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All Roads Lead to Tupelo!

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Badcock Home FurnitureNebraska Furniture MartBob’s Discount FurnitureWahlquist ManagementFactory Direct FurnitureHuntington WholesaleCimmaron/SutherlandI 4 Furniture - CanadaBoscov’s Dept. StoreColfax Furniture, Inc.Oak Wood FurnitureUnbeatablesale.comIvan Smith FurnitureD. Noblin FurnitureLack’s Valley StoresStandard FurnitureRegency FurnitureBrown’s FurnitureHerring FurnitureFreed’s FurnitureMattress & MoreThe Room Place

Reach the top buyers from throughout the United States as well as international buyers and important regional buyers from the southeast!

Listed are just some of the major retailers who regularly attend our market:

WM Furniture Market - U.S. Virgin IslandsMayberry’s Complete Home FurnishingsAmerican Wholesale Furniture, Inc.Gardner White Furniture CompanyOrleans Oriental Rugs & FurnitureComeaux Furniture & ApplianceThe Great American HomestoreHineline Home Furnishings, Inc.Raymour & Flanigan FurniturePlanned Furniture PromotionsAffordable Home FurnishingsUnclaimed Freight CompanyFleming Furniture CompanyArt Van Furniture CompanyRoten’s Furniture CompanyHeavner’s Furniture MarketBuddy’s Home FurnishingsKnight Furniture CompanyGalleria Home FurnishingsWestco Home FurnishingsAAA Mattress & FurnitureGrand Home Furnishings

ABC Warehouse WA Akin & SonsWeekends OnlyCleo’s FurnitureA to Z FurnitureSpiller Furniture7 Day FurnitureRoom to RoomKyser FurnitureHOM FurnitureBrown SquirrelZak’s FurniturePeak FurnitureShaw InteriorsBedding MartRooms To GoFurniture FairBig Lots, Inc. Amazon.comBay FurnitureHainje’s, Inc.Story & Lee

FFO HomeSteinhafelsThe Dump Coffman’sMiskelly’sStorey’sAaron’sBaber’sCal TV Cardi’sHOBOSadcoWeir’sStash

Join the Industry’s Leaders

Mississippi Means Upholstery!

The Tupelo Furniture Market is held twice each year in Mississippi. More than 200 furniture manufacturers and 500 suppliers to the furniture industry operate in the state. More upholstered furniture is shipped from Mississippi than from any other state in the country!

For a complete list of companies and their special offers, please visit us at

www.tupelofurnituremarket.com/promos.htmlUpholstery


Coaster Company of AmericaPelican Reef/Panama JackClassy Art Wholesalers, Inc.SleepTronic/King Koil of TXMountain Woods FurnitureSolstice/Jamison BeddingTEI/Tennessee EnterprisesSeven Wonders FurnitureAmerican Furniture Mfg.American Cover DesignArtist Guild of AmericaVintage Furniture, LLCCollums Furniture MfgUSA Premium Leather Outdoor Great RoomWashington FurnitureSoutherland BeddingAmerican Made SilksA & H WoodworkingJackson/CatnapperAmerican Heartland

Affordable Furniture Sleep Design/EclipsePacific Imports, Inc.Kidz World/SleepEzzWonderland WickerRustic Log FurnitureCampbell MattressLargo InternationalMillion Dollar RusticSignature BeddingForty West DesignsStyleLine FurnitureSimmons BeddingSimply Bunk BedsMlily of MississippiBaroque MastersStyleCraft LampsAlbany IndustriesIndia HandicraftsSymbol MattressBrooks Furniture

Acme FurnitureCoast to CoastUnited FurnitureCrimson CasualWildwoods MfgFusion FurnitureRustic HeritageUnited WeaversMyCo Furniture Mayo FurnitureMayberry RugsEthnic InteriorsA.A. ImportingFlash Furniture Serenity SleepSealy MattressSunny DesignsSerta MattressBehold HomeLeather ItaliaPrime Designs

Kith FurnitureBG IndustriesPostureCraftBramble Co.NationwideDalyn RugsSteinWorldCozy Earth CorsicanaCorinthianEnglanderBed BossRestonicJP WynnCramcoHillsdaleMed-LiftTalalayMalouf

500-plus premier manufacturers, importers & suppliers to the furniture industry have shown their product in Tupelo. Many companies participating have

chosen Tupelo as their only market! Listed are some companies that have exhibited recently:

Make a Statement to Your Competition


Increase your exposure on-site at the Tupelo Furniture Market through our numerous sponsorship opportunities. And, be sure to check out the “pre-

show promotions” that we package with many of our sponsorship options!

