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2008 – BETTER THAN GREAT!

As I write this, Bob has just returned from supply chain software solutions leader Manhattan Associates’ Momentum 2008 User Conference at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando. What a week! Not only did Bob “wow” the 1,300 attendees with his mindreading and message, but he also emceed and enlivened the general sessions - as only Bob can - sharing the stage with Peyton and Archie Manning, as well as trading jokes and friendly jibes with Saturday Night Live’s Darrell Hammond. Conference attendees said they had “never seen anyone like Bob” ... and right after the event, the Chief Marketing Officer had this to say:

“How do you describe Bob Garner? Awesome. Over 1,300 of our customers representing some of the some of the largest and most prestigious corporations in the world, as well as our staff, would agree that once you meet Bob, you will never forget him. Bob not only emceed our event, but he also helped out with our opening video, dazzled our guests during our hospitality event, participated in a skit with our executives, and then - on the final day of our event - this guy predicted the headlines of the newspaper! Throughout our event, Bob Garner kept the energy and excitement level high, with his fascinating demonstrations of mindreading and ESP skills, clean humor, funny impersonations and audience participation - all tied to our theme of 'Imagine More. Expect More.' If that weren't enough, Bob also spent quite a bit of time mingling with our guests and spoke to many on a one-to-one basis, sharing his intuitive insights. A number of our guests said that spending time with Bob was a life-changing event. Again ... Bob Garner is awesome!"

Bob next departs for Scottsdale, Arizona and the 2008 National Sales Conference for Medical Action Industries - the leading manufacturer and distributor of operating room disposable supplies. He will be delivering the meeting’s opening motivational keynote and will also be adding to the fun and festivities in the PM, as he emcees the evening’s awards banquet.

The MAI engagement kicks off a schedule that will keep Bob airport hopping! With 4 associates onboard at the Microsoft Tech Ed Conference in Orlando, June will see Bob in Anaheim for the Design Automation Conference, then Denver for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Conference, followed by Boston for the Drug Information Association’s Conference, and finally - with 2 associates again in Orlando for Cisco Live! - Bob heads to the sunny city himself for the National Apartment Association’s Conference. Whew!

But, before forging further into what’s up for Q3 & 4 ‘08 – let’s look back to the end of 2007 and the start of this year!

Picking Up Where We Left Off ... Fall 2007

Bob started off September ’07 in Baltimore at the ABB Corporation’s Americas Sales Summit mesmerizing and mystifying the 150 employee-attendees not only during the general sessions, but also at the various evenings’ extravaganzas!

From Baltimore, he headed to San Francisco and VMWorld with client Network Appliance. Also onboard at that show was Leslie Chambers with client EMC. Then it was off to Denver for PASS 2007 with client Quest Software. As Bob departed Denver for his next stop, Leslie Chambers was enroute to San Antonio for client EMC and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists’ Conference. Touching down in Atlanta, Bob hopped into a sporty G6 and headed west on the

I-20 for Anniston, Alabama – where he was set to deliver seminars - on two different evenings - for the civilian and military employees of the US Army’s Anniston Army Depot. The 2,000 good people at this facility perform maintenance on heavy-tracked combat vehicles and their components. The Director of Activities wrote this to Bob immediately after the event:

“We would like to thank you for an outstanding job with the seminars you conducted for the Anniston Army Depot community 9/25/07 and 9/26/07. Some additional feedback provided by attendees verbally and in writing included the following: 'Enjoyed it immensely; he kept me on the edge of my seat; he was outstanding; amazing; life changing; awesome; enjoyable; phenomenal; excellent; great; wonderful – have him back; he was superb; the information will last me a long time...' Thanks again for a job well done.”

Onward Into October

October 1^st, Bob was Boston-bound for the financial services industry’s premier event, SIBOS. There with client and leading inter-bank solutions provider Sterling Commerce, associate Leslie Chambers was also onboard at the show – again with client EMC. Directly after the conference, Bob impressed guests at a hospitality gathering for transaction processing solutions leaderFundtech and then made the short hop up to Philadelphia for client Smart Document Solutions (now Healthport) at AHIMA. Also onboard at AHIMA was Leslie Chambers for client Axolotl. (Bob and Leslie were major road warriors those two weeks!)

Heading back to California - just long enough to collect his passport and a change of luggage -Bob winged to Milan, Italy. Final destination:breath-taking Baveno and the Grand Hotel Dino on the shore of magnificent Lake Maggiore for ABB’s European Sales Summit. Bob’s participation didn’t need any translation for the multi-lingual employees in attendance. (This was the second meeting in ABB’s Summit 2007 tour.) Again ... what a week and what a location!

