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Messagefrom Regional Director á Page 1 crådit unions and auto dealerships unite volume 5 issuå7 Oct 2007 Whatisapartnership?Understandingwhat apartnershipis,andthereciprocaldynamics behindit,canhelpbothpartnersthrive. IÁveoftenremindedcråditunionsthatitÁs importanttoaskforthebusinessfromtheirdealer partners.Howaboutalsothankingthemforthe business?Youcanpersonallythankthemonthe phoneduringyourdailyinteractions,thankthem onyourdealervisitsinperson,orholdadealeràp preciationevent(pizzaluncheon,dealerbreakfast, ticketstojoinyouatasportingevent,etc). ItÁsjustasimportantfordealerstounderstand thatthecreditunionsareworkinghardand spendinglotsofmoneytîadvertiseanddrive theirmemberstoCUDLdealersandhelpthem tosellmorecars.Dealershipsneedtoreciprocate thegestureandsendthecreditunionmembers financingbacktothecreditunion. Credituniînanddealershipspartnerships havecomealongway,butconsistentnurturing willhelptherelationshiptogrow. Asalways,theMid-AtlanticBusinessUnit wouldliketothankyouforyourcontinued suppîrt. We look forward to working and growingwithallofourbusinesspartnersin thefuturå. n CUDL to Host Credit Unions at the 2008 National Automobilå Dealers Association Convention and Exposition Gåt The Word Out About Credit Unions!Á ThàtÁs CUDLÁs mission at the upcoming 2008 Natiînal Automobile Dealers Association Con ference&Expo--thenationÁslargestautomotive dealerevent.Thiswillmàrkthefifthconsecutive yearthatCUDLhasrepresentedits600+credit unionsatNADAÁsannualdealerextravaganza,to promotethemanybenefitsofacreditunionand dealeralliance. Åach of the last four years, credit uniîns fromthroughouttheU.S.haveparticipatedwith CUDL to create a united presenñe at the con vention,whichwilltakeplaceinSanFrancisco February 8 through February 12, 2008 at the famedMosconeCenter.NADAisthelargestevent forautomobiledealersintheU.S.,averagingbe tween 25,000 and 30,000 attendees each year, anddrawingattendancefromapproximatelyone thirdîfallU.S.dealerships. CUDLwillonceagainprovidecreditunions anidealopportunitytopresenttheircoopera tiveandnetworkstrengthtoincreasedealersÁ awareness of the marketplacå power credit unionspossess,andtoconveytheimportance and viàbility of partnerships between credit unionsanddealers. CreditunionsthatattendthåNADAConfer ence&Expogainfromhavingtheopportunityto: Á Provideaunifiedpresencealongsidetop competinglendinginstitutions Á Networkwithkeyindustrydecisionmakers Á Improveawarenessandthevalueofthe creditunionpartnershipwithbothnew carfranchiseddealersandindepåndent dealers Á Developsignificantrelationshipswithtop nationalandlocaldealers Á Attendawidevarietyofindustry-related workshops ÁThere is no other venuå quite like the NADAConventiontoprovidecreditunionsa chancetointeractwithdealerprincipalsfrom theirmarketareas,ÁstatedDaveReynîlds,CEO of San Antonio, Texas-based Security Service Fedåral Credit Union after last yeàrÁs NADA event