Making waves this week at The Orange County Convention Center is the Surf Expo, one of the largest trade shows in the world. Hosted in Orlando, Florida this spectacular event runs from January 8 -10, 2015 and will bring people from all over the globe to the worlds hottest vacation destination.
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This year will be bigger and better the ever, the Surf Expo will be joined with the Imprinted Sportswear Show (ISS) featuring over 2,600 booths of apparel and goods, special events, fashion shows, demos and award ceremonies. It’s a one stop shop marketplace for the hottest trends and latest products within the Surf, Wake, Skate, Wind, SUP, and Lifestyle industries.
A broad range of items endorsed by several surf industry associations be on display including:
Surf Boards Boats and Jet Ski
Skate Boards Protective Gear
Wake boards and Water skis
Windsurf and Kiteboard
Stand Up Paddle
Wetsuits Board Shorts
Spa and Body Products
Underwater Photography Equipment and the Latest Tech Gadgets
When manufactures and retailers come together in this industry there is always a fantastic energy and tons of fun. The Surf Expo has teamed up with Board Retailers Association, independent action sports retailers, leading retail design and merchandising magazine to offer great seminars to give you tools and tips for your retail business.
Thursday, January 8th
9:30 am Buyer 101 by Speaker: Steven “Fish” Fisher, Surf Expo Sr. Buyer Relations Manager. One not to miss, teaches marketing for success, best practices for the top brands and lingo of the show.
11:30 am Experience Retail: Designing Impactful Physical Stores in a Digital World Speaker: Alison Medina, Executive Editor of design:retail.Speaking on store design sure to catch attention, physical store in a digital world, design trends and examines current consumer.
2:30 pm What the Heck is Going On?! Thoughts on the Retail Environment Speaker: Jeff Harbaugh, Industry Consultant, Analyst and Market Watch Columnist Enjoy some humor as you learn about inventory management and a few things about the economy you won’t learn from the mainstream media.
Friday January 9th
9:30 am Presented by BRA: Hiring, Training and Motivating Employees Speaker: George Leichtweis of Modern Skate & SurfLearn how important your employees are to your business.
11:30 am Presented by BRA: The Changing Retail Landscape: Day to Day Issues Facing Today’s Business Owners Panelists: Todd Canipe of Vertical Urge, Bruce Cromartie of BC Surf & Sport, and Todd Roberts of ZJ Boarding House Discusses issues influencing the marketplace of today’s actin sports.
2:30 pm Make It Easy: 15+ Tips to Improve Sales on your Ecommerce Site Speaker: Josh Levine, CXO and co-founder of Alexander Interactive How to get the edge over the competition while converting browsers into buyers.
Saturday, January 10th
9:30 am Facebook Marketing Tactics for 2015 Speaker: Sean Roylance, President of Rain Retail Effectively marketing on Facebook to increase sales with the latest tactics.
11:30 am Search Engine Marketing Tactics for Surf Shops Speaker: Sean Roylance, President of Rain Retail Learn effective and simple techniques to attract new customers.
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