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    April 2002 Volume 27 - Number 9    

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What You Want is What You’ll Get....

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Customer Traffic In Retail Stores Stressed at NTP Conference and Expo 
Marketing Manager
, Tom Murphy, presented a seminar prior to the opening of NTP ’s dealer/supplier conference and show held aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA. Murphy, the author of Successful Selling for Introverts presented the marketing philosophy of NTP and their desire to be much more than just a supplier of parts and accessories.

New Phase of GO RVing Ad Campaign Approved
Industry officials emphatically endorsed the continuation of the successful GO RVing national advertising campaign for 20032005. After a nine-month search and review of agencies to handle the GO RVing account, the Richards Group of Dallas was selected from over 100 applicants to manage the $38 –$40 million dollar account.

   

Spartan Donates Employee Built Fire Truck to New York City 
Employees donated nights and weekends, Spartan and Luverne Fire Apparatus donated the chassis, more than 75 suppliers donated major components and on February 25th the pumper truck was presented to the Fire Dept. of New York. 

  

Spartan begins production of Intelligent Suspension System (ISS) 
Designed to improve cornering and handling by continually adjusting to the configuration of the road, the ISS is being introduced on Fleetwood ’s 2003 American Eagle line.


Vendors join in the fun 
Utilizing all three floors of the Queen Mary ’s exhibit hall, vendors filled the room with products and services designed to help dealers recognize the potential profits and repeat business that can be generated from a properly managed parts and accessory store. Even supplier firms that do not sell products to NTP were allowed to exhibit their wares to test the viability of their offerings to the RV aftermarket. 
She ’s an angel now. . . 
Cheryl Eakin, regional controller at ImageMax was a NASCAR fan and dedicated employee. She inspired those who knew her with her enthusiasm and her constant smile In February, her life was cut short by cancer.
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