dress4success
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Hi Guys -
I was asked by Red Collar, a large suit manufacturer located in northeast China, to fly to Las Vegas and be at the MRket Show last February, 2014. My job was to be in the Red Collar booth for three days and act/pretend like I was a Red Collar employee. Red Collar was to pay all expenses plus give me a pre-determined number of full canvas, custom-made suits.
I was moving from Los Angeles to Clearwater, Florida at the time, and I couldn't make the gig.
But, it gave me an idea for a business: representing Chinese - or international - companies at fashion and trade shows in the United States.
In fact, I composed a letter and I have been sending it out to Chinese apparel companies. Here is the letter:
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Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to represent your company at fashion and trade shows in the United States.
Often-times a Chinese company that is attempting a foot-hold in the American market is in a position of unfamiliarity and communication deficit when talking to potential buyers and clients at trade and fashion shows. Having an “actual American” available at shows adds a high degree of familiarity and communicability and a correspondingly strong reality and understanding regarding that company, its goals and purposes, and its products, which in turn create a firm basis for future business relationships.
I am a native New Yorker, and I attended University at the State University of New York in the late '60s. I worked in the information technology field for the past 50 years and I can communicate at a very high level on a variety of subjects. I am equally at ease speaking to one person, one hundred or one thousand!
Unlike many Chinese business-folks who attend trade and fashion shows here in the United States, I know all the twists and turns, idioms and subtleties of the English language, and I can use that knowledge to represent your company and effectively communicate exactly what it is you want communicated to your prospective clients.
I became aware of the need of such a service last year when I consulted with and handled the Las Vegas MRket show arrangements for Red Collar, a manufacturer of men's suits and shirts located in northeast China. At the time, I was a dealer for Red Collar ( http://www.redcollar.com.cn ) and I agreed to do the show arrangements in exchange for a specified number of custom-made suits and shirts. At the last minute, Red Collar asked me to fly to Las Vegas and represent them at the MRket show for three days, with all expenses paid, plus additional compensation, etc. Red Collar was attempting a foot-hold in the American market with their division known as American Cameo, and they wanted a “Westerner” in their corner!
Unfortunately, at the time of the show I was in the midst of a cross-country move – from California to Florida – and I declined.
So, again I say, “I would like to represent your company at fashion and trade shows in the United States.”
I currently live in Clearwater, Florida, just west of Tampa.
Please reply and we can discuss the future success of your company.
Sincerely, Steve Downing
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Statement of Qualifications and Purpose:
I have worked in customer service, technical support and sales support throughout my career, as well as in retail sales, in-home sales and network marketing sales. I have sold custom-made men's shirts and suits, magazines, cakes, audio/visual media, website traffic, discount long-distance phone service, water treatment and purification systems and vitamin & mineral supplements - and I created a downline of 5,000 members in a network marketing company.
I'm also a “fashion bug!” I've been selling men's suits over the past few years (part-time) and amassed a total of over 25 custom-made suits and over 30 custom-made shirts, all purchased at discount.
I'm ex-military (US Naval Submarine Service), an excellent speaker (Toastmasters - multiple speaking-contest winner), former university athlete (attended university on athletic scholarship) and very good with people. I tell jokes, do magic tricks, pet dogs, etc.
I'm at ease around kings and peasants, executives and clerks, butchers, bakers and candle-stick makers.
I would love to represent your company at trade and fashion shows in north America.
I currently live in Clearwater, Florida, just west of Tampa.
Please reply and we can discuss the future success of your company.
Sincerely, Steve Downing
###
Employment History:
1968 through 1968 - Grumman Aircraft
Electronic Technician on Lunar Module Project (LEM) in Bethpage, Long Island, NY
1968 through 1977 - US Navy
US Submarine Service - Top Secret Clearance
1978 through 2013 – CCI, Nortel Networks, Volt Information Sciences
Sr. Software Support Specialist for CCI & Nortel Networks performing AIX and Unix system administration, software support and sales support for major telephony customers AT&T, Verizon, Quest, NYNEX and major banks and law firms in New York, Chicago, Washington D.C. and Los Angeles. Since 2006, I have been in technical support at Volt Information Sciences, working closely with AT&T and Verizon technical personnel on various projects.
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I haven't had any responses yet.
