Jul 1, 2013

Registered Attendees Encouraged to Join Las Vegas Market’s Social Media Pages to Connect to New Products, Market Happenings and Buzz

Home furnishings and gift industry professionals planning to attend Summer Las Vegas Market, July 29-Aug. 2., are encouraged to take to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram in advance of market to get a preview of the hottest new product introductions as well as stay abreast on all of market week’s events and showrooms happenings. From timely new products pins to compelling Facebook albums and Instagram photos of this season’s hottest trends, Las Vegas Market’s social pages will be buzzing.

Las Vegas Market’s FIRST LOOK brand returns this summer on Pinterest with its Ready Your Repin rally for “Likes” and “Repins” at www.pinterest.com/lasvegasmarket. Follow the FIRST LOOK SUMMER 2013 Furniture, Accents and Tabletop & Gifts boards, and you’ll receive timely updates about new product introductions each day of market. The product pin on each 2013 board that earns the most Likes and Repins will be announced shortly after the show. Winners from last season’s FIRST LOOK Ready your Repin will be presented in a special showcase at summer market in Building B.

Adding more social media influence to market week, Las Vegas Market will host top design bloggers who will share with attendees their secrets to social media success and how their blogs kept them growing. Crystal Palecek (Gentilello) of Rue Magazine, Ashlina Kaposta of The Decorista, Dallas Shaw of Dallas Shaw, and Cassandra LaValle of Coco+Kelley will present “From Blogs to Businesses” on Monday, July 29 at 1pm. This panel of talented female bloggers will discuss how important social media is to today’s business and brands, as well as how to grow your online presence.

To hear the latest trends from top designers and exhibitors or to join in on the conversation, make sure you’re connected to Las Vegas Market’s social media family. Tag all of your tweets and Instagram photos with the official Las Vegas Market hashtag, #LVMkt.

• Facebook: www.facebook.com/wmclv
• Twitter: @WorldMarketCtr
• Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/lasvegasmarket/
• Instagram: @worldmarketctr

ABOUT LAS VEGAS MARKET
Las Vegas Market is an international furnishings showcase that combines style, inspiration and productivity in an unrivaled, world-class destination. Las Vegas Market features a comprehensive array of new product from thousands of leading manufacturers and lines in furniture, mattress, lighting, decorative accessories, gift, floor coverings, home textiles, tabletop and more—delivering Today’s Total Marketplace. Las Vegas Market features nearly 5 million square feet of showroom and exhibit space, including over 1.1 million square feet of new and expanded showrooms, resources and categories. Retailers and designers can shop product offerings from trend-setters in all home furnishings categories as well as benefit from complimentary educational, networking and hospitality events. With two markets each year, Las Vegas Market is the only major market in the western U.S. offering a unique cross-section of suppliers and buyers spanning the home furnishings, décor and gift industries. For more information, visit www.lasvegasmarket.com. Find us on Facebook and Twitter.

Las Vegas Market is owned and managed by International Market Centers, L.P. (IMC), the world’s largest operator of premier showroom space for the furnishings, home décor and gift industries. International Market Centers owns and operates 11.5 million square feet of world-class exhibition space in High Point, N.C. and Las Vegas. IMC’s mission is to build and operate an innovative, sustainable, profitable and scalable platform for the furnishings, home décor and gift industries. For more information on IMC, visit www.imcenters.com.