Update for the Week of 10-20-08

As a reminder, IFDA is presenting "All About Green" here at the ADC on Thursday, October 30. There will be booths in the hall featuring green product from our showrooms and other IFDA sponsors, and local vendors.
The main speaker is Beth Green, VP of Marketing for Kravet, presenting "Living Green Can Be Smart and Beautiful". Please join us for wine and cheese at the Kravet showroom.
Please RSVP to 847 394-1371 ext 26,
Or respond to this e-mail.

Fun Times, Great Deals!!!!!!
On Friday, November 21 and Saturday, November 22,
The Arlington Design Center will host it's first building wide SAMPLE SALE!!!

All of us have had sales from time to time, but this will be a biggie! There will be 10,000 square feet down by Design d'Vision, filled with items from our showrooms, plus some outside vendors. Most items will be below cost, in the 75% off range. Some items will be "garage sale price".

Friday will be for the trade only, with your typical billing and payment options. I assume we will be open 9-5, but just realized we have not really discussed that detail. Stay tuned.
Saturday will be open to the public, cash or credit card only. Hours from 9-3
All sales are final, no holds. Elite will be available to quote delivery on large items. Tell your friends, bring your clients.

CDT is considering offering a series of sales and marketing classes after the first of the year. We are toying with 6 classes from about 6:00-8:00pm one night a week. There would be a charge for the class, perhaps $150-200 dollars, possibly have pizza or something perhaps not. Cost would include a workbook and would feature some role-playing, some homework, some round table discussion and idea sharing, in addition to the actual lectures, which would be mostly done by Camille and I, but might feature a guest speaker or two. We have done extensive training in our past lives, and beleive that if you do not have business, you should spend an equivalent amount of time educating yourself, marketing your business and preparing for busier times.

Space would be limited to about 25 people. If you would be interested, please respond to this e-mail. If you have a topic of particular interest, let us know.

All the best, enjoy the weekend...no watching politics or economic news allowed!!!!