Dear Diary, That is what comes to mind when I think of writing a blog! This is my first full month at Overture Technologies and I must say I am quite happy to be a part of such a dynamic, young, creative and talented team!!! My goal is to sell a lot of Payment Planner software to colleges and universities so that I am able to put dog food on the table for my two favorite kids-Boston, 12 yr old Bassett Hound and Lexie, 4yr old Rat Terrier/Chi mix. All kidding aside-it is a great product designed to help navigate/educate the student borrowers through the sometimes overwhelming financial aid process. And not to mention the cost savings to the schools. I had the privilege of attending the CCA conference in June for the school owners in Vegas last month. Vegas was great-you can eat a meal anytime of day and the gambling tables never close. I won $65 at the Black Jack table thanks to the help of my new boss, Mr. Don C. And Earl yelled out-now go sell some Payment Planners!!! I enjoyed working the booth with Don, Dave, Earl and Lori. We met some interesting folks-from a couple looking to purchase a school to owners of schools that I knew from my previous line of work, selling student loans. When the attendees were not on the golf course, we had decent traffic in the vendor area and Dave and Don worked their magic and talked to quite a bit of folks. The NASFAA conference was held in Orlando, FL last week and unlike CCA where mostly the owners and higher up execs were there-we met with and saw FAD's, loan managers and processors. I would say close to 1,000 folks were there. Our booth had a steady stream of traffic in the beginning and Dave and Don again got some good intel on leads. I personally got a couple of Payment Planner demo's from it. We all looked quite sharp and professional in our branded clothes. Peter, Dave, Don, Earl, Jeff, Tammy, Lori, Gricel and myself were quite possibly the best looking vendor team there! hahah! All kidding aside, Peter, Dave and Don were a good/strong presence to have and did their thing-talking to banks, lending institutions, prospects. The sessions were informative, the group dinners had a good attendance. Earl, Jeff and Tammy talked to a lot of folks and really checked out the exhibit hall-collecting collateral and getting a pulse on what every one was up too. Lori was instrumental in getting clients at the booth interested in Market Place and Payment Planner and had live demo's showing at all times at our booth. Gricel, what an Angel. She is a keeper. She took care of every single logistic of the whole show. The ordering, the schedules, booth duty, talking to clients! We were all tired when we took the booth down and had time to reflect. Sometimes it is hard to measure the value you gain by attending all these road shows; but they are enjoyable and you learn something new each time. Your company is only really talked about if you don't show up! I am glad to be a part of the team! Francesca-sales |
