Hunter Douglas hosts 4,000 at first-ever International Alliance ...
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...continued from page 2the keynote address, sharing his insightson leadership and his vision for tomorrow.Other speakers <strong>at</strong> the conferenceincluded Daniel Burrus, referred to by TheNew York Times as one of America’s topthree business gurus, who talked abouthow retailers can prepare for trends th<strong>at</strong>are a reality, not a passing fad, such asthe predominance of technology in today’sworld and the convergence of fourgener<strong>at</strong>ions in the workforce. MichelleLamb, leading design expert and SeniorEditor of “ The Trend Curve ” newsletter,explained how design trends haveincreasingly shorter life spans and howfashion and home now influence eachother, r<strong>at</strong>her than home following fashion.She highlighted upcoming design andcolour trends, explaining how neutrals arebecoming increasingly important alongwith eco-influenced décor. George Whalin,President and CEO of Retail ManagementConsultants, discussed the future of retailand provided easily implementable ideasto help dealers keep their businessesahead of the curve and better servetomorrow’s customers.Ms Sharon Yong, Sales Manager for Window Fashions Division, <strong>Hunter</strong> <strong>Douglas</strong> Singapore Pte Ltd, with the Singapore dealers <strong>at</strong> the conference.“ The combin<strong>at</strong>ion of the speakers,convers<strong>at</strong>ions with other dealers and allthe other activities <strong>at</strong> the IAC truly servedas a gre<strong>at</strong> motiv<strong>at</strong>or. This will get peoplemoving toward improving theirbusinesses and trying new and differentthings,” said K<strong>at</strong>hy Kiefer, President andOwner of A Well Dressed Window inOmaha, Neb., and a <strong>Hunter</strong> <strong>Douglas</strong>Gallery Dealer.Top Singapore dealers (from left to right), Ms Irene Ng (Fabrik ETC), Ms Wendy Soh (Ommi Interiors) and Mr Joshua Aik (Aik Brothers) in a photoshoot withMr Ralph Sonnenberg, President and CEO of <strong>Hunter</strong> <strong>Douglas</strong> Group.Singapore dealers receiving an Award of Excellence in recognition of their outstanding sales performance from Mr David Sonnenberg, Vice President (Business Development), <strong>Hunter</strong> <strong>Douglas</strong> Group.“ This was an industry <strong>first</strong>. N<strong>ever</strong> beforehas <strong>Hunter</strong> <strong>Douglas</strong> or any other windowcovering company brought together sucha large and extraordinary g<strong>at</strong>hering of retaildealer talent to learn and grow together,”said Marv Hopkins. “ The breadth of newproducts displayed – some of the mostpromising and significant we’veintroduced in many years – as well as theexceptional marketing and merchandisingprograms and other business-buildingtools presented was unprecedented. Thecelebr<strong>at</strong>ed speakers also provided manystimul<strong>at</strong>ing ideas for business and forlife.”To meet the needs of more sophistic<strong>at</strong>ed Asian consumers, a deleg<strong>at</strong>ion of 26 <strong>Hunter</strong> <strong>Douglas</strong> Asian Galleries’ dealers made their debut <strong>at</strong> the IAC.67
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