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Monday Morning Memo 11.18.13

Posted By Maddie Moss, Monday, December 16, 2013

Registration Now Open for UID 2014

March 9-12, 2014
JW Marriott

Indianapolis, IN

Register your managers for the 2013 University of Industrial Distribution

Download the brochure for 2014 course details

For 20 years, the University of Industrial Distribution (UID) has provided education focused on the needs of wholesale distribution professionals and companies. With its concentrated three-day format, UID has helped increase the effectiveness of hundreds of NAFCD member employees.Best yet, NAFCD is a sponsoring association, so you save $1,000 per person on registration fees.

Don't Wait to Register
The most popular courses tend to fill up early because courses are selected at registration. Even though the early registration discount ends on January 15, we strongly recommend you register before then to guarantee your seat in the courses that are most valuable to you. There are two easy ways to register:

Who Attends UID?
UID is designed for all personnel working in the wholesale distribution channel, including: 

  • Distributors
    • All manager-level personnel: sales, marketing, branch, operations, purchasing, inventory and human resources
    • CEOs
  • Manufacturers
    • Personnel working with national distribution channels
    • Anyone looking to improve personal performance and/or the company's bottom line!

Did You Miss These Speakers?

Revisit the presentations of some of the outstanding speakers from this year's convention, and share them with your colleagues. Log in to the NAFCD website to download presentation from:

We hope to see you next year at the 2014 NAFCD + NBMDA Annual Convention in Dallas Texas, November 18-20!

Tags:  bill benjamin  Brian Beaulieu  Mark Herbek  Sam Richter  Scott Thomas  speakers  trends  UID  university of industrial distribution 

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Monday Morning Memo: 6.10.13

Posted By Lizzie Duvall, Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Sam Richter on Utilizing LinkedIn Groups for Prospecting

If you're like many, you probably are wondering the value of all of the LinkedIn Groups that you belong to. Sure, you occasionally receive a Group email with helpful content. Yet how do all of these Group memberships really help you grow your business?

Using LinkedIn Groups is an extremely powerful way to prospect and connect with decision makers. In fact, if you know how to effectively participate and use Groups, instead of the typical 5% (or less) response rate, you might achieve a 70% or more connection rate.

Click here to read Sam Richter's full article. For more information on Richter and the other speakers coming to the 2013 NAFCD + NBMDA Annual Convention, please visit our website.

 


 

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Tags:  LinkedIn  Prospecting  sales  Sam Richter  The Howl 

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