THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US. NEXT MONTH, WE CAN ALL LOOK FORWARD TO SIP SAVOR, SHOP AND SEE IT’S MAKING A COMEBACK TO THE GREENSBORO COLISEUM. THIS EVENT WILL GIVE ATTENDEES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOP A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS, ALL MADE RIGHT HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA. THEY ALSO HAVE A FEW DAYS LEFT FOR YOU TO GRAB THOSE EARLY BIRD TICKET. WELL, THAT’S SOME GOOD NEWS. AND HERE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE IS AMANDA KNAPP. SHE’S THE OWNER OF SABOR SHOP IN C AND ERIC SUMMERS. HE IS THE HELP IN C TRIAD COMMUNITY MANAGER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BOTH BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. I’VE NO NO PROBLEM. SO WE HAVE TO START WITH YOU, AMANDA. YOU’RE THE OWNER OF SIP. SAVOR SHOP. THIS SOUNDS INCREDIBLE. CAN YOU GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE GUEST EXPERIENCE AT THIS YEAR’S EVENT? ABSOLUTELY. SIP, SAVOR SHOP. NORTH CAROLINA COMES BACK TO GREENSBORO COLISEUM ON SATURDAY, APRIL 1ST. WE HAVE TWO SESSIONS AVAILABLE. VENDORS ARE ALL FROM NORTH CAROLINA. SO YOU’RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE THE BEST IN SHOPPING NORTH KIND OF WINERIES, BOUTIQUES, ARTISANS, CHOCOLATES, BEERS, BAKED GOODS WE HAVE COLLECTED DOING MOCKTAILS. WE HAVE A WOMAN WHO DOES THINGS, FLOWER VAN THAT SHE SELLS THESE BEAUTIFUL BOUQUETS OF FLOWERS. IT’S A FUN TIME FOR EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE ALL OF OUR GREAT PRODUCTS THAT COME STRAIGHT OUT OF NORTH CAROLINA. THAT’S AMAZING. AND SORRY, I SAID, NEXT MONTH, I’M THINKING WE’RE ALREADY IN MARCH. BUT THIS EVENT SIPS SAVOR SHOP IS APRIL FIRST. YOU SAID, OKAY, SO GREAT WAY TO START THE MONTH OF APRIL. AND TELL US, WHY DIDN’T YOU CREATE THIS EVENT? HOW DO YOU BELIEVE IT HELPS KIND OF SUPPORT OUR ECONOMY? YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING STAYS LOCAL. THAT’S SO IMPORTANT. WELL, I’M A SMALL BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND I WANT TO CELEBRATE OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES IN NORTH CAROLINA. I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP THE MONEY IN OUR STATE. AND I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY. OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER IS PROJECT HALO THAT IS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF SIP. SAVOR SHOP, NORTH CAROLINA. THEY ARE A RESPITE AND SANCTUARY FOR ANIMALS THAT ARE IN THE LATER YEARS OF THEIR LIFE. THEY HOUSE THEM, THEY GIVE THEM MEDICINE AND SUPPLIES AND THEY MOST OF ALL GIVE THEM LOVE AND ATTENTION THAT THEY NEED AT THE END OF LIFE. SO IT’S A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO HONOR THOSE ANIMALS THAT ARE IN THAT STATE, AND IT’S A GREAT WAY TO TIE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. PARTNER. ABSOLUTELY. AND ERIC, WE GOT TO COME TO YOU NOW. WE KNOW THAT YELP, NC TRIAD HAS SOME PRETTY SPECIAL VIP PERKS FOR THOSE POTENTIAL GUESTS. I THINK EVERYBODY LOVES A PERK OR TWO. YOU SORT OF GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE OFFERING. YEAH. SO AS PART OF THIS EVENT, WE WE WERE PART OF IT LAST YEAR AND WE’RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT DOING IT AGAIN. IT’S GOING TO BE EVEN BIGGER THIS YEAR. SOME OF THE PERKS THAT WE’RE OFFERING, IF YOU