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December 18, 2006
Volume 1, Number 8
It is hard to believe that we are only a few days away from the Christmas Holidays. It seems the older I get the faster the years go by. Hopefully, you are not like me and have all your Christmas shopping done by now and haven’t waited until the last minute to try to find something for your wife. I am still hoping to find that special present for her!!
Ideally everyone will be able to take the time to spend with your families over the Christmas Holidays. The holiday season is a very special time of the year especially if you have young children at home. If I could make a suggestion----when your family is opening their Christmas presents, just stop and watch your kids open theirs. They grow up so fast and you will never forget the look on their faces when they open up something for which they have been wishing. Take the time.
Purina Better Animals is the new program that will be replacing the Purina Gold and the Purina Cattle Drive programs in 2007. The complete information on this new program is still coming to us. We can answer some of the questions you may have, but I really encourage you to attend the Retail Solutions Expo in Phoenix in February. They will present the complete program to everyone at that time, so it is very important for you to attend.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, and have a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Fran
Fran Minnaert
Lifestyle Consultant
16405 "W" Street
Omaha, NE 68135
(402) 650-6150
E-Mail: fminnaert@landolakes.com
Calendar
Jan. 30th-Mar. 6th
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA & PURINA MILLS EQUESTRIAN ACADEMY;
Equine 104 will be held every Tuesday night
beginning January 30th thru March 6th at 7:00-9:00 pm at Chase Hall at UNL East
Campus. For more information, please call
Dr. Kathy Anderson (402) 472-6414 or Fran Minnaert (402) 650-6150.
Click here to view or print detailed flyer.
Please post in
your store for everyone to see and notify your local horse owners about this
adult education program.
Feb. 6th-8th RETAIL SOLUTIONS EXPO - Phoenix, AZ
(Click
Here to view Phoenix Expo flyer
and Registration Form). Attached is information on
additional motel rooms for the Phoenix Expo. Motel rooms at the Wyndham
are booked, so you may want to contact one of these motels
for a room.
(Click Here to view motel choices)
(Click Here to view or print area map)
Be sure to register ($75) for the conferences on Tuesday--you MUST
register in order to attend the Better Animals and Reach launches!!!!
How to Redeem Your Purina Horse & Show Chow Coupons
There are FIVE easy steps to Coupon Redemption --
Click Here for document outlining these steps. Print this quick
instruction sheet and keep it handy. If you have any questions on coupon
redemption or if you need to order additional envelopes or forms, call
1-877-322-8355. A Coupon Redemption Form must accompany your coupons.
Click Here for Coupon Redemption Form and mailing address.
How to Handle "Your Prices Are Too
High!"
Ever hear this comment and wonder
how to respond? Here is an interesting article from Tom Reilly's book,
Crush Price Objections. Before you respond to a comment like this,
check out what Tom Reilly has to say on this subject.
Click Here to view article
Paul Homb
Retail Development, Land O'Lakes Purina Feed
(815) 541-3406
E-Mail: phomb@landolakes.com
Cow/Calf Mineral Supplementation
Various mineral elements are needed by animals to support life. These minerals are essential to certain physiologically important systems within the body and can only be provided through the diet. If not provided in the basal ingredients of the diet (eg., hay grass, grains or water), supplementation of these minerals is required. Click Here for more detailed information on Cow/Calf Mineral Supplementation.
Lamb Starter
Purina Mills® Show Chow® Showland Starter Pellet DQ (64377) is
the product of choice for starting both show and commercial lambs on feed.
This product will out-perform the traditional texturized lamb starters.
Better formula, along with the additives show lamb producers are asking for . .
.
Click Here
to view Show Chow page (Then click on Product tab, then
click on Sheep Feed bag)
Last Chance To Register A Show Chow Winner!
If one of your customers had a Grand or Reserve Champion that
was fed one of the qualifying Show Chows, they are eligible for the Show Chow
Winners Circle Award. For more information and to access the on-line
registration: Go to
www.showchowrewards.com -- to register, click on
"Click Here To Register." All entries are due no later
than 60 days after the qualifying show -- DEADLINE IS 12/31/06!
Quit Recommending Cattle, Sheep or Dairy Feed for Goats -- Try Purina Mills® Goat Charge 5511
Purina Mills® Goat Charge concentrate is a 28% protein pelleted supplement that can be mixed with oats, barley, corn, molasses and other ingredients to create a protein and energy mix for both dairy and meat-type goats. (Click Here for more detailed product information)
HOW® Season, 2007
Watch for your HOW kit in the mail in January! All dealers who
scheduled a HOW meeting with their sales rep will receive a kit. Read
about the NEW Strategy® horse feed--new packaging and informational DVD
available for HOW meetings or staff training meetings.
Click Here to view more details on the HOW program for 2007
Heritage Trading Equine Deworming Offer
A new and exciting in-store merchandising display and POP helps
drive incremental dewormer sales and educates horse owners on preventing
parasite damage.
Click Here to view details on this special offer
University of Nebraska & Purina Mills Presents an Equestrian
Academy!
Equine 104 will be held every Tuesday night beginning January
30th thru March 6th at 7:00-9:00 pm at Chase Hall at UNL East Campus. For
more information, please call Dr. Kathy Anderson (402) 472-6414 or Fran Minnaert
(402) 650-6150.
Click here to view or print detailed flyer.
PMI Nutrition® Happy Hound Biscuits -- a Great
Christmas
Present for Any Dog!
Reminder -- This is the best time of the year to sell biscuits as
everyone wants to buy a Christmas present for their dogs. What would be
better than a bag of Happy Hound Biscuits? Set this product on your sales
counter and put a big red or
green bow on the bags . . . and watch them fly
out the door!!.
The best reason for selling biscuits is . . . THEY CLEAN THE DOG'S
TEETH. Suggest to the customer that they give one every morning and another
biscuit every night--just like we brush our teeth. It works!
Exclusive® Introductory Promotion Extended!
Meet the 3 newest arrivals to our family . . . Exclusive
Large Breed Adult
Exclusive Large Breed Puppy
Exclusive Puppy Formula
(Click on product name to view features & benefits of each)
NOTE: This program has been extended until January 19, 2007. You can order as
many times as you want during the promotion. PE 1189
Click Here for Stocking Promotion details and order form!
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