Are You Ready for Change? - Sales and Marketing Executives

Volume 49, Issue 2
Upcoming
Events
October 13
Dinner Meeting
Topeka
Country Club
Social/Networking
5:30-6:00 p.m.
Dinner/ Program
6:00-8:00 p.m.
RSVP by
October 9
Future Dinner
Meetings
Nov. 10 , TCC
Jeff Taylor, Owner,
PT s Coffee
Dec. 8, Bradbury
Thompson Alumni
Center, WU
Holiday Party
Jan. 12, TCC
John McDonald
Founder, Boulevard
Brewing Company
October, 2009
Are You Ready for Change?
Change is happening all around us. Are you ready for it! If you are not changing
you are standing still. The only alternative to change is failure. Roger Twibell
knows that in sports, the only constant is change. As one of America s top
sportscasters he has seen how change can lead to championships and the
failure to change turn contenders into losers.
Twibell has covered every major sporting event including the NFL,
NBA, NCAA football and basketball, U.S. Open and U.S. Senior
Opens, British and British Senior Opens, the U.S. Women s Open
and the PGA Championship, World Cup Soccer, hockey, boxing,
Boston Marathon, skiing, track and field, tennis and major league
baseball.
Twibell anchored many telecasts for ABC and ESPN and was the lead
announcer for the PGA and LPGA Tours. He hosted ABC s College Football
Scoreboard, The Rose Bowl Parade, NFL Europe and international coverage of
the Masters. He was the play-by-play announcer for the Boston Celtics and
preseason announcer for the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and Kansas
City Chiefs. He s interviewed such famous athletes as Tiger Woods, Jack
Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, George Brett and Joe Montana and
worked along side Dick Vitale and other famed personalities. He has played golf
with numerous celebrities from Alice Cooper to Sean Connery.
A native of Shawnee Mission, Kansas and a graduate of the University of
Kansas, his career has taken him to Tucson, Portland, Dallas, Miami, Boston
and back to Kansas City where he and his family reside in Mission Hills. He
hosts the 610 Morning Rush from 6-9am Monday through Friday on KCSP 610
radio.
Help us welcome Roger Twibell to Topeka on Tuesday, October 13th at the
Topeka Country Club for our monthly dinner meeting. Bring a guest or
prospective to hear his presentation and learn more about SMEI Topeka.
Feb. 9, Bradbury
Thompson Alumni
Center, WU
DSMA Banquet
Bring friends or associates to the meeting and introduce them to SMEI Topeka!
Prospective members attend one meeting at no cost, guests meals are $35.
Reservations must be made by Friday, October 9. Call 246-9600 or e-mail smetopeka@cox.net
From the President
Mike Scott, CSE
Greetings SMEI Topeka Members!
The warm evening nights are turning cool and the leaves are starting to fall, what a
wonderful time of year. As the days turn cooler the SMEI year is starting to heat up.
Last month, we had a great start to the year when Danni Boatwright presented a
wonderful program (and her mother was a delight as well!).
We have another fantastic program lined up for our October meeting. Our featured
speaker is Roger Twibell. Sports fans will recognize Roger from his coverage of the largest sporting
events in the country. He has been a fixture in the Kansas City Sports media for many years. Please
plan to join us on October 13th at Topeka Country Club and bring a guest!
Please, help me congratulate Amber Gentry, our October executive of the Month. She was selected
by our Board of Directors because of her great job as chairperson of the Golf Tournament/
Membership Social. Amber is Vice President of Membership and is hard at work on membership. If
you know of someone that should be a member of SMEI Topeka but is not, Amber would be glad to
help correct that problem! Thank you Amber for all your great efforts!
I look forward to seeing all of you Tuesday the 13th at TCC!
Mike
Distinguished Sales & Marketing Awards
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center, Washburn University
Recognizing Excellence in the Sales & Marketing Profession by honoring
DSMA recipients & the SMEI Topeka Executive of the Year
Sales & Marketing Executives of Topeka provides an excellent opportunity for businesses to recognize and reward
outstanding performers, marketers, and sales professionals from within their companies or vendors that serve them by
showcasing their achievements at the DSMA Banquet. This nationally recognized award is bestowed by SMEI affiliates
internationally.
