BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260911T150000Z DTEND:20260911T213000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:5th Annual Marketing & AI Summit DESCRIPTION:Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce to Host 5th Annual Marketing Summit\n\n \n\nFull-day event brings marketing and AI experts to the Library & Observatory with strategies businesses can use immediately\n\n \n\nThe Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce will present its 5th Annual Marketing Summit on Friday\, September 11\, 2026\, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory. The full-day educational event is designed to equip business owners\, entrepreneurs\, and marketing professionals with practical strategies to attract new customers\, strengthen their brands\, and build lasting loyalty.\n\n \n\n"Marketing is one of the hardest things for a small business to get right\, and it changes faster every year\," said Katie Slimko-Tuvell\, IOM\, President/CEO of the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce. "We built this Summit to cut through the noise and send every attendee home with tools they can put to work Monday morning. When our local businesses grow\, the whole community grows with them."\n\n \n\nThe Summit is sponsored by the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce and the City of Rancho Mirage\, whose continued investment in local business creates educational opportunities that support economic growth and innovation throughout the community.\n\n \n\nAttendees will hear from marketing experts on artificial intelligence\, social media strategy\, traditional media\, customer relationship management\, storytelling\, customer service\, and data-driven marketing. Each presentation maps to one of the five stages of the marketing funnel - Awareness\, Interest\, Consideration\, Conversion\, and Loyalty - giving participants a complete framework rather than a collection of disconnected tips.\n\n \n\nFeatured presentations include:\nAndrew McCauley - Visit Greater Palm Springs\n\nYour First AI Marketing Agent: Turn Missed Inquiries into Booked Jobs\n\nDJ Schalk - DCI3\n\nCyber Smart: Protect Your Business\n\nDawn McCoy - Dawn McCoy Media\n\nThe DMM Hybrid Triad Model: Where Social Media Meets Traditional Media\n\nAly Delgadillo\, Lizbeth Luna\, and Angela Johnson - Dirty Desert Collective\n\nThe New Marketing Advantage: Authentic Storytelling\, Social Media & Community Connections\n\nChristopher Bare - Torri Gate Marketing\, and Regina Marston - Engage Marketing\n\nFrom Random Acts of Marketing to a Customer Growth System\n\nAmanda Smith - Thunderbird VIP Sales & Marketing Consulting\n\nWhat does the Data/Surveys Say? How to Stop Guessing at Marketing\n\nJames Suer - HomeMade Real Estate\, IptRealty\n\nLeader + Influencer + Community Champion\n\nAndrea Carter - Andrea Carter & Associates\, and Nayyan Chandler - The Shops at Palm Desert\n\nMore than Goodwill: How Community Involvement Can Boost Business\n\nKatie Slimko-Tuvell - Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce\n\nAI Doesn't Do Relationships (Yet): What Still Has to Be Human in Local Business\n\n \n Slimko-Tuvell will open and close the program and facilitate the closing panel discussion.\n\n \n\n"There's a lot of fear out there right now about what AI means for small business\, and I understand it\," Slimko-Tuvell added. "But the businesses I watch thrive in this valley aren't the ones with the fanciest tools ? they're the ones people trust. This Summit is about getting the technology working for you so you have more time for the part no software can do: showing up\, knowing your customers\, and being part of your community."\n\n \n\nThe Chamber extends its appreciation to the Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory for hosting this year's Summit and providing a venue that reflects the community's commitment to education\, innovation\, and lifelong learning.\n\n \n\nThanks also go to Si Bon Bakery & Catering for donating breakfast pastries\, Cheers Coffee at The River for donating coffee\, and H&H Bagels for partnering with the Chamber to provide lunch. Their generosity helps make the day better for every participant.\n\n \n\nWhether launching a new business\, refining an existing strategy\, or looking for fresh ideas to grow a customer base\, attendees will leave with insights from professionals who understand today's marketplace.\n\n \n\nRegistration is $100 for Members and $150 Nonmembers and includes breakfast snacks and lunch. Space is limited (sells out each year!). To register or learn more\, contact the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce at (760) 568-9351 or visit www.ranchomiragechamber.org. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce to Host 5th Annual Marketing Summit
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\nFull-day event brings marketing and AI experts to the Library &\; Observatory with strategies businesses can use immediately
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\nThe Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce will present its 5th Annual Marketing Summit on Friday\, September 11\, 2026\, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Rancho Mirage Library &\; Observatory. The full-day educational event is designed to equip business owners\, entrepreneurs\, and marketing professionals with practical strategies to attract new customers\, strengthen their brands\, and build lasting loyalty.
