After its successful January markets, AmericasMart is preparing for the Atlanta Spring Gift, Home Furnishings & Holiday Market and Atlanta International Fine Linen & Home Textiles Market, a two-in-one market destination that will take place March 20-22.

 

Spanning permanent showrooms and a floor of temporaries, the product mix offers attendees collections in the Home Furnishings, Home Accents and Fine Linens centers (Building 1, Floors 9-14), the Home, Holiday and Floral center (Building 1, Floors 16-20) and Gift product area (Building 2 and 2WW).

 

As for events, the March market will feature for the first time a live webinar broadcast, hosted by Ethan Allen and Benjamin Moore. An award-winning forecast, the Benjamin Moore Color Pulse 2011 provides inspiration through insight on color trends. Market attendees can view the presentation from a live web stream in Building 1, Floor 14, 14-D-9 on March 20 at 2 p.m.

 

On March 20 at 12 p.m., a seminar, Social Media 101 Lunch and Learn with Brent Beatty will be held. Brent Beatty is a social media strategist for What's Up Interactive, and will address how to effectively grow business through Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and blogs with interactive discussions, examples of how businesses are using social media and steps to engage customers and drive sales.

 

Bringing Decorative Taste to the Holiday Table, will be presented on March 21 at 11 a.m. The seminar will be given by A Legendary Event's floral director Jeanna Graham and floral designer Flemming Patterson. For more information, visit www.americasmart.com.