Visionary
In The News
Kathie
De Chirico 'Strategic Branding' speaking engagement schedule (PDF) [ read
more... ]
Kathie
was recently quoted in the California Executive's article titled "How
Leadership & Frugality Saved an Ailing Dot-Com" on March 20,
2008. Click here to read the full article.
During
the AAPN 2006 Annual Event Kathie De Chirico of Visionary Strategies
along with William D’Arienzo of WDA BrandMarketing gave a “call
to action” speech regarding branding and the region of CAFTA.
Kathie
De Chirico, President & CSO of Visionary Strategies has been invited
to speak at the Warren County Chamber of Commerce’s’ “Business
Over Breakfast Event” in December on the topic of marketing and branding.

Kathie
De Chirico joined panelists as keynote speaker at the ECC and
AAFA Associations Retail Revolution Seminar: Remodeling
Brand
Strategies on January 19, 2005. Panelists included many members
of the retail world including members from Chicos, Federated, Jockey
International,
Kellwood and LandsEnd. Seminar topics included Brand Strategies,
Brand Technology, Remodeling Product Development, & Sourcing and
Production Strategies.

The
AAPN Annual Meeting held its Annual Meeting September 2005 in Savannah,
Georgia where over 100 people from 75 companies attended. Kathie
De Chirico of Visionary Strategies attended the annual meeting as
a guest speaker where she spoke on the topic of “Branding a Factory/
Service.”
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more…]

Visionary
has joined the platform group of the Distributed Computing
Industry Association or D.C.I.A. The D.C.I.A. is a voluntary
organization representing all sectors of the distributed computing
industry, which includes content providers, software developers & distributors
and service & support companies. The organization is engaged
in developing standards and practices to advance this innovative
consumer based distribution channel.
Visionary
is a Key Panelist in San Salvador CAFTA Summit. The
Speed to Market Summit is considered to be the most important
textile apparel industry event in the El Salvador region. (PDF)
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Visionary
Strategies hosts Product Placement Seminar. CEO’s and
Presidents of high-end fashion companies, such as Liz Claiborne and
Kellwood, arrived
early to gain insight into how to strategically formulate Product
Placement. (PDF)
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Visionary
Strategies and Creative Priority join forces. Both companies
have worked together in the past on initiatives such as the
Carlos Santana Lifestylebrand. (PDF) [
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Kathie
De Chirico, Chief Strategist of Visionary Strategies, was part
of the branding team that was invited to Madrid, Spain in order
to present the "Essence of Branding" in
front of the MBA program at the Fashion Management School.

Visionary
Strategies and Wm. D'Arienzo Associates are
joining alliances with Walter Wilhelm Associates,
a technology consultancy focusing on product life-cycle management
and “front-end” alignment. The
two
companies are joining together to build upon their synergies
and expand the types of services offered to clients. (PDF)
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