Rug salesmen and officials who attended sales meeting here are shown at Karastan Service Center.
Sales Goals Are Set
At Rug Sales Meeting
New rugs and carpets by Karastan
were unveiled and Karastan’s selling
program for fall was set up at the semi
annual rug sales meeting here Thurs
day and Friday, June 13 and 14.
Attending the meeting were members
of the general management of Field-
crest Mills, Inc., Karastan mill and sales
officials, and our rug salesmen from all
parts to the country.
Hugh P. Feeley, vice president of the
Karastan Rug Mills sales division, con
ducted the meeting which opened
Thursday morning at Meadow Greens
Country Club. He presented Walter B.
Guinan, president of the rug sales di
vision.
Mr. Guinan congratulated the sales
men on their increased volume and out
lined sales goals for fall. He predicted
that 1963 would be the biggest year in
Karastan’s history. He then showed
the new lines, describing and tracing
the development of each new item.
Harold W. Whitcomb, president of
Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., reviewed the over
all operations of the company and dis
cussed important developments in the
rug division. J. M. Norman, Jr., manager
of the Karastan Rug Mill, reported on
mill activities.
Alfred S. Gussin, director of adver
tising and sales promotion for the Kar
astan sales division, outlined the ad
vertising and merchandising program
for the fall season.
Later in the day Thursday, the sales
group made a tour of the Karastan Mill
to see building and processing improve
ments made in the past year.
The salesmen spent a considerable
amount of time at the Karastan Service
Center where they saw innovations and
improvements and heard Fred W. Klein,
assistant mill manager, and John G.
Cunningham, superintendent, discuss as
pects of customer service.
The sales meeting continued with an
all-day session Friday at the Fieldcrest
Lodge at Fieldale, Va.
Walter B. Guinan (left), president of Karastan Rug Mills sales division, is shown
with Fred W. Klein, assistant manager of Karastan Mill, during sales group’s visit
to Service Center.
Hugh P. Feeley conducted rug sales
meeting held at mills.
Alfred S. Gussin told of sales pro
motion plans for new season.
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