From left: Regional Director Gail O'Roke, CDC, president and CEO of Independent Business Group (IBG), Hayward, Calif., Colleen Jones of IBG, Ray Goodson, CEO of Vacaville, Calif.-based The Landmark Image and Richard Kennemer of San Jose, Calif.-based Design-Rite Business Forms attend the Region 6 local forum held Sept. 20 at the Marriott Courtyard-Oakland Airport, Calif. The forum focused on the concept of learning from peers.

Speakers at the forum included (from left): Jerry Davis of San Rafael, Calif.-based Applied Graphics Inc., Mike Klenz, CEO of Advantage Graphics, Portland, Ore., Ray Goodson, CEO of Vacaville, Calif.-based The Landmark Image and Dave Badilla, marketing manager at Appleton.

Attendees, including 11 distributors, five manufacturers and two suppliers, discussed topics such as marketing, newsletters, email advertising and direct mail.