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Garden Center Schedule at a Glance(Meeting room names in parentheses) |
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Tuesday, November 8 |
Garden Center |
| 8 - 9:15 a.m. | Secrets of Successful Selling (Reynolds) |
| 9:30 - 10:15 a.m. | New Crops that Can Create Consumer Excitement & Grow Your Bottom Line (Cameron) |
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | It's All About Customer Service (Reynolds) |
| 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Trade Show Open (Lunch from 12-1 PM) (Carolina Ballroom) |
| 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Profitable Events in Your Garden Center (Reynolds) |
| 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. | Finding Your Niche: Successful Products & Services (Reynolds) |
| 4:30 - 5 p.m. | Relational Retailing (Reynolds) |
Wednesday, November 9 |
Garden Center |
| 8 - 9 a.m. | Get More from Your Web Site with Less Effort (Reynolds) |
| 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Trade Show Open (Lunch from 12-1 PM) (Carolina Ballroom) |
| 9:15 - 10 a.m. | The Future of Our Industry (Cameron) |
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Social Media in 15 Minutes a Day (Reynolds) |
| 1 - 4:30 p.m. | Social Media Kick-Start: Office Hours (Reynolds) |
| 1 - 5 p.m. | Garden Center Tour with a Focus on Merchandising* (Reynolds) |
| * Separate registration fee required. | |
Grower Schedule at a Glance(Meeting room names in parentheses) |
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Tuesday, November 8 |
Grower |
| 8 - 9:15 a.m. |
Business Decisions to Help Me Outshine the Competition (Cameron) |
| 9:30 - 10:15 a.m. |
New Crops that Can Create Consumer Excitement & Grow Your Bottom Line (Cameron) |
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
Minimizing Shrink: Recognizing the Signs of Production Problems that Can Rob Your Bottom Line (Cameron) |
| 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Trade Show Open (Lunch from 12-1 PM) (Carolina Ballroom) |
| 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. |
Minimizing Shrink: Smart & Economical Disease Management (Cameron) |
| 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. |
Minimizing Shrink: Smart & Economical Insect Management (Cameron) |
| 4:30 - 5 p.m. |
Packaging Your Product for Profit (Cameron) |
Wednesday, November 9 |
Grower |
| 8 - 9 a.m. |
Breaking into Retail (Cameron) |
| 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Trade Show Open (Lunch from 12-1 PM) (Carolina Ballroom) |
| 9:15 - 10 a.m. | The Future of Our Industry (Cameron) |
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
Calculating the Cost: Energy Saving Technology (Cameron) |
| 1 - 2 p.m. |
Effective PGR Strategies to Minimize Stretch (Cameron) |
| 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. |
Production Inputs for Growing Quality Crops & Getting Dollar Returns: Water, Media & Nutrition (Cameron) |
| 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
Production Inputs for Growing Quality Crops & Getting Dollar Returns: Light & Temperature (Cameron) |
