Despite the cold and inclement weather last week, we enjoyed another terrific winter meeting in Jackson. Click here for photos from the Mid-Winter Conference, including shots from the BNC Awards Luncheon.
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Make plans to visit one of the metro area’s newest and exciting shopping and dining destinations, Renaissance at Colony Park. This upscale Ridgeland development is home to first-class restaurants and a host of unique stores and boutiques.
Friday evening, Jan. 29, MPA will host a reception for Mid-Winter Conference attendees at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in the Renaissance. Plan to join us from 6-7 pm and enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres. Then explore one of the great restaurants or shops nearby. (Or make reservations and stay at Ruth’s Chris for a delicious meal.)
While attending the Mid-Winter Conference, you’ll want to check out one or more of these delicious eateries in North Jackson, Ridgeland and Madison.
Be sure to wear your favorite team colors for the Saturday sessions during the Mid-Winter Conference. To tie-in to this year’s theme, “Tackling Tough Times,” fan football attire is more than appropriate for Saturday’s Silver Dollar Breakfast and Better Newspaper Contest Luncheon. Team sweatshirts are a great idea since we never know for sure what the weather will do – or how cool the hotel might be!
Football players, coaches, officials and cheerleaders also welcome. We’ll see you in Jackson next week.
A variety of sessions will focus on important revenue and advertising sales topics during the Mid-Winter Conference. Guest speakers Alan Jacobson, Joe Piergrossi and Gary Sosniecki will cover subjects such as display ad design techniques, developing Web revenue and boosting print sales in a tough economy.
The conference will kick off with key note speaker Blake Wilson, President and CEO of the Mississippi Economic Council, Friday morning at 9 am.
Saturday morning will also include the traditional Silver Dollar Breakfast. Participants are asked to bring some of their best revenue-generating and cost-saving ideas to discuss with their fellow MPA members. Additionally, program moderators Reece Terry of the Daily Corinthian and Pat Brown of The Magee Courier will foster discussions on key issues important to all newspaper members and how we are coping with the challenging economy.
As always, be sure to bring copies of your recent editions, promotional pieces and other items to share with your fellow members throughout the conference.
Click here for a description of the programs on this year’s agenda.
Member newspapers are encouraged to download the roast house ad for use in their publications.The ad is 3 columns by 10.5 inches. We appreciate your support of this charitable event.
If you’re on Facebook, keep track of what’s going on with MPA and the annual Mid-Winter Conference by becoming a fan of the Association. Find MPA’s page by clicking here and then RSVP for the conference, January 28-30 in Jackson.
The MPA Mid-Winter Conference will be held Jan. 28-30 at the Jackson Hilton. This year’s event will feature a slate of speakers on a number of sales, new media and management topics and is co-sponsored by the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association.
Sessions will be held throughout the day Friday, Jan. 29. Saturday events continue with the annual Silver Dollar Breakfast, more training sessions and the traditional BNC-Advertising Awards Luncheon.
Agendas and registration materials will be available to members in early December.
The conference will again be preceded by the MPA Education Foundation Benefit Roast, also slated for the Jackson Hilton, on Thursday, Jan. 28. This year’s “roastee” is Blake Wilson, president of the Mississippi Economic Council.
Members attending the conference should call the Hilton direct and mention the Mississippi Press Association to receive the special room rate of $105. Call the Hilton at 601-957-2800 or click here to visit the MPA reservations webpage.
The cut-off for reservations is January 6, 2010.