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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"ÂÂÂ 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 MarketingÂÂÂ. 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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