Bill D’Arienzo
Strategic Branding Presentations
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June 2009 FIT, NYC…Town Hall Meeting: Moderator & Sponsor
“Making It in the Current Business of Fashion”
April 2009* Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ
Creating & Measuring the Impact of Brand Value & Valuations (Workshop for Chinese CEO’s)
September 2008 FIT Professional Studies, NYC
"ProductsPreferred®: Innovation for Product Development & Consumer Insights”
July 2008 US Polo Association- Brand Global Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA
“Global Retail Change & The Future of Licensed Products”
March 2008 TC²…Annual Meeting, Cary, NC
“Products Preferred: Integrating Cycle Time Reductions with Consumer Insights”
November 2007 FIT/Advanced Mgt Program, NYC
“Li & Fung: Integrating Sourcing, Merchandising and Branding; A New Global Model for Apparel Companies”
September 2007 FIT/Professional Studies Seminar for Japanese Retail Mgrs.
“New Developments in Branding and Research”
July 2007 Liz Claiborne Advanced Merchandising Seminar
“Applying Consumer Insights Research for Product Development”
January 2007* Images Fashion Forum, Mumbai, India
“Consumer-Centric Branding Strategies: Best Practices of Global Retailers for India’s Business Development”
September 2006 AAPN: (American Apparel Producers Network)
“Branding Regional Trade Organizations: The Case for CAFTA”
September 2006 Fashion Brand Lab/ FIT: NYC
The Power of Brands in Today’s Consumer-centric Global Economy
April 2006 SPESA (Sewn Products Equipment Suppliers Association)
“Branding within Your Supply Chain with Subsidiaries, Distributors and OEM’s”
April 2006 FIT (Advanced Management Program)
“Bennetton: The Challenges of a Global Economy for a Unique and Successful Apparel Company”
March 2006 THA (The Hosiery Association)
“Speed to Market: How to Avoid Getting Nowhere Fast!”
February 2006 FIT (Advanced Management Program)
“The Gap—Crisis in Leadership”
January 2006* IFF (India)
“Private Labels vs. National Brands”
December 2005 HSA (Home Sewing Association) NYC
“The Long and Winding Road”
November 2005 FIT (Advanced Management Program)
"Target Stores: What Business are they really in?”
October 2005 ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) NYC
“Branding Non-Profits”
September 2005* El Foro (San Pedro Sula, Honduras, CA)
“Branding Factories, Commodities and Componets”
July 2005* AAFA (CAFTA Seminar-San Salvador, El Salvador) (AAPN)
“Branding Factories, Commodities and Components”
April 2005* ISEM (Madrid, Spain)
“Global Branding in a Consumer-Centric Culture”
April 2005 FIT (Advanced Management Program)
“Nordstrom: The Turnaround”
December 2004 HSA (Home Sewing Association)
“Counterintuitive Branding Paradigms for the HSA.”
November 2004 FIT (Advanced Management Program)
“Thinking Outside the Retail Box”
April 2004 FIT (Fashion Brand Lab)
“Integrating Merchandising and Marketing: The New Model”
March 2004 FIT (Marketing Tips 21st Century)
“Thinking Outside the Cosmetics Bag”
February 2004 AAFA (American Apparel & Footwear Association)
“Marketing to the Hispanic Consumer”
December 2003 AAFA (American Apparel & Footwear Association)
“Building Brands That Last” (Committee Member)
November 2003 IAC (AAFA Intimate Apparel Council)
“Branding Institutions: Some Strategies for the IAC”
October 2003 UNC (University of North Carolina)
“The Value of Branding”
September 2003 RMS (Retail Marketing Society)
“Building Equity in the Brand You Own”
*Venues that were international speaking engagements
Associations & Schools
AAFA (American Apparel & Footwear Association)
FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology)
Rider University (Adjunct Faculty)
RMS (Retail Marketing Society)
TC² Turning Research into Reality