The leader of every sales organization will typically have a clearly defined area of sales force improvement for the new year. It might be to close more seven figure deals, sell more of a certain product line, and to increase customer

satisfaction.

Weldon Parts just conclud-ed its annual sales meeting in Oklahoma City. This year it was a 2 ½ day event where eighteen manufactures were in attendance. The sole pur-pose was for the manufac-tures to demonstrate the fea-tures and benefits of their products and to tutor our salesmen in the selling points of their product. The manufac-tures used both hands-on samples and PowerPoint presentations to accomplish their goals. For the first time the meeting was video record-

ed and will be edited and post-ed in a manor for other employ-ees to gain additional knowledge just as soon as possible, thanks to Zach Smith,

one of our social media people.

Those represented were Amerex, Atro, Betts, ConMet, CV Logistics, Dayton, Dorman, Federal Mogul, Federal Signal, Firestone, Kit Masters, Maxxima, Prestone, Shur-CO/

Sales Meeting 2015 Kickoff

Weldon Parts Inc.

April, May, June 2015 Volume 14, Issue 14

Special points of interest:

Sales meeting

Social Media

HDAW 2015

Inside this issue:

Sales Meeting

Social Media

HDAW 2015

Store Anniversaries

Flashback

A/C Classes

Extras

Donovan, Stemco, TTAC, Tramec/Sloan, and Wix. Each presentation was graded by each of our sales reps. There were three areas:, Product Prepared-ness, Product Information, and how well they cov-ered the bullet points on how to sell their product. In most cases there will always be questions that still are of interest so we requested that each manu-facture coordinate field work with each rep and their

respective manager.

I have already been sent information showing the scheduling of field work and just received a website address that is giving additional information asked. That hyper link is; https://www.iafc.org/files/downloads/VEHICLE_SAFETY/STATEemergVEHcodes/Oklahoma.pdf

Thanks to everyone, I feel we had a very positive sales meeting that will prove to be beneficial for all involved. I truly believe that product knowledge is a

major factor that separates us from others.

—Dean Clinton, sales manager

Within the past few months, Weldon Parts Inc. has boomed on social media

sites, gaining an actively engaged audience. “Within only a few months, We

have reached over 500 likes on Facebook and 160 followers on Twitter, and we

anticipate even more in the upcoming year” Being on there allows us to receive

instant feedback from other perspectives, and also gives us a chance to have a

virtual relationship with current and potential customers. It gives us instant

access to positive or negative feedback. We try to do weekly trivia games with bi-weekly giveaways, as well as location highlights, and

sometimes even posting “Flash Back Friday” posts, to sort of interact with our fans and give them a little Weldon history. Our social media

guru’s Zach, Sara, and Mckayla all make up a good team, and make our social sites the go to for great interaction. Social customer service

is the future of customer satisfaction, and we can only anticipate the best in the near future.

Sales Meeting 2015 Kickoff—Continued

Social Media: The Future of Weldon?

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HDAW 2015 HDAW is a four day multi-faceted exclusive business symposium tailored for the independent heavy duty distributors and their suppliers. HDAW uniquely incorporates several useful fundamentals for business develop-ment by combining skilled presentations, discussions, scholastic seminars, pre-arranged supplier/distributor meetings, and a world class product expo with open networking time during meals, breaks, and receptions, all into one, power-packed program.

New hot rod on drag circuit from MERITOR and other sponsors

PHILLIPS marketing team, everyone SMILE..=)

Dinner time...

MIKE (JJ O'CONNELL) NATHAN, and JOHN

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North Bend’s 60th Anniversary

Tulsa’s 40th Anniversary

Joplin’s 10th Anniversary

Weldon Parts Inc., North Bend, Nebraska

Happy Anniversary!

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This is Ron Rice

1958 COE Chevrolet

back in Nebraska

when he hauled

grain.

