{"id":7949,"date":"2021-11-18T10:58:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T15:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=7949"},"modified":"2021-11-18T15:47:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T20:47:48","slug":"idcs-industry-sales-professionals-course-large-design-architectural-firms","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/event\/idcs-industry-sales-professionals-course-large-design-architectural-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"IDC\u2019s Industry Sales Professionals Course: Large Design &#038; Architectural Firms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7950 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DEC.-1-ISPC-Web-Banner-Photo-Template-1200-x-628-px.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DEC.-1-ISPC-Web-Banner-Photo-Template-1200-x-628-px.png 1200w, https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DEC.-1-ISPC-Web-Banner-Photo-Template-1200-x-628-px-980x513.png 980w, https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DEC.-1-ISPC-Web-Banner-Photo-Template-1200-x-628-px-480x251.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>IDC\u2019s popular Industry Sales Professionals Course (ISPC) series has returned and will be held in a hybrid format, offering limited in-person participation to IDC members \u2013 interior designers, students, and interns for a chance to network and connect at Midgley Tecnica Ltd. in their showroom in Toronto. This panel will also be virtually broadcast to everyone who registers for the online course.<\/p>\n<p>Tailored exclusively to meet the needs of architecture and design industry sales professionals, this practically-oriented course will feature several Q &amp; A sessions with panels of registered interior designers and architects, drawn from boutique and large design firms serving the retail, commercial, healthcare, hospitality, and residential sectors.<\/p>\n<p>The series will run monthly from October to early December. Participants who attend three or more panels will receive an official ISPC certificate and LinkedIn designation. A certificate of completion will be issued to all registrants in attendance for each panel.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Large Design and Architectural Firms\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>During the Q &amp; A session, \u201cLarge Design and Architectural Firms\u201d, hear from senior interior designers about what they need from sales professionals, and how best to go about working with them in order to become a trusted resource. Learn about this unique design sector and the expectations of designers. Additionally, the panel addresses post-COVID-19 industry, and how firms are working, particularly with Industry partners. Firms have new policies and procedures when working with Industry representatives. These changes are discussed, and give Industry representatives valuable information moving forward.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Panelists<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4525 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Alison-McNeil-bio.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alison McNeil<\/a><br \/>\nPrincipal, Design at DIALOG<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7952 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Annie-Bergeron-headshot-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Annie-Bergeron-bio.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annie Bergeron<\/a><br \/>\nDesign Director, Principal at Gensler<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7963 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sue-Bennett-Headshot-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sue-Bennett-bio.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sue Bennett<\/a><br \/>\nPrincipal\/CEO at Bennett Design Associates Inc.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7954 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Susan-Chang-headshot-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Susan-Chang-bio.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Susan Chang<\/a><br \/>\nPrincipal, Director of Consulting at HOK<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Fees<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Member: $49\/attendee\/panel +HST<br \/>\nNon-Member: $98\/attendee\/panel +HST<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/join-idc\/event-registration\/#id=1480&amp;cid=294&amp;wid=6501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2755\" src=\"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/REGISTER-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"Register Now\" width=\"131\" height=\"131\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Contact:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:communications@idcanada.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">communications@idcanada.org\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><em>This course will be offered in English. Maximum capacity for this course is 40 participants.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Moderator<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2348 \" src=\"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Glen-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Profile photo of Glen\" width=\"245\" height=\"245\" \/>Glen Brewer is President, and Managing Partner of Midgley Tecnica, a distributor in the porcelain tile sector. He is a current IDC board member, representing manufacturers and suppliers. Glen is also IDC\u2019s industry committee chair and leads and moderates IDC\u2019s Sales Professionals Training Course. Glen is a strong advocate for designers and the design community, he is a past winner of IDC\u2019s Legacy Award for Distinguished Service, the most prestigious individual award presented by IDC. Glen currently sits on a variety of additional boards and committees, including The Retail Design Institute, Sheridan College, and DDA. Glen is also an author and presenter for IDCEC CEUs. He is an active participant in IDC\u2019s national DesignEX shows, as both a speaker\/presenter and table-top attendee. His company is a strong advocate of IDC as an Industry Partner member.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Testimonials<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cThe industry sales professional course held in Calgary was a great opportunity to network with local designers. I would recommend this course to any sales professionals that are new to calling on the architect and design community.\u201d \u2013 Christine Beer-Carl, Residential Sales Manager at Western Canada Lutron Electronics Canada Inc.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for the opportunity to participate in such an informative and thought provoking event. I look forward to the next one!\u201d \u2013 Joanna Tiffin, National Architectural and Design Representative at Schluter Systems Canada Inc.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sessions were extremely informative and it was great to spend the day with key industry professionals in our marketplace.\u201d \u2013 Matthew Ruscica, Regional Sales Manager at Global Furniture Group<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This custom course has been tailored exclusively to meet the needs of IDC\u2019s architecture and design industry sales professionals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[86],"class_list":["post-7949","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tribe_events_cat-industry-course","cat_industry-course"],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/7949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/7949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7982,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/7949\/revisions\/7982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7949"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=7949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}