LAS VEGAS - May 11, 2012 -Today World Market Center officially kicks off its referral program that thanks and rewards industry sales representatives who refer new, qualified buyers to the Summer 2012 Las Vegas Market. In addition, Las Vegas Market will bring back its popular Rep Appreciation Day by hosting a summer barbeque and networking event for reps in the courtyard on Sunday, July 29 from 12 to 2 p.m.

At the close of the January Market, World Market Center Las Vegas awarded an independent sales representative with a $5,000 Grand Prize as part of the Winter Rep Rewards Program. Sean Sullivan of Imagine That!, a manufacturers' representative company whose product offerings range from gift and home accessories to jewelry and personal care products, was randomly selected from 162 representatives who participated in the Winter 2012 Rep Rewards Program. The program saw a 62 percent increase in participation compared with the 2011 Winter Las Vegas Market.