Referrals are a great way to grow your business, but do you know the most efficient way to get them? Is networking always a success? Being directly introduced to someone is an easy way to convert a stranger into a loyal client and fan. Take advantage of this opportunity, and learn how to increase referrals by a simple script that makes the customer think of you!
- Learn to create triggers with the people you encounter, which will in effect have them bring you more clients.
- Learn an impactful introduction and “email contact hack” that will make the referral process seamless.
- Discover your “golden goose” referral generators and breed them for a flock of geese.
- Learn the one question that will immediately earn a loyal client or referral.
Registration Fee
$30 Members
$40 Non-Members
Schedule
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 2:00 pm – 3:00pm Central Time
Special thank you to Lawler Foundry Corporation for being the December NEF Pro Sponsor. We truly appreciate your support!
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It's time to submit your work to Top Job! Display your talent by submitting your creative projects in one of 19 Top Job categories. If you partnered with another NOMMA member on a project, you can submit your project as a joint venture.
Submissions received by December 14 are $90 for regular submission and $140 for joint venture.
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Volunteering is a great way to build relationships with other industry professionals, strengthen your leadership skills, and give back to your industry by sharing knowledge or expertise. We strongly encourage NOMMA members to consider serving on a chapter board, a committee, the NOMMA Board of Directors, or the NEF Board of Trustees. The NOMMA Nominating Committee is seeking volunteer leaders for the next year. The amount of commitment will vary based on the volunteer position, but most do not exceed three hours per month. Board positions do require some travel. If you are interested in serving as a volunteer, please complete the following volunteer application by Monday, November 30: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CNJQQ3M. The application should take less than 15 minutes to complete. Please contact Cristina Rodriguez at Cristina@nomma.org with questions
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The NOMMA Education Foundation (NEF) is preparing to host a live and silent auction at METALfab 2021. NEF is hoping you consider donating a fabricated item, purchased tool or welding supplies, or gift certificates.
All money raised will support NEF’s mission to provide excellent education for the ornamental and miscellaneous metals industry.
Mobile bidding will be available for the silent auction. We are requesting you submit your donation form and photos early, preferably by January 8, to allow us to open the auction preview early.
To get more information on donation ideas, deadlines, and to download the donation form, please visit
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This month, moderators Eric Cuper and Lory Wells led a lively discussion about NOMMA’s Top Job Contest. The group, which included past winners, shared their experiences from submitting a job, as well as what it is like to have a submitted entry win. They also discussed ways to work together and gain more Top Job entries to showcase our members’ great work.
The full recording is available on the NOMMA website under the Events menu. Members must log in to access the recording.
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Take O&MM Fabricator magazine with you wherever you go!
Each issue is archived online so you can easily access all of the industry features, member news, association updates and more, with the click of a mouse or a tap on your phone screen.
In this issue:
• Helical Stair Stringer Demystified
• Waste Not, Want Not. Dealing with Drop Offs
• Quality Components and Sound Advice Help Fabricators Create Custom Work
Start reading.
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Finish 2020 strong by saving your company money while also entering yourself into the Finish 2020 Strong Member Savings Program Contest!
   
Register for MSP supplier accounts including Hewlett Packard, Ace Hardware, Sherwin Williams, Batteries Plus Bulbs, our Health Plan, MSP 401K Plan, Alliant Business Insurance and more. Each supplier registration equals 1 entry, so you can have up to 6 entries per person.
Contest Period: November 10 - December 31, 2020
Prizes include:
1st Prize - $250 Hewlett Packard Gift Card
2nd Prize - $100 Verns' Toffee Gift Card - Best stuff ever!
3rd - 5th Prize - $50 Restaurant.Com Gift Cards
Members can register at https://markschiavone.wufoo.com/forms/pagc6yr16ntru0.
Just check the boxes next to the suppliers you want to register with for savings. Each supplier request will count as a single entry. MSP will register an account for you or, if necessary, our suppliers will reach out to you to expain the their program and connect your company to their MSP Group Purchasing Program.
There is no purchase necessary - you even get one entry without registration with any suppliers. Complete details of the contest can be found at https://tinyurl.com/y2kbr9el.
Why not have a chance to win great prizes and also save on goods and services your company is already using?
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NOMMA is pleased to welcome the following new members into the association family.
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NOMMA extends its thanks to the following members who have recently renewed.
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Gold: McLellan Blacksmithing
Title of Entry: Daow Aga
Finish Type: Left natural
Total Labor Hours: 260
Materials: Corten, stainless steel, wood, granite
Daow Aga means "edge of the lake" in the language of the Washoe Paiute Tribe. This unique piece was built in response to an RFP by Tahoe Public Art. Its design conveys the artful expression of the fragility of the ecosystem in Lake Tahoe - the water quality, the flora and the fauna.
The piece is representative of the mountains, trees, granite and waters of Tahoe. The seven plates are representative of the directions north, south, east, west, above, below and within. All of these facets are bound together in one piece, representing the interdependency of all the elements.
The sculpture is nearly 10,000 pounds and stands 12 feet tall, 11 feet long and 7 feet wide. It is constructed of corten steel, embedded with wood and granite, and embellished with waves of stainless steel. The finish is left natural. The piece may evoke images of fragility and nature, but it is also engineered and constructed to withstand sustained winds of 150 miles an hour. It is sure to bring many years of enjoyment, contemplation and beauty to the community.
To learn more about McLellan Blacksmithing and view more of its signature projects, visit https://mclellanblacksmithing.com.
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Abandoned rocket bodies are among the biggest threats to spacecraft, acording to the European Space Agency. Traditionally, risk is mitigated by having launch providers deorbit the rockets after they've delivered their payload - but why waste a perfectly good, humungous metal tube? One space logistics company proposes turning the upper stages of such spent rockets into 'miniature stations.'
"No one has ever demonstrated the core metalworking and fabrication techniques needed to convert a space station in orbit before," as the story notes. But by next May, that could change.
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With lost jobs, unexpected emergency and medical bills, natural disasters and uncertainty about what's to come, 2020 has given us plenty of reasons to consider tapping retirement funds to help ease some financial burdens. But try to resist the urge to take money out, and look for other options you may have instead; you could be saving yourself thousands of dollars down the road.
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