The 2010 VDTA/SDTA Las Vegas Convention & Show
Las Vegas NV, March 25 - 27, 2010
at the Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall

SEMINARS

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

8 a.m. - 9 a.m.

Room S227
A Year After the Crash & I’m Still Here but What’s Next?
Instructor: Ricky Brooks, RNK Distributing
If you feel like you have exhausted all your resources just to make it through last year and you are scared to death of what’s coming next, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Attend this class and find out what to do next.

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Room S229
HOST Carpet Care Seminar
Instructor: Geoff Greeley, Racine Industries
Racine Industries will again offer a shortened version of their HOST School Carpet Cleaning College. The program will provide you with all the knowledge you’ll need to understand carpet and carpet care. It will also instruct you on how to get the most from the HOST Dry Extraction Carpet Cleaning System.
What you will learn at this seminar:
--What You Need to Know to Clean Carpet
--Is a Hard Surface Floor Easier to Clean than Carpet?
--Carpet Soiling: What You See May Fool You
--Carpet Cleaning Methods: The Challenge of True Soil Removal
--Spot Removal Tips & Techniques -- Fast, Easy, & Effective
--The HOST System of Total Carpet Care
This seminar is only offered to dealers free of charge at the VDTA/SDTA Show. Outside this show, the fee to attend this course is $75 per person.

9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Room S228
How to Harness the Power of the Internet
(CLASS FEE REQUIRED)
Instructor: Claude Whitacre, The Sweeper Store
This workshop will present every aspect of promoting your store online. It will also review other technologies available to you. A sampling of what will be covered includes: how to get your Web site built cheaply and quickly; how to promote your Web site online and off line; how to get listed in local search engines; how to use video, audio, and motion to get the customer into your store to buy; how to use e-mail, voice mail, and voice blasts to create an avalanche of customers; and how to use local Pay-Per-Click keywords to drive traffic to your site. Cost is $295 per person.

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Room S224
Brother Technical Training
Pre-register at www.brothersupport.com
Brother Technical Training sessions will cover maintenance and troubleshooting on Brother's high-end dealer products with special focus on the Innov-is line (including the new Quattro™ 6000D) and the entire PR series of multi-needle machines. Sessions are hands-on so please bring the following tools: Metric Wrenches, Metric Allen Key Set, Phillips Screwdriver, Offset Phillips and Straight Blade Screwdriver, # 20 Torx Drive, Needle Nose Pliers. The class is free and registration is open to Authorized Brother Dealers only. Register early -- this class always fills quickly.

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Room S225
IQAir Air Cleaner College (Authorized Dealer Training)
Call 1-800-367-5651 or visit www.iqair.com/vdta to pre-register
Pre-registration Required.
Instructor: Frank Hammes, IQAir North America
This is IQAir's original, intensive, one-day air cleaner seminar. You'll learn everything you need to know to boost your bottom line and maximize your air purifier sales by becoming a residential air cleaning expert. This seminar is ONLY available to IQAir Authorized Dealers and covers all aspects of indoor air quality including the differences between air cleaning technologies and different air purifier brands -- as well as a dedicated whole-house air purification segment to introduce you to IQAir's whole-house air purification sales program. You'll leave armed with expert knowledge to guide your customers in selecting the best air purification solutions.

Room S226
Quilting the Kaye Wood Way Teacher Certification
(CLASS FEE REQUIRED)
Pre-registration Requested. Call 1-800-367-5651
Instructor: Kaye Wood, Kaye Wood Inc.
Now you can become certified to teach “Quilting the Kaye Wood Way.” Before this class you choose which area of study you want to learn to teach. Individualized instructions will be given for the chosen pattern. Generalized instructions will be given on how to set up classes. Lesson plans will be developed. After certification, you set up your own classes and set your own fees. You can teach the classes in which you are certified anywhere and any time. Cost is $90 per person. Bring your own machine, supplies and lunch. Kaye’s tools will be available for use or for sale.

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Off-Site at Las Vegas Home
Central Vacuum Installation Seminar
Call 1-800-367-5651 to pre-register (Limited Class Size)
If you are interested in joining the growing field of central vacuum system sales and service and would like to learn how to do it right, then you should plan to attend the 2010 VDTA Central Vacuum Installation and Service Seminar, sponsored by H-P Products. Those who would like to take part in this class must be new to the central vacuum industry and not have attended this seminar in the past. This seminar is designed to give new central vac dealers a hands-on look at planning an installation, proper installation procedures, and “tips of the trade” to do a great job and make a healthy profit. The purpose of the Central Vacuum Installation Seminar is to give new dealers an expert example on how to properly install a central vacuum system and the tools necessary to do the installation and do it right.

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Room S227
What Makes Floriani Products Different for Consumers/Dealers
Instructor: Kathi Quinn, RNK Distributing
What is it about Floriani products that make consumers vow they are the best you can buy? In this class you will learn the difference and what is done to each product to make all embroidery machines perform better. We will also explore why dealers claim to make more money with Floriani.

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Room S227
In a Day When Many Softwares Are Given Away, Floriani Dealers Are Making Huge Profits. We Can Show You How To Do The Same
Instructor: Walter Floriani Jr., RNK Distributing
Floriani dealers have sold more software during the recession than ever. Come learn the secrets to selling software even when machine sales are slow.

1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Room S227
Jenny Haskins Product Sales Doubled During the Worst Economy in Our Lifetime. Come Find Out Why!
Instructor: Debbie Homer, RNK Distributing
The key to success in this industry is the same as always -- “keep consumers using their machines” -- but more than ever before we must keep them consuming. Debbie Homer will show you how during this seminar.

3:15 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Room S227
EZ Touch! Means Easy Money for Sewing Machine Dealers
Instructor: Paula Bramwell, RNK Distributing
Can you hear the sound of music? EZ Touch will make your cash registers sing again. Come see what the lastest BUZZ is all about. RNK has teamed up with Apple and RNK dealers are making music in the form of profits. You can too!

Room S229
SuckCess 2010: Celebrate & Create
SuckCess 2010: Celebrate & Create will start your convention off with a bang! This roundtable will CELEBRATE the floor care trade in all its magnificence and it will CREATE purpose and excitement for your business in the coming months and years to follow. SuckCess 2010 will feature a variety of speakers including Bill Dedich of Vacuum Express, Inc., Amy Baughman of Amy Baughman Sew & Quilt Centers, Cliff Brady of Lindhaus USA, and Claude Whitacre of The Sweeper Store, and many more!