Sunday, August 17, 2008

REAs tonight

This is it...the big night. The Retailer Excellence Awards are at the Marriott Marquis this evening, during which the GHTA (Gift and Home Trade Association) will accept the coveted Industry Achievement award. As a member of the Board of Directors, my enthusiasm might be just a titsch high on the Bubbling Over scale.

This is the fifth time I’ve attended-—twice as an award recipient, once as an award presenter. Best part is the crowd, comprised of the smartest, most plugged-in folks in the gift industry. It never fails that by night’s end, my mind is wheeling with creative ideas, my pocket is full of new contacts, and my juices are flowing toward ways to further promote my consulting clients. Now tell me, what’s better than that?