Columns
July 8, 2014
From left to right: Elizabeth Paton, U.S. fashion and luxury correspondent for the Financial Times; Sarah Willersdorf, principal at the Boston Consulting Group: Debbie Kiederer, principal at ChalkDust Consulting: Frank Zimmermann, CEO of Arvato Systems North America: and Aaron Mittman, CEO of Sonic Notify. All spoke on a luxury shopping panel last month hosted by the Location Based Marketing Association at The Associated Press HQ
{"ct":"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","iv":"ae9727fa35a646210c6eb91dd35725f1","s":"8cc4f09153d3c82c"}
Share your thoughts. Click here