Upcoming events in the media guru series
Quantum Media organizes the Media Guru series, an extremely popular program held in conjunction with the Harvard Business School Club of Greater New York.
In informal sessions throughout the year, a great line-up of top business leaders and innovators—"Media Gurus" of the industry—speak to club members and guests about the art and business of the media. These talks are generally breakfasts, held from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at the Harvard Club, 27 W. 44th St., New York. Subscribe to the mailing list for schedule and details.
April 22: The Media Guru and Media Disruptor Series Will Return in September
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June 11: Macy’s CFO Karen Hoguet Talks about the Future of Shopping
Quantum Media cares about shopping too
Quantum Media Principals are interested in a lot of things -- and one of those is shopping. From time to time, we help organize talks about retailers and retail trends for the Harvard Business School of New York. So on June 11, we have helped organize a program with 30 year Macy’s veteran, Karen Hoguet in the flagship Herald Square store boardroom for a frank discussion about the recent successes and the coming challenges for Macy’s.
Macy's, Inc. is one of the nation's most visible and iconic retailers. Including both Macy’s and Bloomingdales. The company has had a pretty good run lately. The company’s operating income margin in 2011 was about 9% as opposed to 7.5% the year prior. Online sales (macys.com and bloomingdales.com combined, and included in the same store calculation) were up 40.0% in the 4th quarter and 39.6% for fiscal 2011.
Among the topics that Hoguet will discuss are: how Macy’s, Inc. has been able to outperform its peers, the Bloomie’s Outlet stores – why now, and how they are doing, balancing of ecommerce and physical store strategies, the Herald Square renovations, and how the company developed and then executed its regional/local focus.
And Hoguet has media chops too--she is on the Board of Nielsen and was on the Board of Cincinnati Bell. Quantum Media Principal Ava Seave will moderte the event. For more information and to register, go here.
Past Media Gurus