Well it was a strong start to January as you will see by the numbers below!  You are trending slightly ahead of last year so congratulations to all of you.  This same strong start was felt at the Orlando Pool &amp; Spa Slow last week with a great increase in attendance and plenty of energy.  These are all goods signs pointing to the turn in the economy.  As we know, there will not be any homeruns this year in terms of sales, but each hit gets us closer to home.

One idea to kick start or extend your selling season is to go back and revisit all of your leads and pitched and misses from the last 2 years.  Customers who didn't buy then might be more confident to spend their discretionary funds now.  Here are several ways to contact your leads:
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	<li><strong>An email blast </strong>is one effective way to contact all of them that is low in cost and time spent.  Remind them who you are and why now is the time to buy.  Let them know about any specials you may be running now, add in one of your best installation photos, and definitely include some testimonials.</li>
	<li><strong>Rehash </strong>- call of your pitched and misses and see if they are ready to make the commitment now and enjoy a warm pool and longer swim season.</li>
	<li><strong>Mail a letter</strong> in a standard size envelope to your leads.  Many people throw away flashy direct mail (aka junk mail) but are always tempted to open a letter addressed to them.</li>
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Let's get to the January numbers.  Congratulations to <strong>Mark Naylor Solar Specialists</strong> who dominated the top dealer spot with 390 collectors installed for January.  What a fantastic month for Mark Naylor and his team!  <strong>Stilwell Solar </strong>came in 2nd with 210 collectors -  way to go Stilwell!  And the 3rd place finish goes to <strong>Allsolar Service Company</strong> with 89 collectors for November.  Nice job to Dave and his entire team at Allsolar.

<strong>Mark Naylor from Mark Naylor Solar Specialists</strong> is the top salesman in the country with 52 sales for January.  Congratulations Mark!  <strong>Bill Long from Stilwell Solar</strong> is 2nd with 16 sales for January.  <strong>Scott Bologna from Stilwell Solar</strong> claims the #3 spot for the month with 14 sales.  Great job Scott and Bill, that is 30 total for Stilwell for the month!