GO ON TO OUR EVENT SITE, WE STILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR HERE A LITTLE BIT LATER. WE HAVE SOME VIP TICKETS AVAILABLE. ESSENTIALLY, ALL YOU NEED IS A YELP ACCOUNT REGISTERED IN THE LOCAL AREA. SO ANYWHERE IN THE TRIAD YOU CAN RSVP FOR SOME OF THESE TICKETS. WE HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT, BUT IF YOU GET A CONFIRMATION BACK FROM US, YOU’LL GET TO NOT ONLY GO TO THE SHOW FOR FREE, YOU’LL GET TO CHOOSE FROM SOME VIP EXPERIENCES WITHIN THE SHOW, SUCH AS A PRIVATE BOURBON TASTING, PRIVATE MOCKTAIL PARTY, SOME LOTS OF GREAT YELP SWAG. WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF THINGS THAT WE’RE DOING DURING THE SHOW TO MAKE A BIGGER SHOW WITHIN EVEN THIS GIANT SHOW. RIGHT. BUT YEAH, WE’RE WE’RE DOING THIS BECAUSE WE HOPE TO PUT THE SPOTLIGHT ON ALL THESE AMAZING NORTH CAROLINA BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT HAIL FROM RIGHT HERE IN THE TRIAD. SO IT’S GOING TO BE A REALLY FUN TIME. AND WHAT’S BETTER THAN FREE, RIGHT? AND I GOT LITERALLY NOTHING. ERIC, HOW DO YOU THINK AN EVENT LIKE THIS WILL HELP GROW IN STRENGTH THAN THE YELP TRIAD COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE? WELL, AS YELP, WE’RE REALLY, REALLY DEEP INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMIES RIGHT? LIKE IT’S WE’RE HERE TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE AREAS. THAT’S WHY WE HAVE THIS PLATFORM TO HELP PEOPLE DISCOVER ALL THESE GREAT BUSINESSES THAT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HEAR OF OTHERWISE. BUT HERE ON YELP, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY CAN FIND SOMETHING THAT THEY LOVE, SHARE ABOUT IT, TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY LOVE ABOUT IT, AND BE OUT FOR YOU. AND THEN THEIR FRIENDS WILL SEE IT. OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE SEARCHING THE AREA FOR CERTAIN THINGS WILL SEE IT. IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT TO DO THESE EVENTS AND DO SPOTLIGHTS FOR THESE TYPES OF EVENTS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT JUST IT JUST ENHANCES OUR COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE. I THINK PEOPLE WANT TO INNATELY SUPPORT WHAT’S HAPPENING WITHIN THE STATE OF THEIR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, SO TO SPEAK. SO YOU KNOW, THAT’S WHAT WE TRY TO DO WITH THE YELP FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF THE LOCAL YELP ELITE SQUAD, WHICH DOES EVENTS LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT US ON INSTAGRAM TO SEE HOW YOU CAN DO THAT. OR YOU CAN JUST GO TO YELP DOT COM SLASH LIST AND HAVE A LOOK THERE. IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE YOU, ERIC AND AMANDA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT’S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE. AGAIN, TIP SAVE YOUR SHOP AND SEE IS APRIL 1ST OF THE GREENSBORO COLISEUM. GET THOSE EARLY BIRD TICKETS THEY CAN BE PURCHASED THROUGH MARCH 1ST ON TICKETMASTER.COM. ABSOLUTELY. YOU’RE GOING TO WANT TO REGISTER FOR A CHANCE TO GET THAT VIP TICKET COURTESY OF YELP AND SEE TRY IT. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS VISIT THAT WEBSITE THAT’S ON YOUR SCREEN. NOW YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAP, PAUSE, TAKE A PICTURE OF IT FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT IT’S CERTAINLY WORTH IT IF YOU CAN GET A FR