AmericasMart Summer Market Seminars Announced
A keystone in delivering the ultimate buyer experience, AmericasMart® Atlanta will offer business-focused learning opportunities in its Education Center programming at The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market® (Showrooms: Tuesday, July 8 – Tuesday, July 15, 2014; Temporaries: Thursday, July 10 – Monday, July 14, 2014). Buyers will benefit from specialized, retail-specific programming on topics such “Six Ways to Sell Gift Cards – Proven Strategies that Work” presented by the Georgia Retail Association and Florida Retail Federation, and “Retail by Design: A Blueprint to Store Event Success” and “Retail by Design: A Blueprint to Buying to Merchandise” presented by AmericasMart advisory board member Melissa Haberstroh, president of Burlap Horse LP. AmericasMart and burton+BURTON host a lively breakfast discussion about merchandising for a hospital gift shops at the “Breakfast with The Burtons” special event. Haberstroh also will also cater to the other side of the Market experience with a seminar geared toward exhibitors: “How to Think Like a Retailer – And Sell Them Better.” Exhibitors and buyers alike will benefit from a series of four seminars by social media expert Tucker Berta. Berta shares tips for launching a social media campaign in her seminar “Your Social Debut: Introduction to the Basics of Social Media Marketing for Business.” She coaches more advanced users in “Stepping Up Social: Strategies for Social Media Marketing for Business.” Both seminars are offered twice during the Market. AmericasMart continues its partnership with the Oriental Rug Retailers of America, Inc. (ORRA) at the Atlanta International Area Rug Market® (Wednesday, July 9 – Saturday, July 12, 2014) with a series of seminars for current rug retailers and buyers interested in exploring the product opportunities. Rug expert Phil Menedian, director of education for ORRA Programming, moderates a discussion of numerous pieces in “Knot to be Missed,” reviews current appraisal techniques in “Enhancing Your Rug Appraising,” and leads a tour of AmericasMart’s four-floor rug marketplace in “Walking the Marketplace.” Rug buyers also have the opportunity to sit for the CRA Examination, moderated by Menendian and ORRA Education Committee members. The exam will be in two parts: written and identification. Examinees will be tested on historical and technical knowledge of hand- knotted rugs as well as proper identification of 35 Oriental rugs by sight. A full list of The Education Center Events includes: WEDNESDAY JULY 9 3 p.m. How to Think Like a Retailer – And Sell Them Better Melissa Haberstroh Building 1, Floor 10 THURSDAY, JULY 10 1 p.m. Your Social Debut: Introduction to the Basics of Social Media Marketing for Business Tucker Berta Building 1, Floor 10 1:30 p.m. Knot to Be Missed Phil Menedian Building 1, Floor 4 3...
‘The Decorative Carpet’: A Valuable Guide
The Decorative Carpet–Fine Handmade Rugs in Contemporary Interiors – by rug industry author and consultant Alix G. Perrachon and with a foreword by legendary dealer Doris Leslie Blau – is the first book to treat decorative carpets as an integral component of interior design. Althought decorative rugs are key in any interior design project, most consumers and interior designers are often intimidated by rugs. This books aims to remedy that by showing how celebrity interior designers have used them to create a fully composed interior. Penny Drue Baird, Clodagh, Jamie Drake, Thomas Jayne, and Juan Montoya are just a few of the designers included. A wide array of beautiful handmade rugs is featured from Art Deco to Aubusson and Tabriz to Tibetan and Moroccan. This volume also provides professional advice on rug-buying; reveals the twenty most popular types decorative rugs in use today, along with a brief history of each; rug care and repair essentials; and a glossary of rug terminology. The Decorative Carpet is a practical and enticing visual resource for designers, and individual homeowners. An invaluable sales tool for the rug industry in promoting handmade rugs to its customers, this book is the rug retailer’s ideal add-on sale or gift. The 9-by 11-inch volume, published in 2010 by The Monacelli Press, an imprint of Random House, features 256 pages and 200 color illustrations. This coffee table book– ISBN 978-1-58093-299-8–costs $50 hardcover. To purchase copies, log onto www.Randomhouse.com or www.Amazon.com. For bulk orders of over 50 copies, contact Random House at 1-800-733-3000. Alix G. Perrachon is a writer, editor, and consultant on rugs to interior designers and private buyers through the world. Formerly American associate editor on HALI and editor of The Oriental Rug Magazine, she was consulting editor on AREA. Her work has been featured in publications including House & Garden, Art & Auction, Art & Antiques, and Antiques World, Antique Collector, and The New York Times. Doris Leslie Blau is the founder of the prestigious Manhattan Doris Leslie Blau gallery which supplies rugs and carpets to top interiors and private...
Magnificent Possession
Informational booklet including detailed photographs and written description about Oriental rugs, how they are made, and countries in which they are woven. Featuring sections on how to purchase, care & maintenance.
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