This one-day conference includes sessions on marketing to Hispanic contractors, exclusive consumer research about 21 types of home maintenance services, an industry economic outlook, a how-to session regarding the use of Census retail data, and new rules for a merging marketplace where manufacturers, distributors, big-box retailers and independents compete for an overlapping customer base.

To see the agenda or register for the conference, visit www.hiri.org or call 813/627-6750.