We just got back from a client’s meeting and it was an eye popping experience in beautiful San Antonio.
It was the Fortune Hi-Tech Spring Fling with over 1000 of their reps attending for a good time and training. Stefanie Kitzes, our Director of Business Development was with me and right in the thick of it. (This was the small meeting. A greater number of the reps will attend the Fortune Fest in August for which we have also been invited).
We were invited, along with a handful other high impact suppliers, to speak to the crowd of 1000+ (15 minutes - me) and to man a booth for 2 days to answer questions (mostly Stefanie). We were overwhelmed and thank God for Stefanie…she was fantastic!
By the way, they held a business opportunity meeting during this time and I am happy to say, they featured the Mall as one of their important value added benefits for the program. The reps told us that it is not only a great savings feature in this economy, but also a powerful recruiting tool for the business.
A LITTLE BACKGROUND. BSP Rewards developed a private banded Mall for Fortune which started with 15,000 rep members. It has now expanded to about 67,000 and is growing by leaps and bounds every month. Needless to say, practically all attendees were already Mall members and their word of mouth brought the uninitiated to our booth - anxious to sign in.
The management and corporate staff of Fortune could not have been more gracious or hospitable. It was by far the most organized and informative shows I have attended. It is a pleasure to be associated with such a professional, high quality organization that demonstrates continually how dedicated they are to their representative organization.
The phone hasn’t stopped ringing (again, Stefanie to the rescue). In fact she had a telephone presentation and training for 100 people on Saturday – one of many to come.
Next month we will be in Scottsdale for a new direct marketing client. Again they expect over a thousand people. I anticipate that they will be just as excited about the Mall as the people were at Fortune. That’s good news for BSP.
Until next time…..
