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EXECUTIVE SALES PLANNING SESSIONS (ESPS)
AT NFDA’s 2016 ANNUAL MEETING by Vickie Lester
The NFDA 2016 Annual Meeting and Executive
Sales Planning Sessions (ESPS) took place June 27-28
at The Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky.
The bulk of the meeting time was devoted to ESPS,
which are private, face-to-face business meetings with
the partners that are most important to your business
strategy. It’s not as rushed as speed-dating, but the
principles are similar, allowing you to meet with several
people in one day without having to travel to multiple
destinations.
Also on the program was an economic update from
Brian Beaulieu of ITR Economics. In 2016 there is a
lot going on affecting commodity prices: China, the
presidential election in the U.S., rising interest rates, the
U.S. dollar exchange rate, millennials, and rising wages.
Brian Beaulieu from the Institute for Trend Research
helped us make sense of it all.
The meeting concluded with a fun evening at the
Muhammed Ali Center.
Visit www.nfda-fastener.org for details.
Fourth Annual Executive Summit Scheduled
for November 6-8, 2016
NFDA’s 2016 Executive Summit will take place
November 6-8 at the Four Seasons Scottsdale Resort in
Scottsdale, Arizona.
This very popular event features peer-to-peer learning
in a relaxed environment.
Sessions for this year will focus on:
• Technology Tips and Tricks
• The Culture Index
• 10 Stages of Corporate Lifecycles
• Modernize Your Business from the Inside Out
Visit www.nfda-fastener.org for details.
Coming in 2017
NFDA/Pac-West Joint Conference and Tabletop
Show, March 15-17, 2017, Westin Long Beach Hotel,
Long Beach, California.
NFDA Annual Meeting - June 20-21, 2017, Omni
Parker House Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts.
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