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In This Issue Robert DiSilvio, Vice President Medtronic, Inc.
Metropolitan Ballroom. Hwy 394 & 100 – 5418 Wayzata Blvd.
Luncheon Presentation:
During the morning workshop, Susan Larsen-Nowlin and Tom Lacki from Carlson Marketing Group provided an in-depth look at relationship marketing. Participants walked away with tools and action steps for recognizing the importance of each relationship – employees, channel partners, and customers – and determining strategies and resources needed to achieve optimum business outcomes.
In a thought-provoking and lively presentation, Bill Smith, Business Development Director, 3M shared essential steps for successfully guiding your sales force from where it is today – into a sales organization that can win in today’s radically different market conditions.
Four times per year, the m2m Pack is mailed to approximately 275 current members. Each pack contains special offers for SME members, from SME members. Send your promotional literature to fellow members for as little as $108.00
Each day, Monday through Friday, we’ll send you a portion of a business book that takes only 5 minutes to read. You can read two or three chapters during the week and decide if you’d like to finish the book. Every Monday we start a new book. It’s free, easy and convenient. Here’s what’s coming up: Week of 4-28-03: Cracking The Corporate Code By Price M. Cobbs and Judith L. Turnock For more information or to sign up, go to: http://www.chapteraday.com/sales Date: Wednesday, August 6 Rick Olson will present, "Are You Fun To Live And Work With?" Rick Olson is considered one of the foremost communicators in the business world. He has spoken to over 1,000,000 people worldwide. His diverse talents have allowed him to speak to crowds as large as 40,000 as well as conduct staff training for very small companies. Rick Olson Seminars was founded in 1992 for the express purpose of elevating organizations through people development. Rick has spoken in all 50 states, presenting convention keynotes, training staff and management personnel, and consulting companies through times of change. Rick has written training manuals on sales and customer service. Motivational articles by Rick are available for company newsletters. He is presently working on a new book. Prior to his business speaking, Rick spent the decade of the 80's doing youth leadership development across the nation.
Do you want to learn the secrets of landing a job from the pros? Are you concerned how long you'll be able to hold a job or how long it will take you to find a new one? Hear about the techniques, do's and don'ts in the 2003 job market from Scott Ward and Dan Shirk. Thursday, May 29th — Join us for great music, great people, great food, and great drinks – along with over 500 – 800 business leaders. Open to all business professionals. Cost to attend: Business Card. No need to RSVP. UpSwing Business EXPO is a networking event and mini-trade show for leaders of companies in a variety of industries. The UpSwings are held 5-6 times per year throughout the Twin Cities. Exhibit space is now on sale for this event! Price to exhibit: $175 – $300 (depends on location). To see a list of exhibitors, go to: upswingexpo.com If you would like more information or would like join our email list, contact Upswing, or call 612-818-3344.
Through HillSearch, members access the Library’s most popular online databases right from home or office computer. And because you’re a member of SME MN, you’ll save $100 on the cost of an annual HillSearch membership– regularly $595 per year.
Unfortunately proposals have become a way of life. You may be seeing this yourself; you work with a prospect you analyze their needs, you understand their goals, you partner with them to develop a solution and then they say “ah sounds great why don’t you put that in writing for me” and a chill runs down you spine.
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Now, for members only, there’s an easy, efficient way to market products and services directly to fellow chapter members: the m2m Special Offer Pack.
Resource - our monthly online newsletter - features information about upcoming events and chapter activities. 
Date: Tuesday, May 27
UpSwing Business Expo
There is probably no aspect of sales, no part of running your own consulting firm, no part of doing government work that people hate more than writing proposals.|
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