Posts from Fred Glaeser

Open blog post titled 'Cutting Edge: Hard Work Paves Road to Success for Vector Marketing Manager'

Cutting Edge: Hard Work Paves Road to Success for Vector Marketing Manager

El Pasoan Dan Faherty, at 30 years old, is living a life that some people only dream of. He already runs his own business, which did nearly $1 million in sales last year. Faherty is an independent

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Open blog post titled 'Vector Marketing Division Manager Receives Agricultural Economics APEX Award'

Vector Marketing Division Manager Receives Agricultural Economics APEX Award

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN--(May 16, 2012) - On April 18, Purdue University's Department of Agricultural Economics awarded Nadine McGowan, Hoosier Division Manager for Vector Marketing Corporation, the department's 2012 APEX Award. The APEX Award is presented in recognition of those individuals with a ...

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Open blog post titled 'Do What I Say, Not What I Do'

Do What I Say, Not What I Do

One day I was sitting in my office, waiting for my assistant manager to come in for a meeting with me steaming. I was upset because he was 10 minutes late to a half hour meeting, and this was not the first time. When he finally arrived, I had to have yet another talk with him about arriving on ...

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Open blog post titled 'How I Made It: Mike Alfred [PDF]'

How I Made It: Mike Alfred [PDF]

The gig: Mike Alfred is co-founder and chief executive of BrightScope Inc., a financial information company in San Diego that analyzes 401(k) retirement plans and publishes disciplinary records and other information on

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Open blog post titled 'Door-to-door Knife Sales Keeps Focus Sharp, says Cutco Kid'

Door-to-door Knife Sales Keeps Focus Sharp, says Cutco Kid

EDMONTON - In this post-Willy Loman world, admitting to a career in sales takes guts. Jarrod Kerfoot, the coming captain of Cutco cutlery, evidently possesses these in liberal measure. The Edmonton native will mark his sixth year

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Open blog post titled 'CUTCO Sharpens Its Business by Adding Retail Stores'

CUTCO Sharpens Its Business by Adding Retail Stores

For most of its 63 years, Cutco Cutlery has sold its knives and kitchen tools through a network of sales representatives doing in-home visits where they demonstrate, among other things, how the company’s shears can cut

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Open blog post titled 'Vector Marketing Sponsors Pi Sigma Epsilon National Sales Competition'

Vector Marketing Sponsors Pi Sigma Epsilon National Sales Competition

WILMINGTON, DE--(Apr 3, 2012) - Vector Marketing Corporation, the single-level direct sales division for Cutco Cutlery, the largest kitchen cutlery manufacturing company in North America, presented several awards at the Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE) Pro-Am Sell-a-Thon® sales competition at PSE's ...

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Open blog post titled 'How Green is Your Grass?'

How Green is Your Grass?

The new generation entering the workforce is not afraid to move on to something that could be better. They aren’t afraid to change majors three times before finally graduating; they aren’t afraid of moving from one job to another; or even switching careers. That is ok. In fact, it can be good ...

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Open blog post titled 'Vector Marketing Forms the Vector Foundation to Promote Healthy Living'

Vector Marketing Forms the Vector Foundation to Promote Healthy Living

OLEAN, NY--(Mar 12, 2012) - Vector Marketing Corporation, the direct sales division of Cutco Cutlery Corporation, has formed the Vector Foundation, which will support causes that promote healthy living and enrich lives. From March 1, 2012 through February 28, 2013, ten percent of the price of ...

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