Retail Advertising & Marketing Symposium

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Note: more updates on our 2012 national event will be updated on this site as it becomes available
(currently all other pages on this site reflect last year's information)

To become a sponsor or to exhibit, please refer to the Sponsorship Page and Exhibitor Floor Plan on this site and contact Mary Markou at (416) 922-6678 ext 236.

April 19, 2012
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE, Conference Centre
6900 Airport Road, Mississauga, ON

Registration and full day conference: 7:30 AM — 4:30 PM
Networking and Cocktail Reception: 4:30 PM — 6:30 PM

2012 Retail Advertising and Marketing Symposium

Don’t miss the premier event for retail marketing  in 2012!

For retail marketers, the RAC 2012 Symposium is the place to engage with industry thought leaders to discuss the hottest issues impacting marketing and advertising in the Canadian Retail Sector today.

For retail marketing decision makers, the Symposium is the definitive forum to engage with industry thought leaders and discuss the hot topics impacting marketing and advertising in the Canadian retail sector. Today's consumer is shopping differently and accessing information in new ways creating marketing challenges and opportunities. The strategies of yesterday are no longer enough. To succeed, retailers must think differently to integrate, innovate and engage. Don't miss this opportunity to exchange ideas with the best in the business from Canada and around the world.

Who Should Attend?

Retailers, advertisers, agency and media professionals involved in marketing, retail strategy, advertising and promotions.

This is your official site for the latest details and information on this  8th Annual National Conference. Whether you are interested in learning about the conference speakers and the session topics or you want to know more about the vendors that will be exhibiting and what they have to offer, all of this information and more is available here.

In partnership with
Retail Council of Canada

2011 DELEGATE LIST> Delegate List

These Companies Were There on May 4th 2011!

Admill Group
Advocate Printing & Publishing
Air Miles Reward Program
ANGI
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Azure Corporation
Bargain! Shop
Beakbane Retail Connections
Bensimon Byrne
Black Press Limited
Bldg. No.4 Marketing
Bouclair
BrainStorm Group
BrandMuscle, Inc. (BlueVidalia)
Bronze Frog Gallery
C&R Express
Cadillac Fairview Corporation
Canadian Circulation Audit Bureau
Canadian Primedia Sales & Marketing
Canadian Tire
CANEX
Capital C Communications
Cayman Islands Dept of Tourism
Centroid Training & Marketing
Chronicle Herald
Clara Doors/FM Windows
Clarks Companies North America
CN Tower
Corinthian Colleges, Inc. - Everest College
CustomerLink
Danier Leather Inc.
dmd Retail Design
Direct Marketing
Distributions F. Levasseur Inc.
EMC - Your Community Newspaper
Environics Analytics
Fields Dollar Depots
Figure3 Network
Flyer Mail
Fortinos
FSA Media
Fuse Marketing Group
Gaiapost (DEM S.r.l.)
Galleria Supermarkets
Gandalf Group
Geomedia
GfK Research Dynamics
Glacier Media Group
Google, Inc.
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Graphic Transportation
Henry's Cameras
HMV Canada
Home Depot
Home Hardware
Hudson's Bay Company
IBM Canada
Imaged Advertising Creations
Infosac Distributors
J.C.Williams Group
Jones New York
Kubas Primedia
KYP Canada
Life Experiences
Liquor Control Board of Ontario
Loblaw Companies
London Drugs
Longo's
Lowe's Canada
LoyaltyOne
Market Focus Direct
Mark's Work Wearhouse
Masco Canada
Mediacom - Marshalls, Winners
Mediative
Metro News
Metroland Media Group
Michael's Canada
Microsoft Canada
MicroStrategy Canada
MVJ Group
Newspaper Direct
Nielsen Company
Northern Life Newspapers
Octane - a div. of Rycom
Pareto Corporation
Petsmart Canada
PharmaChoice
Pitney Bowes B.I.
PJs Pets
PlattForm Advertising
Postmedia Network
Publicis Toronto
Premier Salons
Prime West Media Sales Inc.
Pro Distribution Services
QMI Sales
Quad / Graphics
Quebecor Media Printing
Research House
Rogers Communications
Royal Bank
Rycom Inc.
Saferock
Salvation Army
Sears Canada
Sharpe Blackmore Euro RSCG
Sheridan Nurseries
ShopCatch Mobile
Shoppers Drug Mart
Showcase
Sobey's (Ontario Division)
Splice Software
St. Joseph Communications
St. Joseph Content
Staples Business Depot
Starcom
Stratafly
Targeo - Transcontinental Interactive
TC Direct Inc.
Teradata Corporation
TERRA Greenhouses
The Source
Top Drawer Creative
Torstar Digital
Toronto Star
Transcontinental Interactive
Transcontinental Media - Publisac
Transcontinental Printing - Vancouver
Universal McCann - Chrysler
Valassis Canada
Vertis Communications
VMC Media Inc.
WagJag
Walmart Canada
Watermark Advertising
Watt International
WIND Mobile
Wishabi Inc.
Zenith Optimedia - Kia