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NAVELEX Renamed The Naval Electronic Systems Command was renamed the Space and Naval Warfare Command. New NAVSEA and NAVELEX Commanders VAdm. Rowden was named commander of NAVSEA. He had commanded the MSC. VAdm. Clark was selected to head the Space and Naval Warfare Com- mand. He had headed the Strategic Systems Program Office. International Maritime Asso- ciates, Inc. (IMA) specializes in strategic market planning. The firm's services include market re- search, acquisition studies, com- petitive analyses, and assistance in long term product/market po- sitioning. Among its clients are more than 80 organizations in 18 countries. As one of its services IMA regu- larly publishes special market surveys. Each survey deals with a subject of wide interest. For further information on IMA's services and market sur- veys, Circle 93 on Reader Service Card Thermal Reduction Offers New Brochure On Metal Products Line The Thermal Reduction Compa- ny, Riverside, N.J., is offering a newly revised brochure on their complete line of metal products. The products offered by the compa- ny include: marine corrosion protec- tion; copper; brass; lead; zinc; tin/ tin-lead/ solder; alloys; cadmium/ nickel; antimony; aluminium; and magnesium. According to the brochure, Ther- mal Reduction is one of the world's largest manufacturers and suppliers of marine corrosion protection. The company reportedly has a reputa- tion for quality and on-time de- livery. The brochure, which is in its third revision, is broken in to two main sections. The first section contains text on the company's marine corro- sion protection products and the second section is devoted to mill and foundry products. For a free copy of the Thermal Reduction Company's brochure, Circle 54 on Reader Service Card ADS Workshop Scheduled For October 2-3 In Chicago "Getting Your Next Customer— and Keeping the Ones You Have" is the subject of a special workshop to be presented October 2-3 by the Association of Diesel Specialists, September 1, 1985 announced ADS president Harold Klebanoff, LaBan Equipment Corp., Valley Stream, N.Y. The workshop will be held at the Ra- mada Hotel O'Hare, Chicago, 111. "Marketing and sales planning is more important than ever in the diesel fuel injection service busi- ness," said Mr. Klebanoff. "Our industry is long past the point where a diesel shop can simply open for business and expect the customers to start flowing in," he said. The workshop will provide ADS members with information which they can take back to their shops and put into practice, according to Mr. Klebanoff. The subject areas to be covered include: "What is marketing, and where does it fit into your business?," "Setting realistic goals, and tying them into company objectives," "Ways to make your company's individual characteris- tics work to your advantage," "The roles of top management and sales management, and how they are dif- ferent," and "What does your cus- tomer think of you? Does it mat- ter?" Designed for business owners, general managers and sales man- agers, the workshop is presented by the Association of Diesel Specialists in cooperation with the Fromm In- stitute, Kansas City, Mo. as a spe- cial service to ADS members. For more information on the workshop, contact Louis A. Zuan- ich at ADS headquarters, 9140 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Mo. 64114, (816) 444-3500. 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