Hahn Automotive Warehouse Inc. hosted 248 people during its annual national sales conference in Rochester, N.Y., March 14 – 15, 2014.
Headquartered in Rochester, Hahn has physical locations in 10 states and services 19 states from Indiana to South Carolina.
The conference gives the company a chance to roll out new marketing plans as well as learn about new products from the 50 vendor channel partners in attendance. This year’s event started with a presentation from 1996 Olympic Champion Kerri Strug, who persevered through an ankle issue on her way to the team gold medal. After the presentation, Strug signed autographs.
The balance of the first day was spent attending a vendor booth show. The 100,000 square feet of space were lit up with auto parts, supplies, accessories, tools and equipment.
Day two started off with a presentation by Garrison Wynn. Wynn started his career as a stand-up comedian and then focused on corporate training. His message of customer service combined with his presentation style made an indelible impression on the entire crowd.
The afternoon included presentations from four key vendor channel partners, Dorman Products, Tenneco, Federal-Mogul and Standard Motor Products. This was an opportunity for in-depth information to be shared with the group as they prepare for the rush of spring business. Dorman had some fun with the group and hosted a live game of Jeopardy on the stage with prizes for participants.
The evening awards banquet recognized 60 different members of the Hahn team who won awards for their sales and profitability efforts in the previous year. Vendor channel partners also were recognized for their hard work and achievement with top honors going to Tenneco.
To complete the event the Mike Futerman Memorial Award was given to a recipient who represents the standards, ethics and beliefs of the company founder. This year’s recipient was Barry Williams from the Nu-Way Auto Parts division.
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