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\n"\;Marketing is one of the hardest things for a small business to get right\, and it changes faster every year\,"\; said Katie Slimko-Tuvell\, IOM\, President/CEO of the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce. "\;We built this Summit to cut through the noise and send every attendee home with tools they can put to work Monday morning. When our local businesses grow\, the whole community grows with them."\;
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\nThe Summit is sponsored by the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce and the City of Rancho Mirage\, whose continued investment in local business creates educational opportunities that support economic growth and innovation throughout the community.
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\nAttendees will hear from marketing experts on artificial intelligence\, social media strategy\, traditional media\, customer relationship management\, storytelling\, customer service\, and data-driven marketing. Each presentation maps to one of the five stages of the marketing funnel - Awareness\, Interest\, Consideration\, Conversion\, and Loyalty - giving participants a complete framework rather than a collection of disconnected tips.
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\nFeatured presentations include:\n
Andrew McCauley \;- Visit Greater Palm Springs
\nYour First AI Marketing Agent: Turn Missed Inquiries into Booked Jobs
\nDJ Schalk \;- DCI3
\nCyber Smart: Protect Your Business
\nDawn McCoy \;- \; \;Dawn McCoy Media
\nThe DMM Hybrid Triad Model: Where Social Media Meets Traditional Media
\nAly Delgadillo\, Lizbeth Luna\, and Angela Johnson \;- Dirty Desert Collective
\nThe New Marketing Advantage: Authentic Storytelling\, Social Media &\; Community Connections
\nChristopher Bare \;- \; \;Torri Gate Marketing\, and \;Regina Marston \;- \;Engage Marketing
\nFrom Random Acts of Marketing to a Customer Growth System
\nAmanda Smith \;- \; \;Thunderbird VIP Sales &\; Marketing Consulting
\nWhat does the Data/Surveys Say? How to Stop Guessing at Marketing
\nJames Suer \;- \;HomeMade Real Estate\, IptRealty
\nLeader + Influencer + Community Champion
\nAndrea Carter \;- \;Andrea Carter &\; Associates\, and \;Nayyan Chandler \;- \;The Shops at Palm Desert
\nMore than Goodwill: How Community Involvement Can Boost Business
\nKatie Slimko-Tuvell \;- \;Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce
\nAI Doesn'\;t Do Relationships (Yet): What Still Has to Be Human in Local Business
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\n \;Slimko-Tuvell will open and close the program and facilitate the closing panel discussion.
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\n"\;There'\;s a lot of fear out there right now about what AI means for small business\, and I understand it\,"\; Slimko-Tuvell added. "\;But the businesses I watch thrive in this valley aren'\;t the ones with the fanciest tools ? they'\;re the ones people trust. This Summit is about getting the technology working for you so you have more time for the part no software can do: showing up\, knowing your customers\, and being part of your community."\;
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\nThe Chamber extends its appreciation to the Rancho Mirage Library &\; Observatory for hosting this year'\;s Summit and providing a venue that reflects the community'\;s commitment to education\, innovation\, and lifelong learning.
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\nThanks also go to Si Bon Bakery &\; Catering for donating breakfast pastries\, Cheers Coffee at The River for donating coffee\, and H&\;H Bagels for partnering with the Chamber to provide lunch. Their generosity helps make the day better for every participant.
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\nWhether launching a new business\, refining an existing strategy\, or looking for fresh ideas to grow a customer base\, attendees will leave with insights from professionals who understand today'\;s marketplace.
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\nRegistration is $100 for Members and $150 Nonmembers and includes breakfast snacks and lunch. Space is limited (sells out each year!). To register or learn more\, contact the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce at (760) 568-9351 or visit www.ranchomiragechamber.org.
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\n LOCATION:Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory 71100 Highway 111 Rancho Mirage UID:e.241.5504 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260815T024059Z URL:https://business.ranchomiragechamber.org/events/details/5th-annual-marketing-summit-5504 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR