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Communication Cements Rep And Manufacturer
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Agency Sales
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August 1, 2004
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Copyright informationCopyright Manufacturers' Agents National Association Aug 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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"The reason we have two ears and one mouth is that we're supposed to listen for twice the amount of time that we speak."
That's sage advice, and it serves as the foundation for a philosophy that has been built over a more than 30-year career in sales and marketing. It's also a business practice that John Bermingham, chairman, president and CEO, American Pad & Paper, LLC (Ampad), firmly believes in - especially when it comes to communicating with his company's network of independent manufacturers' representatives.
Ampad, headquartered in Piano, Texas, is a more than century-old supplier of writing pads, specialty papers, filing products, and envelopes.
Bermingham maintains that ...
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