Dealers of the Year 2011
Window & Door is pleased to announce its 2011 Dealers of
the Year. Honored for Overall Excellence this year are Walker Windows
from California and Southwest Exteriors from Texas...read more |
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Remodeling Show Returns to Chicago
Floor to feature areas dedicated to home performance and RRP compliance...read more |
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Solutia to Acquire Southwall Technologies
Laminated glass interlayer and specialty film producer, Solutia Inc., is
acquiring the manufacturer of a Heat Mirror
film...read more |
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WDDA to Gather Support for Increased 25C Credits
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Dow Begins Roll Out of Solar Shingles
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A Report from Greenbuild
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By Christina Lewellen, Senior Editor
In case you couldn’t tell, we’re pretty excited this week to announce the 2011 class of Dealers of the Year.
Like many companies in many industries, our winners have remained
nimble and innovative in the last few years to maintain solid footing
and grow in spite of challenging economic conditions. About a month ago, Lowe’s rolled out a new branding strategy.
Moving away from its former “Let’s Build Something Together” slogan,
the home improvement chain now touts this message: “Never Stop
Improving.” This theme certainly connects with our honored dealers—as
well as many other window and door dealers across the country. Just as
Lowe’s aims to encourage homeowners to never stop improving their homes,
window and door retailers succeeding in today’s marketplace have found
ways to never stop improving their businesses. So with the warm-and-fuzzy
spirit of best practices and continuous improvement in the air, I
thought I’d ask a poll question this week that offers no “all of the
above” option. If I were to hold your feet to the fire and ask you to
pick only one area of business you believe allows window and door
dealers to succeed despite challenging conditions, what would it be? Do
excellent marketing companies stand apart? Is the key to success
excellence in installation? Is it all about service? Which Dealers of
the Year profile are you most interested in reading?
Certainly,
we recognize that good retailers must be strong in many aspects of
their business. But our Dealers of the Year have certainly found an area
or two in which they excel and build business—which do you think is
most impactful? Please send an email or post a comment to share. And, finally, congratulations 2011 Dealers of the Year! Great job! |
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Low Margins and Short-Term Thinking
A guest contribution from Abe Gaskins of MGM Industries...read more
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