Congratulations, it's wonderful to see the participation by members attending events, and also making sure those award entry forms get given out to likely participants.  Now is the most important bit - you have to drive entries into the awards.  Remember, the close off date is 20th June, so you've got to get those entries in from yourself, from your clients, from your customer base, encouraging people to enter so that our judges have an enjoyable task choosing the best people that our industry can represent.  All sales and marketing professionals are invited to enter, you do not have to be members of our institute.

Do your  bit -  enter now, and encourage others!

I look forward to seeing you at the awards ceremony on 15th July (Friday) at The Spencer on Byron Hotel in Takapuna, where we will show how good our profession is at recognising success.  Book yourself into this event, there's limited seating and tables.

Have you listened to the American Marketing Association Radio Network yet?  If you're a member, you will have received email details of how to log on to tune into some of the finest brains from around the world talking about sales and marketing strategies, another benefit of membership of our Institute.

If you subscribe to the theory that the New Zealand economy is tightening up, then you better make sure you attend one of our events or do some networking with some of our members to pick up the right ideas for making sure that your skills, your profession, and your business are maximising the opportunities in the economy.  Remember, if you participate you will be stimulated to close deals! 

And we encourage you to recognise Women in Business with the 'Her Business' Businesswoman of the Year Awards Ceremony, on this Friday night, 10th June (see below for details).

I look forward to seeing you at the next event!
 

Our Awards Ceremony is being held at The Spencer on Byron Hotel in Takapuna on 15th July, and there are limited seats and tables so book now.  
 

Our thanks to the following award sponsors:
Coo'ee Advertising, David Forman Ltd, Geewiz, Auckland Today, Canterbury Today, Wellington Today, Neville Newcomb Ltd, Top Dog Ltd, Bartercard NZ, and The Spencer on Byron Hotel.  
 

21 June David Forman Sales Breakfast
with Paul Stoddart, Telecom "The Well-armed Sales Warrior"

28 June Bartercard Leadership Afternoon
with Paul Richards, Club Physical, Let's Get Physical!  Leadership success at the gym"

SECURE YOUR PLACE
Phone 09 525 7999
Email events@momentummagazinegroup.com
For more information: www.momentummagazinegroup.com
 

If you would like to join, please go to our website, www.salesmarketing.org.nz, or email lisa@salesmarketing.org.nz for an application form.
 

Lisa Barraclough is our Executive Administrator, but what a lot of people don't know is that she also heads up My PA, and is dedicated to providing excellent office secretarial support services to New Zealand's small to medium sized businesses on a contract basis. To this end, she's developed the My PA concept into a trademarked brand that is available as a licence to the best Personal Assistants and Administrative Professionals in New Zealand.

My PA clients need to convert those brilliant marketing and sales strategies that have been carefully developed into real action, and often they don't have the resources in-house to carry them through. That's where My PA comes in, takes action and gets it done, by the hour, day, or week to suit clients' requirements, all with a positive, 'can-do' attitude.

She's also working on the good old work/life balance, and is the proud parent to three very understanding children who have grown up with her fun attitude to work and life, and has recently become pack leader to a 3-month old puppy.

You've seen Lisa at all the events we've had over the last year and a half, and exposure to information and ideas from New Zealand's leading sales and marketing professionals at the breakfasts and lunches, and business leaders at the leadership events, has encouraged her to launch a strategised marketing campaign to targeted segments to build the My PA brand. 

Lisa is an example of how we can all benefit from belonging to the Sales & Marketing Institute - close-up access to some of the smartest and most successful people in New Zealand, and the opportunity to talk with other like-minded business people.

For more information about My PA, check out www.my-pa.co.nz, or phone Lisa 09 813 6972,
email lisa@my-pa.co.nz

This section is open to all members - contact Lisa@salesmarketing.org.nz to submit your profile.