Current Pedorthics | January-February 2014 | Vol. 46, Issue 1 | Page 20

PFANEWS Specific Objective: Resolve the Second Pedorthic Text publishing issue and devise marketing and sales plan; consider translation of “Introduction to Pedorthics” and the “Professional Shoe Fitting Manual” to other languages by: • Terminating the agreement with current technical editor. • Determining the status of each chapter. • Determining cost to proceed to final publication versus utilizing content for other options. Specific Objective: Assess marketing “Current Pedorthics” subscriptions to other healthcare professions by trial ballooning a subscription offer to an American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) mailing list. Solve All Your Foot Support Needs, In Your Facility, In Minutes! www.FASTECHLABS.net Specific Objective: Annually review PFA’s fees for membership, Resource Center, webinars, the Symposium & Exhibition, and Current Pedorthics advertising, to ensure that PFA is at least keeping pace with inflation and its cost to do business by conducting an annual review of PFA’s expenses, expenses per member, and current fees for membership dues, advertising, Symposium, Resource Center, etc., and increase fees as appropriate during budgeting process for following fiscal year. FASTECH LABS Manufactures and markets an “in-office” custom foot orthotic system. This “direct mold” system allows any staff member to make a functional foot orthotic in minutes. Fastech inventories raw materials and all equipment necessary to make foot orthotics on site. Specific Objective: Grow PFA’s membership by 10% in FY2014 by: “Orthletek, orthotics for athletes, has worked with Fastech Labs for 16 years. We do custom orthotics for our patients and have used the Fastech system as an adjunct to our practice. We have used Fastech for athletes and for quick turn around for our patients. As a certified pedorthist and past president of the Pedorthic Footcare Association, I would highly recommend Fastech Labs as a perfect resource to dispense foot orthotics in your practice.” Dane LaFontsee, C. Ped. Orthletek • Milwaukee, WI • Desi ۚ[