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About the Conference

Track 1: Strategic Communications & Change Management

Enhance your communication plan and manage organizational change. Learn how to:

Communicate effectively during and after a merger to save money, boost retention and increase engagement Win support from your execs by demonstrating the ROI of your communications and the resulting behavior change from employees Turn your senior leaders into super communicators who engage and inspire employees

Track 2: Writing & Editing

Improve your writing skills for print, online and all executive communications. Master how to:

Write copy that gets more attention, comprehension, retention and action Craft speeches that shift the debate and position your executive as a respected thought leader Create e-mails and online messages that are guaranteed to get higher open and click-through rates

Track 3: Social Media

Discover new ways to use social media for your internal and external communications. Learn how to:

Use flip video, blogs and social networks to bridge the gap between Gen X and Y employees Launch a low-cost social media campaign that generates thousands of dollars in donations Measure your social media efforts and tie them to tangible business results

Track 4: Public Relations & Marketing Communications

Blend timeless PR strategies with new media applications to earn more ink and marketing power as you:

Get employees and customers talking about you with five simple word-of-mouth strategies Coach execs to be willing and excited spokespeople during a transition Respond to a crisis with a solid communication plan and the creation of teams that “divide and conquer” problems

Track 5: Sponsored Best Practices

Learn from best practices as our sponsors offer dynamic case studies that tackle the thorniest communications problems, including ways to:

Use SharePoint to convey your corporate message and keep it fresh in your audience’s minds Communicate a one-company culture that retains and engages employees after a merger Create the most effective company stories, brand statements and mantras to maintain a clear focus for employees

Two must-see, timely keynotes:

	Patrick Sandusky, director of PR for Chicago 2016, will tell you what it takes to communicate on a world stage—to bring the 2016 Olympics to Chicago.
	Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, will explain how social media changed the way the 2008 presidential candidates communicated with the electorate and what this means for your communications efforts.

So many reasons you can’t miss this one-stop conference for all communicators:

	2 dynamite keynotes		5 track keynotes
	5 pre-conference workshops		30 ideas in 30 minutes
	42 sessions		2 post-conference workshops

And so much networking!

You’ll hear practical advice from expert communicators at top companies and organizations, including:

	ComEd		Marriott International
	Department of Defense		Mayo Clinic
	Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago		Thermo Fisher Scientific
	Frito-Lay		Sanofi-aventis
	IBM		Wells Fargo

New Conference Feature!

On each track, you’ll find:

	a Career Builder Session to help take your talent to the next level
	and a ROI Session to measure and prove the value of your work.

Risk-free guarantee from CEO, Mark Ragan:

There is no risk to signing up for our conference. If you're not satisfied with the event, I'll refund your entire registration fee immediately. No questions asked.

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