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Be apart of North America's fastest growing bike show!

 

Show Schedule at a Glance

ExpoCycle 2012

September 8 - 10, 2012
Direct Energy Centre, Toronto ON

For a sampling of the topics you can expect to see available at the BTAC Retailer Power Program this year, below is the schedule from our 2011 series while we prepare for 2012.

 

DAY 1 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH
7:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration open
9:00 am – 6:00 pm Show Floor open

8:00 am – 9:30 am

 

Social Media: What You Should Know? - Why You Should Care About It For Your Retail Business?
Lynn Switanowski, Creative Business Consulting Group

10:00 am – 11:30 am

 

Visual Merchandising 101: Back to the Basics
Sharon Leicham, Retail Consultant

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

 

Building Bicycle Friendly Communities: The Role for Bike Dealers
Eleanor McMahon, CEO and Founder of Share the Road Cycling Coalition

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

 

Face the Facts, Facebook Can Grow Your Business!
Lynn Switanowski, Creative Business Consulting Group

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Final Lap Celebration
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Increase your profits selling electric bicycles
Alexandre Coulombe, BionX International and IBD owners
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm BTAC Industry Party
DAY 2 - MONDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH
7:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration open
9:00 am – 6:00 pm Show Floor open

8:00 am – 9:30 am

Small Businesses Don't Die They Just Commit Suicide 
Tom Shay, Profits Plus

10:00 am – 11:30 am

 

Social Media for the Bike Industry
Luc Dupont, Professor of Communication, University of Ottawa 
(FRENCH ONLY SESSION)

10:00 am – 11:00 am

MERCHANDISING TOUR How to Shop a Trade Show for Display Ideas
Sharon Leicham, Retail Consultant

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Retail Display Secrets and Solutions
Sharon Leicham, Retail Consultant

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Power Promoting Ideas 2
Tom Shay, Profits Plus

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

MERCHANDISING TOUR How to Shop a Trade Show for Display
Sharon Leicham, Retail Consultant

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

 

More Trails = More Sales
Lora Woolner, Executive Director, International Mountain Bicycling Association (Canada)

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

 

The Specialty Bike Retailer Market - Facts and Trends
Rob Jones, Editor of Canadian Cyclist & BTAC’s Director of Data Capture

DAY 3 - TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH
7:30 am – 2:00 pm Registration open
9:00 am – 3:00 pm Show Floor open

8:00 am – 9:00 am

BTAC - Annual General Meeting

10:00 am – 11:30 am

 

Investing in Media That Matters 
Luc Dupont, Professor of Communication, University of Ottawa
(FRENCH ONLY SESSION)

Please check back on a regular basis as there will be additional information added to the "Shedule at a Glance" as events are confirmed and added to the schedule.   **Seminar topics and speakers are subject to change**

Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times while on the show floor and are not permitted in the seminar area.

 

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