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Table Discussions: Perspectives + Solutions

** All times listed are Eastern Time. **

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

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.

ADI

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

Avalara

Navigating Sales Tax Compliance: Insights for US and Global Businesses

Niki Hocking, Avalara

Baker Hostetler

TBD

Disney-Meetings

Creating Memorable Meetings & Events

Aleta Barrett, Disney Destinations

Exigo

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

Foley

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

GOBI

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

Hussle

Drive Activity. Grow Revenue

  • Best recruiting and customer acquisition practices for 2024

  • How direct sellers are winning using social selling?

James Porter, Hussle

 

Infotrax

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

Kelley Drye

Rule-A-Palooza and More – What to Expect from the FTC in 2024 

Donnelly McDowell, Kelley Drye

Momentum Factor

Post-Neora Compliance Best Practices 

Travis Wilson, Momentum Factor

Multibrain

Highlights of Key Trends in Social Media for Marketers in 2024 

  • 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

Nexio

Top 5 Strategies for Money In/Money Out and Sustainable Payment Practices for Global Growth

Mike Millgate, Nikki Kuykendall, and Adrienne Fusitua, Nexio

PayPal

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

 

PayQuicker-Sponsor

Attract and Retain Customers, Preferred Customers, Affiliate Marketers, Influencers, and Distributors

  • Hear from Daniel Audet, IM Academy, and Gordon Hester, PM-International, on their strategies to attract a motivated salesforce.

Paul Beldham, PayQuicker

PRO Insurance Managers

Powerful Personal and Business Insurance Protection for Your Field with Programs Offered by PRO Insurance - No Cost to You

Rebecca Pozzie, Gallagher/Pro Insurance

Quickbox Fulfillment

How 3PL Can Optimize Your Supply Chain

Cayden Cribbs, QuickBox

Rallyware

AI as a Personal Assistant to Distributors

Rich Schubkegel, Rallyware

S4DS

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

Smart Office

I'll Just Do It Myself! The Pitfalls of DIY Development 

Alan Alpert,SmartOffice Solutions

Staci Americas

A.I. in the Supply Chain 

Rob Hartley, Staci Americas

winston

Legal Updates from 2023

Katrina Eash and John Sanders, Winston & Strawn

Worldpay

Checkout Innovation: Best Practices Domestically and Internationally (APM’s, Wallets, Installments, AI and More)

Michael McClellan,  Worldpay

  • Infotrax

    Infotrax

  • Jenkon

    Jenkon

  • Multibrain

    multibrain

  • ADI

    ADI

  • Amway

    Amway

  • Exigo

    Exigo

  • GoBi

    GoBi

  • MomentumFactor

    MomentumFactor

  • NuSkin

    NuSkin

  • PayPal

    PayPal

  • Payquicker

    Payquicker

  • Rallyware

    Rallyware

  • WinstonStrawn

    WinstonStrawn

  • 4Life

    4Life

  • Avalara

    Avalara

  • BakerHostetler

    BakerHostetler

  • Disney-Meetings

    Disney-Meetings

  • Foley

    Foley

  • Hussle

    Hussle

  • Kelley-Drye

    Kelley-Drye

  • Nexio2

    Nexio

  • PRO-Insurance

    PRO-Insurance

  • Quickbox

    Quickbox

  • S4DS

    S4DS

  • smart-office-solutions

    smart-office-solutions

  • Amware

    Staci Americas

  • Sunwest

    Sunwest

  • USANA

    USANA

  • Worldpay

    Worldpay