The value of trade association membership has never been more evident than now. LAPADA, the Association of Art & Antique Dealers, is supporting their members by not only collating the vital government information and advice to the business community but also providing superb tutorials from social media expert Ben Mason of The Tom Sawyer Effect who was a keynote speaker at the recent LAPADA Conference in March.
If you would like to learn about joining LAPADA please follow this link
https://lapada.org/apply-for-membership/
The first live webinar from the LAPADA series Social Media for Art & Antiques Businesses took place on Thursday 26 March when around 50 members logged on to watch. The next edition will be streamed on Thursday 2 April at 11.30 am.
For those of you who were unable to join as well as for those who would like to re-watch, a recording of the video can be found here: https://youtu.be/rsKfk74S6K8.
In the video, Ben mentions a few resources, the links to which are:
https://later.com/blog/instagram-shoppable-posts/
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ptgenx18dkcnsr0/Social%20Formats%20-%20Instagram.docx?dl=0
There was also one question about posting to multiple accounts simultaneously, and the answer is yes you can post to multiple Instagram profiles if they are loaded and logged in within the same app.
This access is open to non LAPADA members are the first streaming session. To watch the recording and future recordings follow this link www.lapada.org/webinars and add your email address.
Notes about joining: Your audio will be muted on entry (meaning no one will hear you, but you can hear the speaker). If you would like to ask a question, you can click on the Q&A button and type it in. The question will go directly to the speaker. The Chat button allows you to type messages that will be seen by the entire audience. At the end of the presentation, the host will be able to un-mute attendees so that questions questions can be asked and answered more fluidly. During this time, you will have the option of having your video on so that the speaker and others will be able to see you while you are talking, if you choose to ask a question.
WEBSITE SUBSCRIPTION PROMOTION
Online, phone and social media networks are proving to be invaluable ways to stay in contact and also to conduct any business. One way to stay connected is through LAPADA.org. Traffic to the site has grown 40% year on year during the last few years and is currently averaging at 1,300 visitors per day. Added to this, 30% of our audience is based in the US, which is welcome news given the current exchange rate of the £ against the USD (the lowest in 3 decades).
As such, we are offering all LAPADA members one month free one their website subscription. For non-subscribed members we have introduced a 3-month introductory subscription offer to LAPADA.org for just £100 + VAT to help get you through the imposed isolation period (i.e. three months for the price of two from April-June 2020). This will allow you to list unlimited items of stock as well as be featured in various online marketing initiatives. For our existing subscribers we will be extending your current website subscription period for a further month, free of charge.
LATEST ARRIVALS ON THE LAPADA WEBSITE & LATEST BLOG POST
Follow this link to see details of the latest arrivals from LAPADA members.
If you would like to learn about joining LAPADA please follow this link
https://lapada.org/apply-for-membership/
VITAL GOVERNMENT ADVICE
The value of trade association membership has never been more evident than now. LAPADA, the Association of Art & Antique Dealers, is supporting their members by not only collating the vital government information and advice to the business community but also providing superb tutorials from social media expert Ben Mason of The Tom Sawyer Effect who was a keynote speaker at the recent LAPADA Conference in March.
If you would like to learn about joining LAPADA please follow this link
https://lapada.org/apply-for-membership/
The first live webinar from the LAPADA series Social Media for Art & Antiques Businesses took place on Thursday 26 March when around 50 members logged on to watch. The next edition will be streamed on Thursday 2 April at 11.30 am.
For those of you who were unable to join as well as for those who would like to re-watch, a recording of the video can be found here: https://youtu.be/rsKfk74S6K8.
In the video, Ben mentions a few resources, the links to which are:
https://later.com/blog/instagram-shoppable-posts/
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ptgenx18dkcnsr0/Social%20Formats%20-%20Instagram.docx?dl=0
There was also one question about posting to multiple accounts simultaneously, and the answer is yes you can post to multiple Instagram profiles if they are loaded and logged in within the same app.
This access is open to non LAPADA members are the first streaming session. To watch the recording and future recordings follow this link www.lapada.org/webinars and add your email address.
Notes about joining: Your audio will be muted on entry (meaning no one will hear you, but you can hear the speaker). If you would like to ask a question, you can click on the Q&A button and type it in. The question will go directly to the speaker. The Chat button allows you to type messages that will be seen by the entire audience. At the end of the presentation, the host will be able to un-mute attendees so that questions questions can be asked and answered more fluidly. During this time, you will have the option of having your video on so that the speaker and others will be able to see you while you are talking, if you choose to ask a question.
WEBSITE SUBSCRIPTION PROMOTION
Online, phone and social media networks are proving to be invaluable ways to stay in contact and also to conduct any business. One way to stay connected is through LAPADA.org. Traffic to the site has grown 40% year on year during the last few years and is currently averaging at 1,300 visitors per day. Added to this, 30% of our audience is based in the US, which is welcome news given the current exchange rate of the £ against the USD (the lowest in 3 decades).
As such, we are offering all LAPADA members one month free one their website subscription. For non-subscribed members we have introduced a 3-month introductory subscription offer to LAPADA.org for just £100 + VAT to help get you through the imposed isolation period (i.e. three months for the price of two from April-June 2020). This will allow you to list unlimited items of stock as well as be featured in various online marketing initiatives. For our existing subscribers we will be extending your current website subscription period for a further month, free of charge.
LATEST ARRIVALS ON THE LAPADA WEBSITE & LATEST BLOG POST
Follow this link to see details of the latest arrivals from LAPADA members.
If you would like to learn about joining LAPADA please follow this link
https://lapada.org/apply-for-membership/
VITAL GOVERNMENT ADVICE
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