Lynn Strange

Lynn holds a Bachelors Degree in Marketing from Western Kentucky University.

This event is similar to the Annual Servpro Convention that we attend, except on a smaller scale. This meeting is specifically for those SERVPRO franchises located in the Pennsylvania and Delaware area. A small trade show and meetings allow us to further connect with our customers.

This event is held over a three day span and is put on by the Advertising Specialty Institute, an organization that provides news, information, and assistance to the promotional products industry. Included in the show are individual classes on new products and trends, as well as a manufacturer exhibit that included over 1000 companies. The trade show allowed attendees to see first hand the products that are currently or soon will be available. The purpose of our visit was to learn more about the industry and look for new ideas to bring back for our customers. Attending these types of events allows us to stay on the cutting edge of the industry and to spot new trends as they begin.

PSDA, formerly DMIA, a trade organization for people in the business forms, printing and promotional product industry, holds smaller trade shows that travel around the country. These shows allow those who might not make it to the bigger show they hold annually to get in touch with new suppliers, learn more about the state of the industry, and just network with their fellow distributors.

This event has been held in places like Chicago and Dallas. Next year, it will be in Denver. The show is held for the franchises of the national company called Servpro. Individual franchises attend the show looking for ideas and products that will help their business. Because we had a large contingent in our booth, we were able to spend more quality time with each visitor, learning what their needs were, and how we could help.

This event is held over a three day span and is put on by the Advertising Specialty Institute, an organization that provides news, information, and assistance to the promotional products industry. Included in the show are individual classes on new products and trends, as well as a manufacturer exhibit that included over 1000 companies. The trade show allowed attendees to see first hand the products that are currently or soon will be available. The purpose of our visit was to learn more about the industry and look for new ideas to bring back for our customers. Attending these types of events allows us to stay on the cutting edge of the industry and to spot new trends as they begin.

Manufacturers from across the country attended the 2006 show in order to show us the most current and new items, as well as introduce to popular products we may have forgotten. Many good connections were made as we all hit the show floor with the thought in our mind to find neat and unique sales tools for our customers.

This event has been held in places like Chicago and Dallas. Next year, it will be in Palms Springs. This year, they held it in our own backyard of Nashville, allowing more of us to attend. The show is held for the franchises of the national company called Servpro. Individual franchises attend the show looking for ideas and products that will help their business. Because we had a large contingent in our booth, we were able to spend more quality time with each visitor, learning what their needs were, and how we could help.

The Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) is a not-for-profit trade organization for companies in the promotional products business. Each January they hold their annual show with thousands of attendees from around the country. Included in the show are individual classes on new products and trends, as well as a manufacturer exhibit that included over 1000 companies. Included in the educations sessions that we attended are classes on: Expanding Client Loyalty, Apparel Trends, Electronic Art, Utilizing Creativity, and Effective Time Savers, among others. The trade show allowed attendees to see first hand the products that are currently or soon will be available. The purpose of our visit was to learn more about the industry and look for new ideas to bring back for our customers. Attending these types of events allows us to stay on the cutting edge of the industry and to spot new trends as they begin.

<p> This workshop was designed to help Best Business Systems employees improve in their ability to “Stick To It”. The workshop was created by Lee J. Cohan and distributed by the CornerStone Leader Institute. The main theme of this education session was how to more consistently execute our plans. Details of the workshop were aimed at improve our Focus on what we want to do as a company and what our core Values are. In addition, we learned techniques on how to improve on the follow through of our initiatives and how, as a company, we could improve our internal processes and our external image. </p> <p> To see pictures taken at this workshop, <a href='http://www.bestbusinesssystems.com/workshop.asp'>click here</a>. </p>

This event is held over a three day span and is put on by the Advertising Specialty Institute, an organization that provides news, information, and assistance to the promotional products industry. Included in the show are individual classes on new products and trends, as well as a manufacturer exhibit that included over 1000 companies. The trade show allowed attendees to see first hand the products that are currently or soon will be available. The purpose of our visit was to learn more about the industry and look for new ideas to bring back for our customers. Attending these types of events allows us to stay on the cutting edge of the industry and to spot new trends as they begin. Classes of particular importance that we attended were a session to help us improve our ability to handle electronic artwork, and a class to help us stay in tune with what our customers need.

Servpro is a group of independently operated franchises that specialize in fire and water cleanup and restoration, with hundreds of franchises located throughout the country. Headquartered in Gallatin, TN, Servpro puts on a national convention each year to bring their individual franchises together for education, training, and a trade show. Best Business Systems participates as an exhibitor at their annual trade show, displaying a large number of promotional products available to the franchises that would help them promote their service and their company in their market. It is also an opportunity to get face to face with customers from around the country and learn more about what the company as a whole is all about.

The Spring Management Conference is held each year in a different location and offers a wide variety of education opportunities for attendees. At the most recent event, our attendees sat in on classes that focused on improving our knowledge of emerging products such as direct mail, commercial printing, and promotional products, as well as more focused classes on trade show marketing and sales training. In addition, this conference is designed to bring together professionals from around the country who share the common bond of being in the same business. By spending time with other attendees, we learn a great deal about what is happening in our industry from like-minded people in the field.

This event was held to provide educational information specific to the healthcare industry. Fresh off of landing a national account that includes hospitals and clinics throughout the country, IBSA held several certifications such as these in order to provide training specific to a complex market, healthcare. Information provided included information on contact points within a hospital, specific needs of specific departments within a facility, products that are unique to this market, and the differences between the needs of a hospital versus a clinic versus a doctor’s office. In addition, we learned additional information about how regulations such as HIPAA and JHACO drive the purchasing requirements of this market and how we can assist our healthcare customers in compliance.

Best Business Systems was a charter member of IBSA, with Paul Keith founding the organization in 2002. This conference held at the Sloane Convention Center in Bowling Green was its first annual conference, featuring a trade show, educational sessions, and an awards ceremony. Coordinated by Paul Keith and James Burchett, the event brought together over 250 people from around the country. Educational sessions included information on direct mail, 1 to 1 marketing, promotional products, product information for the healthcare market, and numerous other sessions that were specific to the IBSA organization model. It also offered the opportunity to network and “talk shop” with representatives of similar businesses from as far away as California, New York, and Hawaii.

Servpro is a group of independently operated franchises that specialize in fire and water cleanup and restoration, with hundreds of franchises located throughout the country. Headquartered in Gallatin, TN, Servpro puts on a national convention each year to bring their individual franchises together for education, training, and a trade show. Best Business Systems participates as an exhibitor at their annual trade show, displaying a large number of promotional products available to the franchises that would help them promote their service and their company in their market. It is also an opportunity to get face to face with customers from around the country and learn more about what the company as a whole is all about.