WINTER 2017
Distributor's Link Magazine Winter Issue 2017 / Vol 40 No1
Distributor's Link Magazine Winter Issue 2017 / Vol 40 No1
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THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK 135<br />
PACIFIC-WEST FASTENER ASSOCIATION<br />
10842 Noel Street #107, Los Alamitos, CA 90720<br />
TEL 714-484-4747 FAX 562-684-0695 EMAIL info@pac-west.org WEB www.pac-west.org<br />
DISTRIBUTION SALES TRAINING ON-DEMAND<br />
FOR PAC-WEST MEMBERS by Vickie Lester<br />
Pac-West has partnered<br />
with Dave Kahle’s Sales Training<br />
Resource Center to offer online,<br />
on-demand distribution sales<br />
training webinars.<br />
Improving your sales<br />
team has never been easier,<br />
more economical, and more<br />
predictable. Take your sales force to a higher level with<br />
customized online sales training programs. Content<br />
ranges from basic sales competencies, to sophisticated<br />
practices of the best, and even includes sales management<br />
practices.<br />
There is content for:<br />
• Newly hired sales people<br />
• Established veterans<br />
• Sales managers<br />
• Chief sales officers and business owners<br />
With more than 400 courses to choose from, you will<br />
get the specific training you need. Prices start at $24.00.<br />
Pac-West members who use our unique web portal<br />
will earn 20% discounts on each webinar. Just log in<br />
to your member account to access the Pac-West sales<br />
training program.<br />
networking.<br />
Pac-West After Hours gives people in the fastener<br />
industry a chance to meet their peers and expand their<br />
professional networks. And there’s no charge to attend!<br />
Our three After Hours events in 2016 were such a hit,<br />
we’ve added two more to the schedule:<br />
Jan 19 Rough Draft Brewing Company<br />
San Diego, CA<br />
April 27 Sunnyvale, CA<br />
May 25 Greater Los Angeles, CA<br />
July 13 Denver, CO<br />
Sept 14 Seattle, WA<br />
Check the Pac-West website for details: www.pac-west.org<br />
Plan Ahead for the Pac-West <strong>2017</strong> Fall<br />
Conference<br />
Pac-West will return to a favorite destination in <strong>2017</strong>:<br />
the Chateau Whistler Resort in Whistler, British Columbia.<br />
Save the dates now (August 23-26).<br />
For more information about Pac-West and its activities<br />
visit www.pac-west.org or call 714-484-4747.<br />
Pac-West After Hours Continues in <strong>2017</strong><br />
You can network just about anywhere: a trade show,<br />
a sales call, even where you work. The catch is that while<br />
all of these locations may be chock full of people who<br />
would make a great addition to your professional network,<br />
these are not times and places that are optimized for<br />
ASSOCIATION ARTICLE<br />
PACIFIC-WEST FASTENER ASSOCIATION