Brian Loftus Market Research & Benchmarking Analyst April 19, 2016

SURVEY DATES

•  April 29 survey deadline •  May 2-13 preliminary

data review and input correction

•  May 23 data available

NEW FEATURES

1. Data loads in seconds 2. Easy to print

NEW FEATURES

3. Ratio explanations 4. Ratio equations and content

NEW FEATURES

5. Expanded gross profit analysis 6. Performance relative to your buying group

NEW FEATURES

7. Excel workbook for survey upload 8. Expanded expense analysis

NEW FEATURES

9. Display edits based on participant feedback 10. Redesigned dashboards

DPD THIS SUMMER

•  Annual performance or Trend dashboards

•  Maybe additional KPI such as NBC

DPD THIS AUTUMN

•  Possibly export data for scenario forecasting

•  Upgrade to the recently released Phocas 2016

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

•  Get the survey at http://hardinet.org/benchmarking/dpd/

•  Contact Brian if you need DPD user name

SUMMARY

•  Survey deadline Friday April 29 •  Use DPD to protect/enhance your

profitability •  Call Brian at 614.345.9139 •  E-mail Brian at bloftus@hardinet.org