Tradeshow Bootcamp is hitting the road for an all-day TSBC intensive workshop this February in Los Angeles! Same exclusive TSBC content, but with more opportunity to network, ask questions and roundtable ideas, so that you can get a jump-start on your planning for 2012 tradeshows!  Plus, all one-day sessions are limited to 15 students, so there is plenty of time for you to ask questions and network with speakers + colleagues.

Tradeshow Bootcamp is designed to give stationery manufacturers an open, honest and informative inside look at what goes into preparing for and exhibiting at large tradeshows.  Our workshops go beyond the basics of exhibiting, saving you hours of research time and giving you access to people who know what you can expect and who are anxious to see you succeed.


ALL-DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS WILL INCLUDE:

     ·          8-hours of TSBC content (what to do before, during + after a tradeshow to maximize your time + financial investment!)

     ·          In-person networking, small group discussions and one-on-one time with the speakers

     ·          TSBC workbook, including resource guides, budget worksheets, vendor recommendations + suggested timelines for planning purposes and lots and lots of visuals

     ·          Access to the private TSBC Facebook Group where our alumni + speakers keep the conversation going + provide support for one another.

     ·          Breakfast, lunch + refreshments will be served throughout the day.  We'll also have a networking reception at the end of the day

TSBC participants will receive the tools they need to successfully prepare for large tradeshows and the wholesale stationery market.

Tickets are limited to ensure an intimate setting where everyone's questions can be asked and answered.  Discount room rates are available at the Inn at Playa Del Rey for TSBC attendees, please contact Katie for additional details.


LOS ANGELES AGENDA :

     ·          Breakfast + Intros

     ·          Booth Logistics (designing + building a booth - walls, floors, lighting, shipping, sharing)

     ·          Networking (buying preferences + expectations of retailers, working with sales reps 101)

     ·          Break Out sessions over lunch (small(er) group discussions with individual speakers)

     ·          Products (industry standards for pricing + packaging. In-depth discussion about albums)

     ·          Marketing (free + paid marketing opps, sample mailers, press kits, show give-aways)

     ·          Planning + Prepping (road map for 2012 planning tying everything together from the day)

     ·          Networking Reception

 

LOS ANGELES SPEAKERS:

     ·          Carina Murray (Crow & Canary) - Sales Representative

     ·          Erika Firm (Delphine) - Stationery Designer / Manufacturer

     ·          Amber Ellis Seguine (FlyWheel Press) - Retailer + Stationery Designers / Manufacturer

     ·          Katie Hunt (Kelp Designs) - Stationery Designer / Manufacturer

Tradeshow Bootcamp was founded by Katie Hunt of Kelp Designs, but made possible by many supportive folks in the stationery industry!  Tradeshow Bootcamp evolved from the fact that we are members of a very collaborative industry and the belief that the more we can share with one another, the stronger our stationery community will become.  Below are links to everyone involved – be sure to stop by and say hi.

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