Retailers have spoken: You want a full day of social media training, the day before the Retail Success Summit.
The Crystal Media team has listened and is now offering it!
SOCIAL MEDIA DAY INFORMATION:Â
DATE: Monday, July 8th, 2019 from 8am - 5:30pm (the day before the Retail Success Summit)
Location: Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids, Michigan (walkable from the Retail Success Summit)
Ticket price includes entry and lunch
Price: $297/person
Seats Available: 100, get your seat before it sells out!
Social Media Day is for you if you...
Hear from Rakini who has attended an in-person training session with Crystal Vilkaitis and the Crystal Media team:
- Want a crash course of Social to Sale, training you how to set up a customized profitable social media strategy for your store
- Want to know what to post, where and how you'll continually build your audiences every month using social media
- Want to participate in Live Hot Seats, where a few attendees will receive a live social media audit. Will it be your store???Â
- Want to learn what's working today with Facebook and Instagram Advertising (one of the most cost-effective and best traffic driving tools available!)
- Need a tracking system - what metrics are meaningful, how to find them and how to measure success.
- Need video training: How to warm up, how to record and go live, what to say (intro, middle, exit), video tools and best practices (video is a must-use marketing tool!)
- Want to know what works on social media TODAY, and where the industry is going so you know how to prepare for the future
- Want to take time to focus on your business, especially your social media strategies and be fully immersed for a day
- Want to come a day early to Grand Rapids to spend time with Crystal Vilkaitis and her team to learn and brainstorm for your combined success!
After attending Social Media Day, you'll walk away with:
- Your Social Media Strategy Framework: what platforms to use, what to post and how often, how to build your audiences, how to meet and beat your goals using social media.
- Proven social media content strategies that will increase engagement and drive people into your store.
- A tracking system to easily know if your social media is building your business and what metrics are meaningful.
- A Facebook and Instagram Advertising plan that you can easily implement into your store, with some training you'll take home to guide you after the event.
- Confidence on camera with video training. You’ll get hands-on video training, learning how to warm up, where to put the camera, how to stand, how to start and end the video, best practices to keep the viewer's attention and a list of the tools in-store for the next time you film.
- A Daily/Weekly/Monthly Checklists to use for your social media at your business.
- Answers to your social media questions. This event will have Q&A time built in so you can ask your questions and learn from others.
- A clear understanding of what the future of social media looks like. This industry changes quickly, it’s important for you to know what’s coming so you can start planning now, so you’re not left behind. Things like: Bots, Algorithms, policy changes, advertising and more.
- A re-energized mindset about your social media and excitement to get started!
IMPORTANT: Only 100 Seats Are Available
This is a first come, first serve event and you must buy your ticket ahead of time. Don't miss your chance to attend the first Social Media Day at the Retail Success Summit!
The Crystal Media team has done 100's of in-person social media consultations, set up over 3,000 Facebook and Instagram Ad Campaigns and have come up with 1000's of social media content ideas for retailers, and you're getting one-to-one access to the Crystal Media team during this event.
Tickets are only $297/person and includes lunch.
If you have any questions about the workshop, please email [email protected]Â or call us at 858-397-5310.
Hear from Barb who has attended an in-person training session with Crystal Vilkaitis and the Crystal Media team:
Travel Information
Fly into the Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR). There’s no need to rent a car, the airport is a short, 25-minute cab ride to the Retail Success Summit’s location at the DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids.
The Retail Success Summit is at DeVos Place which is connected to the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel and the JW Marriott, and is within easy walking distance of great restaurants, shops, and museums.
Social Media Day will be at Amway Grand Plaza Hotel.
Or if you’re traveling from nearby, click here for driving directions.
GRAND RAPIDS HOTELS & LODGING SUGGESTIONS
Amway Grand Plaza (Connected by sky bridge to DeVos Place)
Click here to reserve your room online or call 800.253.3590, and mention the WhizBang! Training Retail Success Summit.
187 Monroe Ave. NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503
800.253.3590 |Â [email protected]
JW Marriott (Connected by sky bridge to Amway Grand Plaza & DeVos Place)
Click here to reserve your room online or call 877.901.6632, and mention the WhizBang! Training Retail Success Summit.
235 Louis Campau NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503
877.901.6632 |Â [email protected]
Other Lodging:
Courtyard by Marriott Downtown – Rooms start at $269/night*
11 Monroe Ave. NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 | 616.242.6000
Distance from Retail Success Summit: 0.3 miles (5-minute walk)
Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Downtown – Rooms start at $165/night*
310 Pearl St. NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504 | 616.235.7611
Distance from Retail Success Summit: 0.5 miles (10-minute walk)
City Flats Hotel – Rooms start at $175/night*
83 Monroe Center St. NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 | 616.608.1720
Distance from Retail Success Summit: 0.5 miles (10-minute walk)
*Rates are based on 01/01/2019 search and are priced before tax and other fees, these rates are not guaranteed.
Note: We have not personally stayed at all of the lodging listed above. Therefore, WhizBang! Training and Crystal Media cannot guarantee happiness with any of the lodging suggestions
If you have any questions about Social Media Day, please email [email protected]Â or call us at 858-397-5310.