From left to right David, Laurie, Daryle (in the back), Emilie (the blonde one), and Leslie

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Woodward, 609 A/C class

Fort Worth Fire Department training class

Orlando A/C class

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Presented by Chuck Harwell

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Laban Chappell 1/19/2015 Woodward

Cody Sales 2/18/2015 Joplin

Ryan Rider 2/24/2015 Penn-Corp

Les Roberts 3/2/2015 McAlester

Eric Wolfe 3/3/2015 Jacksonville

APRIL

Birthdays Robert Hines NBN 04/03

David Earnest GRI 04/03

Louis Thomas OKC 04/04

Ron Tapley JAX 04/05

Adrienne Rodriguez DAL 04/12

Sara Douglas OKC-HQ 04/13

Colt Straub Transfer 04/17

Debra Lander OKC-HQ 04/19

Andrew Turner OKC 04/20

Angelo Bevacqua ORL 04/26

Don Zastrow NFK 04/27

Stacy Pulley TUL 05/01

Dick Wesley OMH 05/01

Leon Murrin MAC 05/02

Dustin Berends WWD 05/03

Robert Gray Transfer 05/04

Bob Dewald PYT 05/06

Juan Tiscareno PYT 05/12

Stephanie Settles NBN 05/13

Kim Dunsworth DAL 05/14

Derek Matzek OKC-CORP 05/15

Caleb Janway TUL 05/20

Jerry Robinson TUL 05/20

Ron Inglish MUS 05/26

Dean Clinton OKC-CORP 05/28

MAY Scott Albert NBN 06/05

Aaron Nelson NBN 06/12

Louis Quintero HOU 06/13

Charles Wade PENN Brake 06/13

Brittany Thompson WWD 06/16

Jose Becerril PYT 06/18

Kayla Matzek WWD 06/23

Eric Wolfe JAX 06/24

John Sikes OKC 06/26

Steve Rodriguez ELK 06/29

JUNE

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INGREDIENTS

1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

8 slices turkey bacon

1 Hass avocado, halved and pitted

1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

8 slices whole-grain bread, lightly toasted

8 small leaves romaine lettuce

1 tomato, cut into 8 slices

12 ounces sliced low-sodium deli turkey

breast

1/2 small English cucumber, sliced

Turkey Avocado Club

DIRECTIONS Toss the onion with the vinegar and 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl. Let stand 15 minutes, then drain. Mean-

while, cook the turkey bacon as the label directs until crisp.

Mash the avocado with the yogurt in another small bowl until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

Lay 4 slices of bread on a cutting board and spread with half of the avocado-yogurt mixture. Top with the lettuce and tomato and season with salt and pepper. Add a layer of turkey breast, bacon, cucumber and red onion. Spread

the remaining avocado mixture on the remaining 4 bread slices and place spread-side down on top of the sandwich-es. Cut each sandwich in half to serve.

Sweet Potato Fries 6 whole Sweet Potatoes, Peeled And Cut Into Thin Sticks

1 stick Salted Butter

2 cloves Garlic, Pressed

1 teaspoon Seasoned Salt (or Plain Salt)

1 teaspoon Chili Powder

1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper

1/2 cup Mayonnaise

2 Tablespoons Ketchup OR Sriracha (more To Taste!)

Salt For Sprinkling

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Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

Melt the butter and skim off the foam. Add garlic, seasoned salt, chili powder, and black pepper. Stir with a fork.

In a large bowl, toss the sweet potatoes in the butter/seasoning mixture. Arrange on two baking sheets and bake in the oven

for 15 to 17 minutes, shaking the pans halfway through, until the fries are sizzling (watch so that the edges don't burn). Re-

move from the oven and allow to sit on the pan for 5 minutes. Sprinkle generously with salt!

Mix the mayonnaise with the ketchup (or Sriracha). Serve fries with the dipping sauce!

QUESO FUNDIDO

1 pinch baking soda 2 cups boiling water

6 tea bags 3/4 cup white sugar 6 cups cool water

Sprinkle a pinch of baking soda into a 64-ounce, heat-proof, glass

pitcher. Pour in boiling water, and add tea bags. Cover, and allow to

steep for 15 minutes.

Remove tea bags, and discard; stir in sugar until dissolved. Pour in cool

water, then refrigerate until cold.

Smooth Sweet Tea

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“Bonnie & Lance and their

current family of 9 purebred

English Shepherd puppies.

Bonnie comes from Henriet-

ta, Texas and Lancelot comes

from Bismarck, Arkansas,

close to Lrk. I have pedigree

papers on both dogs. They

are the best dogs I have ever

Pets of Weldon

had. They come with wag-

ging tails and the puppies are

for sale at 8 weeks (they are 4

weeks in the pictures). One

picture shows them in the

box, which is a Firestone air

bag box. The picture with 5

is the boys and 4 in the pic

are girls.” —Mike Mulcahy

GiGi the lab and her buddy Petardo the cat

—Kim Dunsworth

Titan the Yorkie..my “nephew” dog

—McKayla J.

