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Joe Burklund returns to VDTA/SDTA staff

VDTA/SDTA is happy to announce that Joe Burklund has returned to the organization as the sales/marketing/publicity manager. Joe will be dealing primarily with the sewing, quilting and embroidery side of the business as well as working with the Original Creative Festivals, recently acquired by C.D. Management.

Joe spent a number of years in magazine advertising sales in the automotive industry. He has also held positions of marketing/advertising director with manufacturers and account supervisor/client services manager with advertising agencies. He has conducted seminars on advertising and promotion for small business.

For the last half-year, he worked as the marketing director for a Minnesota manufacturer of high-performance shock absorbers and suspension components for racecars.

Joe said, “It was a great product to work with, but not a good fit for me in the corporate culture. So, I was extremely lucky that VDTA/SDTA asked me to come back and help with all the exciting new shows and programs they now organize. And, if anyone needs advice on how to retro-fit their sewing machine with dual-adjustable twin-tube coil-over shock absorbers, I’m the guy to talk to.”

With his background in advertising/marketing and in the printing industry, Joe will be happy to discuss your marketing plans and help you in any way he can.

You can contact Joe by phone at 1-515-282-9101 or 1-800-367-5651; e-mail JoeB@vdta.com.

Reprinted from SQE Professional, May 2008