Employee in the Spotlight!
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We just wanted to share some exciting news regarding one of our amazingly talented web designers, Jess Kenney. Jess Kenney is a Senior at Shawsheen Valley Technical High School in Billerica, Massachusetts.
Last week, Jess competed in the 2011 SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference in Kansas City. For those who are not that familiar with SkillUSA is- it is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers, high schools, and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations.
Jess was one of the 31 teams that competed in the Web Design category. We are proud to announce that Jess (and her other teammates from Shawsheen Tech) took home the Bronze medal in the Web Design category! Jess appears in Part Two of the video broadcast of the Awards Ceremony.
Congratulations Jess and we are very proud of you! Thank you for all of your hard work here at interlinkONE.
Tags And the Winner is…
Last week, while at the MFSA Annual Conference we had a contest for a free Kindle give-away at our booth. And we are pleased to announce that the winner of the free Kindle is Tom Patterson from Bluegrass Mailing Data in Lexington, Kentucky. Congratulations Tom and we hope that you enjoy your new Kindle (We have also loaded interlinkONE’s CEO John Foley, Jr.’s brand new book entitled Business Transformation: A New Path to Profit for the Printing Industry on to the kindle for your reading enjoyment).
We would like to take a minute and thank everyone that stopped by our booth and entered! And if you are interested in getting your own copy of John’s new book you can purchase it by clicking here. Sorry no free Kindle though! 
interlinkONE Invests in the Class of 2011!
It is that time of year again —- students are graduating and looking to start the next chapter in their lives. This year, like many others, interlinkONE has awarded scholarships to two local students. Anthony Salani from Shawsheen Valley Technical High School (Billerica, MA) and Nicole Diorio from Wilmington High School were this years winners. We hope that the scholarships help Anthony and Nicole in their quest to further their educations. To all graduates of the class of 2011, interlinkONE would like to say: “Congratulations and Best of Luck!”
Finding Ways to Make Mobile Marketing Work for You
I recently had the chance to conduct an all-day workshop on one of my favorite subjects: mah-keting. Or, as they say it everywhere else except Boston, marketing.
The workshop lasted from 9-4. Thus, as you might expect, I had quite a number of slides in my PowerPoint! Over the next couple of weeks, I will be uploading sections from the presentation to the interlinkONE SlideShare channel.
Below is the section on mobile marketing. I hope that you enjoy it. During this portion of the workshop, we talked about QR Codes, SMS/Text-Messaging, Near Field Communications, mobile commerce, and more.
Tips for Finding Success in Warehouse and Inventory Management
Recently, interlinkONE’s Jason Pinto talked about a challenge that many sales reps face — being able to find & order collateral quickly when they need it.
I believe that challenge affects many companies across countless number of verticals and industries. Thus, there is a tremendous business opportunity for service providers that can offer solutions in regards to warehouse and inventory management.
If you are a print, mail, or fulfillment services provider that is looking into possibly offering those types of solutions, you may be looking for best practices. Well, you can absolutely start by looking at MFSA (Mailing and Fulfillment Services Association).
I had the opportunity to sit with Ken Garner, the CEO and President of MFSA recently. He shared the following tips for service providers that are looking to offer warehouse and inventory management solutions.
Tips from Ken Garner of MFSA
- Find market leaders who have done this successfully and are willing to share. Peer groups are important resources.
- ID the best in class vendor suppliers who can help and have a proven track record for transition.
- Develop a detailed comprehensive plan. Don’t do it for the sake of doing it. Have a direction, a goal, and a strategy for achieving it
- ID any required skill set internally or outsourced so you aren’t flying blind
- Consider engaging a qualified consultant
