Upcoming ExpoHoliday & Home Expo –June 2010
Schedule of Events
June 23-29, 2010
Wednesday, June 23
Java Jumpstart
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: 1st Floor, Lobby, IFGC Building
Buyers, jumpstart your day with a cup of Starbucks coffee and a donut.
Thursday, June 24
Java Jumpstart
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: 1st Floor, IFGC Building
Buyers, jumpstart your day with a cup of Starbucks coffee and a donut.
Seminar – Affordable Gift Baskets That Look Like A Million
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Expo Area between WTC & IFGC 1st Floor
Presenter: Mary Ann Jacobs
Your clients can purchase gift baskets anywhere. But, you'll be the one they call when you impress them with glorious wrappings, up to the minute product lines and affordable prices. See cutting edge designs and hear Mary Ann explain how easy they are to put together. Learn how to produce masterpieces on a budget and hear your registers ring!
Discovery Tour - Plantscaping
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: J Lounge, 1F327, IFGC Building
Presenter: J Schwanke AIFD, PFCI, AAF
Join design expert J Schwanke on a tour of showrooms offering the newest fire retardant trees, plants and other permanent botanicals used for commercial Interiorscape installations for shopping centers, office complexes, hotels, casinos and theme parks as well as residences.
Discovery Tour - Home for the Holidays
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Home for the Holidays Exhibit, Grand Pavilion at the Trade Mart
Presenter: J Schwanke AIFD, PFCI, AAF
Tour Home for the holidays and gain a new appreciation for the merchandise and visual display techniques utilized to create this spectacular nine-room, 4,200 square foot exhibit of a home decorated for Christmas.
It's Party Time! Cocktail Reception
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Back Corridor, IFGC Building 1st Floor
Join your fellow buyers and exhibitors for refreshments, live enterainment, fun networking and cash prizes.
Big, Bigger, Biggest Cash Giveaway during Cocktail Reception
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Back Corridor, 1st Floor, IFGC Building
Shop Holiday & Home Expo for your chance to win cash! Just turn in a purchase order from any Holiday & Home Expo Exhibitor to be entered into the drawing or cash prizes of $250, $550 and $1,000 during the IFGC coctail reception.
Friday, June 25
Java Jumpstart
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: 1st Floor Lobby, IFGC Buiding
Buyers, jumpstart your day with a complimentary cup of Starbucks coffee and a donut.
Seminar - International Colors & Trends for the Holidays
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Seasons Gallery, 1st Floor, IFGC Building
Presenter: Michelle Lamb, The Trend Curve
Michelle Lamb, editor of The Trend Curve, reveals Europe's best new looks for the holiday season through photos and commentary.
Discovery Tour – Display & Merchandising
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: J Lounge, 1F327, IFGC Building
Presenter: J Schwanke AIFD, PFCI, AAF
Need ideas and inspiration on how to present and sell your merchandise? Design Expert J Schwanke points out the showrooms that hae most skillfully showcased their products.
Box Lunch Seminar - Color Trendss: The Catalysits That Create Change
Time: 12:00 p.m. (noon)
Location: 9065 WTC
Presenter: Lee Eiseman, Pantone Color Institute
There is no dougt that in today's complex and challenging marketplace, color has the unique ability to attract and engage the eye, elicite emotion, enhance the product or environment and utilmately tempt the consumer. Color is, in fact, the catalyst that can spark the sale, define the space and create the magic and the mood. Choices are as varied as lifestyles, each reflecting a specific point of view and confort level. $5 box lunch available.
Box Lunch Seminar - Marketing Your Gift Basket Business to Corporations
Time: 12:00 p.m. (noon)
Location: Expo Area between WTC & IFGC 1st Floor
Presenter: Marry Ann Jacobs
Selling gift baskets to corporate clients is where the real money is. Learn how to build this lucrative business with effective marketing and sales preentations that overcome "tough times" objections.
Buyer Hospitality - Candy Bar
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: 1st Floor, IFGC Building Lobby
Choose from a selection of candy favorites to appease yur sweet tooth.
Big Cash Giveaway
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: AFIA Table, 1st Floor Lobby, IFGC Building
Shop Holiday & Home Expo for your chance to win $500. Just turn in a purchase order from any Holiday & Home Expo exhibitor to be entered into the drawing.
Seminar - Nesting
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Seasons Gallery, 1st Floor, IFGC Building
Presenter: Matt Wood AIFD
Now more than ever, today's consumer wants home to be a comfortable, pleasing-to-the-eye retreat. Matt Wood puts his floral artistry to work to create fresh, sophisticated interpretations that answer the call for casual, organic, serene and beautiful interiors
Saturday, June 26
Java Jumpstart
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: 1st Floor, Lobby, IFGC Building
Buyers, jumpstart your day with a complimentary cup of Starbucks coffee and a donut.
Seminar - How to Position and Market Your Store
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Seasons Gallery, 1st Floor IFGC Building
Presenter: Michael Orloff, Orloff & Associates
Positioning is the foundation of your business and influences everything yu do - from determining your merchandise mix to creating a marketing plan. Learn how to develop yur own positioning statement and a well thought-out marketing plan. Real world examples, templates and worksheets arem you with can-do, know-how intelligence for improving yor business and driving sales.
Mike Orloff has more than 30 years of sales, marketing and consulting experience with Silvestri, Fitz and Floyd, Roman, Bradford, Gifts of Faith, Procter & Gamble and Anheuser-Busch. he holds an MBA in Internationl Marketing from The Wharton School.
Discovery Tour – Colors & Trendspotting
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Locatin: J Lounge, 1F327, IFGC Building
Presenter: J Schwanke AIFD, PFCI, AAF
What can showrooms windows tell you about upcoming trends? Follow Design Expert J Schwanke as he points out the season's most popular colors and strongest trends.
Buyer Hospitality - Snack Attack
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: 2nd Floor, IFGC Building Front Excalators
Drop by and pick up cheese and crackers and a glass of apple juice on your way to your next appointment.
Big Cash Giveaway
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: AFIA Table, 1st Floor Lobby, IFGC Building
Shop Holiday & Home Expo for your chance to win $500. Just turn in a purchase order from any Holiday & Home Expo exhibitor to be entered into the drawing.
Sunday, June 27
AFIA General Membership Meeting
All exhibitors invited to attend
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Seasons Gallery, 1st Floor, IFGC Building
Java Jumpstart
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: , AFIA Table, 1st floor Lobby, IFGC Building
Buyers, jumpstart your day with a complimentary cup of Starbucks coffee and a donut.
Buyer Hospitality - Snow Cone Suprise
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Front hallway to back corridor, 1st Floor, IFGC Building
Get out of the heat and enjoy a summer treat while you shop the Floral and Gift showrooms
Monday, June 28
Buyer Hospitality - Sips and Dips
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Middle Hallway, 2nd Floor, IFGC Building
Stop by the IFGC for an afternoon energy boost with hearty dips and chips.
Tuesday, June 29
Show closes at 6:00 p.m.
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