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NETWORKING WITH YOUR CUSTOMERS: TITLE SPONSOR:

THE 2023 GOLF TOUR

he Echo Valley Golf Club was the site of amount of dialogue at the order deck or the in the nosebleed section or you have taken
Tthe final opportunity for LBMAO members jobsite will provide. Sitting in a golf cart for 4 your customer to McDonald's for dinner.
to show off their skills with the sticks for hours provides a special chance to strengthen Either way you have spent considerably
2023. For the fourth time this year our 2023 relationships with your customers – having more money for less of a connection with
Golf Tour sponsored by Sexton opened with fun, mixed in with a little competition, trying your customer. When I was a dealer, we
good weather. We were lucky to have only to do better on each hole. The undivided looked at renting a box for a Leaf or Raptor
a tiny sprinkle of liquid sunshine during the attention that you get with your customers game (12 tickets) and it was over $1000 per
entire tour. Some of our members have taken allows you to talk about business and how person with food and beverage. That was
the opportunity to sharpen their golfing skills your business can help grow and assist their over six years ago, and prices have gone up
this summer while others have kept busy business in a low-key manner. considerably.
selling lumber and building materials. Suppliers, you have a great opportunity to The LBMAO social events are a great
If you did not have a chance to join the grow the bond with your product or service by time all around for suppliers and retailers.
LBMAO golf tour this summer, you missed a inviting retailers to any/all our tourney events. Everyone has customers who increasingly
terrific opportunity to meet and network with Full disclosure: I have never been much of a have options. Our social events are the best
your customers in a special close-knit forum. golfer, but the LBMAO golf tourneys made it value you can get to build solid relationships
Our golf outings are a special venue that puts clear to me that the connections our suppliers with those customers. We are planning to
suppliers and customers together. Each of our and their customers make at our events are have four events in 2024. Our calendar
four golf tour events happen in an area that incredible. of events will be posted for all our social
is within driving distance for you and your The other thing that has been clear to me events in 2024 soon. There is no reason that
customers. is that these tourneys provide great value in you shouldn’t get a hold of your customers
If you are a retailer who wants to bring networking. Try taking a customer to a Maple and invite them to have a great day. I can’t
their contractor, home builder or renovator Leaf or Ottawa Senators game. If you hope guarantee the weather, but I can guarantee
customer, it allows you to make special to spend less than $1000 for tickets, parking, that both you and your customer will have a
connections with those customers that no dinner, and a few drinks you are either sitting special day.

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