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SATA Board Elections
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 SATA Board Elections will begin on June 27. This year
the elections will be held online for those with access. Everyone will
receive his/her own sign-on and password to vote for the candidates in each
region. The program is set up to allow only one vote per
person. Look for an email next week detailing the new online voting
procedures. For those who do not have an email on file, a hard copy
of the ballot will be mailed.
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Name Change of FedEx
Kinko's to FedEx Office
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 FedEx Corporation announced last week that it will change
the name of FedEx Kinko's to FedEx Office. The SATA Discount Shipping
Program, which is managed by PartnerShip, will continue to offer the FedEx
Office member benefit to SATA members.
The FedEx Office name better describes the wide range of services available
at its retail centers and takes full advantage of the FedEx brand - long
recognized for excellent customer service, quality and reliability. The
centers will be rebranded during the next several years.
"Kinko's was primarily a copy and print-service provider when it was
acquired in 2004," said Brian D. Philips, president and chief
executive officer of FedEx Office. "The name FedEx Office more
accurately represents our broader role of providing superior information
and services through our company-owned, digitally connected locations
around the world. We are a back office for small businesses and a branch
office for medium to large businesses and mobile professionals."
SATA Discount Shipping Program members will not have to re-enroll in the
new FedEx Office, and the discounts and services users have come to rely on
will remain the same. To enroll in the free program or to review your
savings opportunities with all the services the SATA Discount Shipping
Program offers, click here.
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SATA Photo Library
Request
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 Want to be immortalized in the new SATA brochure? We
are still looking for those photos of you at work. Click here to see the
article in the June 5 issue of SATA Online with all the specs.
Send your photos to info@shoetravelers.org. Who knows, it
could be you on the next SATA brochure!
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SATA Education Seminar
June 30 in Miami
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Don't
forget to sign up today! SATA in conjunction with the SMOTA Board and
Beverlee Maier, Executive Director, will hold its next educational seminar
at SMOTA. Tony Knapp will be presenting "Sales and Service Strategies
for Success," on Monday, June 30, in Room C-225 at the Miami Beach
Convention Center from 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Come for breakfast
and be motivated for a great day of sales!
Click here to download a
registration form, complete and fax it to 410-381-1167.
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Electronic Invites for
WSA Show
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 Want to send an electronic
invite to your customers for the WSA Show encouraging them to set up their
appointments and visit your booth? Click here to get a picture
that you can insert into your email. Then just type in your
personalized message below the image with your company name, booth number,
and phone number and you are ready to go.
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Recession-Proof
Shoppers
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The
results of a new survey released last week reveal that women are still
fashionably shopping in today's drooping economic climate -- and spending a
lot of money. The study, conducted in fall 2007, is based on a
composite scale of price sensitivity and annual expenditures.
The recession-proof shopper is at the median age of 29, affluent, with a
median household income of $62,000; 65% were in the workforce, and only 52%
worked full-time. They are passionate shoppers with 57% spending over
$2,000 or more per year on clothes and 40% spending $750 or more per year
on accessories and footwear. About half of the 1,534 women surveyed
shop in retail stores to look at, browse or purchase clothes or accessories
on a weekly basis.
Click here to read the rest of the story.
Brandweek.com, June 6, 2008.
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Sex and The City
Preview
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 There has been a lot of hype about the Sex and The City
movie and the affect it will have on the fashion industry. Tell us
your thoughts on the movie. Do you think the Sex and The City movie
will affect the shoe industry? (Click only once on your answer)
Yes, it will increase sales
No, it will not increase sales
No opinion
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Update Your Record
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If
you have changed your email address or cell phone number, or have changed
or added lines, please update your SATA record. Go to www.shoetravelers.org and
click "Update Member Records" under the Membership menu. It
takes only minutes and helps us stay in touch with you. Thank you!
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SATA Mission Statement
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The
Shoe and Accessory Travelers Association (SATA) is a membership
organization whose goals are to represent, and to significantly improve the
abilities and well-being of, traveling sales representatives who work
within the footwear and related goods industry. SATA's primary
activities include providing its members with information, education,
benefits and services, and networking opportunities with fellow members,
vendors and other key players in the footwear industry.
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Send Us Your News!
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Do
you have news to share with colleagues about yourself, your business, or
your employees? The SATA network loves to be in the know.
Please send us your news!
Send announcements to SATA Online at info@shoetravelers.org, and we'll let the network
know.
This email newsletter is provided as a service to members of the Shoe &
Accessory Travelers Association. Content does not necessarily reflect
the opinions of SATA, its members, its Board of Directors, or its
staff. Any use of trademarked names is in an editorial fashion
intended to benefit the trademark owner, with no intention of trademark
interference. For a SATA membership application, or to check out the
benefits of membership, please email us at info@shoetravelers.org.
Mailing address: SATA, 7150 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite G, Columbia, MD
21046-1151, Fax 410-381-1167.
No part of this newsletter may be reproduced in any manner without the
express permission of SATA.
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