Next up was absolute back-to-back events, starting with Interop New York with long time client Avocent, followed by the National Society for Histotechnology’s conference in Denver with client Triangle Biomedical Sciences and ending with VON in Boston with client Ditech Networks! (Red-eyeing from Denver to Boston - Bob was really happy the airlines were “behaving” that night!)

November saw Bob at Checkfree’s Client Exchange in Hollywood, CA at the gorgeous Renaissance Hotel – right next door to the Kodak Theatre (of Academy Award’s fame!). Bob gave an “Oscar-winning” performance as he astonished Checkfree’s customers with his mindreading skills and intuitive insights! (The pictures here tells all!)

Then it was off to San Francisco for Quest Software and Oracle Open World where Bob pulled crowds and crowds of attendees to hear Quest’s message.

Immediately on the heals of OOW, Bob flew to Austin, Texas for Scott Health and Safety’s National Sales Meeting, and then as Leslie Chambers left for Chicago and the RSNA with client EMC ... Bob headed down to Los Angeles for yet another red-eye, but this time to Bangkok, Thailand for the third and final of ABB’s world regional meetings - the Asia Sales Summit!

The time in Bangkok was short – but amazing. The massive city provided sights and sensations unlike anything experienced before. Cruising the ChaoPhraya River, visiting WatPhraKeo on the Royal Palace’s grounds (during the 80^th Birthday Anniversary of King Bhumibhol), standing at the foot of the massive Reclining Buddha, and eating the most exquisite dinner of Thai delicacies on the lawn of former Prime Minister M.R. Kukrit'shouse ... all unforgettable.

And when it came to Bob’s participation during the meeting, once again – no translation was needed. The Australia/Asia reps were enchanted! Here is what the Manager of Marketing wrote, after the final Summit:

"Bob Garner worked with our ABB team at three Sales Summits - one in the Americas, the second in Italy, and the third in Thailand. In each case, Bob worked closely with our team and aided us in keeping the fun and energy levels high. Bob used outstanding demonstrations of mindreading, magic, humor, and plenty of audience participation to creatively reinforce key messages that we wanted our groups to hear, as well as his own motivational information. Even more amazing was Bob's ability to communicate this information so effectively with our multi-lingual and multi-national audience. At each event, Bob received high scores from our groups, as well as from my team. Additionally, Bob spent extra time after our meetings with many of our sales people. I'll never forget seeing Bob plastered up against a wall surrounded by our reps, while he read all of their minds! Thank you, Bob, for your contribution to the overall success of our Sales Summit events!"

Arriving back from Bangkok, Bob’s 2007 calendar wrapped with a “Make the Magic Happen” presentation for a gathering of Northern California independent Mona Vie dealers. These highly motivated and inspired representatives purchased every single back-of-room product that Bob had! We are pleased that so many were inspired by what Bob had presented ... and the message his books and CDs reinforce. What an uplifting way it was to end the year!

2008 – January’s Jaunts

The New Year started with Bob heading for the National Retail Federation’s conference in NYC. Bob was onboard with client Cognizant Technologies, while associate Dave Levitan was with new client (at the time!) Manhattan Associates at the show.

As soon as the floor closed, Bob ran to JFK and boarded a red-eye to San Francisco for Calypso Technology’s 2008 Sales Kick-Off, where he delivered the meeting’s motivational keynote. Only a few days later, Bob jetted across the States again to “kick off” Manhattan Associates’ Global Sales Kick-Off in Atlanta! (This was a totally different event than their User Conference mentioned at the beginning of the page.)

February found Bob working with McAfee Internet Security on multiple-city road shows. In the weeks that followed, Bob traveled to special hospitality events in Houston, Santa Clara, and Minneapolis for high level executives and top customers reinforcing the McAfee message. What fun!

Then, Bob was off to San Diego and IHRSA 2008 with client CheckFree, while associate Leslie Chambers flew to AIIM in Boston for client EMC. Associate David Levitan winged into San Jose for VON 2008 and voice quality solutions provider, Ditech Networks, while Bob crossed the country to join client Cardinal Health at the Society for Interventional Radiology in WashingtonDC – for the 3^rd year in a row. (And Bob will be with them again in San Diego for the 2009 conference.)

Here’s what the VP of Marketing at Cardinal Health Interventional Specialties had to say about Bob:

"Bob successfully drives quality leads into our booth. He helped us create a major buzz throughout the SIR. During his presentation, he shares our message, pre-qualifies the attendees who are watching his presentation and literally drops these pre-qualified attendees into the hands of our sales reps. Additionally, Bob delivered his pre-show sales training program to our sales reps and they used his ideas and tips on the floor with amazing success. Because of Bob, we generate not only a high number of leads, but highly qualified leads even when the show floor is quiet. We have also noticed a clear pike in sales following the SIR."

