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01172015 LV Market Parties and Educational Events

1/17/2015

RUGNEWS.COM PARTY CENTRAL:
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LAS VEGAS - Make Rugnews.com your party planning headquarters for the Las Vegas market. Check out our list of seminars and party places for January 18 to January 22, 2015. Don't forget to print the party list, using the printer-friendly button on this page.

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Daily Sunday, January 18 to Thursday, January 22

AMER RUGS
B-431
www.amerrugs.com

Amer will give away free gifts to visitors, offer daily lunch, wine and hors d'oeuvres and offer prizes to visitors who register in-person. Drawings for prizes will be held each afternoon at 5 p.m.

JAIPUR 
B-424
www.jaipurrugs.com

Jaipur will serve coffee from Brash Coffee each day of market from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. as well as a vegetarian lunch at noon.

SAFAVIEH
A-101
www.safavieh.com

Safavieh will serve breakfast, lunch and happy hour wine and refreshments every day during market.
  
 Daily Sunday, January 18 to Tuesday, January 20

CAPEL
A-226
www.capelrugs.com

Capel will have a barista in hand to serve morning mochas from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. as well as serve nightly cocktails from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. 
 

Sunday, January 18

NOURISON
C-112
www.nourison.com
 

Nourison will celebrate its 35th anniversary with special guests Barclay Butera and Michael Amini from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Butera and Amini, both licensing partners with Nourison, will meet and greet guests during the reception, which is themed 35 Years of Innovation and Inspiration, and will include cocktails, hors d'ouevres and music.


Monday, January 19

KAS RUGS
B-175
www.kasrugs.com

KAS Rugs will host "Lunch Hour with Donny and Debbie Osmond" from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in celebration of the company's Donny and Debbie Osmond Home collection.  A light appetizer and dessert lunch will be served.

KALATY RUG CORP
B-455

Kalaty will celebrate the grand opening of its World Market Center showroom with live entertainment, dinner and cocktails at 4 p.m.

ORIENTAL WEAVERS
C-395
www.owrugs.com

Oriental Weavers will host Vegas Nights from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Attendees who buy a minimum rug and/or rug pad order of $2,000 will take away casino chips. Hors d'oeuvres and cocktails will be served. 

 

NAHFA SEMINARS:

The NAHFA educational seminars, which are free to market attendees, will be held in the Retailer Resource
Center (RRC), Building B-1050. The seminars are as follows:

 

Sunday, January 18

9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Passing the Torch: Top 5 Keys to Family Business Success

Presented by Mark T. Green Ph.D., Family Business Consulting (NGN-endorsed seminar)

Green, an expert in helping people overcome the challenges of employing people with different goals, work ethics, expectations, and communication styles, will cover succession planning for both the successor and the generation taking the lead, share best practices and research based insights, and tips for clear communication between generations.

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Thinking with a Pencil

Presented by One by One Companies, Jody Seivert

Seivert will discuss how to teach staff members to create a visually interactive conversation with a customer that will include qualifying questions, standard sizes of furniture and simple room layouts.

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

How to Get Your Entire Team on the Profit Bandwagon!

Presented by Profitability Consulting Group, John Egger

Egger will discuss how to increase profit using systems and processes that hold everybody on their team accountable to profit and they share that profit with all their employees.

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Discover How Tools, Systems, & Automation Will Help You Crush Your Big-Chain and Department Store
Competition.

Presented by Automated Mattress Profits, Jeff Giagnocavo

Giagnocavo will cover unique business tools, discover new sales and marketing systems and discuss how to
automate your systems to allow you to crush your local competition.

3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Selling to the Modern Man & Woman

Presented by JRM Sales & Management, Joe Milevsky and Lorna Hunter

Milevsky and Hunter will act out rolls of man versus woman, woman versus man, how they read each other, and make the emotional connections needed to succeed in a sales interaction.


Monday, January 19

9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Make the Most of Your Online Presence!

Presented by MicroD Inc., Ron Gordon

Gordon will discuss several practical ideas to use market products and services more effectively, more attractively, and in a way that will better engage customers, making better use of web presence.

