DDi - January 2012 - (Page 10)

10 | From the Show Director GlobalShop2012 Sponsored by: Feb. 29-March 2, 2012 Sands Expo & Convention Center, Las Vegas www.globalshop.org GlobalShop 2012 Resolutions for 2012 1145 Sanctuary Pkwy., Ste. 355 Alpharetta, GA 30009-4772 Ph: (770) 291-5400 Fax: (770) 569-5105 GLOBALSHOP SHOW DIRECTOR | Tim Fearney (770) 291-5421 tim.fearney@nielsen.com SEnIOR ACCOunT ExECuTIvE | Roarke Dowd (770) 291-5428 roarke.dowd@nielsen.com SEnIOR ACCOunT ExECuTIvE | David Muirhead (770) 291-5432 david.muirhead@nielsen.com ACCOunT ExECuTIvE | Dreama McDaniel (770) 291-5420 dreama.mcdaniel@nielsen.com MARKETInG MAnAGER | Brent Harrison (770) 291-5512 brent.harrison@nielsen.com COnFEREnCE MAnAGER | Toni Ward (770) 291-5441 antoinette.ward@nielsen.com SEnIOR OPERATIOnS MAnAGER | Derrick Nelloms (770) 291-5452 derrick.nelloms@nielsen.com SEnIOR vICE PRESIDEnT | Joe Randall Contact us: I can’t believe it’s 2012. Twenty-twelve! Do you remember when we called this the New Millennium? I do, but it’s really not so new anymore. We’re 11 years in, going on 12. Where does the time go? I remember when 2012 sounded like a science-fiction year somewhere way in the future. Well, the future is now! So, it’s a new year, and a lot of people make New Year’s resolutions. I suppose it’s a good thing to have a marker to measure your goals against, and Jan. 1 is a marker we all share. Being that this article is in DDI, the leading publication for retail design, visual merchandising and in-store marketing, I’m going to make a few industry-related resolutions with some ideas on how to conquer them. I hereby resolve: • To make more industry contacts! You can make lots of industry contacts at GlobalShop, where you’ll find more than 10,000 of your industry peers and suppliers. Attend the Retail Roundtable for a chance to meet face-to-face with a select group of retail VIPs. • To learn more about industry trends! Check out David Bosshart’s keynote and attend a few conference sessions at GlobalShop to learn where your industry is heading in the coming year. • To find new products and new suppliers! (This is getting easy!) You’ll find hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of products at GlobalShop. If a company is exhibiting at GlobalShop, you pretty much know they’re a supplier you can depend on to be there for the long haul. • To stay two steps ahead of the competition! Everyone will be at GlobalShop to see what’s new, but not everyone has your creative vision. Make sure you find the latest building blocks and inspiration, then go back to work and do your magic. • To have some fun! Where to start? GlobalShop is in Las Vegas, and fun is never far away. Come to our Opening Night Reception, sponsored by Fleetwood Fixtures, the “see and be seen” event of the year. Or attend one of the association events or one of the many exhibitor parties. Or come to work and stay to play in Las Vegas over the weekend. • To make 2012 the best year yet! It’s hard to deny that things are finally starting to turn, if ever so slightly. Jobs reports are improving and retail sales are rebounding. Let’s keep it going. Let’s brush off the dust and continue to propel forward. I wish you a very happy 2012 and I hope we’ll see you at GlobalShop! A Division of Nielsen PRESIDEnT, nIELSEn ExPOSITIOnS | David Loechner SEnIOR vICE PRESIDEnT, HuMAn RESOuRCES | Michael Alicea SEnIOR vICE PRESIDEnT, BuSInESS DEvELOPMEnT | Darrell Denny vICE PRESIDEnT, FInAnCE | Denise Bashem vICE PRESIDEnT, OPERATIOnS | Lori Jenks vICE PRESIDEnT, DIGITAL | Teresa Reilly vICE PRESIDEnT, MAnuFACTuRInG & MARKETInG SERvICES | Joanne Wheatley www.ddionline.com Tim Fearney GlobalShop Show Director tim.fearney@nielsen.com | January 2012 http://www.globalshop.org http://www.ddionline.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of DDi - January 2012

DDi - January 2012
Table of Contents
From the Editor
From the Show Director
Newsworthy
Shopper Insights
Editor’s Choice
Design Snapshot ICE
Design Snapshot Boxpark and Cashel Mall
Habitat Antique
51 East
Channel Focus: Financial Air Bank
Retail Around the World
GlobalShop Show Preview
Right Light
Product Spotlight
Calendar
Advertisers
Classifieds
Think Tank

DDi - January 2012