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March 27, 2007 |
| Boost Your Profits Today With NFDA! | ||
| The Director | ||
| 2007 NFDA Convention & Expo – Las Vegas | ||
| Convention Keynote Speakers Selected | ||
| Translation Service Helps You Serve Your Customers That Do Not Speak English | ||
| NFDA Members and Suppliers Raise More Than $56,000 for Arlington Book Project | ||
| A Chance to Win up to $10,000,000 | ||
| Save $ Like NFDA Members - Low-Rate Credit Card Processing | ||
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Boost Your Profits Today With NFDA! Are you looking for the best value for your marketing dollars? Do you want to watch your profits skyrocket? Are you looking for easy, flexible ways to promote your business? The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) can help. NFDA is the leading funeral service organization in the world, providing an international voice for the profession. With 20,000 members strong, NFDA is the premier organization chosen by top licensed funeral directors for more than 120 years. NFDA provides many top-notch ways for your company to profit—our annual Convention & Expo and The Director magazine are two exceptionally great ways to get your name seen by the widest range of funeral service professionals possible! “We just can’t tell you enough how happy we’ve been watching our business grow over the past few years—what an effective marketing tool The Director magazine has been for us! Year after year, consistently advertising in The Director has allowed us to exceed our marketing goals more than we could’ve ever imagined. We are able to reach the widest audience of funeral service professionals on a daily basis, ensuring maximum exposure of our product. Thank you so much for providing such a valuable resource for the funeral service profession!” -Barbara Gustin, Memories By Design “We are a smaller company located in Griffin, Georgia with limited marketing dollars. Each year, NFDA has consistently succeeded in helping us boost our profits by providing us the opportunity to exhibit at their annual convention and expo. As an exhibitor, we have the unique opportunity to talk with people one-on-one about our products and services, which is by far, the most effective way to get our company’s name recognized by thousands of potential customers.” -Mike Mims, Cherokee Child Caskets The Director: http://www.nfda.org/advertising.php NFDA Expo: http://www.nfda.org/2007exhibits.php To advertise or exhibit, please contact Andrew Werner at 262-814-1550, awerner@nfda.org; Julie Stanhope at 262-814-1561, jstanhope@nfda.org; or Kellie Schilling, Director of Business Development, at 262-814-1546, kschilling@nfda.org. International suppliers interested in advertising and exhibiting may contact Deborah Andres, Director of International Relations, at 262-814-1554, dandres@nfda.org. Advertise your products or services nationwide in the monthly publication with the largest circulation of any other funeral service magazine — NFDA’s official publication, The Director. Read by more active funeral directors than any other publication, The Director reaches nearly 13,500 members and funeral service professionals that have come to expect articles and advertising that target their interests and needs. Surround your ad with informative and educational articles that are referred to again and again. No other funeral service publication consistently offers you in-depth features on the trends affecting your business, expert analysis of legislative and regulatory developments, and thought-provoking opinions by industry leaders than The Director. http://www.nfda.org/advertising.php
2007 Editorial Calendar 2007 NFDA Convention & Expo – Las Vegas NFDA hosts the largest gathering of funeral service professionals in the world at our annual Convention & Expo. With this year’s event in Las Vegas, October 7-10, 2007—it’s a sure bet your business will profit! Exhibiting at our annual Convention allows you to stand out from your competitors and get the most for your marketing dollars. Return your NFDA Expo Contract TODAY! Remember that one of the key components of the Booth Assignment Point System is based on when the contract and 100% payment are received. The priority space deadline is April 23. After the priority deadline, booths will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis. http://www.nfda.org/2007exhibits.php Premium Booths (Entrance Zone) Standard Booths Convention Keynote Speakers Selected The keynote speakers for the opening and closing sessions at the 2007 NFDA Convention & Expo are sure to inspire and motivate. Mac Anderson, Founder of Successories, and Linda Ellis, author of the inspirational poem "The Dash, will speak at the opening session. Jim Knight, Senior Director of Training & Development of Hard Rock International, will speak at the closing session. We're thrilled to bring these nationally-respected personalities to you in Las Vegas. Visit http://www.nfda.org/vegas2007.php to learn more about these speakers. Translation Service Helps You Serve Your Customers That Do Not Speak English NFDA and Certified Languages International (CLI) have formed a partnership to offer a new member benefit: instant access to the services of an interpreter. CLI offers interpretation services in more than 140 languages at special NFDA members-only rates. This new service is also available to current NFDA advertisers and exhibitors. The next time you're helping a customer that speaks limited or no English, your personal interpreter is just a toll-free telephone call away. CLI operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, making it a convenient tool for you to obtain correct translations anytime, anywhere. Again, this new service is ONLY available to current NFDA advertisers and exhibitors. Please note, to obtain the special NFDA rate of $1.50/minute you must provide CLI with the NFDA access code. Please contact NFDA for additional information and the NFDA access code. NFDA Members and Suppliers Raise More Than $56,000 for Arlington Book Project Thank you to everyone who donated to the Arlington National Cemetery Commemorative Project. More than 60 state associations, funeral homes and individuals supported this cause. Because of your generosity, NFDA achieved platinum donor status by raising $56,075! These contributions will support the publication and distribution of "Where Valor Rests," an exceptional photographic book that chronicles the deeply moving ceremonies conducted within Arlington and the tireless efforts that go into maintaining the cemetery. The first 5,000 copies of this book will be distributed to the families of soldiers who died during the war on terror. For more information on the project, including a list of all those who supported this effort, visit http://www.nfda.org/page.php?pID=929. Thank you again for collaborating with NFDA to show our deepest gratitude to our nation's fallen heroes. A Chance to Win up to $10,000,000 The executive producer of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" is looking for contestants for the pilot of a new network television game show called "The Power of Ten." Producers are looking for contestants from all over the country from a variety of professions on every episode - funeral service is one of the professions they would like to see represented on the show. Since the show is not on the air yet, they are reaching out to organizations like NFDA to build a contestant pool. For a description of the game show or to apply to be a contestant, visit http://www.embassyrow.com and click on "The Power of Ten" link. Should you be selected, please let NFDA know so we can let your fellow members know to tune in!
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