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Successfully Managing the Creative Process: Minneapolis 

Minneapolis Marriott City Center 
30 South 7th Street, Minneapolis , MN  55402 
5/16/2012 8:00 AM  - 5/17/2012 5:00 PM 

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Listen to a sneak peek podcast by Instructor Dave Hamel, the Founder of Challenger Brand Marketing and Executive Vice President of Marketing Support Inc.

Successfully Managing the Creative Process is designed to give managers a solid framework which they can use in real-world situations to develop and provide strong creative direction, to guide and steward the creative process, to evaluate whether tactical directions are strong, and to present creative ideas to their management.

This program focuses on the underpinnings of effective creative: objectives and strategies. Additionally, it provides hands-on experience in developing and evaluating strategic alternatives.

Session participants will be provided tools that have been successfully used by leading organizations in guiding the creative process.

Who should attend
Both B2B and B2C corporate and agency-side marketers who would like to see improved results in the quality, effectiveness and value of internal and external communications efforts.

Learning Objectives
In two full days you’ll acquire the skills needed to dramatically improve the creative process for your organization, whether you’re working with internal or external resources

You will:

· Understand and practice the development and evaluation of
a successful creative strategy

· Know the right information that leads to strong creative
output

· Be better able to align the team on direction

· Understand how Brand Personality is used to strengthen
creative efforts

· Learn how to strengthen tactical ideation and results

· Develop an understanding of how to better evaluate the
creative product

· Learn how to better measure the effectiveness of your
creative

· Be better prepared to present and sell creative direction and
creative output to your management

· Obtain the tools for future use:
SMART objective definition
Strategy alternative outline
Creative direction brief

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received 4 weeks prior to the event will receive a refund of fees minus $150 cancellation fee. Cancellations received within 4 weeks of the event will receive a refund of fees minus $300. There will be no cancellations on or after the start date of the training.

About the Instructor
Dave Hamel

Day 1
8:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM Introductions
9:00 AM The manager’s role in the creative process – participant
vs. guide
9:15 AM Objectives – the importance of where it all starts
10:00 AM Understanding Creative Strategy Development
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Understanding Creative Strategy Development (cont.)
11:00 AM Creative Strategy Development: class exercise
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Review of morning, Q&A
1:30 PM Determination of the strongest direction
2:00 PM Brand personality
2:30 PM Creative direction: the creative brief
3:15 PM Examples and discussion of creative directions and
creative
4:00 PM Defining and measuring what is success
4:30 PM Q&A and Wrap Up Day 1

Day 2
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM Review of Strategy Development
8:45 AM Case presentation
9:00 AM Team exercises in development of creative strategy
per case
Break as needed by teams
11:00 AM Team presentations of creative strategies
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Continuation of team presentations of creative strategies
1:30 PM Identifying appropriate participants in the creative
process
1:45 PM The Idea: here’s what we’re doing
2:15 PM Development of Tactics
3:00 PM Keeping the process on track
3:30 PM Presenting the plan and the creative
4:30 PM Review, Wrap-up and Q&A

Hotel Air Travel Rental Car Ground Transportation

Training Intensive Hotel Location 
Minneapolis Marriott City Center
30 South 7th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402 
Phone: 1 612.349.4000
Fax: 1 612.332.7165
Hotel Website: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/mspcc-minneapolis-marriott-city-center/   

Experience award-winning style and service at the revitalized Minneapolis Marriott City Center, a Minneapolis hotel ranked in the top 25 US hotels of 2010 by Trip Advisor. Make yourself at home in over 400 inviting hotel rooms with stunning views of the city skyline. Relax body and mind inside the serene sauna or invigorate and revive at the state-of-the-art fitness center for convenient downtown recreation. Enjoy access to top Twin City attractions at this Minneapolis, Minnesota hotel including the Metrodome, Target Center, Minneapolis Convention Center, Target Field, and Nicollet Mall. Experience the pulsating energy of a premier downtown hotel at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center.

Room Rates:
$179.00 Single/Double occupancy per night
(plus applicable state & local taxes, currently 13.4%)
Please reserve your overnight accommodations early as there are a limited number of AMA special rates available.

Please call 1 612.349.4000 & reference the American Marketing Association to make reservations. The reservation cut-off date is April 17, 2012. After April 17, 2012 reservations will be accepted based on availability and at the prevailing rate.

A deposit equal to (1) one night’s stay is required to hold your reservation. Deposits are refundable if cancellations are received by 6:00 p.m. hotel time on the day of arrival and a cancellation number is obtained.

Check in time is 3:00 p.m., and check out is at 12:00 p.m. Anyone arriving earlier than 3:00 p.m. will be checked in as soon as a room(s) becomes available. Guests checking out early may be assessed an early departure fee. Upon check in, guests will be asked to verify their departure date. At that time, scheduled departure dates may be altered. 

Hotel Features, Services & Accommodations
Please visit the hotel website http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/mspcc-minneapolis-marriott-city-center/ for a full list of services & features.

Area Attractions, Events and Tourism
Visit the Minneapolis Convention & Visitors Bureau website http://www.minneapolis.org/.  

Conference Attire 
Conference attire is business casual. Meeting rooms tend to be cool so you may wish to bring a sweater/jacket.

ADA
The AMA is committed to providing equal access to our meetings for all attendees. If you are an attendee with a disability and require program accommodations, please contact the AMA Meeting Services Department, and a member of our staff will ensure that appropriate access arrangements are made. If you have specific disability related needs for your hotel sleeping room, please be sure to communicate those directly to the hotel when you make your reservation. In an effort to provide the highest quality of service to all attendees, we require that details of all access requests be communicated to our office at least 14 days in advance of the beginning of the meeting.

AMA's travel coordinator, Tower Travel Management, is available to assist with reservations.  Call 1 800.542.9700 within the U.S. and Canada.  Reservation lines are open Monday through Friday 8 am-6 pm CST.  Or, you may contact them via email at association@towertravel.com.  

Tower Travel will proactively research airfares on ALL airline carriers to ensure that the lowest available fares are offered to all attendees.  They are dedicated to providing superior customer service and hassle-free travel arrangements.  Please note that fees, restrictions and cancellation penalties will apply.

Alamo Rent-A-Car
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or call Alamo Rent A Car at 1-800-462-5266. Be sure to request Contract ID AMA7745 at the time of reservation.

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Pick-up and drop-off service is subject to geographic and other restrictions.

National Car Rental
As an American Marketing Association member, you'll get up to 20% off rentals at National Car Rental.  And, with the Emerald Club® from National Car Rental, you can bypass the counter and choose your own car. To enroll now, click here: www.emeraldclub.com.  
To make a reservation online click here:
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or call National Car Rental at 1-800-CAR-RENT® and reference Contract ID AMA7745 at the time of reservation.  Go National. Go Like a Pro.

Area Airports & Directions
Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport - MSP
Hotel direction: 8 mile(s) NW
Driving directions: Take I-494W to 35W North. Follow Downtown Exit sign, follow 5th Avenue three blocks to 7th Street, turn left on 7th. Hotel is 5 1/2 blocks on right.

Estimated taxi fare: $35.00 one way

Shuttle Service
SuperShuttle provides airport transportation to and from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Please visit the website www.supershuttle.com for more information or call 1 800.258.3826 (1 800.BLUE VAN).  
Approximate fare (subject to change without notice): $17.00 one-way

Parking at the Hotel
The Hotel offers self-parking for $19.00 per day & valet parking for $29.00 per day.  Rates are subject to change without notice.

There are no exhibit opportunities with this event.