John Palumbo, The Closing Master, is the keynote speaker for the  Northeast Florida Builders Association’s Sales and Marketing Council breakfast on August 14.

Held at the University of North Florida at 12000 Alumni Drive at 8 a.m., the event will be sponsored by Bank of England and Mattamy Homes. The cost of the event is $15 for Sales and Marketing Council members and $20 for non-members. Register for the event here.

John A. Palumbo is CEO of The Sales DNA Institute, an idea studio and research laboratory for sales and marketing management. Since 1985, he has presented hundreds of dynamic,visionary speeches and seminars internationally on the science of sales and influence. John is a member of the National Speakers Association and brings humor and animation to the platform to help others exceed their sales goals.

John has been instrumental in restructuring the Sales DNA of thousands of individuals from small, family run companies to large scale developers such as Trump Grande International. He has the ability to take individuals and organizations to new dimensions of selling excellence. With more than three decades of selling experience, John has closed over one billion dollars in real estate sales.

John is recipient of The National Association of Home Builders’ Sales Manager of the Year Award and The Million Dollar Circle Lifetime Award. He is a prominent member of the Institute of Residential Marketing and has been an instructor for the institute for more than 15 years. John is invited repeatedly as a guest speaker at conferences and national conventions including IBS, Super Sales Rally, SEBC and the Midwest Builders’ Conference, just to name a few.

He is author of The Closing Numbers, Close and Grow Rich, Selling at the Bottom of the Market, What’s Your Sales DNA? and Salesnosis: The Art of Hypnotic Persuasion. Additionally, he appears regularly on the WJXT Morning Show in Jacksonville as their financial guru – “The Investment Gambler.”

Back To School Backpacks

Bring a backpack full of school supplies to the breakfast and  help Daniel’s Kids. It’s the annual SMC drive to collect school supplies for kids in need. All typical school supplies are needed from pencils and paper to rulers and calculators. Load up a backpack and drop it at the collection table.

About Sales and Marketing Council (SMC):

SMC is the place where Builders, Realtors® and other real estate industry-related professionals come together for business development, networking and educational opportunities. Over 200 professionals aligned to create programs, events and activities that bring members and guests together throughout the year.

NEFBA’s Sales & Marketing Council is the largest builder association SMC in Florida and one of the biggest in the nation. The SMC has received the “Best SMC In The Nation” award from the National Association of Home Builders multiple times for its premier programs:

• Monthly Networking Breakfast Meetings
• Annual Laurel Awards for Sales & Marketing Excellence
• Monthly Top Sales Awards Recognition
• Educational & Development Opportunities
• SAM Tram New Model Home Realtor® Bus Tours
• Networking & After hours Socializing Events
• Annual Builder – Realtor® Tradeshow
• Annual NEFBA Parade of Homes Promotion
• Charitable Activities & SMC Cares

Membership is open to all NEFBA member companies and their employees. Open the door to new business, career enhancement, relationship development and great fun with an SMC membership. It’s the best way to meet and network with the top real estate industry professionals in Northeast Florida.

Explore the website to learn more about the many benefits of membership.