[PrintSales] RE: Networking Groups

[Becky Beery]

I agree Brandon - always take care of your customers first. Fix any problems
they may have. When someone hears your name make sure its positive and not
negative. I always want my customers to think of me first when a printing
job comes up and I get most of my leads from word or mouth.

Becky

Becky Beery
Sales Representative
New Haven Print & Copy
Phone: 260.493.3844
Fax: 260.493.3579
Website: www.newhavenprint.com
Email: becky at newhavenprint.com



----- Original Message -----
From: "Brandon Blair" <brandon at cirrusvisual.com>
To: "Discussion List for Printing Sales Professionals"
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Professionals" <printsales at printweb.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 12:25 PM
Subject: RE: [PrintSales] RE: Networking Groups


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Hey all,

I own a printing company in Tucson, AZ and originally did all the sales to
get things off the ground.  My brother and I now split the duties, and rely
primarily on our referrals and our organization affiliations for new
accounts.  We have grown our sales to $1.75 Million in just over 6 years.

I have tried the Chambers (we have several of them), BNI, and other
networking groups, and have had some success.  Our greatest successes have
come from partnering with more focused trade organizations and being
promoted to the membership.  Examples of trade organizations that have
worked for us have been the local chapter of the American Marketing
Organization, a So. AZ Technology group, the Society for Technical
Communicators, etc....   I often "sponsor" the organization with their
promotional and printing items in exchange for advertising and more
importantly the recognition at events.   If you take good care of people,
they tell others, and business grows!

Nice to see some exchange here (out of the blue).

Brandon Blair
Cirrus Visual Communication


-----Original Message-----
From: Becky Beery [mailto:becky at newhavenprint.com]
Sent: Wed 9/20/2006 8:32 AM
To: Discussion List for Printing Sales Professionals
Cc:
Subject: Re: [PrintSales] RE: Networking Groups

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Welcome Becky

I'm involved with our local Chamber as well and is so so for me. I find as
being a female I do not do the after hours events. I saw it as a hitting
game for dates. I however have been trying to go to luncheons in my area on
Mondays and Fridays - have only been doing them for a couple of months -
nothing in business from these but I know it will in time. I have to give it
a chance.

Good luck with networking and I believe very much in the Chamber.

Becky

Becky Beery
Sales Representative
New Haven Print & Copy
Phone: 260.493.3844
Fax: 260.493.3579
Website: www.newhavenprint.com
Email: becky at newhavenprint.com





----- Original Message -----
From: "Hal Wendt" <hal at pickimp.com>
To: "Discussion List for Printing Sales Professionals"
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Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [PrintSales] RE: Networking Groups


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> Our BNI group (my third try) is made up mostly of home based hobby
> businesses. As far as brick & mortar businesses we have a car dealer, a
> cemetary, a florist and a pastry store.  The rest broker insurance, make
> candles, cater and sell beads (ala 1966).  I get more business from the
> Eagles club and the American legion than this whole group.
>
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> Hal Wendt
> IMP Printing & Graphics Design
> Southgate, Michigan USA
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