FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 1, 2007

IMC Chairman to Speak at PLMA's 2007

 Private Label Trade Show

LOUISVILLE, KY – IMC Licensing, the nation’s leading full-service licensing agency specializing in consumer product brands, announced today that its Chairman and Co-Founder, Stephen Reily, will speak at the 2007 Private Label Trade Show, an annual event presented by the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA).   

The trade show, which will take place November 11 – 13, 2007 at Rosemont Convention Center in Chicago, is where buyers and executives from virtually all the top retail chains meet manufacturers to identify the latest innovative products and merchandising marketing concepts. With more than 5,000 visitors and 2,000 buyers, it is the largest show of its kind in the U.S.

This year, PLMA's trade show will reflect the fast-growing celebrity trend with a special section featuring licensing companies, artistic management firms and celebrity agents, publishers, entertainment lawyers and others who either own or manage licensing properties. In addition, the show will present more than 2,000 exhibit booths with the latest products, packaging and promotional ideas. Product categories include fresh, frozen and refrigerated foods, snacks and shelf-stable groceries, health and beauty, household and kitchen products, paper and plastics, general merchandise, consumer electronics, home/office and DIY.

No other licensing agency represents more food and beverage brands than IMC where Mr. Reily is responsible for overseeing licensing strategy and relationships with clients as well as IMC’s business development and marketing efforts within the licensing industry. Mr. Reily serves on the Advisory Board of the Licensing Journal, where for three years he wrote a monthly column on corporate trademark licensing. He serves on the Education Committee and has served as an officer of the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association (LIMA), the trade organization of the licensing industry, and is a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Licensing Executives Society (LES). In addition, Mr. Reily has published articles in BRANDWEEK, brandchannel.com among others, and has been a featured speaker at leading industry events including Licensing University, LINK and The Licensing Letter Symposium. A former corporate attorney, Mr. Reily graduated from Yale College, summa cum laude, and from Stanford Law School, after which he clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens of the U.S. Supreme Court. 

 

ABOUT IMC

IMC Licensing is the nation’s leading licensing agency specializing in consumer product brands. Firmly grounded America’s heartland, IMC turns brands into great new consumer products that delight consumers and expand the long-term value of our clients’ iconic trademarks.

IMC represents Kraft Foods, Remington Arms, TABASCO and Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., among others. For more information, please visit www.imclicensing.com.

ABOUT PLMA

Founded in 1979, the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) represents more than 3,000 companies around the world and offers trade shows, programs and services that are specifically designed for the industry. For more information regarding the association and its trade shows, please contact PLMA at (212) 972-3131 or visit www.plma.com. 

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