Thursday, September 19
(all times are preliminary and subject to change)
| 8:30 – 8:45 | Convention Welcome Co-Chairs: Susan January, Leanin’ Tree & Dave Phipps, Avanti Press |
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| 8:45 – 9:00 | GCA President’s Opening Remarks Speaker: Carlos Llanso, Legacy Publishing |
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| 9:00 – 10:00 | Session TBD | |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Break | |
| 10:15 – 11:15 | Greeting Cards in the Key Account Channel Speaker: Sadie Piller, Paper Source |
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| 11:15 – 12:15 | Greeting Cards & the Independent Retailer – Q & A with 5 Naples/Ft. Myers Retailers | |
| 12:15 – 1:30 | Lunch On Your Own | |
| 1:30 – 2:00 | *NOTED Expo – Lessons Learned and Future Opportunities Speakers: George White, Up With Paper & John Smyth, A Smyth Co |
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| 2:00 – 3:00 | The Inklings Story Speaker: Lindsay Henry, Inklings Paperie |
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| 3:30 – 4:30 | Ask the Mentors — Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About the Industry But Were Too Afraid to Ask! |
Friday, September 20
(all times are preliminary and subject to change)
| 8:30 – 8:45 | Day Two Announcements Co-Chairs: Susan January, Leanin’ Tree & Dave Phipps, Avanti Press |
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| 8:45 – 10:00 | Greeting Card Trends from Across the Pond – Greeting Card trends from the UK Market and how they influence the category in the US. Speaker: Amanda Ferguson, Executive Director of UK Greeting Card Association |
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| 10:00 – 11:00 | Sales, Customer and Product Data – How to Gather, Interpret and Use your Data to Improve Your Business Performance | |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Break | |
| 11:15 – 12:15 | The Dating Game: Meet Your Perfect Supplier Match through Speed Dating with the Associates | |
| 12:15 – 1:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 1:30 – 2:30 | Sales Management Strategies – How to Find, Hire & Keep Your Sales Reps Speakers: Tim Hampton, Leanin’ Tree & Tim Cross, Legacy Publishing |
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| 2:30 – 3:30 | Postal Update Speaker: USPS |
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| 3:30 – 4:00 | Ask the Executive Committee/State of the Industry Q & A Panel |