• Shuttle Service Sponsorship

• Lobby “First Look” Displays

• Video Display Placement

• Bottled Water & Water Cooler Wraps

• Outdoor Column Banner Wraps

• Indoor Pillar Wraps

• Attendee Badge Lanyards

• New Product Gallery

• Attendee Badge Inserts

• Exhibitor Greeters

• Official Show Bags

• Buyers’ Lounge

• Press Room

• Buyers’ Breakfast

• Dinner, Band, Bar

• Keynote Speaker

Sponsorships & Brand Exposure Opportunities


Top Reasons to Do Business in Tupelo

• Cost of exhibit space is affordable • Unmatched sponsorship opportunities • Ability to promote to pre-registered attendees • Expect a quick return-on-investment (ROI) • Highly successful “Buyer VIP Program” • The best order-writing furniture market in the country • More than 50% of the Top 100 Buyers in the U.S. attend • Close to 2 million sq. ft. of show space under one roof • The BEST VISIBILITY per sq. ft. of any furniture show • Centrally located in the U.S. • Located in the upholstery capital of the world • Many exhibitors ONLY showcase product at the Tupelo Furniture Market • Exhibitors offer specials and incentives that Buyers can only get in Tupelo • 500 to 800 exhibitors from throughout the U.S. and the world • One level & one combined complex so Buyers can easily walk the entire show • No scheduled delivery times are necessary during established set-up times/dates • Will accommodate early deliveries whenever possible • Set-up & sales personnel assigned directly to you to streamline communication • More than 2 million sq. ft. of complimentary parking adjacent to facilities • No charge for pallet delivery • A casual but business focused atmosphere • Affordable hotel rooms & in-house booking agent available for show participants • Complimentary breakfast and dinner buffet every morning and evening of the show • Complimentary cocktails, music and entertainment nightly • Buyers’ & Exhibitors’ Lounge & Press Room - Buildings II and IV • Complimentary shuttle service

• Mattress Mania!

• “Early Bird” Show Directory Rates

• New Exhibitor Targeted Buyer Initiative

• Top Exhibitor Targeted Buyer Initiative

• Buyer Recruitment Special Programs

• Buyer & Seller “Matchmaker” Program

• Expanded Shuttle Service

• “Lunch & Learn” Sessions

• Social Media Marketing

• Exhibitor E-Blast Marketing Package

WHAT’S NEW!

Bedding

Mattress ManiaPromotion,

Only in Tupelo!Mattresses are BIG BUSINESS and Tupelo in August is when mattress manufacturers launch new product. More than 40 bedding companies will show in Tupelo. Many of them wrote a record number of orders last fall. So this August, to build upon last year’s unprecedented SUCCESS, nearly every mattress company showing in Tupelo will have special pricing that will make a trip to Tupelo MANDITORY for all retailers!


www.tupelofurnituremarket.com/promos.html


At the Tupelo Furniture Market, we offer our exhibitors pre-show, on-site and post-show marketing opportunities that will assure exposure to retailers! Prior to the market and

after the market ends, we provide many e-marketing and social media exposure options. We also offer numerous sponsorships onsite during the market, as well as advertising in the TFM Show Directory. These exposure opportunities, as well as the many marketing programs and initiatives TFM utilizes, will ensure success for your company!

Buyer and Seller “Matchmaker” Program

Many thousands of buyers attend each and every Tupelo Furniture Market. There is no way one exhibitor can see them all. Nor can every buyer physically stop, talk or buy from every exhibitor. Rather than leave every meeting to

chance, TFM has developed our Buyer and Seller “Matchmaker” Program. The program consists of three main components facilitated by the TFM show staff and marketing department:

1. Pre-show communication between exhibitors & pre-registered attendees 2. On-site scheduled meetings between exhibitors & groups of buyers 3. Post-show communication and promotion

Special Directory Rates

TFM offers DEEP discounts and PRE-EVENT PROMOTION packages for our exhibitors that sign up early to advertise in our Show Directory. Our directories are now larger, more detailed and packed with information!

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Special Exhibitor Programs & Marketing Opportunities


New/Top Exhibitor Target Buyer Initiative

The concept is simple but ALMOST UNHEARD OF! You provide our Buyer Recruitment personnel with your top national and key regional buyers, and our team will allocate a percentage of sales revenue to increase the likelihood of

their attendance. The packages we create may include airfare, hotel accommodations, fuel reimbursement, meals or entertainment!

Of course, we can’t get every retailer here! But, with your help, we will directly contact your “best prospects” & develop tailor-made packages for them that will be difficult for them to refuse!

TOS Club Membership – Exhibitor Benefits

You want to make a sale. Buyers want value. The TOS (Tupelo Only Special) program has been in existence for several years and has been very successful. However, we have expanded the benefits! These include:

• Opportunity to offer TOS Club Members group deals & participate in TOS Club networking events

• Pre-, post- and between-show communication with TOS Club Members via TFM e-mails, social media and TFM’s website

• Inclusion as TOS participant in Show Directory

• TOS signs provided in your showroom or exhibit space

• Pre- and post-show communications to TFM pre-registered attendees

• Inclusion on TOS Show Banners

• Inclusion in TOS Videos



Network Now!

