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RETAILOBSERVER.COM MARCH 2017 88 B U Y I N G G R O U P N E W S RO N ationwide's Primetime—the premier trade show for serious dealers of appliances, consumer electronics, furniture & bedding— is coming to New Orleans this month. A few of the key features for the upcoming show are: • Relevant Education from Industry Authorities—More than 35 education sessions and 20 vendor product training workshops specifically designed with your business in mind. • A Robust Exhibit Hall—Nearly 200 vendors displaying products and services to keep you current on the latest trends, newest technologies, and top services available in the market. Get the best deals from the most vendors. Period. • Networking Events—Nationwide Marketing Group knows how to network. Join in on events, such as PrimeTime Kickoff at Mardi Gras World, Millions in Minutes, NeXtGen, and connect with your peers and industry experts. SEVERAL MUST-SEES AT PRIMETIME NEW ORLEANS • Prepare for Share Booth—As Sears continues the steady loss of Share, it is more important now than ever before to receive you market analysis identifying the opportunities to go after. Get your local market analysis and start your $400 Travel Bonus and $500 Bonus Bucks Marketing credit for the NMG Exclusive "Best for Less" event. • Leverage the power and reach of Facebook Live through Web4Retail—Facebook Live made its debut last year when the company tested the new service with selected accounts. Now available to all users, Facebook Live requires only a video camera, an Internet connection and a Facebook account. The social media site does all the rest. From my many years on camera, I'll show you how you can use this feature to drive traffic to your website and to your storefront. Facebook Live is the new broadcast television! I'll show why this is true and how you can use it to reach customers and SAVE MONEY! • Customized financial services report card reviewed by NMG Financial—A comprehensive check-up for Members to evaluate their use of Nationwide's many financial service vendors. Stop by our booth to evaluate your usage of each and learn how to increase penetration in each derive. • Appliance Connected Kitchens—GE again will be showcasing an entire suite of connected Kitchen Solutions featuring Alexa. With products in Profile, and CAFÉ and the care required to demonstrate. This product offering makes for the perfect NMG dealer opportunity. • Wallpaper TV from LG for CE—LG Electronics will be showcasing their CES 2017 honoree, "Best of Innovation" LG SIGNATURE OLED TV W featuring a "Wallpaper" design so impossibly thin and light that it attaches to the wall, while delivering unbelievable color and contrast, plus active HDR with 4K resolution. LG is also the proud recipient of more than 20 CES Innovation Awards for 2017 across multiple categories including Home Entertainment, Home Appliances and Mobile. Staying on top of current and highly publicized technology is important in the ever changing CE market. Sleep Retreat: A Turn-Key Solution to Increase Margin—NMG and SSB have partnered to build a turn-key solution to increase margin and overall profitability for Appliance and CE dealers. PrimeTime is the perfect opportunity to learn more about this 600 SQ FT, sleek bedding gallery designed with an interactive kiosk to help consumers understand new sleep technology and make better choices in an area that affects their everyday lives, health and performance. Low inventory requirements and complete service plus sales training and support help dealers sell this line of product to capture the higher margin bedding can deliver. • Furniture Summit Extravaganza Featuring Industry Guru Jerry Epperson and MILLION IN MINUTES—New Orleans always brings a little excitement to people's lives and we are bringing some of that excitement to the Furniture Summit. Start Monday morning with a New Orleans jazz brunch of beignets and live music. The one and only Jerry Epperson joins us later to present his industry overview. Following Jerry, we are bringing back MILLIONS IN MINUTES! Our Furniture auction will have unprecedented deals. You don't want to miss this unbelievable event. TOP M UST-SEES AT PRIMETIME NEW ORLEANS •

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