Photos and tweets from the PPA Retail Forum 2012 at Kings Place, London, on March 8.
The event provides multiple retailers, publishers and leading figures from the magazine supply chain with a platform to discuss the magazine category at retail.
The forum took place ahead of the the MagSell '12 Awards that recognise the very best in UK magazine retailing. For details of the winners of the awards click here.
The PPA's CEO Barry McIlheney and event moderator Jim Bilton of Wessenden Marketing welcomed the delegates and set out the agenda for the day.
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The PPA’s Retail Marketing Group (RMG) then outlined its focus for 2012 before the newly-appointed PPA Chairman Kevin Hand gave an address on retailing from the publishing industry's perspective.
Other speakers included Ed Garner from the Kantar World Panel and Radio Times Editor Ben Preston, who presented a session on magazine brands and multi-platforms.
The forum ended with a panel session with some of the top names from across the publishing and retailing industries.
The day’s agenda, photos and our live #pparetail twitter feed can be found below.
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PPA Retail Forum Agenda
09.30: Registration & Coffee
10 - 10.10: Welcome from the PPA's CEO Barry McIlheney & moderator Jim Bilton of Wessenden Marketing
10.10 - 10.25: Retail Marketing Group: Focus for 2012 - Martin Hoskins, Immediate Media Co.
10.25 - 10.40: Keynote Address: The Publishing Industry Perspective - PPA Chairman Kevin Hand
10.40 - 11.10: Retailing in Today's Economic Environment - Ed Garner, Kantar World Panel
11.10 - 11.30: Coffee & Networking
11.30 - 12.00: Magazine Brands in a Multi-platform World - Ben Preston, Radio Times
12.00: Panel Debate & Questions