Success at the Tupelo Furniture Market begins long before “set-up” and well after the last day of the event. Communicating effectively with our pre-registered attendees before the market and following up afterwards with those that attended can transform a good show into a great one! Participate in our

TOS program and take advantage of EVERY opportunity the market provides for you to interact with potential buyers!

• Utilize pre-, post- and between-show e-blast promotions

• List year-long specials for TOS Club Members in the TOS Section of our website

• Take advantage of our Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram messaging


Casegoods

YES, there are Casegoods in Tupelo!

TFM and Mississippi are well-known for upholstery, but there are PLENTY of companies showing casegoods. In fact, Mississippi’s furniture manufacturing base is growing and some of our most prestigious upholstery companies have expanded into casegoods.




Knowing who our attendees are, from where they hail, and their travel and buying habits has its advantages! It allows us to develop packages and programs that make their participation in our event

more convenient, enjoyable and more profitable! Following are the standard and new offerings, as well as the means by which we promote them:

Show Your Badge Program

Attendees need only to show their TFM show badge to receive specials on lodging, receive FREE shuttle service, and take advantage of discounts available on hotel accommodations. They can also take advantage of discounts on car rentals, rounds of golf, skeet shooting, use of gym facilities, & amazing deals at area restaurants!

Super Early Bird Package

Buyers that register before July 4th will receive membership in the TOS Club, a reserved seat at “Lunch and Learn” Sessions in the Magnolia Room, free meals during the market, and up to half off hotel accommodations if they book through our reservation office. Super Early Birds that choose to stay over the weekend in a TFM room block will also receive sharply discounted hotel accommodations. Additional discounts and specials are provided to Super Early Birds. Contact TFM’s Buyer Recruitment Department to learn more!

TFM Weekend Pass

As with our highly successful Hosted Buyer Package, our Buyer Recruitment personnel are working with key exhibitors to develop and fund travel packages for targeted buyers that plan on driving to the market. Buyers chosen for a TFM Weekend Pass will receive hotel accommodations, fuel reimbursement, meals, TOS Club Membership and more! Those accepting this incredible offer, essentially a no-cost trip to the Tupelo Furniture Market, must agree to attend the market on the weekend!

Buyer Recruitment Marketing Tactics


“Lunch & Learn” Sessions

Targeted groups of attendees will participate in “Lunch & Learn” Sessions each day of the show to be held in the Magnolia Room located in Building 2. Professional speakers will be on hand and lunch will be provided.

Exhibitors sponsoring “Lunch & Learn” Sessions may showcase in the Magnolia Room!

Hosted Buyer Program

Sheer numbers of buyers filling the TFM floor space and showrooms is always a plus! But, quantity is not enough. We also want the major national buyers, buying groups, multi-unit, and large retail store buyers. More than half the top 100 buyers in the country regularly attend the Tupelo Furniture Market, but we want them all. So, TFM contacts every “major player” directly by mail, e-mail and telephone to offer them our “Hosted Buyer Program”. Let’s just say it’s an offer that would be difficult to refuse!

Expanded Shuttle Services

Think we won’t go the extra mile to get attendees to our event? How does 100 miles sound! Attendees living within 60 miles of the Tupelo Furniture Market need only coordinate with us in advance and we will, at NO CHARGE, provide them with shuttle services to and from the show. Attendees living within 100 miles of the Tupelo Furniture Market may also expect shuttle services at NO CHARGE. However, at least a one night stay in Tupelo is required.

Network Now!

The Tupelo Furniture Market’s mission is to provide opportunity for the industry to do business. But that doesn’t mean the opportunity is limited to the dates of our spring and fall events! TFM offers many ways for our exhibitors and attendees to stay in touch. Our buyers can benefit from the following:

• Receive e-messages pre-, post- and between each market • Gain access to special offers from exhibitors in the TOS Section of our website • Learn about new products and services through Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram



TOS Club Membership – Buyer Benefits

Buyers want value. The TOS (Tupelo Only Special) program has been in existence for several years and has been very successful. However, we have expanded the benefits. These include:

• On-site incentives from participating exhibitors during the Tupelo Furniture Market for TOS Club Members• Year-round incentives offered by participating exhibitors exclusively for TOS Club Members• Special rates for travel, accommodations, entertainment and meals during the market• No charge and guaranteed seat at “Lunch and Learn” Sessions• Potential to participate in the Top Exhibitor, New Exhibitor and Hosted Buyer Programs

TFM Marketing Mix

Following are the marketing vehicles used to promote our event:

• Facebook and Search Engine Advertising • Telemarketing• Print and Online Advertising in National Trades • PR and Press Relations• International, National and Regional Direct Mailings • Social Media Marketing• Website Advertising • E-marketing Campaigns


Accessories

Artwork, Lamps, Rugs & Accent Furniture in Every Building!Every furniture retailer needs accessories and will find them in Tupelo. More and more designers as well as decor and accessory retailers from throughout the southeast are shopping in Tupelo!



August 18 - 21, 2016

Tupelo Furniture Market1879 North Coley Rd.

Tupelo, MS 38801

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