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		<title>JCK Vegas &#124; Education &#8211; How to Hire, Fire and be a Legally Compliant Employer in One Easy Step</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 23:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to Hire, Fire and be a Legally Compliant Employer in One Easy Step #G01 Date: Thursday, May 31 8:30 am &#8211; 9:45 am Location: Tradewinds EF Speaker: Suzan Flamm, Esq Description: What does one do when there is no choice but to fire an employee, and how can the boss protect the business from law suits related [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The JCK Show &#124; Las Vegas &#124; Education &#8211; Empowering and Igniting Your Staff</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Empowering and Igniting Your Staff #524 Date: Saturday, June 2 2:30 pm &#8211; 3:45 pm Location: Tradewinds EF Speakers: Kate Peterson , Rob Bates Description: With the emergence of a new wave of retail jewelry employees, it often feels as if store owners and managers need to work harder than ever before to motivate and educate their staff. Join Rob [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How An Effective Buying Plan Determines Your Success &#8211; The Jewelry Book &#8211; Magazine Article</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don Greig, Founder of Focus Business Management Institute was featured in the Summer Edition of the Jewelry Book (now available online).  Below is the article (Page 34). Open publication]]></description>
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		<title>JCK Las Vegas 2012 &#124; Education &#8211; Contemporary Metal Jewelry, is no Alternative</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contemporary Metal Jewelry, is no Alternative #425 Date: Saturday, June 2 4:00 pm &#8211; 5:15 pm Location: Tradewinds D Speaker: Eddie Rosenberg Track: Sales Eddie Rosenberg , Founder, CEO and Lead Designer Spectore Corporation &#160; This information was obtained from the JCK website. More information is available at the JCK website: http://lasvegas.jckonline.com/Education&#8211;Events/Education-Schedule/ &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Las Vegas JCK &#124; 2012 &#124; Education &#8211; New Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 21:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW TECHNOLOGY #G03 Date: Friday, June 1 11:30 am &#8211; 12:45 pm Location: Tradewinds EF Speakers: Bill Belpanno , Deborah Hecht, G.G. , Dr. Lalit Aggarwal , Glenn Markman ,Rob Bates Description: What are the latest and greatest technological advances in the jewelry industry? JCK senior editor Rob Bates hosts representatives of Kassoy, V-Bay, ImaGem, and FirePolish, as they present their newest breakthroughs and take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JCK Las Vegas 2012 &#124; Education &#8211; Planning 2012 Holiday Email Campaigns by Avoiding the Mistakes of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 20:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning 2012 Holiday Email Campaigns by Avoiding the Mistakes of 2011 #324 Date: Saturday, June 2 2:30 pm &#8211; 3:45 pm Location: Tradewinds A Speaker: Matthew A Perosi Description: While you may be struggling with the latest social media phenomenon, this session will tackle the still-relevant usage of email marketing. We will evaluate several jewelry email marketing campaigns [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JCK Las Vegas 2012 &#124; Education &#8211; Millennial Bridal Consumers – Making the Profitable Choice</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 17:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Millennial Bridal Consumers – Making the Profitable Choice #424 Date: Saturday, June 2 2:30 pm &#8211; 3:45 pm Location: Tradewinds D Speaker: Kevin Reilly Description: The Millennial consumer is transforming the bridal business. They are very different consumers than their parents were at this stage in their lives. In this informative session, Platinum Guild International’s Director of Business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JCK Las Vegas 2012 &#124; Education &#8211; How to Capture Today’s Brides</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to Capture Today’s Brides #323 Date: Saturday, June 2 1:00 pm &#8211; 2:15 pm Location: Tradewinds A Speaker: Denise Favorule Description: Today’s bride-to-be is smarter, savvier and harder to impress than ever before. Learn what designs, photos, prizes and special offers excite this coveted demographic from those who knew her before she was engaged—the marketing team at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JCK 2012 Las Vegas &#124; Education &#8211; Romancing Millennials and Marketing to the Next Generation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 21:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Romancing Millennials and Marketing to the Next Generation #322 Date: Saturday, June 2 10:00 am &#8211; 11:15 am Location: Tradewinds A Speakers: Amanda Gizzi , Molly Fallon Description: Millenials are the largest generation and represent 84 million potential customers! Through the use of technology they are forming new shopping habits and changing the future of retail marketing. Did you know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JCK Las Vegas 2012 &#124; Education &#8211; What is … Jewelry Sales Jeopardy!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is … Jewelry Sales Jeopardy! #423 Date: Saturday, June 2 1:00 pm &#8211; 2:15 pm Location: Tradewinds D Speaker: Brad Huisken Description: During this session, Brad Huisken will lead participants through a rousing game of Jewelry Sales Jeopardy. The group will be divided into teams to play jeopardy, double jeopardy and final jeopardy. Answers to questions will [...]]]></description>
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