Hey there, have you seen your new website? If not, get online now and check it out. We have launched! Sometime today, you should receive an email from The Shipyard that provides your new active URL. If you do not see that email, first check your spam box to ensure the email is not there, then contact Eric Burger at EricBurger@ComfortKeepers.com for this information.

We want you to know that although the hard part is over, there is still plenty to do. Regular updates to your website will help make you stand out in searches. To support you in your efforts, we want to remind you that The Shipyard will be offering training webinars (see schedule below) to show you how you can make changes and update your site on your own.

In addition to training webinars, The Shipyard is offering three support packages that you can take advantage of to make your site work for you. You can view the package options here or contact Jake Wilk at JWilk@TheShipyard.com or (888) 738-9750 with questions or to order services.

For those who want basic support, beginning April 14 CKFI will offer franchisees up to two basic changes each month to their sites. Basic changes include staff bios, office location, or copy updates. We will post instructions for requesting changes in future Friday Flash articles.

Live Webinars with The Shipyard  

What is one good reason to attend the Leadership Conference this year? Our keynote speaker, Lee Cockerell, former Excutive Vice President of Walt Disney World Resorts^®. Register for the conference today, and you will be able to tell all your friends that you got to rub elbows with the man who led 40,000 Cast Members at one of the most magical, and most successful, places on earth: Disney!

In his address, Lessons in Leadership, Management and Service Excellence-YOU too Can Create Magic, Lee will share with us strategies for creating magic in our organization, allowing us to grow and thrive in the future. His professional experience makes him one of the premiere experts on leadership and customer service, and he has grown to understand that exceptional achievement in each person leads to great growth for your business.

Take five minutes today and register before it is too late!

Click here for more information and to register. 

When: April 24-26, 2014

Where: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel

To book your room at the negotiated rate of $169 per night, click here, or call (303) 893-3333 and ask for the Comfort Keepers' rate. 

Note: This discounted room rate is only good through April 9.

This coming summer Comfort Keepers^® franchises will have access to the new Relias Learning Management System, which will replace SilverChair. This new platform has impressive enhancements and features, many of which Comfort Keepers franchisees have been requesting.

Be one of the first to see this new tool during a sneak preview at the upcoming Leadership Conference. Relias, in coordination with CKFI, will be presenting The Future of eLearning with Relias Learning during the conference breakout sessions on Friday, April 25 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Take advantage of this opportunity to see the technology and ask questions. We will see you at the conference!

SafetyChoice^® has expanded its product line to include two new products for Comfort Keepers^®: MedMinder and Go Anywhere Personal Emergency Response System (PERS). MedMinder is a smart, wireless pillbox that reminds your clients when their medications are due and will communicate with the caregiver in real time via text or email when medications are not taken. Designed for the active senior, the Go Anywhere PERS offers two-way automated hands-free communication from virtually anywhere via cellular networks. Both devices are monitored by Comfort Keepers' 24-hour Centralized Monitoring Station. Visit Members > CK Brand > Literature > Flyers, Sell Sheets for additional information.

Sell sheets will be available for order on SMARTworks^® next week.

Hit the road this summer for two exciting roadshows. CKFI will offer The Client Care Roadshow on June 3 and 4 and Salesapalooza on July 15 and 16. Both shows will be held in Dayton, Ohio at the CKFI support center. 

For full details on these sessions, please visit Member's > Training. If you had previously marked these shows on your calendar, please note that the dates and locations have changed.