{"id":33808,"date":"2019-04-04T08:36:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T15:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=33808"},"modified":"2019-04-04T08:36:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T15:36:03","slug":"connexions-powered-by-is-contract-announces-second-annual-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2019\/04\/connexions-powered-by-is-contract-announces-second-annual-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Connexions Powered by IS Contract Announces Second Annual Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Indianapolis (April 1, 2019)<\/em> \u2014 Connexions powered by IS Contract, a comprehensive mid-market office furniture sales, marketing and purchasing solution for contract and mid-market commercial furniture dealers, announced today its second annual meeting, Chart Your Course 2019, at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Miramar Beach, Florida, Sept. 19-22.<\/p>\n<p>This event will consist of over 60 dealer locations and 30 manufacturer one-on-one meetings, educational opportunities for owners, sales and design, team building, networking and opportunities to enjoy the beautiful panhandle of Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to be very excited about the positive momentum our Connexions powered by IS Contract program is gaining and the opportunity to build on last years\u2019 very successful meeting, said Charles Forman, COO, IS Contract. Chart Your Course 2019 will be another opportunity to bring together our dealer and vendor partners and further build upon our community and success in 2018.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greg Clark, president, Commercial Works said, \u201cThe opportunity to meet and make connections with individuals from across the country with similar goals that are willing to share best practices is priceless. Learning from these industry leaders and getting to know them all while in a beautiful beach setting is a worthwhile investment of time. I am looking forward to this great event!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe opportunity to spend 3 days with our customer principals individually is ideal for any manufacturer. Having this year\u2019s meeting include field sales personnel as attendees is very exciting. This provides us with great opportunities to educate and interact with the folks who are directly responsible for product sales,\u201d stated Kevin Glynn, executive vice president, Groupe Lacasse.<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p><strong>About IS Contract<\/strong><br \/>\nIS Contract LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Independent Suppliers Group, provides cooperative purchasing solutions for contract and mid-market office furniture dealers of all sizes and operating models.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Connexions<\/strong><br \/>\nCo-founded by Don Lipscomb and Chris Johnson, <a href=\"http:\/\/connexions.solutions\">Connexions<\/a> is a dealer advocacy and solutions provider focused on dealer profitability by way of curated product selection, sales programs, and advanced digital marketing solutions. Connexions represents the culmination of combined 70-plus years of industry experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Independent Suppliers Group<\/strong><br \/>\nFounded in 1977, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isg.coop\">Independent Suppliers Group<\/a> is a leading global organization providing sales, marketing support and purchasing power for the community-based independent office products dealer. The organization\u2019s members are located throughout the U.S. and in 7 foreign countries. Collectively, ISG members produce $4 billion in end-user sales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indianapolis (April 1, 2019) \u2014 Connexions powered by IS Contract, a comprehensive mid-market office furniture sales, marketing and purchasing solution for contract and mid-market commercial furniture dealers, announced today its second annual meeting, Chart Your Course 2019, at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Miramar Beach, Florida, Sept. 19-22. This event will consist of over 60 dealer locations and 30 manufacturer one-on-one meetings, educational opportunities for owners, sales and design, team building, networking and opportunities to enjoy the beautiful panhandle of Florida. \u201cWe continue to be very excited about the positive momentum our Connexions powered by IS Contract program is gaining and the opportunity to build on last years\u2019 very successful meeting, said Charles Forman, COO, IS Contract. Chart Your Course 2019 will be another opportunity to bring together our dealer and vendor partners and further build upon our community and success in 2018.\u201d Greg Clark, president, Commercial Works said, \u201cThe opportunity to meet and make connections with individuals from across the country with similar goals that are willing to share best practices is priceless. Learning from these industry leaders and getting to know them all while in a beautiful beach setting is a worthwhile investment of time. I am looking forward to this great event!\u201d \u201cThe opportunity to spend 3 days with our customer principals individually is ideal for any manufacturer. Having this year\u2019s meeting include field sales personnel as attendees is very exciting. This provides us with great opportunities to educate and interact with the folks who are directly responsible for product sales,\u201d stated Kevin Glynn, executive vice president, Groupe Lacasse. ### About IS Contract IS Contract LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Independent Suppliers Group, provides cooperative purchasing solutions for contract and mid-market office furniture dealers of all sizes and operating models. About Connexions Co-founded by Don Lipscomb and Chris Johnson, Connexions is a dealer advocacy and solutions provider focused on dealer profitability by way of curated product selection, sales programs, and advanced digital marketing solutions. Connexions represents the culmination of combined 70-plus years of industry experience. About Independent Suppliers Group Founded in 1977, Independent Suppliers Group is a leading global organization providing sales, marketing support and purchasing power for the community-based independent office products dealer. The organization\u2019s members are located throughout the U.S. and in 7 foreign countries. Collectively, ISG members produce $4 billion in end-user sales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[3611,3547,3610],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33808"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33808"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33809,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33808\/revisions\/33809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}