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R ADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES IMAGING The Name You Can Trust to Provide the Highest Level of Care staff members who are constantly loading, using and activating data for their car dealership clients. Every one of them, he said, can sell his product to any level car executive. His staff is able to put together amazing insights into what kind of cars a consumer has owned, how often and where they get their cars serviced, when their lease or payments end and more. All these factors are pulled out of proprietary software, which will coordinate the customized printing of direct mail offers to hit the right consumer at the right time. “When you look at today’s business, whether you are selling cars, clothes, shoes, hard goods or investments, data will enhance your return on investment if you have clean data, an employee or employees assigned to managing the data and a customer management tool,” Hamlin said. “Without those pieces, you really are handicapping yourself and your potential.” Throughout his career, Hamlin has seen the return on investment for his clients’ campaigns reach the 3,800 percent mark. As we look to the future Hamlin sees the need for data-minded people to grow. He has a formula for knowing what to look for #DetectionSpecialists Board Certified, Fellowship Trained Radiologists When you need a diagnostic procedure, you should know that RAI features the most advanced imaging technologies, including MRI, CT and 3D Mammography™ exams—all read in-house by our Board Certified radiologists to ensure superior accuracy and speed. in someone who can take his sales ideas and put them into action using data. He looks for the ability to present, he said. “Everyone I hire has to have the ability to ask the questions to solve the clients’ biggest challenges,” he said. “You may not think that would be the biggest attribute, but I believe salesmanship combined with IT training and savvy is the key. The young workforce and workforce of the future must have all the soft skills of writing, listening and presenting, as well as the technical expertise to work with machines and data.” Gone are the days of just talking the talk, Hamlin said. Now you have to do both. Hamlin’s advises young people to make sure they are well rounded. “Focus on an incredible work ethic; focus on your interpersonal RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES IMAGING St. Augustine • Palm Coast • Town Center Twin Lakes • Port Orange • Deltona 386-274-6000 RadiologyAssociatesImaging.com | 32 | EVOLVE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MAGAZINE skills and finally focus on how you can work with technology to be the whole package for your future employer.” Erika Redding is a writer and editor with more than 20 years of published writing experience. She began her career as a staff reporter for a small, weekly newspaper and has spent the last 10 years as a freelance writer and editor for newspapers, magazines and not-for-profit organizations.