"How To Get Locals To Buy Local"
St. Petersburg, Fla. (November 9, 2009) - On Friday, November 20, 2009, senior retail industry consultant and destination business expert, Jon Schallert, will host Part II "How to Get Locals to Buy Local" of the DESTINATION Retail three-part series, at the BayWalk retail shopping and entertainment complex in downtown St. Petersburg.
DESTINTATION Retail, a co-sponsored and free event, is a three-part web-based series airing live in the Muvico Theatre complex at the BayWalk shopping plaza, located at 142 2nd Street North.
There is a complimentary breakfast social, for attending business, from 7:30am - 8:15am in the BayWalk courtyard, followed by a live presentation and question and answer session from 8:30am-10:00am with host Jon Schallert.
Since 1983, Jon Schallert has been working with independent business owners to teach his acclaimed business improvement methods, addressing not only how to survive, but more importantly how to become a destination business and thrive in the current economy and beyond.
Pre-Registration is requested by emailing Destination.Retail@stpete.org. Parking is available at the adjacent MidCore parking garage, at a nominal $1.00 hourly rate and is accessible from 2nd Avenue North and 2nd Street North.
coming... January 2010 Part III of the DESTINATION Retail series
- Capturing Customers, The Critical 7 Seconds -
This event series has been made possible by contributing sponsors: St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership, Beach Drive Retail, Sembler, Ciminelli Real Estate Services of Florida, City of St. Petersburg Economic Development, Downtown Business Association, and Muvico Theaters.
Jon Schallert is a member of the National Speakers Association, the National Main Street Network, and the International Downtown Association. His business methodologies have been featured and published in such national publications as the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Entrepreneur Magazine. In addition, Schallert speaks and consults with thousands of entrepreneurs annually.
For more information about the event series, please contact Economic Development Coordinator Kimberly Bailey, at (727) 893-7784 or email Kimberly.Bailey@stpete.org .
