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Buyer Days Exhibitor Highlights and May 10th Marketing Toolkit Workshop Sign-up
Buyer Days
Returning Exhibitors (clockwise from left): Rusticwood.com, Uncle Charlie's Products, From the Pines Studio, Nancy Miller Jewelry Designs, Bear Man Specialties, and Aromas Galore
Nineteen exhibitors new to Buyer Days have been juried. The three metal makers: Studio Yates, Adirondack Metal Designs, Junker Studios, each have very different styles. There will be a wide range of print styles and media available from seven artists, ranging from folk primitive, Cate Mandigo, to paintings on free standing blocks of wood, Heart Art, to very detailed paintings on fungus, Deb's Acrylics and oil paintings of Adirondack landscapes from Hudson Art Gallery. Blueberry vinegar, Hill and Hollow, and pecan honey will be tempting to taste. Well-dressed Foods (pecan honey) and the Adirondack Mountain Furniture Company, with European folding chair, Adirondack rocking chair, and Mission style and children's product lines, both in their first year of producing their work, already have excellent packaging and marketing in place. The jury was most favorably impressed with the wooden door knockers from Alexanders. These humorous carvings of birds and animals are rendered with a fine artist's touch. From the Gardens is coming back with a new product line: scarves, sashes, belts and small purses made of vintage Kimono silks. Buyers will be able to meet Kim Meade, the new owner of Adirondack Chandler, and other new business owners as well.
Buyer Days is the only gift trade show in the region where buyers can order directly from the makers. With 20 more exhibitors registered at this time compared with last year's records, buyers are likely to be able to order directly from a record breaking 80 artisans, food producers, artists, musicians and book publishers. All registered exhibitors are described with product descriptions and links and booth images, when available, at Buyer Days.
Preregister for Buyer Days to receive a final list of vendors, show badges and directions to the City Center a few days before the show. Indicate in your email registration if you are attending the Marketing seminar on Thursday at 12 noon. Seminar attendees participate in a critique of a nearby shop which sells only North American work. For those of you who have preregistered, you may continue to receive show invitational postcards in the mail.
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
For registered exhibitors, there are some 250 postcards remaining to mail to your accounts. Email the number you wish to receive asap.
For potential exhibitors, there are still some booths, 10x10 and 10x8, available. 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).
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 participants with more than they expected. Don't miss it! Korths has presented the workshop to 174 businesses in 18 workshops since early 2005.
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
2007 Art, Crafts and Foods along the Scenic Byways of the Adirondack North Country
Join the shop and studio owners who make and/or sell regionally made product and generate increased sales from participating in the 2007 Art, Crafts and Foods along the Scenic Byways of the Adirondack North Country. Enjoy region wide promotion of your studio and/or shop by signing up online.
Over 1,250 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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