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Birthday Fun Roper’s 3rd birthday picture, February 22, 2015

Son of Dustin Berends

NEW PAINT JOB —OKC Shop done by Bobby Creech, Store Manager

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This movie masterfully displays just how deep the values of family

and honor are embedded within the Furious characters. Paul Walker

is fantastic in his last ever movie, alongside Vin Diesel and new

addition Jason Stratham as the movies antagonist; this movie really

deserves to be seen. Fan or not, there is no denying that Furious 7

will take you on a roller-coaster of a ride; emotionally and visually,

culminating in the best, most enthralling Furious movie to date

which will live on in fans' hearts forever.

Now on the run from Jeanine (Kate Winslet) and the rest of the power-hungry

Erudites, Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) search for allies and

answers in the ruins of Chicago. They must find out what Tris' family sacrificed

their lives to protect and why the Erudites will do anything to stop them. Side

by side, Tris and Four face one seemingly insurmountable challenge after an-

other, as they unravel the secrets of the past and ultimately...the future of their

world.

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Ogre’s Pearls of Wisdom

I halve a spelling check her, it words sow wonder flea. It checks to sea each word aye spell is perfect, nature lee. Sew eye can

right this note two ewe, and no know missed takes aye maid. Ewe ax me how eye no eye know? My checked her tolled me

sew.

Some people grumble because roses have thorns. I like thorns that have roses.

People who seek God in the 11th hour die at 10:30.

I miss my pre-internet brain.

An expert is someone who takes something you understand completely and makes it really confusing.

It is all about perspective. The sinking of the Titanic was a miracle to the lobsters in the kitchen...

Life is a Sexually Transmitted Disease.

Sometimes my brain goes into overload where I sort of.. zone out for a while. It is nice to know that when I snap out of it, I

can turn to you and be like " I think we should buy a lion." and you'll give it serious consideration.

Cough. Through. Though. Rough. None of these words rhyme, but for some God-forsaken reason, “Pony” and

“Bologna” do.

Most people get buried in suits or nice clothes, so the zombie apocalypse will be a formal event.

This is completely true: a couple of years ago, I had an old (about 1989) set of encyclopedias I put on a garage sale, hoping

to get rid of it. It finally sold on the final day, after I put a sign on it that said "VINTAGE SEARCH ENGINE". I got 50

bucks!

—Scott Hillen, North Bend Brake Facility

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"That Time of Night"

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REAL LOVE

One morning I went by to visit my son Troy’s grave… it’s almost been two years when my son passed away at the age of 42.

Standing there in the early morning air thinking about Troy someone pulled up. I then knew I was not along. I turned and seen a

very elderly white haired lady trying to walk toward a grave carrying in her little hands some flowers. Someone had brought her

there when I turned to walk away from my son’s grave. I walked by the little elderly lady, she was down on her knees pulling the

weeds from that old grave, but I couldn’t help to see the tears that ran down that elderly white haired lady’s face. She then

looked up at me with a smile and I looked into her eyes and smiled back to her. We both did not speak to each other that quiet

morning. I walked away thinking to myself that’s

REAL LOVE I THANK THE LORD THAT I CAN SEE THINGS IN REAL LIFE

A TRUE STORY WRITTEN

BY

CLIFTON MCADOO

AUGUST 6TH 2009

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Life Hacks Dry erase board cleaner (oops permanent marker!)

Use hand sanitizer

Crayon on walls!

Try baking soda

Headlights are hazy

Clean with toothpaste

Wine taste bad?

Put in the blender for 20 seconds. Softens tannins in the wine

and aerates it faster.

Hot steering wheel?

Turn 180°

Courtesy of Tammy Goddard, Penn Facility

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Weldon Comics

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ANSWERS

DOWN

BLOOM

3. SPRING

4. PICNIC

6. APRIL

7. DEER

8. GEESE

ACROSS

2. FLOWERS

4. PLANT

5. MARCH

9. EGG

10. CHERRY

11. BREAK

The Weldon Gazette Volume 14, Issue 14

April, May, June 2015

Edited by: McKayla Johnson

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