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High Point Market Sets Google Hangout
February 25,
2015 by in Designer Weekly 
The High Point Market Authority has teamed up with the interior design community to host the 2015 team of Style Spotters in a Google Hangout.
The hangout, set for Friday, March 6, at 4 p.m. Eastern, will preview new products for the upcoming Spring High Point Market in April.
During the 30-minute discussion, the conversation will focus on new products featured in the the Market Preview Guides. Digital copies of the guides are available for download from online in advance of the hangout. The Style Spotters will also discuss trend predictions and observations and answer questions submitted by participants.
The hangout will be hosted by Laurie Laizure, CEO of CustomizedWalls and founder of Interior Design Community. With more than 37,000 members, Interior Design Community is an online community of interior designers. The community began in Google+, but has since expanded to include a website, blog, e-newsletter, and webinars.
“This Hangout will encompass lots of exciting firsts,” said Michelle Jennings Wiebe, Style Spotter. “It’s the first time the 2015 Style Spotters team will do something together; the first time we’ve used a Google Hangout for a High Point Market preview; and the first time we’ve teamed up with the Interior Design Community. I’m really looking forward to it.”
Details on participating in the hangout can be found online.
After the event concludes, the recorded video will be available for viewing through the High Point Market Authority’s You Tube Channel, as well as on the Interior Design Community’s website.
Several additional opportunities will be available to preview new products in advance of High Point Market. The Twitter Chat, scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, at 6 p.m. Easter will unveil two Pinterest boards – one containing new product photos received from exhibitors before the deadline and a second curated board of top picks selected by the Décor Mentor team. In addition, look for a new product slideshow on High Point Market’s website and, beginning March 9, Rue Magazine will publish a Daily Feature highlighting select new products.