AIM / R Holds Inaugural Rep Advantage Program in 2019
The Association of Independent Manufacturers’ Representatives, Inc.( AIM / R) held a new educational offering called AIM / R Rep Advantage( March 7-8, 2019) in Rosemont, Illinois. In comparison to the AIM / R Annual Conference, the program was a condensed 1.5-day, contentfilled, and rep-only event.
More than 40 participants seeking training and networking in a rep-on-rep environment in a centralized, smaller venue attended the very first offering. Faculty included members of AIM / R leadership— past and present— and Dirk Beveridge of UnleashWD( www. unleashwd. com) as the opening keynote.
Topics addressed included the following: innovation, buyouts / mergers, warehousing and turns, apps to better run your business, managing people, succession planning, and how and why AIM / R reps are heads-and-shoulders above the rest. Participants gained an understanding of the AIM / R rep identity and why it matters to manufacturers and wholesalers, learned solutions to“ sticky” business operations, and established“ tribal” connections that extend beyond the classroom. On