This week our friend Jon Blackburn from EXPAND International came into town to show us some of the latest products available in the tradeshow industry. We love gathering the most recent information so that we can offer our clients up to date exhibits and services, but we also love to eat! Jon generously bought lunch for the entire staff of EXHIB-IT!, brought it into our education station classroom and conducted a relaxed training session while we devoured our sandwiches.
The whole session offered a reflection of our personalities, our goals, and how we work together to meet them. DJ Heckes, our CEO, scheduled everyone to attend the session, and directed who would collect orders, call them in and pick them up. She is always thinking ahead whether it is to plan a national tradeshow or a company luncheon. She has placed the right person in the right position here at EXHIB-IT! It’s interesting how our talents and drives shine through whether the event is large or tiny!
Nancy Reimann of our sales staff collected the orders. Paying attention to order details is her forte! Taking care of 11 sandwich orders, ensuring that everyone had the right bread, the right meat, the right toppings, and the right dressing was a cinch for the inside sales executive. She is used to handling multiple display items for our clients on a daily basis. Would you like a literature stand with that?
Libby Kofford, project manager called the orders in…what are the specials? Will they be ready on time? Nothing new for Libby. She handles every project that comes through the doors of EXHIB-IT! Knowing the vendors by first name, she is often able to pull some strings to reach rushed deadlines and secure the best prices for our clients.
Chris Harvey of our client services department drove out and picked up Jon at the curb outside baggage claim of the Albuquerque Sunport. Used to heavy lifting, precise timing and focus on client satisfaction, Chris was the perfect person to complete this task. He loaded up the new displays and banner stands (please note…all airline checkable) and took Jon directly to Subway to pick up lunch! As he unloaded the truck and helped set up the new display, Ryan, of logistics, unpacked the lunches, determined whose was whose, and set them out for all to enjoy! (Not surprising since all shipments entering and exiting the EXHIB-IT! warehouse pass through his hands for inspection). By the way, not one cookie, soft drink or bag of chips was mixed up…way to go Ryan!
When the displays and lunch were ready we all sat down as Jon shared information about Expand’s “green” policy, new outdoor displays, and warranties. We’ll discuss those in the next blog…but until then, remember that we at EXHIB-IT! pay attention to the details and our entire staff is here , working in our talents to get the job done, large or small!