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The Adirondack North Country Association will present two upcoming workshops and the annual wholesale gift show and visitor’s guide to the art, crafts and foods of the region within the next few months.
January 27 - Workshop How to Establish and Maintain Wholesale Accounts
Workshop is especially useful for artisans and producers new to wholesale who are planning to exhibit at the 21st Annual Buyer Days, April 4 and 5, in Saratoga Springs.
Topics (2 hours):
How to Price Your Work, Jury Process, Booth Design, Preparations for and Procedure at Wholesale Show, Payment Arrangements between Craftsperson and Shop, Review of Sample Order Forms, Price Lists and Product Sheets and more. Question and answer format combined with wholesale terminology and procedure packet review.
Product Review by Peers(2 hours):
Workshop attendees, typically many with craft fair experience, provide feedback on each other’s product regarding suitability for wholesale and marketability. The best part of the workshop - it’s a chance for attendees to learn from each others’ experiences, ideas and insights.
Copresenters: Marilyn MacAbee, Adirondack Craft Center Owner, and Nadia Korths, ANCA Craft Programs Coordinator, with a combined craft industry experience of more than 20 years. Korths has presented the workshop to more than 200 businesses in 17 workshops since 2001.
Date: January 27, 2007
Time: 10am - 2:30pm
Location: Adirondack Craft Center, Lake Placid
Fee: $35 fee per participant or $50 for couples/partners. Includes 45 page How to Establish and Maintain Wholesale Accounts. $10 deduction for those already signed up for Buyer Days.
Bring: lunch and sample product and printed materials.
To Register: Contact ANCA: 518.891.6200 or anca@northnet.org
2007 Buyer Days
Showcasing handmade crafts, foods, art, books, and music featuring nature, rustic, contemporary and traditional themes made by artisans and producers, many from the Adirondack North Country. The average in orders and cash and carry sold per exhibitor during the show in 2006 was $3465. Buyer Days is only open to artisans and producers interested in establishing, and adding to their, wholesale accounts.
Event: 21th Annual Buyer Days
Location: City Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 4, 2007, 12 - 6 pm
Date/Time: Thursday, April 5, 2007, 9 am - 4 pm
Thursday Free Marketing Seminar 12 noon - 1 pm
Thursday Cash and Carry 1 - 4 pm
Application: The Buyer Days Exhibitor Online Printable Application includes (you will need Acrobat Adobe to download):
- 2007 Buyer Days Exhibitor Show Terms and Promotions (173 kb)
- 2007 Buyer Days Show Application (435 kb).
To have the application mailed to you click on the following:
Exhibitor Applying for 2007 Buyer Days
and email your mailing address.
May 10 - Marketing Toolkit for Gift Shop and Studio Owners in Rural Areas
with Nadia Korths, ANCA Craft Programs Coordinator, in partnership with the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce, Greenwich Chamber of Commerce, and Adirondack Community College.
This workshop presents a summary of the best marketing practices of twelve rurally-based gift shops and studios that have been open to the public for more than 10 years. Workshop participants will receive the 45 page Marketing Toolkit which includes Marketing Your Site, Marketing Your Business, and Marketing Your Product. In the second half of the workshop, shops will be critiqued by participants. Always lively, Korths’ workshops are well known for providing the participant with more than they expected. Don't miss it! Korths has presented the workshop to 158 businesses in 17 workshops since early 2005.
There is a possibility that artisans from the Canadian Atlantic Provinces, during their five-day educational trip to the region, will attend the workshop.
Date: May 10, 2007
Time: 9am - 12 Noon
Location: Greenwich Public Library, Greenwich, NY (Washington County)
Fee: $25 fee per participant or $40 for couples/partners. Includes 45 page Marketing Toolkit for Gift Shop and Studio Owners in Rural Areas.
To Register: Tori Riley, Adirondack Chamber of Commerce, 518.798.1761 or triley@adirondackchamber.org
Ongoing sign up for the 2007 Art, Crafts and Foods along the Scenic Byways of the Adirondack North Country
Region wide marketing for your studio and/or giftshop and 2007 online application to sign up for the 2007 Art, Crafts and Foods along the Scenic Byways of the Adirondack North Country.
Over 1,500 craftspeople, food producers, retailers and service organizations receive the Adirondack North Country Association’s news and announcements. Newsletter compiled and edited by Nadia Korths, Craft Programs Coordinator/ANCA. Email korths@northnet.org with your news. For those of you who have recently provided Korths with news, look for it in future frequently issued and short e-newsletters.
AdkNCcrafts.com is your regional crafts resource portal where the News For and About the Artisans and Retailers of the Adirondack North Country are archived!
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