They were selected by Conference Chair Jon Wiggs to serve as your Opening Keynote, Economist, and Coach at the AIM/R 52nd Annual Conference (Sept. 17 – 20, 2024) in Music City USA. Keep reading for a preview of each presenter.

Established in 2002 by industry veterans Steve Sutter and Dan Hodes, Hodes & Sutter is a team of 11 representing 22 manufacturers in Kansas, Missouri, and Southern Illinois. The company's resilience and determination have driven its success from the start to the present day.

The AIM/R board of directors and 2024 Conference Committee are excited to welcome our fellow manufacturer representatives and manufacturer partners to our 52nd Annual Conference. Our 2024 Confernence Chair is Jon Wiggs, CPMR, CPSC, and president of Wiggs-Haun & Bohan.

The 51^st annual Association of Independent Manufacturers’ Representatives (AIM/R) conference drew a record-setting crowd of more than 500 attendees to Miramar Beach, Florida.

The Association of Independent Manufacturers' Representatives (AIM/R) has inducted three new members into its Hall of Fame with the additions of Rick Banner, Stew Chafee and Mike Parham at the association's annual conference in Miramar Beach, FL September 12 – 15, 2023.

Oatey Co.'s Patrick Aquino, senior vice president of wholesale has been honored with the prestigious AIM/R Golden Eagle Award for his exceptional partnership and unwavering commitment to the manufacturers’ representative channel.

Aligning cultures is one critical aspect that makes a rep agency work seamlessly and successfully with manufacturer partners. Synergy among team members, genuine care for each other and unwavering commitment customers are just a few of the characteristics that partners of 50-year-old Bethany, Connecticut-based Cooper New England Sales say makes the agency a stand-out partner.

Association of Independent Manufacturers Representatives (AIM/R)  will hold its 51st Annual Conference (September 12 –15, 2023) at the Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort in Miramar Beach, Florida.

There is an old wives tale that bumblebees should not be able to fly. According to aerodynamics, their wings are much too small in relation to their body size to move them through the air. Bees, ignorant to these laws of science, manage to defy the odds and fly every single day.

Oscar William “Bill” Freeman was inducted into the AIM/R Hall of Fame during a stirring ceremony at the rep association’s 50^th Annual Conference at the Gaylord Rockies Resort in Aurora, Colo. on Friday, October 14.