Participating organizations establish their own criteria and select their award honorees. This exclusive award is limited to
the first twelve recipients, only one per company.
Honorees of This Prestigious Award Receive:
A personally engraved Victor trophy
Two tickets to the banquet
Cocktail reception with Executive of the Year
Framed certificate
Boutonniere/Corsage for the honoree
Write-up in the DSMA program
Inclusion in event promotional materials
DSMA poster featuring honorees
Honorees and their companies are featured in a congratulatory ad in the Topeka-Capital Journal
Sponsorship Opportunities:
Dinner Beverage Sponsor $500
Underwrites wine for dinner recognized by logo in program
and on table tents
Flower sponsor $200
Underwrites flowers for event recognized by
logo in program
Reception sponsor $350
Underwrites cost of beverage for honoree reception
recognized by logo in program and on beverage tickets
Program Advertisements
Back cover $500 SOLD
Full pg $300
Half pg $175
Quarter pg $100
DSMA Registration Form complete and return to SMEI Topeka by December 15, 2009.
Recipient names are due by January 5, 2010. The DSMA is limited to 12 honorees. The fee is $450.
Sponsors will be contacted by SMEI Topeka regarding honoree, name photo and program write up.
Ads must be submitted camera ready and are due January 20, 2010.
Company Name
Contact
Address
Phone #
We will sponsor one DSMA recipient for $450 YES
or
No (circle one)
Program Advertisements Quarter page $100_____ Half page $175_____ Full Page $300
Total enclosed______
Bill me for _____
Mail to SMEI Topeka
PO Box 8660, Topeka, KS 66608.
Fax to 246-1313 or e-mail smetopeka@cox.net
For questions or more information, contact SMEI Topeka at 246-9600
Website: topeka.smei.org
Welcome New Members
Roger Brokke
General Sales Manager
WIBW - TV
221-1519
roger@wibw.com
Chris Spargo
General Manager
Ed Bozarth Chevrolet
266-5151
spargo@aol.com
Tim Kolling
Marketing & Advertising Consultant
WIBW Radio
228-7228
Tim-Kolling@morris.com
Kevin Vaughn
President
Topeka Transfer & Storage
267-4040
kevin@topekatransfer.com
2009 SMEI Topeka Executive of the Year Nominations
Presented at the DSMA Banquet, February 9, 2010, the Executive of the Year will be selected from
the Topeka community on the basis of his/her contributions to both the sales and marketing profession
and the Topeka community and his/her personal integrity and achievements according to the following
criteria.
The following criteria was developed December 1, 1999 and amended November 1, 2000
Nominee Must:
1. Hold an executive level position
2. Be identified with sales and marketing of his/her entity
3. Have an unique accomplishment during current year (or time period)
4. Have had an outstanding year
5. Have had a positive impact on commerce in Topeka and the surrounding area
6. Not be a current member of Sales & Marketing Executives of Topeka
To nominate someone, submit the following information to SMEI Topeka. Nominations are due by
October 13.
1. Candidate s Name
2. Business Name and Position with Firm
3. Business Address and Phone
4. Professional Accomplishments
5. List how the candidate meets the above criteria
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network solutions.
Voice, trunks, Plexar, PRI, ISDN
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Events and Information
Dinner Meeting Sponsorships
A great opportunity to market your
business to SMEI Topeka members and
guests. You can introduce a new service
or product and put your company in
spotlight. Sponsors will set up displays
during our social/networking time and
give a 5 minute presentation during the
dinner meeting. Dinner for one associate
is included.
Member companies $300
Non-member companies $500
ROSS T. HENDRICKSON, MBA, Agent
rossh@mccune-robinson.com
725 W. Cherry
P.O. Box 688
Chanute, KS 66720
620.431.9280
866.431.9282
Fax 620.431.4475
www.mccune-robinson.com
Customer Service Week
October 5 - 9, 2009
In 1992 the United States Congress
proclaimed Customer Service Week a
nationally recognized event, celebrated
annually during the first full week in
October.
