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Marketing 2 Women Conference Recap as Maria welcomes Liz Fongemie, SVP, PME Enterprises and Project Director for Marketing 2 Women and Marketing 2 Mom conference, Chief Strategy Officer at Euro RSCG Rose Cameron and The director of the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, Miriam Arond.

Milton Pedraza, CEO of the Luxury Institute tells us about the Performance of Luxury Marketing in 2011 and the trends going into 2012.

Maria speaks with Stephanie Holland, found of Holland + Holland advertising and blogger of Sheconomy, talking about the art of the deal and how these financial times are driving female purchasing habits.

Maria speaks with Maddy Dychtwald, a nationally recognized author, public speaker, marketing executive and entrepreneur, about the transfer of fiscal power and whether women are ready or not. Maddy is the author of Influence: How Womens Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the Better.

Learn the secrets to winning in business with the authors of the book Tuning into Mom, Principal at The Cambridge Group Michal Clements and the Chief Marketing Office and VP of Marketing and Media at Purdue University Teri Lucie Thompson.

Maria speaks with Stacy DeBroff, founder and CEO of Mom Central Consulting about a recent study Stacy fielded that looks at the connection between moms, the ages of their children and their lifestages.

Gail Evans is the author of the best selling book Play Like A Man Win Like A Woman, an informative business guide to the secrets men know about success that women need to learn. Maria speaks with the former CNN News Executive and White House Staff member to President Lyndon Johnson.

Maria discusses the Zero Moment of Truth with Jim Lecinski, Managing Director of U.S. Sales and Service for Google. who recently penned the e-book, Winning the Zero Moment of Truth or what is commonly referred to as ZMOT.

Maria speaks with Jill Foster, founder of LiveYour Talk.com about public presentation and the difference in men and women's presentation styles. Believing strong communities come from strong conversations, Jill specializes in helping professionals in technical fields engage through public speaking.

Maria speaks with Melissa Lavigne-Delville, VP Trends and Strategic Insights for Integrated Media at NBC Universal about the new study NBCU just conducted that reveals some pretty startling insights into the modern family and women's preferences on her role within that family.