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Episode #26 – Todd Daniel “Affiliate – the more you give, the more you get”

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Todd Daniel is the executive director for NOMMA, the National Ornamental & Misc. Metals Association.  His background is in journalism and his start within the NOMMA organization started in 1991 as the editor of the Fabricator Magazine. 

 

What We Talked About

 

  • Todd talks about what NOMMA offers to metal working businesses and what the benefits are to belonging to the NOMMA membership.  Introductory $100 off membership promo right now.  Membership benefits are:

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    • Fabricator Magazine

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      • Annual Conference (discounted membership price)

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        • Hands on Continuing Education Foundation workshops (discounted membership price)

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          • Business education programs

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            • Have 6 regional chapters : Pacific Northwest, Northeast, Chesapeake Bay, Florida, Gulf Coast, Upper Mid-west

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              • Commercial Insurance program

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                • Mentoring program

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                  • Vendor discount program

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                    • Technical affairs program

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                      • Round Table conference calls

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                        • Women’s Group

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                          • MetalFab is the annual convention they organize, this year it was in the beginning of April and around 400 members attended it in Pennsylvania.  It is a mixture of educational sessions, vendor exhibits and the Top Job Gallery that shows entries in 17 different categories.

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                            • The Top Job winner receives a listing in Fabricator magazine and is featured on the website. Press releases are mailed to newspapers in the winning shop’s community. The entries for the Top Job Award are voted on by the members that are present at the convention.  There is also a Top Job Jamboree that includes a slide show of the entries and each entrant has an opportunity to get on stage and talk about their entry.

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                              • Another part of the convention is a day full of shop tours in the area.  This year they went to M Cohen and Sons (http://www.mcohenandsons.com/ ), local metal fabricators who had 8 demonstration stations for the tour. The second shop tour was at an Amish business that creates metal work completely off the grid.

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                                • You can see pictures of the convention here, https://www.flickr.com/photos/nomma/sets/

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                                  Guest Links

                                   

                                  NOMMA’s website - http://www.nomma.org/

                                   

                                  NOMMA’s Flicker account for convention pictures - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nomma/sets/

                                   

                                  Promo code for $100 off first time membership is DM2-2014

                                   

                                  A Big Thank You to today’s sponsor – Nimba Anvils, www.Nimbaanvils.com   

                                   

                                   

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