Customer Service is a national event
devoted to recognizing the importance of
customer service and to honoring the
people who serve and support
customers with the highest degree of
care and professionalism.
Executive of the Month
Amber Gentry
This month, we honor Amber Gentry for her dedication, service and leadership to the Golf/
Summer Social committee.
Amber is the Senior Account Manager for Networks Plus. She acts as the liaison between
clients and all the departments at Networks Plus to ensure that their end users needs are
met. Working closely with Networks Plus owner, engineers, department heads, and
management teams, Ambers finds ways to stay on top of the newest technologies available.
Then, she helps deploy them in the most efficient and price conscience manner to customers
and prospects.
I LOVE Networks Plus for one simple fact: we are a local company, owned by a native Kansan. We keep our
sources local. When we look for new employees we never look outside of the region we look for the
resources here at home. We find our engineers from Washburn, K-State, KU, Fort Hays, and our technical
colleges. When we set up a new division or branch of service but are unable to bring it all in-house we
outsource that branch to a local agency within Kansas. We ve never outsourced any of the services we
provide overseas or even out of state. This is why our people are so proud about who they work for and what
they do. It s why our employees are so loyal and have been with us for such a long time. It s what helps us
continue to build upon the high level of service standards that we provide to our clients. And it is why
Networks Plus success is so very important to me , said Amber.
Amber said she joined SME because it is enriched with a group of industry
leaders from Topeka whom have covered this territory from top to bottom. The
experience and practicum of these leaders and their willingness to teach tricks of
the trade to new sales people like myself are invaluable. The wealth of overall
sales knowledge that fills a room during the social opening prior to a dinner at an
SME event is almost overwhelming. SME provides so many tools to help me grow
my business, but it s the people that are involved in this organization that are the
greatest learning tool of all to me.
Amber plays an active role in local organizations and is also a board member for
the MS Society of NE Kansas, the Diplomat Chair for the Topeka Chamber of
Commerce, a member of the American Quarter Horse Association, and
volunteers her time to the Capper Foundation as well as Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Topeka.
Recently, Amber & Joe moved just outside of Topeka to start the building process
on 20 acres west of town. Joe is a Master State Trooper for the Kansas Highway
Patrol.
2009-2010 S MEI-To p e k a Le a d e rs h ip
President
Mike Scott, CSE
Key Staffing
Past President's Board Position
John Wall
Copy Center of Topeka
Directors
Barbara Butts
WestSide Stamp and Award
President-Elect
Chris St. John
Lawyers Title of Topeka
VP, Membership
Amber Gentry
Networks Plus
Sherry Hunsicker
Hilco Mortgage Corp.
1st Vice President
Phil Tysinger
Dynamic Computer Solutions of
Topeka, Inc.
VP, Youth Education
Erin Aldridge
Topeka Performing Arts Center
Immediate Past President
Karla Clem
M-C Industries
Secretary/Treasurer
Dan Schemm
Greater Topeka
Chamber of Commerce
VP, Special Events
Larry Dunning
Payless ShoeSource
Jeanette Johnson
Prudential First, REALTORS
Karon Lee
Radiology & Nuclear Medicine
David Sollars
Washburn University
School of Business
VP, Member Education
Phyllis Lansford
Brewster Place
Past President's Advisory
Council Chairperson
Barbara Barnard
Community National Bank
ALDERSON, ALDERSON, WEILER,
CONKLIN, BURGHART & CROW, L.L.C.
Attorneys at Law
2101 S.W. 21st Street
Topeka, Kansas 66604-3174
www.aldersonlaw.com
(785) 232-0753
Faith Building Services
Chris Luttjohann, General Manager
Commercial Janitorial Services
30 Years Experience: All the Latest Ideas
Telephone 785.231.8821/ cluttjohann1@cox.net