Wow – that tells you a lot about how effective Bob is in helping his clients increase their sales and their trade show ROI!

Let’s keep going … It was no April Fool’s joke that associate Marc Paul jetted in from the UK to work with Ditech Networks at the CTIA in Vegas while, at the same time, Bob was in another hall at the massive Vegas Convention Center with the Pizza Expo (yum!) and client Wayne Farms. The following week, associate tech presenter Bill Jones touched down in San Francisco for the RSA Security Show and Facetime Communications, and Leslie Chambers winged to Vegas and presented EMC’s message - for the 2^nd year - at the NAB. Then it was off to Boston for Bob for a private PSI party – one of many private events that Bob does throughout the year - followed by 2 more McAfee road show projects in Boston and NYC. Leslie Chambers and Stevee Ashlock traveled to Vegas (yet again!) for client Avocent at Networld Interop, while Bill Jones joined client Mellanox Technologies at the show.

May started with Barry Tamarkin impressing the customers at another McAfee event in Atlanta, while Dave Levitan headed down to Orlando for client Network Appliance and SAPphire 2008. Marc Paul winged from London to Berlin, Germany to work with Network Appliance at SAPphire EMEA and Bob, booked a year in advance, grabbed his passport - and boarded a flight to Cancun Mexico and the fabulous Ritz Carlton for his 3^rd year in a row as the “meeting’s motivator” and beloved emcee for Clopay’s Annual Leadership Conference. (And ... Bob was asked back to the 2009 conference. Year #4! )

And that brings us up date regarding 2008!

OTHER THINGS OF IMPORTANCE...

"All of us want to do well – but if we do not do good too, then doing well will never be enough."
Anna Quindlen, American Author

MCC was again a corporate sponsor for the North County Humane Society’s “Catsino Royale” which took place on Sept. 15, 2007 at the beautiful Robert Hall Winery in Paso Robles, California. Sponsors helped underwrite the event’s expenses, so proceeds from tickets sales and auction items could go directly to help the 200 + feline residents in need of homes at the shelter.

REMEMBER … when looking for a pet, consider adoption as the ONLY option.

2008 Book Update ... Blueprint for Success which features Bob along with business gurus Steven Covey and Ken Blanchard will be available for purchase starting in July on MCC’s website. Visit www.bobgarner.com/products.html or log onto www.sundayandweiss.com and purchase your copy. And ... $5.00 per book sold will be donated to various animal shelters throughout the country.

To the California Highway Patrol’s Toys for Tots Drive - hosted by Cat Country 96’s morning radio personality (and friend) Chad Stevens - MCC took armfuls of toys for distribution at Christmas to the underprivileged children of SLOCounty.Andy Morris – Chad’s co-host of the wildly popular “Chad & Andy” show (and also longtime friend) was playing Santa somewhere else in the county and wasn’t on-hand for a photo!

AND WELCOME ... new tech presenter, Emilie Barta. Adding to our select roster of exceptional associate ear-proficient narrators – we’re happy to welcome you aboard!

SO ... WHAT’S COMING UP?

Some exciting projects and destinations are on the upcoming calendar. (As of 6/1/08):

Blue Shield Blue Cross – Internal Operations Conference – San Francisco
Linux 2008 – San Francisco
Society for Design Administration – Principal’s Luncheon - Orlando
api Software Users Conference – Milwaukee
Cardinal Suppliers’ Mart - Orlando
National Society for Histotechnology Conference 2008 - Pittsburgh
VMWorld 2008 – Las Vegas (multiple clients)
Oracle Open World 2008 (multiple clients)
AHIMA 2008 (multiple clients)
NAHC 2008 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Journey To Wellness Mind/Body Seminar – Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
High Ground of Texas – 20^th Anniversary Conference – Amarillo, TX
Supercomputing 2008 – San Antonio ... and more coming in!

LAST, BUT NOT LEAST …

If you are looking for something to ignite to your next meeting ... if you are looking for an entertaining and inspirational kick off, wrap up or keynote speaker for your next event … if you are looking for the most cost-effective solution to attracting attention and generating quality leads at the trade shows at which you exhibit ... if you don’t have unlimited funds in your budget to achieve your goals ... then call us. For the past 25 years, we’ve been charging a fair price for a great service at trade shows, meetings and events – worldwide.

For more information about what Bob and MCC can do for you, contact us at 805.534.1576. You can also email us at sales@bobgarner.com or mar@bobgarner.com. We look forward to doing business with you!

Until the next "latest" update - Marleta Marrow, Projects Director