MIA and Stone World Announces 2015 Stone Industry Education Series
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Oberlin, OH, January 30, 2015 — The MIA and Stone World magazine announced the 2015 Stone Industry Education Series at StoneExpo West / Marmomacc Americas in Las Vegas, NV. This year’s series will span eight cities and feature three distinct educational topics: Stone Shop Management, Stone Shop Administration, and Marketing in the Natural Stone Industry.
As in the past, the educational series will focus on topic specific programing in the morning while maintaining the popular “Town Hall” forum of local fabricators in the afternoon. Topics that will be discussed at this year’s sessions include:
Stone Shop Management
- What business metrics a fabrication shop should be measuring.
- How to better diversify your customer base between residential, commercial and big box stores.
- How to deal with customer service issues that arise at the customer’s home.
Stone Shop Administration
- What indicators your facility should forecast in order to better predict next year’s market.
- Create a plan for diversifying sales to ensure growth both this year and 5 years down the road.
- Create a plan for finding and retaining top talent.
Marketing in the Natural Stone Industry
- Get advertising directly to consumers who are ready to buy.
- Streamline marketing and advertising efforts with proven solutions.
The Stone Industry Education Series continues to receive strong support from a number of industry sponsors. The current 2015 sponsors include: Blanco, Braxton-Bragg, Granquartz, Laser Products, Moraware, Park Industries and Prussiani USA with several additional sponsors expected to be added in the upcoming weeks.
Jim Hieb, Executive Vice President and CEO of the MIA said, “We are delighted to present this expanded educational offering to our industry”. Alex Bachrach of Stone World Magazine added, “With the quality of our educational programing continuing to improve, we are very thankful to the continued support from our sponsors.”
The 2015 Stone Industry Education Series is as follows:
- February 18th - Salt Lake City, UT at Arizona Tile
- March 26th - Dallas, TX at MS International
- April 30th – Chicago, IL at American Granite Company
- June 4th - Edmonton AB at Mondial Granite & Marble, Inc.
- June 18th - Denver, CO at Arizona Tile
- July 16th - Kansas City, MO at MS International
- September 24th – Boston, MA at MS International
- October 8th – Los Angeles, CA at MS International
Sessions for Fabricators and installers are $99 per person and include breakfast, lunch and a happy hour. For more information or sponsorship opportunities on the Stone Industry Education Series, please go to the Stone Industry Education www.stoneindustryeducation.com.
About the MIA
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has served as the authoritative source of information on standards of natural stone workmanship and practice and the application of natural stone products for 70 years. Membership in the association is worldwide and includes over 1,700 natural stone producers, exporters/importers, distributors/wholesalers, fabricators, finishers, installers, and industry suppliers in 55 countries committed to the highest standards of workmanship and ethics. MIA offers an industry accreditation program for fabricators and installers, markets a range of technical publications and consumer pamphlets on natural stone, sponsors business and technical meetings and seminars on industry-related topics, provides educational programming for architects and construction specification professionals, and conducts the annual Pinnacle Awards competitions recognizing outstanding natural stone projects worldwide. More information can be found on the association's website: www.marble-institute.com.
About Stone World Magazine
Stone World has been the leading news source serving the international stone industry since its inception in 1984. Its articles cover the production and use of granite, marble, limestone, slate, quartz surfacing and other materials and our readership includes fabricators, architects, installers, importers, distributors and other stone industry buyers, sellers and producers. While based in the United States, Stone World and www.stoneworld.com are read by key stone industry buyers and producers in more than 90 countries throughout the world and our magazine is distributed at trade shows worldwide.
