Garage door industry magazine for garage door dealers, garage door manufacturers, garage door distributors, garage door installers, loading docks, garage door operators and openers, gates, and tools for the door industry.
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CONTENTS VOLUME 45 ISSUE 6 2012 INDUSTRYFOCUS President's Commentary: IDEA...Job Well Done! The IDEA offers multiple programs that increase the door dealer's level of professionalism. ... by Michael Beltrami / 8 DEALERS'CORNER Door Dealer Dialog Mount Garage Doors, Inc. Westminster, Maryland... ...always fi nding a way to make it work. ... by Jane Treiber / 16 MANUFACTURERS'CORNER The Genie Company...Wish Granted! A visit to Mt. Hope, Ohio an enlighting experience and one that will be interesting reading. ... by Chris Long / 40 LEGAL&LEGISLATION; Backing Up 3-2-1 These days, backing up your computer's data can be added to the list of simple to-do's that are all too easy to put off. ... by Joseph Zoller & Brian J. Schoolman / 10 MANAGEMENT Garage Door Activity Index New Housing May Lead Garage Door Demand into 2013 New housing units authorized by building permits, on a seasonally adjusted annual basis, were 45.1 percent higher in September than one year earlier! ... by John Zoller & David Bowen / 51 TECHNICAL Creating Service and Door Replacement Opportunities Several suggestions that you might want to consider in helping you stay busy through the fourth quarter of this year and into 2013. ... by Gary Lombard / 36 4 International Door & Operator Industry™ ASSOCIATIONNEWS 2012 IDA Scholarship Recipients Scholarship recipients for the twelfth year from the IDA Scholarship Foundation. IDAssurance Another Successful Renewal with Liberty Mutual IDA continues to serve it's members with the best coverage and service. ... by Andrew Stergiou / 73 Members Have a Growing Appetite for 'APPS' IDA members were recently asked to tell us about their favorite business apps. ... Jane Treiber / 82 IDEA News & Events IDEA Planning "Can't Miss" Educational Focus for 2013 Expo in Nashville Celebrating the "Tune in to Education" theme of the 2013 IDA Expo ... by Todd Thomas / 86 ... / 63 SALES&MARKETING; Making Money in the Garage Door Business Managers of profi table garage door dealerships must be profi cient in three separate phases of the business. ... by John Zoller & David Bowen / 30 Increase Profi ts Through Product Diversity Looking at the wide range of products that garage door dealers can sell. Credit Card Processing: What's your qualifi ed rate? ... by Dan Apple / 54 ... by Erica N. Baker / 77