2010 National Convention Seminars Ultimate Gift Show & National Gift Basket Convention Merge! A "Passport Ticket" allows you to attend all 2010 Convention seminars.
Basket-ology Basket-ology  (3 hours Hands-on-workshop) Learn Structure, Design, 2010 Holiday Color Trends, Dazzling Bow Making, Wrapping Techniques, Advanced Design, Top Secret in Design, Pricing, Re-defining your Selections, & Tips with Tom, Pam, Kris and Mary Ann. Plus Sarah, Lisa, Debbie, Derek, Ben, Katlyn, & Christa will be on hand to help you with your designing. You also get to keep the wonderful Design. Never before have you had the opportunity to work so closely with our team of instructors. New and Seasoned Designers will all gain valuable experience with this seminar!
Layout your Prep Room & Display area with Tom & Pam This is the 1st time Tom & Pam have ever shared their secrets of a winning prep room layout as well as their secrets of how to display your storefront with excitement. Come join them with photo's and a fun filled seminar of their layout secrets that will save you time, money and excite your clients into buying the products.
Internet Marketing - Fast & Cheap with Sarah Botchick Today the marketing success stories are with Internet marketing. If you are not social media marketing you may not be selling as well as you could be. Let Sarah help you with Fast & Cheap promotions on the web. She will also help you with newsletter networking. This is a must for 2010 holiday sales campaigns.  Sarah has 7 years experience in pay per click marketing with all major search engines and you will learn so much in her seminar.
Optimizing Your Site with Lisa Bevan Lisa is a great asset to our team with her optimising background. She will be giving you lots of technical help to step up your game with website secrets. Lisa will be on hand at the trade-show to give you one on one 10 minute help with your personal website. Come and take your business to a new level with this class.
Promoting Yourself with Style as only Debbie Quintana can do Debbie has wow-ed crowds with her style of getting her name out to the public quickly. Come join Debbie with a new look of "how to promote you &  your business" in today's technology. Debbie shares her outstanding look at possibilities you may have not thought of until this seminar. She promises to give you lots of ideas to help you promote your 2010 "Personal Campaign" with Style.
6 Points to Watch for in a Commercial Lease with Michael Gruber If you are from Ohio then you know that Michael is the king of  Real-estate law per Tom & Pam. Michael will help you with a few ideas on what to look for when expanding or moving into a commercial lease agreement. Come look at the possibilities of protecting yourself in leasing contracts. Michael will also be available for one on one questions after the seminar.
The Importance of Data Bases & Quickbooks by Derek How are you keeping your clients records and accounting. Derek will help you understand the importance as well as a look at how you can benefit with todays options. Act, Data Bases, Quick-books, and More and then you decide how much time you can save with your clients information at your fingertips.
Expanding Wedding & Bridal Events with Mary Ann If you are not working with Brides and expanding to wedding gifts you may be missing profit. Let Mary Ann help you with expanding your selections with her unbelievable advanced designing and gift selections. Mary Ann is known for your unique designs, outstanding bows, and fan toppers to excite your clients to a new level.
Importing Digital with Spectacular Results, by Ben Jacobs Today the clients want to see the designs with clear images. Let Ben help you with a new look at digital designing. Ben and Mary Ann will share their passion together in this seminar showing you a great way to promote your products with today's technology.
Leaving an Intentional Legacy by Bev Coggins Do you feel like a pinball bouncing through life? Are you being intentional about the legacy you're leaving future generations or is it haphazard? In this seminar, you will be challenged to consider the legacy you are will leave your children, grandchildren, and others. We'll be discovering your passions, priorities, and gifts and how they translate into your daily activities and schedule. Plus, we'll talk about how to get more hours out of your day in order to accomplish those things that are important to you!By the time we finish, you'll be empowered by your own package of passions, priorities, and gifts. You will be motivated to leave an intentional legacy and equipped to do so!
Growing your Business without Inventory by Emmitt Today with a close watch on dollars and economy, Emmitt will share a few ideas on how you can add selections, larger website, and much more without the inventory needs, less space, and more profit. After attending this seminar you may want to re-define your business with lots more varity for your clients without the extra products.
Keeping your lights on with budget corporate by Tom & Pam If you are not selling monthly to corporation's you may want to attend this seminar to find out how to pay for your utitlies each month with special clients. Tom & Pam specialized in corporate mega sales making sure the profit was monthly and the revenue continued. Come get some great ideas on how to expand your monthly business without holidays.
Handling the Phones with Ben The client's 1st impression of your business is more than likely the person answering the phones. If you are home based you will love this seminar and if you are store front Ben will also give you some pointers that will improve your skills. Ben will also help you with those angry complaint issues. Come laugh and learn how Ben has taken a complaint issue to an additional order in minutes.
A Flare with Floral Design by Kris You may be designing baskets but you may want to expand adding in floral this year. You may be a floral designer wishing to add gourmet. Well here is your chance to grow your business with a new outstanding addition. Kris will excite you and change the way you look at your business with new vision and style. He is amazing with his creative flare.
We will be adding additional classes later but here is a line up of what you can expect. WOW, come join in 2010 Convention of the year! It's not only designing but lots of business that you will be able to use no matter what direction your business leads you this holiday season!