Tuesday, May 4, 2010
9:00-10:00am
National Hardware Show Information
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.
10:00-11:00am
2009 Universe Study - State of the Industry
Presenter: Norman B. Hamilton, Casual Living Magazine
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.
11:00am-12:30pm
LIVE from the National Hardware Show - Twitter Party!
Hosted by: Debeorah Shearer - Mrs. Organized and Allie Wandner of Organize.com
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: All Categories wanting to experience a live case study on social media.
12:30-12:45pm
Square Footage Gardening - Double Your Garden Customers
Presenter: Mel Bartholomew, Creator of "Square Foot Gardening" and Founder of The Square Foot Gardening Foundation
Location: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.
1:00-2:00pm
Panel Discussion: Create Inspiration with Hard Goods and Green Goods
Presenters: Faith Savage, Retail Manager, Goldsmith Seeds/Syngenta Flowers; Chris Sexton, Retail Market Manager, Conrad Fafard Inc.; Ron Greening, Director of Marketing, Dramm Corp., Tim Hodson, Editorial Director, Lawn & Garden Retailer Magazine
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.
2:00-3:00pm
How to Increase the Value of Your Business
Presenters: Richard G. Pontz, The Lawn & Garden Performance Group LLC, Rick Piper, Brent Freeman, Piper International
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden & outdoor living industry.
3:00-3:30pm
National Hardware Show Information
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.
3:30-4:30pm
HGTV Consumer Research
Presenters: Norman B. Hamilton, Casual Living Magazine
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden & outdoor living industry.
4:30-5:30pm
National Hardware Show Information
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
9:00-9:30am
National Hardware Show Information
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.
9:30-10:15am
3-Green Product World
Presenters: Mark Watson, Co-Founder, Eco Traction
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: All Categories.
10:30-11:30am
What Works On-Line (WOW)
Presenters: Penny Schneck, Online Sales Manager, Reed Business Information Services Retail Group
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: All Categories.
11:30-11:45am
Square Footage Gardening - Double Your Garden Customers
Presenters: Mel Bartholomew, Creator of "Square Foot Gardening" and Founder of The Square Foot Gardening Foundation
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.
11:45am-12:30pm
National Hardware Show Information
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.
12:30-1:30pm
Social Media and the Independent Garden Center: Stop Talking, Start Doing
Presenters: Kimberly Bird, Calloways Nursery, Vice President of Retail Marketing, Calloways Nursery; Paige Worthy, Managing Editor, Lawn & Garden Retailer
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden & outdoor living industry.
1:30-2:00pm
National Hardware Show Information
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.
2:00-3:00pm
Garden Center Merchandising Case Study
Presenters: Kimberly Bird, Calloways Nursery, Vice President of Retail Marketing, Calloways Nursery; Paige Worthy, Managing Editor, Lawn & Garden Retailer
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden & outdoor living industry.
3:00-4:00pm
Building Brands, Launching Lifestyle Changes
Presenter: Joe DePreta, VP of Marketing at Wharton Innovative Products, LLC.
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.
4:00-5:00pm
National Hardware Show Information
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
9:00-9:30am
National Hardware Show Information
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.
9:30-10:30am
Appeal to a New & Emerging Customer Base
Presenters: Bill Calkins - IGC Business Manager, Ball Horticultural Company
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden & outdoor living industry.
10:30-11:30am
Growing with the Next Generation
Presenters: Kelly D. Norris, Rainbow Iris Farm; Paige Worthy, Managing Editor, Lawn & Garden Retailer
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden & outdoor living industry.
11:30am-3:00pm
National Hardware Show Information
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.