If anyone knows of a Chinese or international company who has such a need and is willing to hire me to fill-in at fashion and trade shows, please let me know. My email address is: [email protected]
Best, Steve Downing
Clearwater, Florida
I was asked by Red Collar, a large suit manufacturer located in northeast China, to fly to Las Vegas and be at the MRket Show last February, 2014. My job was to be in the Red Collar booth for three days and act/pretend like I was a Red Collar employee. Red Collar was to pay all expenses plus give me a pre-determined number of full canvas, custom-made suits.
I was moving from Los Angeles to Clearwater, Florida at the time, and I couldn't make the gig.
But, it gave me an idea for a business: representing Chinese - or international - companies at fashion and trade shows in the United States.
In fact, I composed a letter and I have been sending it out to Chinese apparel companies. Here is the letter:
#######
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to represent your company at fashion and trade shows in the United States.
Often-times a Chinese company that is attempting a foot-hold in the American market is in a position of unfamiliarity and communication deficit when talking to potential buyers and clients at trade and fashion shows. Having an “actual American” available at shows adds a high degree of familiarity and communicability and a correspondingly strong reality and understanding regarding that company, its goals and purposes, and its products, which in turn create a firm basis for future business relationships.
I am a native New Yorker, and I attended University at the State University of New York in the late '60s. I worked in the information technology field for the past 50 years and I can communicate at a very high level on a variety of subjects. I am equally at ease speaking to one person, one hundred or one thousand!
Unlike many Chinese business-folks who attend trade and fashion shows here in the United States, I know all the twists and turns, idioms and subtleties of the English language, and I can use that knowledge to represent your company and effectively communicate exactly what it is you want communicated to your prospective clients.
I became aware of the need of such a service last year when I consulted with and handled the Las Vegas MRket show arrangements for Red Collar, a manufacturer of men's suits and shirts located in northeast China. At the time, I was a dealer for Red Collar ( http://www.redcollar.com.cn ) and I agreed to do the show arrangements in exchange for a specified number of custom-made suits and shirts. At the last minute, Red Collar asked me to fly to Las Vegas and represent them at the MRket show for three days, with all expenses paid, plus additional compensation, etc. Red Collar was attempting a foot-hold in the American market with their division known as American Cameo, and they wanted a “Westerner” in their corner!
Unfortunately, at the time of the show I was in the midst of a cross-country move – from California to Florida – and I declined.
So, again I say, “I would like to represent your company at fashion and trade shows in the United States.”
I currently live in Clearwater, Florida, just west of Tampa.
Please reply and we can discuss the future success of your company.
Sincerely, Steve Downing
###
Statement of Qualifications and Purpose:
I have worked in customer service, technical support and sales support throughout my career, as well as in retail sales, in-home sales and network marketing sales. I have sold custom-made men's shirts and suits, magazines, cakes, audio/visual media, website traffic, discount long-distance phone service, water treatment and purification systems and vitamin & mineral supplements - and I created a downline of 5,000 members in a network marketing company.
I'm also a “fashion bug!” I've been selling men's suits over the past few years (part-time) and amassed a total of over 25 custom-made suits and over 30 custom-made shirts, all purchased at discount.
I'm ex-military (US Naval Submarine Service), an excellent speaker (Toastmasters - multiple speaking-contest winner), former university athlete (attended university on athletic scholarship) and very good with people. I tell jokes, do magic tricks, pet dogs, etc.
I'm at ease around kings and peasants, executives and clerks, butchers, bakers and candle-stick makers.
I would love to represent your company at trade and fashion shows in north America.
I currently live in Clearwater, Florida, just west of Tampa.
Please reply and we can discuss the future success of your company.
Sincerely, Steve Downing
###
Employment History:
1968 through 1968 - Grumman Aircraft
Electronic Technician on Lunar Module Project (LEM) in Bethpage, Long Island, NY
1968 through 1977 - US Navy
US Submarine Service - Top Secret Clearance
1978 through 2013 – CCI, Nortel Networks, Volt Information Sciences
Sr. Software Support Specialist for CCI & Nortel Networks performing AIX and Unix system administration, software support and sales support for major telephony customers AT&T, Verizon, Quest, NYNEX and major banks and law firms in New York, Chicago, Washington D.C. and Los Angeles. Since 2006, I have been in technical support at Volt Information Sciences, working closely with AT&T and Verizon technical personnel on various projects.
#######
I haven't had any responses yet.
If anyone knows of a Chinese or international company who has such a need and is willing to hire me to fill-in at fashion and trade shows, please let me know. My email address is: [email protected]
Best, Steve Downing
Clearwater, Florida
