December 2004              return to newsletter contents page

AVDA Annual Conference Promotes

Success Through Distribution

AVDA’s 2005 Annual Conference will be focused on building a successful relationship between animal health distributors and manufacturers. Some feel that consolidation at the distributor level has diminished the relationship and the power of distribution in the supply channel. Don’t be fooled. Though distributors are fewer in number than in years past, the volume of products and dollars flowing through the supply channel is greater than ever.

The AVDA 2005 Annual Conference is all about improving on and developing the relationship between distributors and manufacturers. It's three days of

networking between animal health industry distributors and manufacturers, with none of the distractions of a trade show. If growing your company through successful channel relationships is important to you, there’s no better place for you to be this April than AVDA’s Annual Conference.

Featured speaker Adam Fein will look at the key trends impacting the wholesale supply chain. Robert Nadeau will address manufacturer-distributor relations and Jim Pancero will help you evaluate the marketing health of your business. A panel of related distribution industry experts will examine the state of distribution in their industries and we’ll see how trends in their industries relate to supply chain issues in animal health.

Don’t forget to register for the 2005 Annual Conference, being held in Coral Gables, Florida from April 17-19 at The Biltmore Hotel. Promotional materials for the meeting will be sent out in January 2005, so watch your mailbox for more information. To secure your hotel reservations, you may call The Biltmore’s reservation service at 800-727-1926 or 305-445-1926 and mention the AVDA 2005 Annual Conference to get the single/double occupancy room rate of $229 per night.