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Profitgroups Set Colossal Group Meeting
December 13,
2009 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in on December 14, 2009
Profitgroups, a division of Profitsystems, has scheduled its early 2010 Colossal performance group meeting for March 10-11 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The conference theme is "Thinking about Tomorrow TodayProspering in the New Economy." Several Profitsystems employees as well as industry experts will be presenting and participating in round table discussions. The agenda will cover topics in all key areas for retail home goods businesses: financials, marketing (including customer relationship management, e-marketing, and Web strategies), buying, inventory management, merchandising, selling, back-end operations (such as: office, warehouse, delivery, and customer service), and the newest systems technology
Profitgroups members are leaders who are not satisfied with average performances," said Phyllis Zaepfel, vice president of Profitgroups. "They are business savvy individuals who know there is always room for improvement. These meetings have always had a huge impact on the business and personal life of the attendees. Putting together this many people who are driven to find better ways of doing things is always exciting and productive."
The concept behind performance groups is to gather forward-thinking retailers together to solve business problems, share best practices, and help each improve their bottom line. Typically, the five performance groups meet individually, however, during the Colossal group meeting all five established Profitgroups will be in attendance for one all-encompassing conference.
All clients and prospective members are invited to attend the conference.
PROFITgroups members who have participated in the conference in the past have benefitted from the meetings.
There is something really awesome about being in a room with like-minded people who want to help you grow as well as help themselves," said Pat Young, general manager of Patrick Furniture, Cape Girardeau, Mo. "The Colossal meeting was such an eye opening experiencethe ideas, methods, marketing, management, and just shear hands-on knowledge in one room was amazing. I truly believe a mastermind group like Profitgroups can help anyone take their business to the next level.
Joel Harres, owner of Harres Furniture and Appliances, Columbia, Ill., has been a member of Profitgroups for five years.
"We find the Colossal meeting extremely valuable," he said. "We are able to broaden and multiply the benefits we get out of the smaller groups. Pulling a big group of retailers together that are all on the same page in terms of performance standards, reporting, and analysis lets us see some eye-opening systems and techniques that we would not ordinarily be exposed to. The meeting helps to reinvigorate our attention to detail and makes us excited to go back home and start implementing new ideas.
For information on attending, contact Zaepfel at phyllisz@profitsystems.com or call (800) 325-2018 for more details.