Retail Therapy - Melbourne August
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Designed to motivate, educate and inspire, the all-star Retail Therapy line-up brings together international and Australian retail experts under one roof at the MCEC covering topics such as business planning, social media, marketing, trend forecasting, sales, team management & even the law. Boost your business and book your place now at www.reedgiftfairs.com.au/retailtherapy. All tickets $30 inc. gst
Retail Therapy is located at the MCEC – opposite stand M100
Please Note: As Reed Gift Fairs is a trade only event you will need to be registered and in possession of an entry badge to attend the Retail Therapy sessions.
If you have not pre-registered for Reed Gift Fairs please go to www.reedgiftfairs.com.au/register or call 02 9211 7544.
SATURDAY 6 AUGUST
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Top 6 Business Planning Basics
LANNA HILL – One Small Step
10am – 11am
Have you ever wondered whether you really need a business plan? Maybe you think you do, but the idea of putting something together is overwhelming. Lanna Hill from One Small Step Business Coaching will run you through her six key steps to putting together a simple but dynamic business plan. Whether you’re an established small business wanting to take your business to the next level, or a startup right at the beginning of your journey, this workshop can’t be missed.
www.onesmallstepcoaching.com.au
Retail Minded - Buying, selling and everything in between
TARA DENNIS
2pm - 3.30pm
New to retail? Join Tara Dennis, tv host/designer come retailer as she hosts a discussion group on buying, selling and everything in between. This session will be a relaxed conversation between the audience and panel and will be an opportunity to ask questions and glean tips from other retailers who have all been in the same boat to help you grow a successful business.
SUNDAY 7 AUGUST
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Social Media Boot Camp
DOMINI MARSHALL
10am – 11.30am
Need some help marketing your brand on social media? Finding it hard to keep up with the constant changes? Join content marketing strategist and writer Domini Marshall to explore the best social media platforms and content for your business.Learn new ways to communicate your brand story, create content that connects, post with confidence and grow your audience. Plus, discover the best tools to help you measure your progress, market effectively and manage social media with ease.
2017 Lifestyle & Interiors Forecast
LISA WHITE - WGSN
2pm – 3pm
WGSN is the world's leading trend forecasting and analysis agency, equipping style-driven businesses around the world with future intelligence and creative inspiration on what's new and what's next. Delivered by Lisa White, Head of Lifestyle & Interiors at WGSN, this is your chance to hear it from the team that sets the standard. The 2017 Lifestyle & Interiors forecast provides direction for the interiors markets, including packaging, product design and textiles. This presentation will inspire and inform colour, design and material choices calling out key trends across lifestyle and interior categories to give you direction for this seasons buying and product development.
Customers: Keep them coming back
SALENA KNIGHT
3.30pm – 4.45pm
Getting customers to your store is the hardest part of customer acquisition, so ensuring that you can get them to stay longer, spend more, and come back again and again, is a sure-fire way to retail success. Salena Knight, The Retail Biz Strategist will show you simple strategies to implement to learn what your customer wants before they do; and the key ingredients your store needs, to have customers spending, coming back more often, and telling everyone they know about you.
MONDAY 8 AUGUST
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Social Media Boot Camp
DOMINI MARSHALL
10am – 11.30am
Need some help marketing your brand on social media? Finding it hard to keep up with the constant changes? Join content marketing strategist and writer Domini Marshall to explore the best social media platforms and content for your business.Learn new ways to communicate your brand story, create content that connects, post with confidence and grow your audience. Plus, discover the best tools to help you measure your progress, market effectively and manage social media with ease.
How to win employees and influence your people
DOMINIQUE LAMB – National Retail Association
1pm – 2.15pm
“To win in the marketplace you must first win in the workplace.” – Doug Conant, CEO of Campbell’s Soup
Employee engagement is crucial when operating a business. Team engagement and motivation can be difficult in a time where people have forgotten how to communicate with one another. We know team motivation has a direct relationship to productivity and your team’s engagement is the difference between earning average sales and being the best in your game.
How To Grow Your Sales Without Discounting
SARAH CROSS
3.30pm – 4.30pm
In this session, Sarah Cross, Leading Gift Industry Expert and Business Coach will show you how to boost your giftware business profits with the introduction of smart selling incentives.
- How to create show-stopping offers that virtually sell themselves
- Raise your average sale and move more stock by packaging the right bonuses.
- Smart and eye-catching merchandise strategies - walk away with practical strategies to boost profits and loyalty.
TUESDAY 9 AUGUST
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The Power Of Collaboration
MAGGIE PANA – Kreo
10am – 11.30am
Collaborations are often categorised as a daunting step for two businesses to embark on, the reality is this is completely untrue, there is power in any collaboration and Maggie Pana, founder of lifestyle blog and online store Kreo Home will take you through how collaboration has benefited her business many times over and how it can benefit yours too.
The Law Made Easy for Creative Businesses
SHARON GIVONI
2pm – 3.15pm
Learn how to protect your creative designs in a global environment where copying is increasingly rampant. Not only will Sharon provide insights on what to do, but she will also help you understand what not to do to ensure that you are in the best legal position possible. Discover tips and tricks in relation to social media, websites, terms and conditions, and all the practical little details you might need or want, but have always been too afraid to ask!
South Wharf, VIC 3006