Discover how to grow your business at PANTS 2010

OAKS, Pa. – The Penn Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, PANTS, will bring the latest in green trends to garden centers, landscape contractors and nurseries August 3 - 5 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, event manager Sally O'Shea announced. Now in its 38th year, PANTS will feature more than 500 exhibiting companies and thousands of buyers from garden centers, landscape contractors and nurseries to the annual marketplace for green goods, hard goods and equipment.
 
The PANTS Daybreaker panel discussion on Tuesday will feature discussion on “Promoting Your Business Using Your Website.”  Featured panelists include Debi Drescher, marketing manager, Stauffers of Kissel Hill; Jonathan Bardzik, director of marketing, ANLA; and Jody Shilan, landscape designer. 
 
Wednesday's PANTS daybreaker panel will feature discussion on “Social Media Methods Used to Increase Your Business.”  Featured panelists include Susan Cohan, APLD; Kathy Garfield, Spring Meadow Nursery; Brad Groff, River Valley Landscapes; and Dave Williams, Williams Nursery. 
 
Thursday's PANTS daybreaker session will feature a discussion of business opportunities with green infrastructure projects.  PLANET has called it "the biggest distinct business opportunity of the 21st century."
 
Daybreaker panel discussions will offer open discussions on “Promoting Your Business Using Your Website,” “Social Media Methods to increase Your Business” and a review of the “Green Infrastructure Movement.”
 

The PANTS Picnic will be held at the end of the day Tuesday.
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Buyers may plan their trip to PANTS online.