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Seminars & Events
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Product Preview Area:
Make sure you stop by the product preview area at the show. The display area will be filled with the newest designs and creative ideas for your store.
Free Business- Building Seminars:
Take advantage of free business-building seminars hosted by a wide range of industry experts. See below for full seminar details once they become available.
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Saturday, August 11:
 Proven Retailer Success Using Social Media. How They Did It and How You Can Too!
Speaker: Ian Borowski, product manager for SnapRetail
1:00PM- 2:00PM
After working with hundreds of retailers in the past year, SnapRetailer has compiled case studies and listed the top social media tactics that have proven successful for retail operations’. From Facebook and Twitter to Blogging and Pinterest, we’ll help you understand what worked, why and how you can harness the power of these social media tools for your own business.
7 Ways to Make Your Store Marketing More Pinteresting
Speaker: Ian Borowski, product manager for SnapRetail
2:30PM- 3:30PM
Pinterest is a fun way to organize ideas and products you find interesting, but did you know it’s also a great way to drive traffic to your website and show customers your store’s personality? During this session, you'll learn easy ways profit from Pinterest and engage your customers in a fun and social new way.
Sunday, August 12
 Guerrilla Marketing: Free and Low-Cost Marketing Ideas to Drive More Traffic and Sales
Speaker: Patricia Norins, publisher, Gift Shop Magazine and Green Retailer
1:00PM- 2:00PM
Learn inexpensive and unbelievably effective grass roots marketing strategies to grow your store’s traffic and sales. In this fast-paced session, Patricia will share more than 50 marketing ideas to help you build stronger relationships with your customers, increase store traffic and sell more products.
 How to Fall in Love with the Gift Industry and Our Customers All Over Again
Speaker: Sue Kirby, retailer
2:30PM-3:30PM
During this inspiring program, Sue will invite, delight, and ignite, with tips on:
Effective Product Displays , Customer Service , Successful Event Planning, Getting Free Press and Community Involvement. With more than 35 years of positive experience in the gift industry, Sue Kirby has lived her dream with a successful business/store in Orange County, California. Her love of people and products results in profit; who doesn’t love that? A joyful encourager with solid trial tested information and a loyal following among retailers.
Monday, August 13
Airports Are Thriving. They’re Where You Want To Be.
11:00AM- 12:00PM
Hosted by: Airport Revenue News (ARN). ARN has covered timely and pertinent issues impacting non-aviation revenues at airports for the past 15 years. The monthly magazine is primarily focused on revenue trends, strategies, noteworthy developments, emerging opportunities and legislative updates of the airport industry as well as the businesses that operate within them.
Hear from the executives of Seattle-Tacoma International about how to take advantage of the upcoming opportunities at the airport, why it’s a venue that is super lucrative and the ins and outs of doing business in this unique environment.
Targeting Your Core Customer
Speaker: Susan Wagner, editor, Smart Retailer magazine
1:00-2:00PM
Who really is your core customer? It may not be who you think. In this seminar, you’ll learn how to pinpoint this important buyer, and more importantly, how to gain more sales from this customer through displays, suggestive selling, signage and more
ADDITIONAL BUYER SERVICES:
Show Specials:
View a list of specials offered by exhibitors at the Seattle Gift Show as it becomes available
Earth Conscious Options (ECO):
Check back to download this special listing of exhibitors with products that fall under the Green, Sustainable, Organic and Recycled category as the list becomes available.
Free Shuttle Service:
There will be free, continuous shuttle service between the Seattle Market Week hotesl, Pacific Market Center and Washington State Convention Center. Check back for more details coming soon.
Onsite Buyer Services Representative:
We will have an onsite buyer representative to help you with your buying trip.
World Class Dining Options:
Don't miss the world class dining options just steps away from the center, as well as a variety of restaurants and food service areas inside the center.
Questions on any buyer services? Contact Jhana Jordan for questions.
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