DMIA's Award-Winning E-Mail Newsletter for Members Only
December 9, 2005

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SUPER TRADEMART 2006

The Super TRADEMart offers enhanced educational programs and expanded hours for distributors. In just six hours, you'll get unbeatable education from industry experts, discover unique products, and make business contacts. The first of the four super regional shows is in Charlotte, N.C., on Jan. 10. For a complete list of TRADEMart 2006 shows, including the super shows, <http://www.dmia.org/em/trade_marts.html> click here. To register, <http://www.dmia.org/em/tm06/tmregister.html> click here.

NEWS

IDS Wins Contract from Medical Facility
<http://www.intdoc.com> Integrated Document Solutions® Inc. won a 5-year, $3 million contract from Erlanger Health Systems, Chattanooga, Tenn., to provide document management services. Erlanger Health Systems has six locations with 851 beds in the Tennessee valley.

F.C.L. Graphics Acquires Graphics Group
<http://www.fclgraphics.com/> F.C.L. Graphics, a direct marketing printer, acquired certain assets of <http://www.thegraphicsgroup.net/home.htm> The Graphics Group, a regional sheet-fed printer providing prepress, print and inventory management services.

FedEx Increases Rates
<http://www.fedex.com/> FedEx® announced new rates effective Jan. 2. FedEx Express® package and freight rates will increase an average of 5.5 percent for the United States and U. S. export services. FedEx Ground® and FedEx Home Delivery® rates will increase an average of 3.9 percent. For details, <http://fedex.com/us/update3.html#ratechanges> click here.

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SOLUTION OF THE WEEK

Manufacturer Offers Solution Just in Time

A distributorship in the Midwest supplied and warehoused cash tickets for a multi-location bank. The distributor ordered the cash tickets in quantities of 5,000 because it received better pricing from a manufacturer than on smaller quantities. Also, the bank expected just-in-time shipments to its various branches. When a teller at a branch placed an order, the distributorship pulled 2,500 cash tickets from its warehouse, shipped them to the branch, reordered 5,000 cash tickets and stored them in its warehouse. <http://www.dmia.org/sol_center/enewsletter/enews_articles/sow120905.html> Full story.

TOP TEN

Here are this week's top unusual source requests received by DMIA:

 1. Liquid Calcium Chloride
 2. Styrofoam package inserts to protect glass vials during shipment; QTY=10M
 3. Collated cut sheet laser forms made of 20# carbonless paper, sequence is pink-green-green; QTY=7.5M sets
 4. Handheld ultraviolet lights used by banks to verify document security features: QTY=50
 5. Garbage bags with a custom imprint; QTY=100-500
 6. Nursery (plants) tags made from a synthetic material as a stock item
 7. Hospital forms with five holes across the top and three holes along the side as a stock item
 8. Dry wax paper envelopes, size 6-3/8” x 12-3/16”, holds state license plates; QTY=1M
 9. Tax form 1098T as a stock item
 10. Vendors that accept print orders via Four51

If you have a source request.for anything.call the Hotline at (800) 333-2828 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, or use the <http://64.115.51.134/index.htm> Source Hotline Database online. For new sales ideas every day, try our <http://www.dmia.org/dmiasearch/am_pm/search/index.cfm> 1,000 Sales Ideas Database. Manufacturers, if you produce any of these items and would like to check your listing with the Source Hotline, please email <mailto:crush@dmia.org> Cheryl Rush.

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WHAT'S NEW AT DMIA?

CEO Summit
If you are one of DMIA's larger members, you don't want to miss the CEO Summit from March 1-3 at the The Ritz Carlton Lake Las Vegas. The program is packed with interactive sessions that will help you grow your business, become a better sales  manager, assess sales force re-engineering, learn about the state of the industry, and more. Hear Greg Mosher, chairman and CEO of WorkflowOne, discuss the future of the industry. For details, visit the <http://www.dmia.org/em/ceosummit.html> CEO Summit page on DMIA's web site.

2006 Small Distributor Summit
DMIA's third annual conference for its member distributorships with sales volumes less than $2.5 million is from March 17-19 at the Renaissance St. Louis Hotel ­Airport, St. Louis. One of DMIA's best-attended and highly rated events, this 2-day program offers new topics, new technologies and new insights. Your peers developed all the programs, the schedule, and the manufacturer sessions. Spend a minimum amount of money, miss a minimal amount of office time and get the maximum educational benefit. For details, visit the <http://www.dmia.org/em/smalldist.html> Small Distributor Summit page on DMIA's web site.

Excess Inventory Depot
DMIA's <http://sourcehotline.dmia.org/Source_Sale_Links.htm> Excess Inventory Depot enables members to sell items such as excess inventories, blank forms and labels, pre-converted material, paper stock, converted material, new or used equipment and other business-related items. Take advantage of this introductory offer and post your items for free. Find out what's for sale. DMIA members can view postings 24/7 at no charge.

E-WEEKLY INSTANT POLL

This week's question:

Did your company meet its business goals for 2006?
Click here to vote: <http://www.dmia.org/poll/poll120905.html>

Read the E-Weekly before it hits your email box! It's posted on DMIA's web site every Friday morning. Visit this link: <http://www.dmia.org/emailnewsletter_access.html>

SALES AND MARKETING TIP

Get the Most of Your Marketing Dollars
Invest in a good web analytics program to effectively utilize your precious marketing and advertising dollars. <http://www.e-commerceguide.com/solutions/building/article.php/3567091> Full story.

E-COMMERCE SPOTLIGHT

Online Shopping Increases
Online consumer spending increased 24 percent over the last holiday season, according to a survey. <http://www.e-commerceguide.com/news/trends/article.php/3569181> Full story.

PRODUCT OF THE WEEK

Commercial Printer's Tool Kit

<http://www.dmia.org/about/prod_cat_logon.html> Looking for new commercial printer vendors, but don't know how to approach them? Many commercial printers primarily sell direct because they don't know how to sell through distributors. This tool kit helps you show a prospective commercial printer vendor what to expect when working with a distributor. It covers 22 issues ranging from accounting procedures to confidentiality to service representatives. Code: COMPRTK. Member Price: $49. To order, click here or contact Tina Davis. To order, <http://www.dmia.org/about/prod_cat_logon.html> click here or contact <mailto:tdavis@dmia.org> Tina Davis.

HOT SITES

Flight Aware
View commercial and private air traffic in the United States in real time. <http://flightaware.com/> Visit the site.

The Poetry Archive
<http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/poemsHome.do>
On this site, you can listen to poets reading their own work. <http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/poemsHome.do> Visit the site.

Print Education & Research Foundation
<http://www.dmia.org/about/foundation.html> DMIA and the former International Association for Document Technologies Foundation joined forces in 2003 and formed the Print Education & Research Foundation (PERF). Headquartered with DMIA, PERF's mission is to provide research and education that promote long-term growth and profitability of the industry's organizations that embrace supply-chain options. PERF initiatives include developing research reports on emerging products and markets; educational and training programs; and finding ways to improve the industry's profitability and functionality. Its staff is directed by a <http://www.dmia.org/about/foundation.html> Board of Trustees. For more information, call (800) 336-4641.

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