Conference Seeks To Help Independent Contractors Increase Sales Leads

The Atrium Family of Brands has recently become sponsors of several nationally recognized sales and marketing motivational speakers and organizations. Venues for the events range from Web based seminars, teleconferences and live, 2-day local seminars.

The Home Improvement Entrepreneur brings together marketing, sales and management training and information needed by home improvement entrepreneurs and their staff. Chuck Anton, a highly successful sales executive, leads the series. He passionately teaches his proven methodologies and sales psychology to managers, teams and individuals. HIE offers Webinars, live training events and weekly email newsletters.

Ask The Expert joins some of the country’s most successful remodelers together in a free teleconference series to brainstorm the timeliest industry topics. The sessions connect the callers with other remodeling professionals anxious to hear from industry experts offering innovative advice about sales techniques, marketing tactics, administrative efficiencies, etc. Dynamic speakers include Phil Rea, Rich Harshaw, Dave Yoho, Joe Polish and many more. Each teleconference session is moderated by Tim Musch, Director of Business Development at Market$harp Software.

The Monopolize Your Marketplace Contractor Conferences are 2-day sessions designed to cover every aspect of contractor marketing from lead generation, to marketing tools, to follow up systems. Provided are the latest ideas on placing ads, generating referrals, using sales scripts and tools, internet marketing, and more. Rich Harshaw, who is a dynamic speaker that has spent the last dozen years perfecting his highly-popular program, leads the sessions. His "Monopolize Your Marketplace” program teaches a system for marketing a business that allows a company to set themselves apart from their competition and capture more new customers.

About Thermal Industries – In business for more than 47 years, Thermal Industries, Inc., a division of Atrium Companies, manufactures custom-made vinyl windows, doors, patio enclosures, vinyl and composite deck planks and vinyl railing systems. Based in Pittsburgh, PA, the company maintains distribution through 18 branch locations east of the Mississippi. For more information on other Thermal Industries products, call (800) 245-1540, Ext. 1941, or go online to www.thermalindustries.com.
About Atrium Companies, Inc. – For more than 50 years, Atrium Companies, Inc. has offered the highest quality window and door products to meet the demands of builders, contractors and distributors in the residential construction industry. Dedicated to meeting the needs of its customers, the Atrium family of brands provides a versatile range of window and patio door products, including vinyl and aluminum models, as well as replacement and new construction product lines. A variety of window styles is also available through the Atrium family including single- and double-hung, horizontal slider, casement, tilt-and-turn and architectural shapes. Specialty products range from hurricane impact solutions with Atrium’s Safe Harbor® impact-resistant windows, patio doors and hurricane window shutters, to innovative soundproofing Silent Guard™ Sound Suppression Windows. The company’s portfolio of brands includes its flagship Atrium Windows and Doors brand, Superior Windows, Thermal Industries, Danvid Door and Window, HR Windows, Champion Window, Darby Door and North Star Vinyl Windows and Doors.