Capital Region Marketers To Discuss How To Turn A Sales Call Into A Client Relationship

ALBANY, NY (06/30/2008)(readMedia)-- The New York Capital Region Chapter of the American Marketing Association is pleased to present speakers Dan Colacino and Jerry Bentley who will lead a breakfast roundtable program titled "How to Turn a Sales Call into a Client Relationship" on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at Professor Java's on Wolf Road in Albany.

Colacino is a Vice President with Rose and Kiernan, Inc., one of the largest regional brokerage firms in the United States. He specializes in the field of employee benefits and has over 30 years of experience in health plan benefit design, product development, underwriting and sales.

Bentley is an account executive with Advantage Traffic Network, which is owned by Albany Broadcasting. Bentley is a talented sales and marketing professional with over 22 years experience.

Admission is $15 for members and students, $20 for non-members. Payment is expected in cash or check at the door. Coffee and baked goods provided. Reserve your place online at www.nymarketing.org. Space is limited.

WHEN:Thursday, July 24, 2008 from 8:00 - 9:30 am

WHERE: Professor Java's

217 Wolf Road

Albany, New York 12205

WHAT: Speakers Dan Colacino and Jerry Bentley will lead a breakfast roundtable program titled "How to Turn a Sales Call into a Client Relationship"

About American Marketing Association

American Marketing Association (AMA) is the world's largest and most comprehensive professional society of marketers, consisting of nearly 50,000 worldwide members in 72 chapters throughout North America. Since 1992, the New York Capital Region Chapter of the American Marketing Association has been committed to recognizing and encouraging the best practices in the field of marketing and helping to elevate the profession. The chapter provides an opportunity to learn from and network with more than 400 marketing professionals in the Capital Region.

In addition to breakfast roundtable programs, the chapter holds the annual AMA Mark of Excellence Awards program; luncheons featuring nationally recognized speakers addressing a range of marketing topics; and other special programs to benefit marketing practitioners, educators, and students.

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