Register by March 1, 2010 and receive a 50% discount on the $150.00 registration fee
Online registration for the Specialty Retailer University is now closed. You may sign-up on-site on Saturday, March 13 at the University in Room S102a. The on-site fee is $100.
Independent Specialty Retailer University
- Walk away with practical tips and information.
- Bring your questions and challenges.
- Leave with solutions.
- A real mind exchange with the Best in Class
Morning Session:
- Business: INVENTORY AND BUYING PLANS, Bob Coviello, president, HTI Buying Group. An organized back office helps to guarantee sales. Bob will help you start or restart your buying plans.
- Design: MERCHANDISING ATTRACTS AND SELLS, Linda Cahan, author and contributing editor, Gifts & Decorative Accessories. Visual merchandising attracts, but Linda will show you how to make it talk to your customers and get them to respond with sales.
- Retail Live: CREATING A COMMUNITY OF CUSTOMERS, Linda Wyner, author and owner of Pans on Fire. Marketing is the yeast in your sales plan. Linda has not only successfully created exciting events and a cooking school, but will share the secret recipe to making them an avenue for sales.
Afternoon Session:
- Customer IQ: THE MIND OF TODAY’S CONSUMER: HOW AND WHY THEY BUY, Iconoculture. Getting into their mind will help you get into their wallet.
- Social Media: TAKING CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS VIRTUALLY, Vicky and Richard Kung, creators and owners of Museum of Robots. Learn how to be on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIN. Get ready for the mobile marketing how it creates sales and loyal customers.
You will walk away with new strategies and concepts, practical solutions, cost effective essentials, and profitable relationships.
