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KBA Sales Conference 2007
Friday 18. January 2008 - KBA-Grafitec organized a sales conference at the end of the last year. The sales conference took place on the 6th and 7th December in the Courtyard Marriott hotel in Prague.
The December event was attended by sales representatives from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary while the sales representatives from the markets that are serviced directly from Dobruka, which are Poland and Spain, were also present. The sales conference was also attended by those sales representatives who ensure the sales of KBA Performa printing presses in the Czech Republic.
KBA-Grafitec traditionally organizes the meeting with the representatives and sales staff from the foreign distribution companies at the end of each year with the objective of evaluating the fulfilment of the sales targets for the KBA Performa 74 and KBA Performa 66 printing presses. The programme also includes the issues of marketing support and the provision of service support.
The December event was attended by sales representatives from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary while the sales representatives from the markets that are serviced directly from Dobruka, which are Poland and Spain, were also present
The 2007 year was a very successful period for KBA-Grafitec. After reaching the milliard turnover in 2006, the company recorded yet another double figure sales increase in 2007. KBA-Grafitec posted extraordinary sales results, particularly in the Czech Republic, Poland and Russia. Mr Bohuslav Polá?ek, who sells Performa printing presses in East Bohemia and Moravia, was awarded the top sales representative for the 2007 year. The KBA-Grafitec management also honoured the results of the Russian distribution company IPRIS, who managed to triple sales within a year. The award was presented to the Director General, Mrs Janina Ovsjanikova and to the Sales Director, Mrs Elena Fadina. Mr Pavel ?erný was awarded as the top sales representative on the foreign market in 2007.
The new KBA Vice President for sheet-fed offset, Mr Ralf Sammeck, also attended the December meeting in Prague. The 2007 Sales Conference programme also included the setting of plans and goals for the 2008 year. The oncoming year will be focused around the Drupa 2008 global trade fair which will be held from 29 May until 11 June in Düsseldorf. Mr Sammeck managed to also find some time for the journalists. The meeting with the professional media representatives was prolonged unexpectedly although it was very interesting for both parties. The Sales Conference also included a party on the Hamburg steam boat on 6 December. KBA-Grafitec invited not only the participants of the Sales Conference 2007 but also their customers from the Czech Republic.