A Letter From Our President
“ . . . 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . The Show is Now Open”!
Those were the words we heard over the loudspeaker, just before the Vendor Show Opened in Orlando.
60 seconds later, there were no fewer than 40 people at our booth!
6 hours later, 24 Brand- New customers had signed up for our services!
(It may have helped that we were giving away $100 bills . . . click here for photos)!
With the three who have signed up since the show bringing the total to 27, we are now serving 381 Win-Family Stores with On-Hold marketing services that are helping them grow, every single day!
That’s just over two-thirds!
Of course, I couldn’t be happier about it!
Back in 1994, when I first signed up Toccoa Winlectric (Now, Toccoa Winsupply) for On-Hold Advertising . . . I wasn’t aware there was another “Win-Anything” in the world. I’d never even heard of a “GFCI”, or a pipe-bender, or where toilets and pipes and HVAC systems came from, and all our equipment was tape-based, including the little shoebox cassette deck we sent out when you signed up with us!
Fast-Forward 22 years, and we’ve grown together! Now, there are more than 570 Winsupply, Inc. companies, and more than two-thirds of you have entrusted us with representing you to your customers when they are placed on hold.
And all I can say is “Ain’t America Great”? It was so good to see the Spirit of Entrepreneurial growth alive and well, and to be able to take part in it along with you!
It really was very good to see so many of you again, and to meet so many new store Presidents, Managers and others for the first time, and to shake the hands of many of you as you have decided to retire. NOTE: It was especially gratifying to shake the hand of our long-time customer and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Lew Johnston, especially after hearing about all he has done for his local community.
It was also great to see so many of our customers winning sales and production awards. Interesting Note: We paid close attention, and then we checked, and did you know that out of the many, many stores who won awards during the show, only one of the them was NOT our customer? Coincidence? I’ll let you decide!
Also, Many (250 to be exact!) Congratulations to Greg Wilson, President of Albert Lea Winnelson, who went home with our $250 Cash Prize from our Customer Drawing.
I know I speak for Cheri and Johnny and Alli . . . and everyone who works as a part of our team when I say “Thank you for your business”!
Of course, I’ll have more to say in future newsletters. For now though, please let us know if we can help you in any way! We are here to serve you!
In the mean time . . . if you’re a part of the “remaining third” who aren’t yet our customer . . . give us a call! We’d love to help you Win More!