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RAO Stay Sharp: March 2025

Here are the key content items:

  • Marketing Update  - Melissa
    • IBS 2025 Recap
    • 2026 IBS co-branding opportunities
  • Blinds + Glass Update – Tony
    • Sales update
    • Display program update
  • OEM - Brian
    • Upcoming customer visits
  • Retail Update – Steve

RAO Stay Sharp: January 2025 - Tempering Furnace and Salesforce

Here are the key content items:

  • New Sales Manager - Donald
  • Year End Sales Awards – Donald
  • Tempering Furnace Update – Brian
  • Salesforce
    • New Reporting – Brian
    • Gabby and Josh are working on updated trainings
  • Marketing Update – Donald
    • Blinds +...

RAO Stay Sharp: November 2024 - Price Increase and Salesforce

Here are the key content items:

  • Sales Update - Steve
  • Feedback on price increase – Steve
  • Salesforce Customer Additions - Brian
    • Update and Q&A

RAO Doorglass CPQ Training: August 30, 2024

This is not technically Stay Sharp, but in the spirit of Stay Sharp and because this distribution process is familiar and the lists are set up, we are sharing the link here.

Here is the link to the PPT

RAO Stay Sharp: August 2024 - XL Marketing, Displays and GlassBuild

Here are the key content items:

  • Sales Update and sales by Rep – Steve
  • Commercial update - Brian
  • GlassBuild
    • Products/displays - David
    • Sales meeting after GB reminder - Donald
  • XL Marketing Update – Campaign in a Box - Melissa

RAO Stay Sharp: July 2024 - XL Marketing and Displays

Here are the key content items from the July Stay Sharp

  • Sales Update - Steve will be sending this to the team directly
  • XL marketing and displays – Melissa

RAO Stay Sharp: April 2024 - XL Orders, 6mm glass and More

Here are the key content items from the April Stay Sharp

  • Sales Update
  • XL, Display and Commercial Goals Update
    • Specific orders
    • Sales by rep
    • Configurator update
  • Shipping and Orders Update
  • Customer Visits

RAO Stay Sharp: March 2024 - Goals and IBS Review

Here are the key content items from the March Stay Sharp

  • Sales Update – Brian
  • XL, Display and Commercial Goals Update – Brian 
  • IBS Review – Brian

RAO Stay Sharp: February 2024

Here are the key content items from the February Stay Sharp

  • Sales Update - Ken
  • Booth Layout for IBS - Ken
  • XL Opportunities/Display Pursuit – Brian and Michael
  • Oracle Transition and Extended Lead Times - Donald
  • IMT/Creative Requests - David

Pro and RAO Stay Sharp: Doors and Everest Update

  • Doors Sales Update – Andy Arnsman
  • Everest and Customer Communications – Rachel DenHartigh
  • Upcoming Dates – Julie Pruiett
  • Sales Meeting Update – Tara Keith
  • New Tooling – Skip MacLean
  • Branding – Teresa Cooper

RAO Stay Sharp: October 2023

Here are the key content items from the October Stay Sharp

  • Sales Review - Ken Jordan
  • Light Commercial Opportunities - Michael Carlson

RAO Stay Sharp: September 2023

Here are the key content items from the September Stay Sharp

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