Thursday, March 11, 2010

CTDA This Week

CTDA March Webinar - Team Communication & Alignment
The next CTDA Webinar will be on "Team Communication & Alignment" by John Tinghitella, founder of Humble Confidence, Inc. The webinar will be held on Friday, March 19th at 10am Central.

To register and learn more about the webinar click here.

Would you like to view a past webinar? Every CTDA webinar is recorded and saved into our Webinar Library. Members can purchase any past recorded webinar for $50. The link is available indefinitely so you can use the program today, next month, or next year! To view CTDA's past webinar's click here.

Attention CTDA Distributors: Compensation Survey Deadline Extended
The Compensation Survey Deadline has been extended to MARCH 15TH! Hiring and keeping good employees is essential to the profitability of your business, especially in today’s economy. To achieve that goal, you must consider your overall employee compensation plan, not just your pay scales, but your benefits program as well, in comparison to other firms in distribution. To do this you must participate in the 2010 CTDA Compensation Survey.

For more information on the survey click here. To participate in the survey click here.

CTDA: 2010 PROFIT Survey
The CTDA PROFIT Survey is one of the most important benefits of CTDA that your company will receive this year! Please click here for more information on the CTDA PROFIT Survey, how to participate, and what you will get in return.

Please Note: If you have not renewed your membership in CTDA you are not eligible for this member benefit.

March 2010: Profit Improvement Report
You can download the March 2010 Profit Improvement Report from the members only website (http://www.ctdahomenet.org/). The reports are located in the Profit Planning section of the site. If you have troubles accessing the site or retrieving your member login and password contact CTDA staff.

Read on for a sneak peak of the March 2010 Profit Improvement Report
"Given the severity of the recession many firms are making some major changes in their operations—lowering payroll, reducing inventory levels and tightening credit policies. Such actions have a very pronounced and very visible impact on financial performance..."

CTDA: Spring Committee Meeting Schedule
CTDA Spring Committee Meetings will be held Monday, April 26th at the Rosen Centre hotel. To view the schedule click here. Agendas will be sent as the meetings approach. To join a CTDA Committee click here.

Find Out What the Industry is Saying!
CTDA's Facebook group is gaining momentum with over 80 members and 19 topics currently being discussed! Post your questions and answers on the Ceramic Tile Distributors Association's Facebook group page. You must be a member to participate. Still haven't signed up? Click here for step by step instructions.

Not feeling 'Facebook' savvy? Encourage your younger employees to get involved in the CTDA Facebook group!

CTDA: Member Product Announcement Opportunity
CTDA is pleased to announce a FREE marketing program for our members! All CTDA members can now send a company announcement on a first-come, first-served basis. CTDA will include one announcement at the end of each issue of “CTDA This Week” free of charge. The announcement is limited to 150 words or less and can include a photo or a company logo (must be a jpeg).

Submit your announcement today to info@ctdahome.org.