As participants in this meeting, we need to be mindful of the constraints of antitrust laws. There shall be no discussions of agreements or concerted actions that may restrain competition. This prohibition includes the exchange of information concerning individual prices, rates, coverages, market practices, claims settlement practices, or any other competitive aspect of an individual company’s operation. Each participant is obligated to speak up immediately for the purpose of preventing any discussion falling outside these bounds.
Agenda
Antitrust Statement
Membership targeted marketing: cadence of announcements,
Building technical community, color palette,
Cadence of sending out CONNEX material vs CIECASTs reminders and new member announcements
Color Palette
Potential CONNEX Presenters
Meeting Minutes
The antitrust agreement was read and the minutes were approved.
Video Project Update: Only one company we spoke to came down in price to meet CIECA’s budget for the whiteboard video. Paul, Paulette and Stacey met with YDRAW and are confident that they will do a professional job. The decision has been made to proceed with YDRAW and share video updates with Marketing Committee for feedback.
Newsletter: The first quarterly CIECA newsletter was sent out today. Petra suggested adding videos in the future to draw more attention to information. Committee also discussed turning member announcements into podcasts.
CONNEX Backstage: Paul gave a demo of Backstage-a conference planning platform in ZoHo. He has set up conference agenda and information using this tool and we will be able to share it with members and industry to assist with planning, communication and logistics.
Paul also shared the new website look he is creating in ZoHo. Petra suggested adding more color and increasing the font size. This led to a discussion CIECA’s color palette.
Color Palette: We talked about having a color palette and brand guideline for CIECA so there is consistency with all communications. Melissa will share CARSTAR’s brand guidelines with Paul and Stacey as well as the name of a graphic designer if we decide to go that route.
Potential CONNEX Presenters:
Petra will share contact info for Josh Davis, Center for Work Ethic Development, as a potential motivational speaker.
Melissa will provide contact from collision repair facility in Charlotte.
Jeff suggested contacting Brandon Laur, Claims Corp., to speak about information privacy
Jeff will provide contact to talk about paint and materials developments in the industry.
Steve will talk to Brian Sullivan/Auto Insurance Report about ideas in regard to claims.
Steve suggested recording the presentation Paul is giving at CIC to share with the industry and explain what CIECA does.
Up Next
Antitrust Agreement and Meeting minutes acceptance
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