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The Cabanas at the Phoencian were busy on Monday with Strategic Exchange Appointments during the 2017 NACDS Annual Meeting.

Upsher-Smith held its 18th Annual NACDS Wine Tasting Event Monday evening at the Phoenician during NACDS Annual Meeting.

Nature's Bounty held its party on Sunday evening at the Phoenician at NACDS Annual Meeting.

Sunday evening at the Phoenician, Procter & Gamble held its party in the Camelback Ballroom during NACDS Annual Meeting.

“Future value targeting” was the buzzword from Sunday morning’s NACDS Annual Business Program. NACDS’ “Future Value Targeting” initiative will continually look forward and anticipate the underlying issues that will impact the industry.

At NACDS, this focus has prevented the kind of rigidity associated with many trade associations, and has created more of a think-tank vibe.

Anda hosted its 10th annual Supply Chain Symposium, a two-day event leading into NACDS Annual. Anda’s annual event featured 450 different meetings between retailers and vendors, and fostered networking opportunities with key stakeholders from corporations representing retail pharmacy, hospital and long-term care, together with manufacturers representing generic and brand pharmaceuticals, as well as OTC products.
 

Despite temperatures nearing 100 on Saturday, the Cabanas at the Phoencian were busy with Strategic Exchange Appointments during the 2017 NACDS Annual Meeting.

“Only 8% of leaders are good at both strategy and execution, which means you must discover the sweet spot of knowing yourself, your competitors and your terrain.  The very best win with ‘ideas’ and are obsessed with their front-line customer relationships.”  

That was one of the key messages conveyed by Elevation Forum founder and Mack Elevation leader Dan Mack at the most recent Elevation Form held in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Friday.