40th Annual Meeting Introduction

40th Annual Meeting
4 Points by Sheraton
Chicago, IL

October 26-27, 2011

Meeting Flyer
Registration Form

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The New Business Environment

The business environment is constantly changing. Just a few years ago, the home building market was booming and new landscape installations drove high demand for mulch and soil products. Now, any mulch company still relying principally on the new home market is struggling to survive. Being aware of business trends and watching closely for social, economic or other triggers that cause change on a large scale is difficult when you are trying to meet day-to-day demands to run your business. That is why participating in the Much & Soil Council Annual Meeting is such a key part of your business planning for each year.

In a short and effective use of your valuable time, you will learn about:

• Business Trends
• Regulatory Activities
• Social Impacts
• Environmental Movements
• Retailer Shifts
• Technology Improvements
• Economic Trends
• Political Alterations

and other changes to your business environment that can have profound effects on your bottom-line profits and the way you do business.

This year we are focusing our attention on several key factors changing our business environment:

Transportation: Planning how to ship your products to market is increasingly difficult due to changes in fuel costs, truck availability, shipping routes, driver regulations, carbon footprint rating and more. Today’s shipping looks nothing like the “good old days” and it is constantly changing.

Sustainability: Consumer environmental concerns are impacting our business environment. Retailer response effects our bottom lines. Where is this going and how do we plan to keep business when the rules change?

Raw Material Supply: The economics and regulatory impacts of forest utilization are constantly changing our business. Knowing the current trends in costs and availability and how competition will change markets is critical information for your business.

New Technology: Everything from labeling to packaging to colorants is constantly changing. Keep up with what’s new and how it can help you.

Come to Chicago and seize this opportunity to get ahead in the new business environment.

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