Why Go To The Ladder Club? – Part 2

 

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It has been more than a week since I attended the Ladder Club for new greeting card publishers. I posted earlier what was all about but if you have not had the chance to read the previous post, you can read it here. The list of the speakers also gives you a good insight of what was covered on Day 2.

The networking dinner was wonderful and I had a chance to meet people I already knew as well as new ones. At dinner I sat next to Lorraine from Rush Design and Henri Davies, former National Trust and WHSmith Buyer and currently a retail consultant. I had interesting conversations with both of them but had a proper giggle with Lorraine. We’ve discovered that we are both self-taught artists and somehow entered the world of greetings with the similar idea of ‘how hard can it be to design a card’ (more on that on another blog post). I was also looking forward meeting Lynn Tait of the Lynn Tait Gallery. She is the heart and soul of the Ladder Club and true inspiration, both personally and professionally. The food was lovely and all in all, a fantastic evening before a full day of talks that were to follow.

I thoroughly enjoyed the seminar day, which was packed with valuable information, although drawing from my previous experience in fashion retail and buying, there were not many surprises to what I have heard. But I still found it good to compare similarities and differences. My thoughts are, if you have never been in business and all your life have designed or created lovely designs and products, the seminars will be eye-openers.  I wholeheartedly recommend attending the first and the second day. As a bonus, you can also join the Ladder Club Facebook Group Page. There are some wonderful discussions going on and you can ask even more questions or what was not clear on the day even after the seminars.

So, best of luck with your future venture in greeting card publishing. Hope to see you soon at some of the trade shows and if you go to the Ladder Club, do not forget to pop a little badge on your website and tell everybody that you have attended one of the very special clubs in the world.

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Best wishes,

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