Target Retail Lecture - Fall 2006

 

Ginger Reeder, SoHE alumna and Vice President of Corporate Communications, The Nieman Marcus Group, presented the 2006 Target Retail Lecture on Tuesday, October 24th.  Reeder discussed the history of the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book in front of a packed house at the Fluno Center.  The lecture was the third in a series of annual lectures held through the department of consumer science and made possible through a gift from Target Stores.  Following the lecture, the Human Ecology Student Retail Club organized the 35th annual Retail Career Fair.

Speaker’s Bio:Reeder oversees various communications programs that promote and build awareness of the company and its products. She joined Neiman Marcus in 1996 as director of media and public relations. From there she quickly rose to vice president of public relations for Neiman Marcus Direct, where she was responsible for the public relations activities for the 90 individual catalogs and websites including NeimanMarcus.com, Horchow.com and BergdorfGoodman.com. Reeder was also in charge of the selection process for the fantasy gifts for the annual Christmas catalog, where gifts range from the opportunity to dance with the New York City Rockettes to a $20 million submarine.

 

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