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The Power of Together - Register Today

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Click here for a PDF copy of the Registration Form!

Please join us for TIA’s 32nd Annual Convention and Trade Show April 7-10 at the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort located in Tucson, AZ.

This is the place to be for education, seminars, peer to peer contacts and the way to keep up with the latest developments in our industry. Even the location is first class.

The World’s Largest Gathering of Brokerage-based 3PLs!  More than 500 Attendees!

90% of Attendees are Decision Makers, Not Vendors!

Click here to view the entire Convention & Trade Show brochure as a pdf file

16 Educational Sessions in 4 Tracks!  Mix and match and create a unique education experience for you.

5 Plenary Sessions on Topics That Affect Every 3PL!

3 Pre-Conference Seminars!

The Largest Trade Show for Brokerage-based 3PLs!

Outstanding Opportunities to Build Relationships at numerous Networking Events!

Golf Outing!

Silent Auction!

Price Includes 3 Receptions, 2 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, and the Awards Dinner!

Multiple Attendee Discounts!

New Member Discounts!

Your Competitors Will Be Here! Where will you be when they are learning how gain market share at the expense of competitors.

Still need reasons to attend? After you read this article by Annette Petrick, click here to register.


Image Minute Marketing Tips on easy, inexpensive ways to bring your name before customers and carriers
by Annette Patrick

Come Bounce at the TIA Convention

“I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.” General George S. Patton.

Is this your year to bounce?  Many companies are, you know.  For all the transportation intermediaries who have left the business in the last couple of years, there are firms that are holding their own and even gaining ground.

How do they do it?  That’s the question you get to ask and answer at the 32nd Annual TIA convention in Tucson in April.  There are educational sessions that will analyze the new business climate and explore the landscape of opportunities.  There’s a panel of transportation marketing professionals who will show you how it’s done.  You’ll hear what kinds of industries are moving freight now and which are gearing up for expansion.

Perhaps even more important than the planned sessions are the opportunities to rub shoulders with others in your business.  Where else can you get that?  TIA offers the ONLY platform for networking with your peers.  It’s not a secondary benefit of your attendance.  When you measure return on the investment of signing up.  It could be the most important part of your time in Arizona.

The leadership of TIA recognizes that your next best business idea or inspiration may come from a fellow TIA member.  You will find a generosity of spirit among the men and women who own and manage TIA-member companies.  Remember, these are not just any brokers off the street.  These are the folks who are making a go of it in the business or have already reached the pinnacle of success.  They support the organization and attend its events because they want to learn from others too.  And those who have made it are willing to help others along the way.  They are your best source of learning how it’s done.

You’ll find discussions going on about infrastructure of the brokerage in the new business climate.  You’ll hear evaluations of software.  Find out how brokers are using CRM to create customer loyalty.  See who is doing well at recruiting agents and hear how good employees are being incentivized.  The biggest “A-Ha” you take home may come from the man or woman seated next to you at a meal, a coffee break, a session or the trade show.

Another source of stimulations are the associate members of TIA.  Many are exhibitors in the trade show.  Others attend the convention to keep up with the industry and the members who are their clients or customers.  Again, these are not “just another vendor.”  These are people who know your business, are aware of your challenges, feel your pain.  They too give generously of their time and advice on how to grow, prosper and expand.

2010 has a new business climate.  Using old tools and waiting for things to turn around won’t get you there.  It will take new approaches, new thinking and a clear path to succeed in this decade.  Let TIA put you in touch with the folks whose interaction will inspire you to new heights of achievement. 

If you expect to bounce off the bottom this year, or just leap up from where you are, come to the 32nd Annual TIA Convention & Trade Show, Wednesday, April through Saturday, April 10 at the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador in Tucson, AZ.  I’ll be there.  Hope you will too. 

Annette Petrick heads Petrick Outsourcing in Toms Brook, VA, specialists in marketing and management consulting for transportation intermediaries .Details – www.transportmarketing.com.

 


2010 Golf Outing

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Hilton El Conquistador Country Club – Caňada course

The Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort is the largest and most popular Tucson, Arizona golf resort and ranks as one of the best Arizona golf resorts. The dramatic views of the Santa Catalina Mountains and Tucson Valley below provide a truly memorable golf experience.

TIA has secured the amazing Cañada course for the 2010 TIA Foundation Golf Outing on Wednesday, April 7, 2010. The 18-hole Cañada course is a 6,713-yard par 72 with a rating of 72.2 and a slope of 140. The natural terrain comes into play as fairways wind through ravines and arroyos. The challenge of this course is the club selection. There is a lot of variety on Cañada – with considerable mounding, doglegs and elevation changes from the tee to the green. There are many birdie opportunities on the par 4’s, but the risk may outweigh the reward for some golfers.

Please join us for a day of friendly golf competition to build relationships and benefi t the TIAFoundation.

Register today!   For additional information contact Jessica Mizell at (615) 599-9263 or mizell@tianet.org


  

Exhibit at the 2010 TIA Annual Trade Show

Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort, Tucson, Arizona, April 7-10, 2010

For those of you who were with us in San Antonio, you know how popular that Show was. It was so well received that we have reserved over 70 percent of the booths for the 2010 convention.

Be sure to make your exhibit booth reservation requests ASAP!  Final cut off date for exhibit requests is February 1, 2010

You can contact Valerie Sumner at vsumner@vrsevents,com or 202-373-4174 with  questions. When your ready, download Exhibitor Prospectus and fax or email pages 6 and 8 to Valerie at 703-876-2805. 

Already reserved your booth?

Additional registrations are available for $250 each, member or non-member. The fee of $250 does allow your employees to attend all social and meal functions, but does NOT entitle them to participate in the educational sessions.