NEPPFA Chapter Event
The New England Professional Picture Framers Association will hold it’s third and final chapter event of 2016. This event is will offer educational seminars, a panel discussion, a vendor table top showcase, door prizes, PRINT Competition judging and awards presentation, the awarding of the Warshawer CPF Scholarship, annual elections for the Board of Directors and networking, idea sharing, and friendship.
The New England Professional Picture Framers Association will hold it’s third and final chapter event of 2016. This event is will offer educational seminars, a panel discussion, a vendor table top showcase, door prizes, PRINT Competition judging and awards presentation, the awarding of the Warshawer CPF Scholarship, annual elections for the Board of Directors and networking, idea sharing, and friendship.
Date & Time:
Monday October 17, 2016
10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Location:
Red Hook Brewery
Alemaker’s Hall
1 Red Hook Way
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Educational Seminars:
Meg Glasgow, owner of Finer Frames, is a nationally recognized consultant in the art and framing field, and winner of Larson Juhl’s first Design Star competition. She travels widely in the U.S., presenting sales and marketing seminars for small businesses, and has published a book entitled “Meg on Marketing, A Self-Help Guide for Small Business Success.” At home, Meg serves on the Eagle Arts Commission. She was named Meridian’s 2005 Woman of the Year, a finalist in the Idaho Woman Entrepreneur of the Year program for 2004, and her business was chosen as the Meridian Small Business of the Year in 2002. Finer Frames received the top distinction with the Top 100 Art & Framing Retailers Award in 2003. The company which she founded in 1999, has earned national exposure framing for NBC’s reality show “The Neighbors” and ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”.
Meg will teach two separate seminars and host a panel discussion during the evening portion of the program. The seminars will be:
10 STEP FRAMESHOP MAKEOVER
The not-so-obvious secrets to transforming your business
Is your business in need of a makeover? This seminar is for new start-ups or existing shops looking for practical ideas for strengthening your business image. Whether you want to attract specific customers or simply be more competitive you’ll learn tips for transforming your brand, communicating with customers, merchandising and much more.PICTURE PERFECT DESIGNS TO INCREASE SALES
Retail is a highly competitive business, especially for framers. Learn ideas for increasing sales by improving your customer experience at the design counter. Get inspired with Meg’s award-winning frame designs and learn tips for using these creative framing ideas to “wow” your customers. From hand painted details, stunning shadowboxes and artistic mat details you’ll get ideas and advice to grow your custom framing sales.
She will also lead a panel discussion about SIMPLE MARKETING STRATEGIES – What Works and what doesn’t and WHY.
Meeting Day Itinerary:
10:00 am – Check in (30 mins)
10:30 am – 90 min Seminar – 10 Step Frameshop Makeover with Meg Glasgow
12:00 pm – Lunch (2 hr, on your own)
2:00 pm – 90 min Seminar – Picture Perfect Designs to Increase Sales with Meg Glasgow
3:30 pm – Vendors arrive and set up (30 mins)
4:00 pm – Vendor Showcase –table top – (90 mins)
Collect and organize door prizes
Pop Choice voting for Print Competition
5:30 pm – Chapter Business Meeting (30 mins)
Committee Updates
Scholarship Award
Elections
Other Business
6:00 pm – Panel discussion – “Simple Marketing Strategies” Meg Glasgow and panel guests – (30 mins)
6:30 pm – PRINT Competition Awards – Discussion and review (about 30 mins)
Registration Fees:
$50 for current PPFA Members
$70 for Non-Members
Save an extra $10 off with coupon/promo code: EARLY10
To apply the promo code, please click “Enter Promotion Code” from the registration screen, enter the code. and click the “APPLY” button.
Promo code EARLY10 is valid until October 1, 2016.
Promo code EARLY10 is valid until October 1, 2016.
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A special thanks to our generous sponsors:
AMCI Regence, Craft Inc, Crescent, Decor, DonMar, Elmers, Evonik Acrylite, Fall Woodcrafts, Fletcher-Terry, Fotiou, Frametastic, Larson-Juhl, Lineco, Logan, Nielsen-Bainbridge, Omega, Presto, Smallcorp, Studio, Tru-Vue, Vermont Hardwoods
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