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Saturday, February 20, 2010
Kitchen Kettle was a retailing highlight
They load their shelves from behind. Hum? nice idea.
Great, bright signage was everywhere.
Touring Lancaster County - Day one
Testing out the Amish furniture. Yup it's pretty comfortable.
Mo's found a mighty comfortable chair. It swiveled and rocked.
First stop in the afternoon: Lancaster County Showcase
The Showcase is like a trade show, except that it is open all year-around. Retail store owners can visit anytime Monday through Friday, from 8:00am to 4:00pm, to find out what new products are out on the market.
Second stop: Kitchen Kettle Village. A microcosm of cooperation among business operators. Great learning experience with lots of ideas to bring home.
Sure it snowed but nothing keeps NAFDMA people down.
Evening sets in as we enjoy the ride back to the hotel. 
Charlie Touchette, NAFDMA's executive Director makes sure that everyone is loaded on a bus.
Tad Kuntz makes sure everyone on the Fertility bus is safely on board.
Of course it snowed. NAFDMA was in town!
But a little snow can't stop this show.
One the first morning of the tour we had to stay in the hotel but the majority of bus goers said they enjoyed having the time and space to get properly introduced.
After lunch on our first day we loaded up the buses and headed out into Lancaster County.
It was like we were driving in a postcard. The snow was beautiful.
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Friday, January 15, 2010
NAFDMA Convention speaker post session info on his blog
Get started on the conference NOW!
HUGH MCPHERSON session at this year's convention is entitled, A goal without a plan is a wish.
For those of you that have met Hugh you can attest to the fact that he isn't a boring speaker. He is in fact an amazing communicator.
As communicator's go, he's also quick to pick up on the latest technology. Hugh has created a blog to accompany his session.
"We have invested in two tools in making sure the presentation applies to you. The Session blog is a place for you to interact with the information, questions, and other readers answers. The Handouts & Homework are posted RIGHT NOW so you don't have to wait for the conference
Visit Hugh's Session Blog at http:/ /mazemaster.cornmaze.com /goalwithoutaplan
He also recommends downloading the Handout & Homework , completing the homework questions and then post your answers back to the Blog to get the discussion going.
Goal-setting is pivotal to every operation.
"I think this topic was chosen for a session because we all want to get better at bringing our ideas to fruition. With your help, this can be a great opportunity for you to leave armed with useful tools. I promise," shares Hugh. "I will check and respond to comments and postings on the blog site. I will also use your feedback to finalize the presentation itself, thus tailoring it specifically for you. And, I do hereby and solemnly swear to not be boring:-) "
Don't forget, there is still time to register! http://www.nafdma.com/
HUGH MCPHERSON session at this year's convention is entitled, A goal without a plan is a wish.
For those of you that have met Hugh you can attest to the fact that he isn't a boring speaker. He is in fact an amazing communicator.
As communicator's go, he's also quick to pick up on the latest technology. Hugh has created a blog to accompany his session.
"We have invested in two tools in making sure the presentation applies to you. The Session blog is a place for you to interact with the information, questions, and other readers answers. The Handouts & Homework are posted RIGHT NOW so you don't have to wait for the conference
Visit Hugh's Session Blog at http:/ /mazemaster.cornmaze.com /goalwithoutaplan
He also recommends downloading the Handout & Homework , completing the homework questions and then post your answers back to the Blog to get the discussion going.
Goal-setting is pivotal to every operation.
"I think this topic was chosen for a session because we all want to get better at bringing our ideas to fruition. With your help, this can be a great opportunity for you to leave armed with useful tools. I promise," shares Hugh. "I will check and respond to comments and postings on the blog site. I will also use your feedback to finalize the presentation itself, thus tailoring it specifically for you. And, I do hereby and solemnly swear to not be boring:-) "
Don't forget, there is still time to register! http://www.nafdma.com/
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