Special Guests in the Gift Temporary Exhibits

JSchwankeThe Gift Temporary Exhibits will be filled with Special Guests for The January International Gift & Home Furnishings Market. Special Guests include a five time Emmy Nominee, Television Host, exceptional artists and authors. 

Special Guests
Marcia Ceppos – Author – Building 2 Floor 2 – 200
J Schwanke – Host of JTV – Building 2WW Floor 3 – 519
Donna Compher – Artist – Building 3 Floor 2 – 2108
Angie Wyatt – Author – Building 3  Floor 3 – 1810
Eric Maurus- Artist – Building 3 Floor 4 – 703
Lorraine Coffey – Artist – Building 3 Floor 5 Booth – 1105

Plus, more throughout all of the Gift Temps!

And,  ACME Design, booth 1-211, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Stop by the booth and congratulate them!

Stop by and say hello to these Special Guests during Market!

Win Lunch with Erik, author of Socialnomics, at Market!

qualmanpicGo to our Facebook page and write a short summary of why social media is a powerful business tool.

The winner will be selected prior to Market and announced via Facebook and Twitter.

Lunch:
Saturday, January 9
1-2 p.m.

Erik Qualman is social media expert and author of Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business and the Keynote speaker for Market.

AmericasMart Exhibitors on TV

tv pic 1111AmericasMart exhibitors are all over the television this holiday season! Check out the list of exhibitors below who have been featured on syndicated television programs. 

Oprah’s “Christmas at the White House” special featured The Magnolia Company’s red lacquer wreaths on December 13. 

Daytime TV hosted a “Southern Living made by Southern Hands” special featuring three (3) AmericasMart exhibitors including:
Peach & Love
EchoSource
Cinda b.

Check out the Daytime TV segment here: http://www2.daytimeonline.tv/video/2009/dec/07/southern-living-made-by-southern-hands-30306/

 And , look for all these fabulous products in January, here at AmericasMart.

AmericasMart Speaker Brad Ford Featured in Lonny Magazine

brad ford 1Interior Designer and popular design blogger Brad Ford, is featured on the cover of Lonny magazine’s holiday issue. Lonny, a new online shelter magazine, chose Brad to design an earth vibe spread for the issue. 

Brad Ford will also be a guest speaker for the January market where he will present a seminar titled The Accidental Blogger. Brad’s seminar will focus on his quest for inspiration and his foray into social media outlets. 

Check out Brad’s featured article in Lonny magazine: http://www.lonnymag.com/

Check out Brad’s design blog:
http://www.designtherapy.com/2009/12/exciting-news.html

And check out Brad’s seminar The Accidental Blogger, Friday January 8 here at AmericasMart!

Project Social, Exclusively Here This January

This January, retailers will be taken to new levels of communicating—never discovered before—with Project Social, AmericasMart’s exclusive programming covering all things social media in a comprehensive series of seminars. The lineup includes keynote address by Erik Qualman and six other courses focusing on social media nad networking.

Find out more details and see a listing of Project Social events here.

Home Accents, Fine Linens Showrooms Ready for January, Renew Leases

CCWith the continuing evolution of Home, ignited by the debut of the redesigned 14th Floor in Building 1, key Home Accents and Fine Linens exhibitors have united to further enhance the product center, including:

Fortunata

Classic Concepts

Harvest Goods

Diana White & Associates

Taylor Linens

Barnett Products Co.

More details here.

Mary Engelbreit is back at Katherine’s!

engelbreitnightMeet award-winning artist Mary Engelbreit on Saturday, January 9, from 2-5 p.m. in the Katherine’s Collection showroom, located on Floor 10 in Building 2, Suite 1040.

Engelbreit has partnered exclusively with Katherine’s Collection to present a collection based on characters from her best-selling book, “The Night Before Christmas,” a retelling of Clement C. Moore’s classic holiday tale. This will be the second collaboration between Katherine’s Collection and Engelbreit Studios – her “A Merry Little Christmas” collection debuted in July here at AmericasMart Atlanta.

Find Oprah’s Top Holiday Picks at AmericasMart!

TG 1You can find Oprah’s Top holiday gift picks right here at AmericasMart. The December issue of O, The Oprah Magazine features the Thomas Glenn Collection Twinkle Twinkle Ornament as a top pick this holiday season. The full-page spread highlights must-have holiday gifts with The Thomas Glenn Collection taking one of the top spots. 

The Thomas Glenn Collection returns to The International Gift & Home Furnishings Market in January. Be sure to stop by Building 3, Floor 1, Booth #1604 to pick up Oprah’s top holiday pick!

You can also catch Thomas on Good Morning America, December 11 with his signature ornaments!

 To view the full article in “O The Oprah Magazine” click here.

Faster, More Convenient Registration

IMG_1570[1]AmericasMart has launched Fast Badge, a new online service used for buyers to secure admission into Markets prior to arriving. Starting today, retailers can visit www.AmericasMart.com/fastbadge to register online in three simple steps:

 1. Complete the form online;
 2. Print confirmation with barcode;
 3. Bring confirmation to Market for scanning and immediate entrance. 

It’s fast, it’s simple, it’s for you!