Thursday, May 20, 2010

CTDA This Week

Last Chance to Register!
Sure, you use Google to search the Internet, but did you realize that the application has dozens of other free features that will allow you to promote your business and to access a wealth of information? The next CTDA webinar is scheduled for TOMORROW, May 21st at 10am central on "The Top 40 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do with Google" by returning CTDA webinar speaker, Ted Janusz, Janus Presentations. To register and learn more about the webinar click here.

CTDA: 2010 Spring Committee Meeting Minutes
Did you attend the 2010 Spring Committee Meetings? If not check out what the association is working on by clicking on the following links.

Board of Directors - Certification Committee
Convention Planning Committee - Education Committee Greenbuilding Committee - Marketing/PR Committee
Membership & Benefits Committee

Note: All CTDA meeting minutes can be downloaded at www.ctdahomenet.org under the Document Retrieval section.

May 2010: Profit Improvement Report
You can download the May 2010 Profit Improvement Report from the members only website. 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.

What is the PIR? Here is a sneak peak, "This report will examine the impact of poor sales force performance on industry profit levels. It will do so by addressing two key issues: Sales Force Economics and Rejuvenating Sales Force Results..."

One on One with David Rothberg
The current issue of TileDealer features a conversation with LATICRETE CEO David Rothberg about the company’s commitment to green building. The feature begins on page 28.

CTDA New Members
Help CTDA welcome its newest members!

• Grace Specialty Building Materials
• Ferre Express International
• Tutto Tile International LLC

To view contact information for CTDA's 2010 new members click here.

Donate to TPFH Today!
Do you have excess or obsolete inventory taking up warehouse space? Consider putting that inventory to work for you by donating the material to Tile Partners for Humanity (TPFH). For more information on TPFH as well as why and how to donate click here.

CTDA Member Announcement: Status Ceramics
The Madison Park Collection from Status Ceramics provides designers and their clients with a color palette that is accessible, but not mundane. Versatile field sizes and classic decos insure that your projects will never look dated. These colors and shapes will look as fresh in twenty years as they do today. For more information about the collection or about becoming a Status Ceramics dealer, visit:
http://statusceramics.com/collections/madison-park/