Castelle

IHFC - M101, Main, Floor 1

Launch luncheon featuring The Patina Vie Collection for CASTELLE by Designer Sarah Willett

12pm-2pm

Universal Market Party - celebrating Nina Magon

101 S. Hamilton St.

Shows new line developed with Nina Magon

Events

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Leveraging Social Media to Market Your Business

Noon-1pm

High Pont Theatre (located in the Transportation Terminal)

With Jennifer Quail of i+D magazine (moderator), Justina Blakeney, Bria Hammel, Lance Jackson, and Courtney McLeod

Social media can be an effective marketing tool for creating your company’s online persona and building your audience to reach potential clients. Led by Jennifer Quail of i+D magazine, our panel of social media leaders, including Justina Blakeney, Bria Hammel, Lance Jackson, and Courtney McLeod, will share their expertise on leveraging social platforms to reach customers and build a brand. Learn which platforms are best to reach certain audiences and strategies to convert online followers to customers. In addition, our experts will offer time management tips to help you juggle all of your social media tasks effectively.

Complimentary boxed lunch provided. 0.1 IDCEC-approved CEU.

Presented by High Point Market Authority and American Society of Interior Designers

Highlights of today’s tours, roundtables, and mixers

8am-8pm

#HPMKTmemory Hashtag Printer and Photo Wall

Let’s get social! As you share your memorable Market moments to your favorite social media channels, be sure to tag High Point Market and use the #HPMKTmemory hashtag. Then swing by The Point to pick up your printed memory and see what everyone else is posting from around Market on our photo wall.

10am-11am

Let’s Talk Tariffs – Exploring 2019 Economic Impactors

Industry experts and analysts Jerry Epperson of Mann, Armistead and Epperson, LTD. and Ken Smith of Smith Leonard PLLC have decades of experience in home furnishings, researching and monitoring the trends and actions that directly impact the industry from an economic standpoint. Join Jerry and Ken for an insightful roundtable discussion as they forecast the economic indicators retailers need to be aware of for the second half of 2019, including tariffs, anti-dumping petitions, changes in prices and sourcing, and beyond.

2pm-3pm

Getting Your Work Out There: Real Talk About Publishing in the New Media Landscape

Should you post that project on Instagram or hold out for a magazine feature? The rules of publishing are changing by the hour and this session promises to get you up to speed and then some! Join moderators Sophie Donelson, a speaker, strategist, and one-time editor in chief of House Beautiful and interior designer Erin Gates, publisher of the Elements of Style blog and author of NYT bestseller Elements of Style and Elements of Family Style, out April 2019, for a candid discussion about how best to publish your work in print, social, and digital.

5pm-7pm

IFDA Selects Mixer and Awards Reception at The Point

IFDA, the International Furnishings and Design Association, is bringing its popular exhibitor awards program, IFDA Selects, to Spring Market! Join them at this membership mixer as they recognize and celebrate exhibitors in 10 different categories after judges have spent days scouring the Market for the best in each area.

Third Night – A Progressive Gala

4pm-7pm

Hamilton Wrenn North

Enjoy an evening of live street entertainment, musicians, special menus, themed parties, and influencer interactions throughout the district and in participating showrooms. Find full details online at www.hamiltonwrenn.com.

Old Friends In New Places

Leveraging Social Media to Market Your Business

Highlights of today’s tours, roundtables, and mixers

#HPMKTmemory Hashtag Printer and Photo Wall

Let’s Talk Tariffs – Exploring 2019 Economic Impactors

Getting Your Work Out There: Real Talk About Publishing in the New Media Landscape

IFDA Selects Mixer and Awards Reception at The Point

Hamilton Wrenn North

Highlighting some exciting showroom moves

Be sure to say hello to some of the new faces you'll see around Market

InterHall Openings

SALON Additions