SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Interbike on Thursday opened registration for all attendees including retailers, distributors, media and others. Hotel room blocks are now open as well, with lodging options available through Interbike's official travel partner, Travel Planners.
The show returns to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, beginning with OutDoor Demo in Boulder City, Nev., Sept. 14-15, followed by the Interbike Expo Sept. 16-18, 2015.
This year's show features several new features including:
- Activating "The Manifesto for Change:" A tactical strategy presentation and discussion on how to move the needle on the 12 tenets of the Manifesto of Change. This TedTalk-style approach will feature keynote presenters who will deliver actionable strategies for your businesses to garner new customers.
- 2015 Bike Fit Symposium – Curated by leading bike fitters, this session will dive deep into today's modern fit philosophies, demonstrate how fit and today's corresponding tools are both a profit center and a time saver in your stores, and show how modern notions of fit are transforming new bike design. Not only will attendees be able to learn and engage during the symposium at Interbike, written and video curriculum will be available pre and post show.
- Embracing the Movement: The New Era of Electric is Here – You can't ignore it and hope that it goes away anymore. Instead it's time to get on board and figure out how your store can capitalize on this exciting new trend in our industry. A panel of industry experts will help de-bug the myths surrounding e-bikes and will share just how easy it is to get up to speed on selling and servicing these new profit centers in your stores.
- Mann U Leadership and Management Event - Designed for specialty retail owners and management in the cycling industry looking for a strategic vision and personal leadership skills for stronger, sustainable results. This four-hour session is filled with compelling insights on specialty retail leadership, retail metrics to evaluate employees, how to manage conflict and hiring best practices along with compensation and reward programs.
- Mann U Gear Training Event - The GEAR seminar designed for specialty retail owners, managers and trainers in the cycling industry, goes through a one-of-a-kind sales management training process that will look at how to increase both sales and customer loyalty. Attendees will learn how to approach their sales staff to exhibit different behavior, resulting in improved sales performance, achieve more closed sales and a higher average selling process.
To register for Interbike 2015, or for more information, go to www.interbike.com.
More information on Interbike's hotel blocks can be found at interbike.com/hotel-and-travel/hotel.htm