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Four Digital and Direct Mail Power Plays that Drive Traffic!

Presented by Knorr Marketing, Doug Knorr

Learn how to get a bigger return on advertising by combining the latest digital strategies with direct
mail, Fusion Marketing. Knorr will present four
advertising power plays that combine digital and direct mail strategies to increase store traffic and
frequency shopping while reducing incremental advertising costs. This seminar includes case studies and handouts to start getting a greater return on advertising and a marketing budget immediately.

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

3 Ways to Boost Your Facebook Marketing

Presented by Crystal Media, Crystal Vilkaitis

Vilkaitis will discuss how to instantly increase fans through free and paid platforms plus a few tips that could potentially save a lot of money.

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Retail Performance Metrics - Your Key to Sustained Success

Presented by PROFITsystems Performance Groups, David McMahon

In this presentation McMahon will show how to improve sales, profits and cash flow.

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Rise of E-commerce

Presented by American West World Wide Express, Noah Brown & Reed Cullum

Brown and Cullum will discuss the effects of e-commerce in the marketplace, its growth and current trends.



Tuesday, January 20

9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Social 2.0-Wait, What Happened to Social 1.0?

Presented by R&A Marketing, Kevin Doran

It's not just about being social anymore, it's about your brand being in front of the consumer in a manner that tells a story that helps you create growth and revenue. Social media has turned into social content. It is the way a consumer connects, learns and informs herself about you long before she shops you.

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Successful Direct Marketing Strategies

Presented by Mail America, Leo Bartsch

Learn tried and true methods for ringing the register in this interactive give and take session. 

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The Be-Back Bus Isn't Coming Back

Presented by IAS Training, Brad Huisken

Huisken will lead participants through a motivational seminar on how to implement a productivity improvement program. He will discuss the five benchmarks for productivity improvement along with detailing non-negotiable sales and customer service standards, training techniques and his training checklist for sales people and sales managers.

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Styles Evolve . . . So Should Your Lighting

Presented by Service Lamp Corp, Jan Jucho

Jucho will discuss how to enhance a store while keeping a budget in check.  She will discuss the importance of using LED technology to save money on maintenance costs and energy bills.

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

10 Email Marketing Mistakes to Avoid

Presented by Email Broadcast, Ken Mahar

Mahar will discuss the top 10 mistakes businesses make with their email campaigns and how to fix them.


Wednesday, January 21

9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

The Social Shopper: How Retailers Can Connect with Shoppers

Presented by The Strategic Peacock, Marisa Peacock

Considering that four in ten social media users have purchased an item online after sharing it on Twitter,
Facebook or Pinterest, there is much to gain by leveraging the loyalty and sustained satisfaction that social media can bring. Successful social media campaigns start with understanding the behaviors associated with your audience. Learn best practices designed to get the most out of social media to connect with customers.

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Get a Grip on Your Marketing: Mobile Marketing for Today's Businesses

Presented by ReachLocal, Pete Di Stefano

Today's consumers own multiple devices and move seamlessly between them throughout the day, with
85% of consumers citing their mobile devices as a central part of everyday life. Local businesses need to
ensure they have the right mobile strategy in place to capitalize on this trend and ensure they're not
missing out on leads and potential revenue. During this presentation learn about trends in mobile usage, including multiscreen behavior and its impact on local search; how to add mobile to the advertising strategy to get found at the right time by the right consumers and which elements a mobile-ready site needs to convert traffic.

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Inspired Selling - Simple yet Powerful Techniques

Presented by Furniche.com, Marty Grosse

Create sales meetings with lasting impact on the selling staff. Discover practical methods to systemize
sales meeting processes. Learn how to find fresh, relevant, and energetic selling ideas. Learn how to develop a selling atmosphere that improves the individual salespersons performance and creates ongoing salesperson participation.

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Is Your Store Ready for the Modern Consumer?

Presented by Furniture Wizard Software, Evan Faller

See modern technology put into place where and when
consumers want it and make a retail establishment the place to invest in home furnishings.


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