“T
he role of the NATDA Trade Show is to offer education to
the retail dealerships on the many different facets involved
in running a business and expose dealers to a wide variety of
vendors that can help to improve business and the products that
are offered,” Debbie Blaser, Co-Owner of Blaser Trailers Sales,
explains.
Debbie and her husband, Greg, recently made the trip out to
Indianapolis for the 2018 NATDA Trade Show & Convention.
In fact, the duo attended the majority of the NATDA events,
including the last one in St. Louis. The pair are looking forward to
going back in 2019, too.
“It’s also a huge opportunity to talk to other dealers to learn how
they run their business, what items they use to be successful and
more.”
Dealers, as Debbie puts it, come to the trade show expecting a
lineup of qualified companies that are built to help dealerships’
bottom lines, education that will enhance their overall operational
methods and a downright good time. The latter part of the
equation is something the Blasers took full advantage of this
year. The husband-and-wife team not only attended NATDA’s
Dealer Receptions, but also made their way to Indianapolis Motor
Speedway for a VIP event from Scorpion Protective Coatings, Inc.
She’s not wrong in her ideas of what the NATDA Trade Show
& Convention should be, either. It’s a process that the 11-year
association has steadily improved over time and, hopefully, will
continue. For the Blasers, their participation in NATDA’s events
have added to an already successful career. The pair, along with
their 4-year-old daughter, America, and black lab, Jack, started their
first dealership in Eugene, Oregon in December of 2006. A year
“It’s also a huge opportunity to talk to other dealers to learn how they
run their business, what items they use to be successful and more.”
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