By: Furniture World Magazine\u00c2\u00a0
\nToday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fast-paced and ever changing global market presents mattress manufacturers and their suppliers with many opportunities and a host of challenges.
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\nUnderstanding these trends and acting on them appropriately can make or break a company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s business strategy. A premier group of experts will discuss these global market trends at the International Sleep Products Association\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (ISPA) 2013 Industry Conference in Orlando this fall.<\/p>\n
The 2013 ISPA Industry Conference and Exhibition: Mattress Industry Best Practices \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Competing in a Global Economy, will be held November 8-10 in Orlando, Florida at the new Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate. It is a mattress industry event that will benefit all industry executives. Since the Conference coincides with the Veterans Day weekend, participants can even enjoy a holiday weekend with their families in the Orlando area following the meeting.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This conference offers great value for all of us in the mattress industry,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d notes ISPA Chair Kerry Tramel of Lady Americana Associates. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153While we all compete on a daily basis, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s worthwhile to periodically come together as an industry to focus on the issues that affect us as an industry. The 2013 Industry Conference and Exhibition provides an excellent forum for us to grow collectively and individually.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
In addition to multiple opportunities for networking and comparing the latest in industry products and services on the exhibit floor, attendees will learn about issues and trends affecting the bedding business and hear about ways to cut costs and improve plant efficiencies. This \u00e2\u20ac\u0153hands-on\u00e2\u20ac\u009d experience is a great way for attendees to improve their competitiveness and profits in today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s global market. Speakers will tackle a broad range of industry issues including: consumer needs and expectations; trends in national and regional economic forecasts; manufacturing efficiencies; legal and labor issues; and how to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153turn your brand into market dominance.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Featured speakers at this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s industry conference include:<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Dr. James Smith – a widely recognized economic forecaster<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Pat Cleary – Senior Vice President of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Thom Winninger – Keynote Speaker who is widely-recognized as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Business Specialist\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Top quality speakers on a targeted educational program like this is yet another way that ISPA works to support and advance our industry,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Tramel. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ISPA is also working effectively to reduce our costs through its advocacy efforts, and to increase the market for mattress sales through the work of its Better Sleep Council, who will provide an update on consumer and research activities at the conference\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he added.<\/p>\n
In addition to the engaging business sessions planned for this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Conference, ISPA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Events Planning Committee has scheduled time for participants to unwind with industry friends and acquaintances. Networking events such as the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Everglades Adventure\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Poolside Oasis\u00e2\u20ac\u009d themed receptions, new product exhibitions, and a golf tournament will give them plenty of time to catch up on the latest industry developments.<\/p>\n
For more information, please visit www.sleepproducts.org\/IndustryConference , or call 703-683-8371.<\/p>\n
Established in 1915, the International Sleep Products Association, www.sleepproducts.org is the trade organization for mattress manufacturers and their component suppliers around the world. ISPA hosts the biennial ISPA EXPO trade show and publishes BedTimes and Sleep Savvy magazines.<\/p>\n
The Sleep Products Safety Council, www.safesleep.org is a non-profit organization established in 1986 by the mattress industry. SPSC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mission is to provide consumer safety information, support scientific research, and promote activities aimed at reducing hazards associated with mattresses and other sleep products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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