The SEMA Show is fast approaching and this is your last exclusive
chance to stake your company's claim in the official SEMA Show
Directory, the companion SEMA Show Pocket Guide, and the official
International Buyers Guide.
Learn how SEMA’s member programs and services can help
you save money and make smarter business decisions through the upcoming SEMA webinar.
Racing News: Danica Patrick signs contract extension with Andretti Green Racing; Peugeot earns its first Petit Le Mans victory; Dave Darland earns 11th 4-Crown Nationals victory at Eldora Speedway; and more.
Companies are now allowed to transfer monies for unused vacation or
sick-leave into a worker’s 401(k), Keogh or profit-sharing plan.
News and information from SEMA's councils and committees.
Vic Wood has spent the majority of his career in or around the
automotive specialty-equipment industry, including appointments on the
board of directors of the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association
and the Australian National Drag Racing Association. He started drag
racing at the age of 16 and continued as a competitor in various
motorsports in 2004, when he retired from driving after going 234 mph
in a modified roadster at Bonneville.
Steve Matusek’s deep-seated passion for the aftermarket industry was cultivated from an early age. Helping his father with various Comp Eliminator race cars, Matusek literally grew up at drag strips around the country. He founded Aeromotive Fuel Systems in 1994, but even the demands of running a manufacturing company could not keep Matusek away from the race track.
Read more about Wood and Matusek in the Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC) section of the September/October issue of SEMA Member News.
The 2009-2010 SEMA Board of Directors is an esteemed group of industry professionals, including four newly elect members: Joel Ayres of Truck Accessories Group, Jeff Bates of Bob Cook Sales, Laurel Dasher of Superchips Inc. and Zan Martin of Martin & Co. Advertising. The SEMA Board of Directors will guide the association in addressing the most pressing industry issues for the next two years.
The customer has always been the mainstay of a successful retail business, yet many companies fail to impart good customer service training to their sales staff.
Time is running out to get your product featured in the SEMA Show New Products Showcase! Your first product entry into the Showcase is free, but you must act by October 9.
Customer service is not a strategy, it’s a way of life. That’s the key sentiment delivered by Robert Spector, author of The Nordstrom Way, during the recent SEMA Webinar, “The Nordstrom Way to Customer Service.