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Ask Patty hired Sarah Draley as national sales director and Karrie DeLay as director of marketing. Draley possesses a varied skill set with focus on lot management, eBay Motors sales and effective online automotive marketing. DeLay is responsible for the delivery and communication of all marketing...

Sport-Compact Council (SCC) All SCC members are encouraged to join the SCC Select Committee at the council’s Open Long-Range Planning Meeting. The details are: When: Monday, January 21, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.Where: Embassy Suites Hotel – Los Angeles International Airport – South, 1440 East Imperial Avenue...

Discover how SEMA can help specialty-equipment market businesses in 2008 by attending the State of the Association presentation, Thursday, February 7, at 12:00 p.m., at SEMA Spring Expo/SEMA OFFROAD in Indianapolis. All SEMA members are invited to attend, entrance is free, and we're even providing...

The SEMA National Education Conference, scheduled April 10–11 in Nashville, is a concentrated, two-day leadership program developed exclusively for automotive specialty-equipment executives. With the knowledge shared at this conference, you'll discover how to lead your company to new levels of...

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Dates and locations for several upcoming SEMA-sponsored shows and activities have been announced. Details are:

SEMA-member companies have posted several new listings for job opportunities at www.sema.org/classifieds. Working for a SEMA-member company has many advantages. In addition to working for a company that supports and contributes to the success of the overall industry, being employed by a SEMA-member...

In November 2007, mainstream consumers were asked in a random telephone survey what form their vehicle would take after modification. According to SEMA research, 27% said they would opt for street performance products, followed by restyling (23%), off-road (17%) and restoration (12%). This is a...

In December, the SEMA PADI improved by six points, or 9.0%, going to 77 and reversing the drop experienced in previous months from 75 in September. In December 2007, approximately 21-million American households indicated that they had plans to purchase performance parts and accessories within the...