, 2008, Chicago, IL at McCormick Place West.  To learn more visit http://www.globalshop.org/globalshop/index.jsp

Radio interview, PurseStrings on WebMaster Radio FM with Maria Reiten, "The Wealthy in the Current Economic Climate" Click here to listen February 26, 2008

GMAC Experience 2008, February 13, 2008, Las Vegas, NV

Christian Booksellers Association, February 1, 2008, Indianapolis, IN

Canadian Gift & Tableware Association, January 28, 2008, Toronto, Canada

Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, October 29, 2007, Orlando, FL

Stauffers of Kissel Hill, September 22, 2007, Lancaster, PA

General Motors, Warren, MI., September 11, 2007

CNN In the Money Appearance, Trends in Internet Shopping, June 23, 2007 (Click to view)

BizWise TV by CISCO, Creating the Ultimate Customer Experience - 30 minute webcast  (Click to view)  

Crystal Cruises Awards Gala Presentation, "Five Things Every Travel Marketer Needs to Know about the 'New Luxury' Market — and How to Put that Knowledge to Work for Greater Success," June 6, 2007, Monte-Carlo, Monaco  

Liz Claiborne "Future of Shopping" Brown bag luncheon presentation, May 3, 2007, New York, New York 

The Ascent of the Young Affluents -- What They Want and How Luxury Brands Must Deliver It to Them" Global Luxury Forum, April 20, 2007, Old Billingsgate, London.  Click for more information. 

Cisco Systems taping, April 12, 2007, San Jose, CA

Stauffers of Kissel Hill, "How to Transform SKH into a Shop That Pops!" February 28, 2007, Lancaster,PA

Presentation and workshop for RJ Reynolds meeting, The Odyssey Network, February 14, 2007, New York City

International Design Guild Summit, February 6, 2007, Las Vegas, NV

Fine Furnishings International Magazine, January 25, 2007, High Point, NC

"Shopping: Why We Love It and How Retailers Can Create the Ultimate Customer Experience" December 13, 2006 Retail Marketing Society, The Williams Club, 24 E. 39th St., New York (Registration Required; contact retailmarketingsoci@retailmarketingsociety.org or visit http://www.retailmarketingsociety.org/) 

"Preview Presentation of Pam's New Book -- Shopping:  Why We Love It and How Retailers Can Create the Ultimate Customer Experience" November 9, 2006, 8:00 a.m. 7 W New York, 7 W. 34th St., New York (Registration Required; call 717-336-1600)

"Turning the Tables in the Tabletop Industry" October 30, 2006, 8:00 a.m., 7 W New York, 7 W. 34th St., New York 

Ten Thousand Villages Board Meeting, October 21, 2006, Akron, PA

"Ten Things Luxury Home Marketers Need to Know about the New Luxury Market" for Forte Buying Group, Annual Conference, September 8, 2006, Orlando, FL 

Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association, HPBExpo 2006, March 9, 2006, Salt Lake City, UT

Cornerstone Brands Merchandising Council, March 2, 2006, Cincinnati, OH

National Retail Federation's 95th Annual Convention & Expo - "What's Next - Prospects for the Future of Luxury Retailing." January 15, 2006 at Javits Convention Center, New York, NY

Department 56 Sales Meeting, December 10, 2005, Eden Prairie, MN

Prudential Real Estate's Fine Homes International Retreat, November 18, 2005, Beverly Hills, CA

Aqua Show on November 15, 2005 in Las Vegas, NV

Domino Magazine Sales Staff Meeting, November 14, 2005, Palm Beach, FL

Stearns & Foster Retailer Workshops, October 20-21, 2005, High Point, NC

Interiors by Decorating Den, "The Nine Things Every Home Marketer Needs to Know about the Luxury Market" September 21, 2005, High Point, NC

Casual Furniture Market, September 15, 2005, Chicago, IL

International Housewares Association, "Riding the New Luxury Wave" September 14, 2005, Chicago, IL

New England Nursery Association Green Summit on September 8, 2005 in Lennox, MA

Mail Order Gardening Association on July 13, 2005 in Orlando, FL

"Eight Things Every Marketer Needs to Know about the Luxury Market" Webcast sponsored by The Conference Board, June 7, 2005. 11:00 a.m.

"Eight Things Every Marketer Needs to Know about the Luxury Market" Webcast sponsor by The Conference Board, May 19, 2005. 11:00 a.m.

Fine Furnishings International, April 15, 2005, High Point, NC

Keynote address: "Let Them Eat Cake: Marketing Luxury to the Masses—as well as the Classes" Global Shop 2005, Las Vegas, NV March 21, 2005 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

American Nursery & Landscape Assoc. on Feb. 3, 2005 in Louisville, KY

"The 8 Things Every Marketer Needs to Know about the Luxury Market" Retail Marketing Society Luncheon Meeting, The Williams Club, 24 East 39th Street (between Park & Madison), December 15, 2004 12:00-2:00 p.m. Presentation (PDF)

"A Piece of Cake: Meet the New Luxury Consumer from Let Them Eat Cake: Marketing Luxuries to the Masses—as well as the Classes." Cartier's Miami Agents and Retailers Seminar, Miami, FL October 12, 2004.

"A Piece of Cake: Meet the New Luxury Consumer from Let Them Eat Cake: Marketing Luxuries to the Masses—as well as the Classes." Spring Air Sales Executive Meeting, Elk Grove, IL September 1, 2004.

Why People Buy: The Floral Market Forecast, Seeley Conference, Cornell University., Ithaca, NY, 6/27/04 (PDF)

LUXURY by JCK event, Las Vegas, 6/3/04 Presentation (PDF)

Keynote Speaker; National Tabletop & Giftware Assn. Bridal/Wedding event, NYC, 4/15/04 Presentation (PDF)

National Kitchen & Bath Association, Chicago, Il., Decorative Plumbing & Hardware Breakfast, 4/3/04

The Evolving Luxury Consumer: Why People Buy Things They Don't Need (PDF), GlobalShop 2004, Venetian/Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas, 3/24/04

Gifts: It's No Longer a Noun, It's a Verb—Gifting (PDF), GLM International Gift Fair, NYC, 2/2/04

Georgia Green Industry Association Annual Meeting, 1/21 & 1/22, 2004

GLM California Gift Show, Los Angeles, 1/18/04

GLM Gift Fair, Atlanta, 1/11/04