LightSpeed is thrilled to present our first ever LightSpeed Boot Camp in Montreal from September 27-29
at the beautiful St. Paul Hotel. LightSpeed is at the forefront of a revolution now happening in retail, and
this camp will equip resellers to help stores reinvent their retail experience for the iGeneration!
Boot Camp is 3 days of intensive, hands-on training on LightSpeed for Mac, LightSpeed for iPad, LightSpeed Mobile, eCommerce, and Multi-Store, covering everything from setup to best practices, troubleshooting, and more! Attendees will get to experience the software from every perspective of a retail store - as a sales person, a manager, an administrator, a purchaser - in addition to receiving valuable sales training to help jumpstart your success as a Certified LightSpeed Reseller.
New resellers or resellers with applications in process. Boot Camp will teach you LightSpeed setup, optimization, and sales techniques from the ground up... all without a single push-up.
Resellers who have never experienced a LightSpeed Certification Camp, or perhaps attended an older camp and need to brush up on their knowledge to maintain their competitive edge.
Resellers who want to increase the number of their staff who are officially trained and certified, strengthening their ability to offer the complete family of LightSpeed solutions to their customers.
Attendance at Boot Camp makes LightSpeed resellers eligible to begin (or continue) their certification path, advancing levels that distinguish their listing on our reseller page. Customers are increasingly interested in finding a reseller who has proven their knowledge and dedication through certification, regardless of geography. Certifications are attached to individuals, and a company with multiple certified staff fortifies their ability to offer LightSpeed solutions to customers.
Certification is awarded to resellers who attend the camp and complete an exam, and continues through four levels. Eligibility to write exams is tied to the number of customer installs a reseller has completed from sales to implementation. Certifications are tied to individuals, and a reseller's collective certifications are displayed in the Reseller listings. All attendees are required to bring a Mac laptop that is able to run the LightSpeed demo, which they will use for the interactive sessions.
Certification is awarded to resellers who attend the camp and complete an exam, and continues through four levels. Eligibility to write exams is tied to the number of customer installs a reseller has completed from sales to implementation. Certifications are tied to individuals, and a reseller's collective certifications are displayed in the Reseller listings. All attendees are required to bring a Mac laptop that is able to run the LightSpeed demo, which they will use for the interactive sessions.
The most successful LightSpeed resellers are invariably those who attend a training camp, who prioritize product knowledge for themselves and members of their staff, and who plug into the energy that the event provides to focus and inspire them as they reach out to retailers in their markets.
LightSpeed's lead distribution is a very important part of a reseller's success, and certification is a key factor in deciding how incoming leads are paired with resellers in the area. We go the extra mile for resellers who are serious about their success selling LightSpeed solutions.
How about three? Networking is another essential aspect of the camp, and you will undoubtedly find others eager to share their tips and techniques for both selling and implementing LightSpeed.
You'll get to meet the LightSpeed team — the sales and support teams who are here to help you offer the best LightSpeed solutions to your retail customers.
And the social events - the cocktail party, the dinner — are a terrific way to let your hair down with your fellow recruits and instructors at the end of a full day of sessions.
Montreal's vieux quartier, like many European cities, provides a distinctive challenge to forward-looking hotels: how to create a modern, chic hotel in a classical context. The Hotel St. Paul is a muscular Beaux-Arts shell; past the antique doors, however, the interior is ethereal, airy, and light. Embodying an elemental theme, the hotel alternates between this airy reverie and an earthier, more textured approach, whether in public spaces or in guestrooms. The lobby of Hotel St. Paul adds a fire-lit ice sculpture and the restaurant Hambar is one of Montreal's trendiest spots. The 120 guestrooms go a more intimate route, with ambient light, pony-skin chairs and modernist furniture, as well as LCD flat-screen televisions and high speed internet.
Hotel St. Paul is located in Old Montreal, between St. Paul Street and Place d'Youville, within walking distance to the WTCM, the Convention Center and just steps from downtown shops.
We have block-booked rooms at The St. Paul Hotel. Be sure to register for Boot Camp now, in order to take advantage of a special time-limited room rate of $185 per night.
No pushups! But we want you to be inspired and motivated. So much so that we've arranged all this fun stuff to fire you up:
Interactive Training
Hands-on Learning
Welcome Mixer
Drinks & Canapés
Mess Hall
Breakfast, Lunch & Snacks
Cocktail Party
Drinks, Music & Food
Raffle Prizes
Provided by Our Sponsors
Amphibus Tour
...and Dinner too!
