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The National Dipper® Back Issues

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The following back issues of The National Dipper are available for $5.00 each. Current Annual Source Books (Jan/Feb '09) are available for $35.00 each. Includes postage and handling. Place an X in front of the issues you want and mail this form along with your check to: The National Dipper, 1028 W. Devon Ave., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. Please allow three to four weeks for delivery.

_____ September/October 2006 - Equipment Update-Dipping Cabinet Technology; Happy 60th Anniversary NEICRA; When Spending Freezes, Feed Consumers Great Service; Affordable, Essential Insurance; Does the “Deli Lama” Work Here?; A Guide to Copyright Law & Cake Decorating.
   
_____ November/December 2006 - 2007 Promotion Planning Guide & Industri Events Calendar; I Dream of Gelato, Provincetown, Mass wins NEICRA Promotion Award; NICRA Promotion.
   
_____ January/February 2007 - 2007 Annual Source Book, Alphabetical Manufacturer Listings; Trade & Brand Names; Product Listings; State Distributor Listings.
   
_____ March/Arpil 2007 - 2007 Industry Outlook - Q & A; Vending Carts & Vehicles; Happy 40th Anniversary Great Lakes Ice Cream & Fast Food Association: The Professional Way to Find A Pro.
   
_____ May/June 2007 - Ice Cream Cakes-Making the Ice Cream Part; Cake Display Freezers; July is National Blueberry Month; Community Partnering for Greater Retail Success; Time to Reappraise Performance Appraisals; Winning or Losing Depends on Having the Right People.
   
_____ July/August 2007 - Are You Accepting Credit Card Payments?; Whipped Cream Machines; Sun Too Hot?; Unlimited Possibilities with Limited Liability Companies; Business, Balance & Beach Blankets; Controlling Worker's Compensation Costs.
   
_____ September/October 2007- John Davis Utterback (1918 - 2007); Adding Beverages to Your Menu; Choosing the Proper Equipment for Your Beverage Program; Shaved Ice & Sno-Kones - There is a Difference; Sunflowers for Wishes; Hershey®'s Food Service Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Hershey’s Kisses®; Federal Law Requires All Businesses to Truncate Credit Card Information on Receipts.
   
_____ November/December 2007 - 2008 Promotional Planning Guide & Industry Events Calendar; Brennan’s Big Chill Wins NEIRCA Promotion of the Year Award; Henry’s Homemade Ice Cream Wins NICRA Promotion of the Year Award; Managing Personality Conflicts and Negative Attitudes in the Workplace; Research & Development - New Flavors & Menu Items.
   
_____ January/February 2008 - 16ht Annual Source Book, Alphabetical Manufacturer Listings; Trade & Brand Names; Product Listings; State Distributor Listings.
   
_____ March/April 2008 - 2008 Industry Outlook; Buttonwood Farm Ice Cream; Waffle Cone Bakers; How to Choose the Best Merchant Account for Your Business; The Marketer’s Mindset, The Secret to Building the Business of Your Dreams; Use Today’s Web Technologies to Connect With Your Customers; Is your Grass the Greenest?
   
_____ May/June 2008 - Gelato Dipping Cabinets: The American Way or the Italian Way; Low Temperature Merchandisers; The Secret Ingredient to Success...Signs!; Planning & Implementing a Promotion; ’Til Death Do Us Part, How to Survive as a Couple in Business; Seven Steps to Build Customer Loyalty; Overcome a Talent Shortage - Create a Gen-X Friendly Workplace to Retain Key Talent; How Was Your Stay? And Other Stupid Questions.
   
_____ July/August 2008 - Adding Frozen Custard to your Store: What to look for when buying a machine; Equipment Update: Popcorn & Cotton Candy Machines; Formulating an Emergency Preparedness Plan; Fun Summer Time Recipes.
   
_____ September/October 2008 - Expand your Shake Sales, What to Look for When Purchasing A Shake Machine; Lester Shakes Things Up; Perk Up Your Sales With Coffee; Happy 75th Anniversary NICRA!; ”Me” Funding 101, Self Funding Financing.
   
_____ November/December 2008 - 2009 Promotion Planning Guide & Industry Events Calendar; New England Ice Cream Restaurant Association Promotions; National Ice Cream Retailers Association Promotions of the Year; Savvy Saleswoman Shares What's Hot in Her Territory; Marketing Triage.
   
_____ January/February 2009- 17th Annual Source Book, Alphabetical Manufacturer Listings; Trade & Brand Names; Product Listings; State Distributor Listings.
   
_____ March/April 2009 - 2009 Industry Outlook; Smoothies; Blending with Blend-in Machines; The Market for Smoothies; Recovering with New Tax Breaks
   
_____ May/June 2009 - Vending & Catering - Two Parts of a Total Marketing Strategy. Are they the right mix for your business?; How to Add Big Profis to Your Bottom Line By Adding Catering Services to Your Frozen Dessert Business; A Quick Fix for Small Business Borrowing; A Recession-Proof Employee Loyalty Plan-Eight Ways to Show your Employees the Love When You Can't Show Them the Money; Outwit the Competition-Use Nontraditional Low-Cost Marketing; How Your Company CAN Survive This Recession
   
_____ July/August 2009 - Setting Up A Cake Decorating Program; Trendy Treats: Simple Ways to Take Your Frozen Dessert Business From Likeable to Legendary; Cake Decorating Made Easy; Gift Cards, Certificates and Profits; Coaching That Counts
   
_____ September/October 2009 - Web Site Strategies to Grow Your Frozen Dessert Business; Computers & Software: Tax Breaks & Pitfalls; Polar Bear Homemade Ice Cream: Dos and Don'ts of Recession Marketing: Five Cheap and Easy Techniques to Embrace and Three Big Mistakes to Avoid; Building Good Media Relations Can Grow Your Business
   
_____ November/December 2009 - 2010 Promotion Planning Guide & Industry Events Calendar; Cherry Farm Creamery Wins NEICRA Promotion Award; Queen City Creamery Wins NICRA Promotion Award; Candy Can Equal Winter Profits
   
_____ $35 - January/February 2010- 18th Annual Source Book, Alphabetical Manufacturer Listings; Trade & Brand Names; Product Listings; State Distributor Listings.
   
_____ March/April 2010 - 2010 Industry Outlook; Care & Maintenance of Soft Serve Freezers; 8 Ways to Recruit Today's Best Teenagers; Writing an Employee Manual; "Fidelity" Losses: Prevent, Protect, Insure & Recover.
   
_____ May/June 2010 - Keeping Your Cool: Taking the Leap Toward a Walk-in Cooler/Freezer; How to Make the Most Out of Your Walk-in Cooler With Cost Saving Retrofit Options; Good Behavior by Decree?; Finding Good Employees & Getting them to Stay; Carmen & David's Creamery; Tips 'n Taxes; Customer Perception Equals Market Domination; Promotional Marketing Often Overlooked, But Effective; The Grateful Workplace.
   
_____ July/August 2010 - Care & Maintenance of Batch Freezers; Back of the Counter Design; Fix or Replace - Depreciate or Write Off Business Triage-Marketing; Yes, You Can Buy That Business; An Employee Happiness Revival; Eight Ways to Make Meaningful Business Connections.

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