The 3/50 Project’s Cinda Baxter Coming to Pacific Market Center
SEATTLE – Pacific Market Center, announces Cinda Baxter, Founder of The 3/50 Project and social networking pioneer as part of the speaker line-up at the 2009 Summer Market Week. The 3/50 Project, recognized as one of the most successful, fastest growing campaigns in small business history, relies on the simple premise “Pick 3, spend 50, save your local economy.” The 3/50 Project exploded onto the national stage in March with an aim to funnel dollars back into the local economy through support of independent retailers and the consumers who shop with them.
On Friday August 21st, 2009 at 9 a.m. Baxter’s educational seminar titled ‘The 3/50 Project: Building Business From the Ground Up’, will discuss how the Project came to be, what it’s grown into today, and how independent retailers can use it to strengthen their business and reclaim consumer dollars in a positive, effective manner.
“The role of independent retailers is critical for the health, creativity and growth of the retail industry and the vitality of our economy,” said Lisa Goodman, marketing director, Pacific Market Center. “We are honored to have Cinda here to inspire and help these important businesses thrive in this difficult economy.”
As past recipient of two national Retailer Excellence Awards and frequent press coverage ranging from The Wall Street Journal to Fox Business, Cinda now “pays it forward” to retailers and vendors through her consulting company Always Upward and as founder of The 3/50 Project.
Widely recognized as an expert in the gift and stationery industries, Cinda’s resumé includes seats on numerous industry boards including AmericasMart Atlanta and Gift for Life; speaking engagements at trade shows both here and abroad; and a position as Contributing Editor for the gift industry’s largest trade publication, Gifts and Decorative Accessories Magazine. Cinda is also the founder of successful online communities, including RetailSpeaks and Brilliant Ink.
Baxter’s seminar will take place on Friday, August 21, 2009 at Pacific Market Center on the second floor in the Learning Forum from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., with coffee, pastries and networking opportunities taking place beforehand from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. To register for this free seminar, email info@pacmarket.com or call 800-433-1014.
Seattle Market Week and the Summer Gift & Home Accessories Show will take place at the Pacific Market Center Wednesday, August 19 through Tuesday, August 25, 2009. For more information about the show please visit www.pacificmarketcenter.com or call (800) 433-1014.
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