The 16th Annual Marketing Partner Forum is being held on January 28-30, 2009 at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort and Spa in Dana Point, CA.  The theme of this year’s conference is “Lighting the Way: Strategies For Influencing Change.  In the current environment where change is as necessary as breathing, its hard to imagine a more timely topic.  Few firms can afford to miss the opportunity to critically evaluate their marketing efforts, that the MPF provides a great opportunity to measure your firm against the best.

Two personal notes.  My partner, Nicole Auerbach, is a panelist on the Affinity Groups and Diversity Initiatives Workshop panel.  Nicole is not to be missed.

My other comment is that I have attended more of the 15 prior forums than I care to admit.  I know this for certain: it is impossible to attend one of these forums and not leave with a couple of really good ideas.  In my experience, the ideas are always well worth the investment.

Here’s a link to the program agenda and the registration.  Hope to see you there.