Title:Getting the Most Out of PRSM (Recorded on July 15, 2010)
Description: PRSM is not simply a once or twice a year activity to market your company, it's a 365 day resource to build brand credibility, awareness and fill your sales pipeline. Jeff Bond, Director, Vendor Relations, walks through all the tools PRSM has to offer our sales and marketing members.
Presenter:
Jeff Bond, Director, Vendor Relations, PRSM Association
Title:LED Product Assessment(Recorded on July 14, 2010)
Description: The lighting product landscape is changing daily as new advancements in SSL technology prove more viable than ever. Unfortunately, all LEDs are NOT created equal and NOT the answer for every application. The highly complicated nature of LED lamps, fixtures and systems makes it ever more important that we protect and promote quality specifications. This presentation will outline criteria for making LED purchasing decisions, including methodology for screening products in an application, steps to protect your warranty, and a case study in payback.
Speaker:
Lara Cordell-Jacobson, Director of Technology and National Account Executive, Wiedenbach-Brown Co.
Moderator: Neil Butler, Director of Construction, Store Lifecycle Management, Limited Brands
Title:Be Prepared for The Next Crisis and Disaster(Recorded on June 24, 2010)
Description: At one point every facility managers career they will face the reality of managing the unimaginable. In this presentation the presenters will discuss why crisis planning and preparedness is important to businesses. A thorough review of different types of crisis events is planned that businesses may face including man-made and natural disasters. Discussion will include key elements needed for business continuity and crisis response programs. Don't wait until you need to know. Prepare now!
Speakers: John Giebel, Manager Crisis Operations, Target Lenny Sharpe, Manager Business Continuity and Recovery, Target
Moderator: Shawn Browning, FMA, RFMP, Regional Facilities Manager, Nike, Inc.
Title:Proactive Roof Management(Recorded on October 29, 2009)
Description: Most facility managers face budgetary because their roof management strategy is "reactive" and based on emergency repair and replacement. Roofs fail prematurely, up to 40-50% of annual roof repair budgets are for multiple service calls to the roof, and over 35% of roof replacements/repairs are unbudgeted emergencies. This webinar focuses on how facility managers can reverse this reactive strategy using their existing budget by shifting priorities to include scheduled repair & preventative maintenance.
Speakers: Steve Little, President, National Roofing Partners Richard Rast, President, Roof Express Mike Fenner, Vice President, Roofing Property Development, Target Corporation
Title:Optimized Pavement Solution(Recorded on October 22, 2009)
Description: The "Optimized Pavement Solution" presentation gives participants a better understanding of pavement alternatives. With today's limited budgets and the necessity of long term planning, our program is an integrated approach to budget development. Rising material costs and environmental concerns associated with conventional asphalt pavement construction are driving a trend toward alternative sustainable solutions reduce urban heat island effects, improve lighting efficiencies, improve safety, reduce overall costs, speed construction, utilize existing materials, and provide a long life pavement. This presentation explains the latest in Pervious Concrete placement techniques provides attendees with the tools necessary to determine value based solutions for all pavement projects and provide methods of establishing a systematic approach to setting guidelines for the best use of available current and future funding.
Speakers: Dan Kissee, National Business Development, Rabine Paving America Scott Haislip, VP of Operations & Engineering, Concrete Lot.com
Title:Floor Care Best Practices for a Challenging Economy(Recorded on August 20, 2009)
Description: The retail climate in America is very challenging. Retailers are acutely in need of economical and creative programs that deliver a sparkling store environment without breaking their budget. Vendors are challenged to create innovative programs and methods to partner with their clients in achieving these goals. The panel uses real life case studies to review options, successes, failures, trends, and strategies that retailers and vendors can put to immediate use. After attending this webinar you will:
• Be able to achieve cost savings without sacrificing performance • Be able to implement Day Cleaning • Incorporate Green into your floor care program.
Title:Retail Facility Managers Planning Session on Virus 2009 H1N1(Recorded on May 7, 2009)
Description: Now is the time for Retail Facilities Managers to have thoughtful reasoning, communication and preparation concerning the most recent flu outbreak - the H1N1 virus. What is H1N1? What can be done to reduce the incidents of the virus? What can retail facilities managers do to help reduce the spread of the virus to the general public and employees? What personnel issue do you need to prepare for? Find out the answer to these and other questions in PRSM's Facility Management Series Webinar, "Retail Facility Managers Planning Session on Virus 2009 H1N1".
Speakers: Ben Bugajewski, CEO, Bugajewski Facility Services Bruce Caraway, Vice President, The Brulin Corporation
Title:Elevators: Vertical Transportation Accountability • Is Maintenance Being Performed? (Recorded on February 26, 2009)
Description: Elevators and escalators are the critical means of daily transportation for retail stores. Is preventative maintenance being performed on your equipment or are you receiving "trouble call" maintenance? Discussion to include the various types of elevator and escalator equipment with key areas to monitor that will hold your contractor accountable. Lack of preventative maintenance can result in costly premature modernization, asking questions and knowing what to look for will reduce trouble calls, decrease liability and improve safety for the riding public.
Speaker: Tommy M. Ford, Lerch Bates, CEI District Manager, Arizona & New Mexico
Moderator: Steve McLean, Director of Maintenance, Lucky Brands
Title:Checking the Economic Pulse of the Retail Industry(Recorded on January 13, 2009)
Description: The holidays are over! Now what?? Kate McShane, CFA, leader of the Apparel, Footwear and Textiles and Retailing/Hardline teams at Citi Investment Research discusses the outcome of holiday sales and what retailers should expect for the next 12-18 months. She highlights emerging themes in the retail industry and how these themes are expected to play out in the short and long term. Are there specific segments of the retail industry that are doing well and, if so, why/how are they weathering the storm? Will the current economic environment reshape the landscape of retailers? Kate will answer these questions and yours. Join us for an insightful, current look at the economic state of the retail industry.
Speaker: Kate McShane, Vice President, Citi Investment Research
Moderator: Andrea Fish, Director of Store Facilities, Guess, Inc.
