Floor Care Professional
November 2008

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Features
Presenting SuckCess 2009: “Building Tomorrow’s Floor Care Center”
Michael Guld to present 2009 VDTA/SDTA Convention Keynote
VCP & Aggresor Central Vacuums continue to move forward
Successful Miele 2007/2008 business year
Don’t drink the Kool-Aid, clean it up

Columns
• Guest Editorial by Michael Guld, Author & Keynote Speaker for the 2009 VDTA Show
• THE UN-COMFORT ZONE with Robert Wilson by Robert Evans Wilson, Jr., Jumpstart Your Meeting!
• Financial Focus by Jeffrey M. Bratz, Legacy Financial Group
• Vacuum World by David Parkes, Electrolux Home Care Products North America
• Unfair Advantage Retail by Claude Whitacre, The Sweeper Store
• Howard’s Hints for Growing Your Business by Howard J. Anderson, Long View Retail Consulting
• I’ve Been Thinking by Alan Caras, The Vacuum Store in Los Gatos

Convention Watch
2009 VDTA/SDTA Las Vegas Convention Information & Registration
Previewing 2009 VDTA/SDTA Las Vegas Seminars
SewCess 2009

Industry Products
Atrix to offer Omega Plus & Omega Supreme Plus series vacuums
New oval shape rocker switch

Industry News
Robert Thomas LP hires Rich Romano as national sales director
Bona US opens new Northeast Regional Training Center

Association News
VDTA/SDTA Membership Application

Member Benefits
Pain relief for the insurance headache