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THE MOTIVE BEHIND MOTIVATIONAL

A family affair: Altman with his new business partners, son, Tony Altman and daughter, Andrea Stuhley.

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“The best thing about our company is when you come to Motivational, you get to share in the family experience, not only with the immediate family but the employees and the 34 years of experience. And that’s where we are, and we don’t want to change that feeling.”

Stuhley, who joined the company 20 years ago, will become executive vice president and expand her duties by overseeing marketing and information systems and handling the day-to-day operations for direct response. Tony Altman will step into the role of senior vice president, managing the financial responsibilities of the company, as well as overseeing the day-to-day operations of the retail distribution division. Two-and-a-half years ago, Tony joined Motivational after running his own law practice for more than 14 years. Reflecting on his 34 years in business, Altman admits he could have made different decisions early on. “If I had to
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go back again, I would have had a sales force. The company would have been able to reach more people in different industries. Certainly, I’m not complaining, but I think the company would’ve been bigger and expanded more quickly if we would’ve had an outside sales force. However, I don’t see that changing in the near future.” For now, Altman chooses to savor his good fortune. As he puts it, “The best thing about our company is when you come to Motivational, you get to share in the family experience, not only with the immediate family but the employees and the 34 years of experience. And that’s where we are, and we don’t want to change that feeling.”

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Electronic Retailer - May 2011
Contents
Calendar of Events
Your Association, Your Bottom Line
Industry Reports
FTC Forum
eMarketer Research
IMS Retail Rankings
Jordan Whitney’s Top Categories
Lockard & Wechsler’s Clearance & Price Index
Legislative Primer for the ERA 2011 Government Affairs Fly-In
Guest Viewpoint: Government, Industry and the People... Working Tirelessly Together – to Shoot Themselves in the Foot!
The Motive Behind Motivational
Guest Viewpoint: Protecting Your Brand – Logistics Behind the Buy Button
Penetrating the U.S. Hispanic Market
Guest Viewpoint: A New “Perspectiva”
DRTV
Teleservices
Legal
Member Spotlight
Advertiser Spotlight
Bulletin Board
Advertiser Index
Classified Directory
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - Cover2
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - Calendar of Events
Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - Your Association, Your Bottom Line
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - Industry Reports
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - FTC Forum
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - eMarketer Research
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - IMS Retail Rankings
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - Jordan Whitney’s Top Categories
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - Lockard & Wechsler’s Clearance & Price Index
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - Legislative Primer for the ERA 2011 Government Affairs Fly-In
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - Guest Viewpoint: Government, Industry and the People... Working Tirelessly Together – to Shoot Themselves in the Foot!
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - The Motive Behind Motivational
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - Guest Viewpoint: Protecting Your Brand – Logistics Behind the Buy Button
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - Penetrating the U.S. Hispanic Market
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - Guest Viewpoint: A New “Perspectiva”
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - DRTV
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - Teleservices
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - Legal
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - Member Spotlight
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Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - Bulletin Board
Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - Advertiser Index
Electronic Retailer - May 2011 - Classified Directory
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