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Security Hardware Distributors
Association
100 N. 20th
Street, 4th
Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1443
Phone: 215-564-3484
Fax: 215-564-2175
Email:
shda@fernley.com
SHDA 37th Annual Industry Advancement
Summit
May 8-11,
2007
Indianapolis, IN
Security Hardware
Distributors Association
100 N. 20th Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA
19103-1443
Phone: 215-564-3484
Fax: 215-564-2175
Email:
shda@fernley.com
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Today is 2/23/07
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
UPDATE
Over the course of the past few weeks,
your SHDA Leadership has been preparing for this spring's
Annual Industry
Advancement Summit. This
year’s 37th Annual Industry Advancement Summit will be held on May
8-11, 2007 in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel &
Suites .
UPCOMING SHDA UNIVERSITY
PROGRAMS
| March 16, 2007 |
Teleconference: Sales Strategies to
Increase Your Margins
Presented by Dave Kahle, The DaCo Corporation, $85
per company location
www.davekahle.com |
| March 20-22, 2007 |
The Habit of Selling
Hosted by: Don Buttrey, President, Sales
Professional Training, Inc.
Dayton, OH
Registration Form
$895 Per Person (Class is limited to 30 attendees) Presented
by Don Buttrey, |
| March 24, 2007 |
Teleconference: Differentiating Yourself
from the Competition
Presented by Dave Kahle, The DaCo Corporation
$85 per company location
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| March 28, 2007 |
Webinar: Demonstrating Total Cost
Savings
Presented by Tim Underhill, Strategic Business
Solutions, LLC
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (Eastern)
Register
Here
Fee is $149 payable in US Funds per
site - not per
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PRIVATE
LABEL USE TO
GROW
Wholesaler-distributors will need to build new
capabilities in manufacturing and design to create unique products with
premium benefits. They will also have to select private labels
and manage the new supply chain risks associated with global
sourcing. To read more, visit www.mdm.com
THE NEXT
BIG THING: STRATEGIC
PRICING
Computerized Inventory Management was the last
big change. Computers
could manage the massive amount of data in a distribution business and
develop a purchasing plan that would result in lower inventories, higher
turnover and bigger profits on the
buy side. What will be this generation’s big
change? We are in store for some
fundamental changes on the sell side. Technology is now
ready to allow distributors to administer pricing in ways that were
unimaginable even 5 years ago. Click here to read
more.
WHOLESALE BUSINESS MULLED BY HOME
DEPOT
Home Depot is considering selling its wholesale
distribution business. Frank Blake, the new chairman and CEO of HD, is
making a series of moves designed to put the spotlight back on Home
Depot's retail strength, and will begin to focus on the 2,000 stores
across the United States. HD is in for a challenge to grow its
retail business, they will focus on the shopping environment as well as
product availability. To read more, visit www.nytimes.com
BIOMETRICS: THE FUTURE
OF
SECURITY
Personal information is highly
guarded and easily stolen. Consumers believe the government is not
doing enough to protect against identity theft and this will become a
major security threat. 69% of Americans believe that Biometrics should be introduced in place of smart card readers and
passwords. Click Here to read more
BECOMING AN
ACQUISITIVE
DISTRIBUTOR
This NAW/DREF book
The Acquisitive Distributor pinpoints steps to success when one wholesale
distribution firm sets out to acquire another. It can help you grow your
business by showing you how the best acquisitive distributors
operate.
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