Area Rug Veterans Featured in AmericasMart Program

Atlanta, GA, December 14, 2006--Mera Consulting Group, founded and led by area rug industry veterans Steve Boodakian and Sy Mahfuz, bring to AmericasMart and the January 2007 Atlanta International Area Rug Market exclusively an information-packed and affordable seminar focusing on the challenges that sales teams face on a daily basis. Entitled "Does Selling Rugs Have You Tied In Nots", Boodakian and Mahfuz will address the following topics: --Taking reps from order taker to rug specialist --Building customer loyalty --Securing the most effective product location --Promotions that work --Identifying and solving issues before they become problems --Ensuring that the dealer is priority #1 --Becoming #1 with your dealers --Under promise and over deliver --Ways to educate and motivate The seminar will be held on Friday, January 19 from 7 to 9 a.m. in room 4G7 of AmericasMart. The cost is $250 per person and parties of five (5) or more receive a 10 percent discount. For more information on AmericasMart and its 25 annual Markets, please call 1-800-ATL-MART or visit www.americasmart.com.