Free Swag
Teeshirts & Tags
Graduation Ceremony
Sense of Accomplishment
The Boot Camp schedule is designed to keep recruits engaged. It will equip them with the sales techniques they will use to convert leads into clients, and the product knowledge they will need to implement comprehensive LightSpeed solutions. Many sessions include an interactive component for true hands-on learning.
All attendees are required to bring a Mac laptop that is able to run the LightSpeed demo, which they will use for the interactive sessions.
| Wednesday, September 26th | ||
| 7:00-10:00pm | Registration | |
| Thursday, September 27th | ||
| 9:00am | Keynote CEO Dax Dasilva recaps an extraordinary period of growth, and explains how LightSpeed's position as an industry leader will set the tone for the coming year. |
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| 9:45am | The LightSpeed Retail Experience Get the big picture on how LightSpeed is reinventing the shopping experience for the iGeneration. |
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| 10:30am | Break | |
| 10:45am | Use LightSpeed See LightSpeed from a salesperson's perspective, and learn what they need to know about the tools LightSpeed gives them to cross-sell, upsell, discount, refund, credit, and more. |
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| 11:45 am | Mobilize LightSpeed Learn how Apple's award-winning mobile devices can extend unforgettable experiences with LightSpeed Mobile and LightSpeed for iPad and transform sales staff into personal shoppers. |
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| 12:45pm | Lunch | |
| 1:45pm | Manage LightSpeed LightSpeed is the ultimate store manager, handling everything from labeling to reporting, accounts, and inter-office communication. Here's how to optimize workflows and save time. |
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| 3:45pm | Break | |
| 4:00pm | Set Up LightSpeed Immersive, interactive hands-on training for the initial setup of LightSpeed. |
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| Friday, September 28th | ||
| 9:00am | Mastering Products in LightSpeed An in-depth look at the management of products in LightSpeed, with a focus on their initial creation, broken down by industry, distribution, and reporting/inventory priorities. |
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| 10:30am | Reaching Your Markets Finding and reaching your market are your first steps as a LightSpeed reseller, and this session outlines tested methods to spreading the word and making sure it's heard. |
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| 11:00am | Break | |
| 11:15am | Inventory & Purchasing Hands-on instruction how to use LightSpeed to acquire and track inventory. |
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| 12:45pm | Lunch | |
| 1:45pm | Succeeding as a LightSpeed Reseller Everything you need to know about being an effective channel partner and leveraging your resources to get the largest possible returns out of your efforts. |
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| 2:45pm | Supporting LightSpeed Learn LightSpeed Server, troubleshooting techniques, and all the ways LightSpeed Support can help you. |
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| 3:45pm | Break | |
| 4:00pm | Accounting Exports Interactive, real-world demonstrations of accounting exports, and how GL accounts affect each other. |
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| Saturday, September 29th | ||
| 9:00am | eCommerce Overview Get a full overview of how LightSpeed can be used to sell online with either Web Store or Magento. |
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| 9:45am | Configuring Web Store Learn the complete configuration of the LightSpeed Web Store. A pre-requisite for the Web Store specialization badge. |
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| 11:00am | Break | |
| 11:15 am | Selling LightSpeed It's the heart of the solution, and knowing how to best illustrate its benefits to your clients. |
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| 11:45am | Selling LightSpeed Mobile and LightSpeed for iPad LightSpeed's mobile apps have opened up major markets - learn the techniques to explain the power of mobility to store owners, and demonstrate how it creates an unforgettable customer experience. |
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| 12:15pm | Selling API & eCommerce The world is a big place, and that means a wide range of solutions and markets. Learn how LightSpeed is the solution that scales. |
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| 12:45pm | Lunch | |
| 1:30pm | Best Practice Deployments Learn the shortcuts to helping your customers implement the right solution for who they are and what they sell. |
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| 2:15pm | Customer Case Studies There's no substitute for experience, and these real world deployments will open your eyes to the possibilities of how LightSpeed can be used to create exciting new retail solutions. |
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| 2:45pm | Reseller Case Studies Listen to a special "Expert" guest speaker share their LightSpeed success stories. |
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| 3:15pm | Break | |
| 3:30pm | Graduation | |
Come experience Boot Camp and Montreal! We are experiencing the most explosive growth of our history, and the wealth of opportunities for LightSpeed and its network of resellers has never been more exciting. We look forward to meeting you this fall!
The LightSpeed Team
