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CMA Executes Successful Financial Industry Event at the New York Stock Exchange

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ – November 2, 2009 – CMA Association Management (CMA), the full-service association management and event planning firm located in Princeton Junction, NJ, recently managed the National Association of Independent Broker/Dealers (NAIBD) 2009 Fall Symposium. NAIBD praised CMA for expert management of the event on- and off-site which was held on Friday, October 23 at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City.

CMA managed all logistics for the event including site selection, attendee registration, speaker arrangements, event promotion and marketing, public relations, on-site management as well as organizing the event’s program. The Symposium is attended by independent broker/dealers and other professionals throughout the investment management industry.

“CMA put on a fantastic event—the best I have ever attended,” said Steve Distante, Chairman of NAIBD. “The day flowed seamlessly and I thank CMA for awesome support, coordination and execution.”

“Our staff went above and beyond to make this event a success,” said Jeffrey Barnhart, President and CEO of CMA. “Attendees commented on the rich content of the sessions and workshops as well as the quality of the speakers.”

CMA worked closely with the NAIBD board to land notable speakers including Larry Leibowitz, Group Executive Vice President, Head of U.S. Markets and Global Technology, NYSE Euronext; Rick Ketchum, CEO and Chairman of FINRA; Ellen Hersch, Senior Special Counsel, SEC New York Regional Office and Chip Jones, Vice President of Member Relations, FINRA. The event was promoted through the association’s website (also managed by CMA), public relations and email marketing leading up to the event. The PR team helped secure a segment on Dow Jones’s Compliance Watch featuring NAIBD Chairman, Steve Distante, as well as additional articles on the Symposium in Compliance Reporter, Financial Planning and InvestmentNews, helping to raise awareness of the association.

CMA works with various trade and professional associations to provide event, administrative, financial, and member services management, supported by comprehensive strategic marketing communications programs with the goal of driving membership and increasing conference attendance. Using CMA’s innovative marketing analysis techniques and planning processes, the firm transforms research, industry trends and market forces into compelling positioning messages and creative products to help associations realize their full potential.

About Creative Marketing Alliance, Inc.
Based in Princeton Junction, NJ, Creative Marketing Alliance (CMA) is a synergy of marketing and management businesses providing proven strategic, creative and management resources to achieve client goals through its allied businesses: CMA Marketing and Communications and CMA Association Management. CMA has received 175 industry awards in its 22 years of business. Please visit www.cmasolutions.com or www.CMAcentral.blogspot.com for more information.

NAIBD works together with Independent Broker/Dealer owners and principals, industry product and service providers, and the SEC, FINRA and state regulatory organizations to improve the securities industry as a whole. The association recognizes the needs of the industry and its members by hosting national meetings, rapidly distributing critical regulatory details and product/service offers, supplying feedback to SEC, FINRA and state regulators. For more information, please visit www.naibd.org.