Networking 2.0: Social Media Insight at Vision10

WFCP Sponsors New Media Day at Vision10

WFCP Sponsors New Media Day at Vision10
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ST. PAUL, MN, March 30, 2010—Are you aware how social media and Web 2.0 will be making a difference to interiors in the next year? Adobe just released “What Shopper’s Want,” a study to identify and analyze e-commerce “visual merchandising” experiences. They found that 68 percent of women—our industry’s key demographic—purchased home furnishings online in the last year. And this wasn’t just teens, Millennials or Gen Xers. This was core home-owning, 50–64 year-olds—61 percent of women in that age group purchased home decor online.
We’re on top of this at WFCP. We’ve recognized the importance of Web 2.0 and social media and have dubbed Friday, May 14 “New Media Day” at Vision10. WFCP is sponsoring events throughout the day, including a variety of events in the WFCP Lounge focusing on the web, social media and how it can work for you. Watch for citizen bloggers walking the aisles and tweeting real time the excitement of Vision10—and we have three special sessions scheduled throughout the day, all designed to inform, educate and connect.
Start the day at 8 a.m. with what new media maven Jackie Von Tobel, WFCP Specialist, considers to be Social Media 101. She’ll introduce you to the range of free social media tools available to everyone, explain the differences between them and demonstrate easy-to implement first steps. This early-morning free session is sponsored by WFCP but is open to all. Look for “Get Connected: Grow Your Business with Social Media” in the Vision10 show planner.
At 4 p.m. you can look forward to the Design Perspectives panel discussion. This lively discussion featuring in-the-know design and industry bloggers will give perspectives on what’s going on in the design world today and segue into a discussion on how to capitalize on social media as a design pro. The panel, moderated by Von Tobel, will demonstrate specific examples of how to use social media to engage your customers, grow your career or business and drive social change. To close out this session, we’ll announce the first Blogger’s Choice awards for products and services from the show floor. Well-known design bloggers participating on the panel include Tobi Fairley, BeachBungalow8.blogspot.com; Valorie Hart, VisualVamp.blogspot.com; and Skyla Freeman, Sfair.blogspot.com.
The final “official” event for New Media Day will be a blogger’s meet-up, immediately following the panel discussion. It will be a fantastic opportunity to network, exchange information, discover new contacts and make valuable connections.