News
March 28, 2011
GHTA Adds New Benefit for Members
The Gift and Home Trade Association (GHTA), whose mission is to lead and transform the gift and home industry, ensuring its long term health and viability, has announced a new educational benefit for its members: “First Friday” webinars. The monthly webinars will feature industry veterans and experts speaking to a variety of industry-relevant issues and content.
The inaugural “First Friday” will be held on Friday, April 1, at 12:00 p.m. EST. Betsy Harrington, senior vice president of sales at Woodstock Chimes, and John Keiser, CEO of OneCoast and GHTA board member, will present “How to Conduct Effective Business Reviews Between Sales Agencies and Vendors.”
The content covered in the webinar includes the importance of doing a monthly review, components of a monthly review and what sales agencies and vendors can do to contribute to the review. This webinar will be offered to non-GHTA members this month only at no additional cost.
“This new membership benefit allows companies to start and continue significant conversations regarding relevant topics to our industry,” said Cindy Henry, executive vice president of Wellspring and GHTA board member. “One of the greatest benefits of GHTA membership is the opportunity the Association provides to network and talk with other industry participants, sharing knowledge and best practices. This benefit provides an excellent platform for this type of interaction.”
“First Friday” webinars are designed to enhance GHTA membership by offering a platform to share content and concepts relevant to the gift and home industry, as well as share thoughtful and meaningful discussion. “First Friday” is named for many of the industry’s retail communities, which offer special events and opportunities on the first Friday of the month.
May’s “First Friday” will address issues related to doing business in China. The presentation, “China-A ‘State of the State’ and Implications for the Industry,” will be led by David Moses, with Next Step Strategies, Inc., Rick Contino, president of Midwest-CBK, and George Kacic, vice president of sales and marketing at Ganz.
For more information, call 877-600-4872 or visit www.giftandhome.org.
