Join us on April 17, 2020 for the next MANAcastat 12 p.m ET · 11 a.m. CT · 10 a.m. MT · 9 a.m. PT The average MANA manufacturers’ representative member employs five outside salespeople. When you want to hire a salesperson for your business, how do you go about doing that? You want to […]
MANA received the following information about the newly enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) from our legal counsel, Dan Beederman, at Schoenberg Finkel Newman & Rosenberg, LLC (“SFNR”). Please read it carefully, as your company may have an obligation to notify its employees about their rights and obligations under the FFCRA. On March 19, Congress approved […]
I have been a MANA member since 2016, and have greatly benefitted from your services. My agency, North Central Manufacturing Solutions, represents suppliers of factory automation and test equipment, and sells to Fortune 500 manufacturers in the Upper Midwest. I am sure that many MANA members are feeling the effects that the coronavirus has had […]
MANA members have access to a private LinkedIn group. Members can use the group to post questions where they want to get feedback from other members. If you are not a member of the MANA LinkedIn group and want to join, please send a request to connect to Jerry Leth at jleth@manaonline.org. Once you connect, he […]
Keynae Agnew, Agnew Pacific Enterprises, LLC, California From the beginning of my career as an independent representative, MANA has been a significant resource for education and training. As an agency owner, I understand the benefits and importance of being connected to a trade association like MANA. I am not only passionate about achieving success for […]
The #1 reason manufacturer members join MANA is to find reps, and the #1 reason rep members join MANA is to be found by manufacturers. So MANA now puts rep search in the palm of your hand with the RepFinder® by MANA® smartphone app. The RepFinder® app makes sure that smartphone-wielding sales managers can easily search for […]
The link “So many educational resources, where should I start?” has been added to the member area of the MANA website under “Professional Development Resources.” We added this one to make it easier for you to find what you are looking for — be sure to check it out. So many educational resources, where should […]
A potential benefit of belonging to an association like MANA is networking with your fellow peers to exchange best practices and ideas. In the old days, MANA created local chapters where members networked in a face-to-face environment. Because of how busy everyone is these days, those no longer work. Today technology offers social media as […]
The Foodservice Sales & Marketing Association (FSMA) has released a must-read, comprehensive industry White Paper, co-sponsored by its FSMA Foundation and ASMC Foundation, comparing the economic differences of agency sales and direct sales. The study provides a unique calculation tool to answer the age-old question of which sales method is the best for a manufacturer. For more than 100 […]
Looking for an easy way to show a manufacturers’ representative the value of MANA membership? Give that rep a free six-month trial MANA rep membership! All MANA members are invited to give one free six-month MANA rep membership each year to a rep who has not been a MANA member during the last 24 months. […]