Stimulus Plan for Printers --DeWese

Here are the requirements to receive my Stimulus Package:

In 100 words or less, tell me why you and/or your printing company need stimulation. Tell me how many salespeople you have. All of the responses will be held in the strictest confidence. E-mail HDeWese@CompassCapLtd.com or write to me in care of this magazine, and you’ll be eligible.

I will send my two new books, “The Adventures of the Mañana Man—Parts I and II” for each of your salespeople. These books sell for $24.95 each and I plan to give away 1,000 copies, so you better hurry. The books are guaranteed to stimulate sales, even if you just put them under your pillow.

I’ll also provide you and your team with a one hour WebEx Internet brainstorming podcast, including your choice of several leading industry sales and marketing consultants. The purpose of these conferences is to brainstorm stimulus ideas to kick start sales at your company. They will feature great minds who can help you think of programs to implement but, remember, you have to actually do what you commit to do!

Finally, each company will receive doughnuts and coffee or tea for refreshments during their -WebEx conference. All of this comes compliments of the Mañana Man. The coffee and doughnuts alone should at least stimulate your team for a couple of hours.

No heavy red tape. You don’t have to come to Washington, DC, for a Congressional hearing. Just e-mail the Mañana Man, read the books, participate in the Internet conference, eat the doughnuts and drink the coffee. That’s how we do things in our industry. Then, we get out there and sell something! PI

—Harris DeWese

About the Author
Harris DeWese is the author of “Now Get Out There and Sell Something” and “The Mañana Man, Books II and III,” available at www.piworld.com/bookstore. He is chairman of Compass Capital Partners and also authors the annual “Compass Report,” the definitive source of information regarding printing industry M&A activity. DeWese has completed 141 printing company transactions and is viewed as the industry’s preeminent deal maker. He can be reached via e-mail at HDeWese@CompassCapLtd.com.