PDD - Door Dealer Diaries

What is the State of the Industry for Garage Door Dealers?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:17:59 PDT

It seems we’ve just barely left Halloween behind and retailers already have us rushing right into the holiday season. Overnight, jack-o-lanterns and zombies were replaced by Santas and gingerbread men on shelves. Which means it’s officially time to start thinking ahead to the new year and reflecting on 2009. Coincidentally, that’s exactly what we’re doing here at PDD, as we ...

Women-Owned Dealerships Help the Economy

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:55:24 PDT

Earlier this week, we posted the news that Joe Wilde Co. received certification as a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) through the Wisconsin Department of Commerce.What does that mean? Well, for one, it means that this particular door dealership is at least 51 percent female owned, controlled and managed. And the fact that women are at the helm of such a ...

‘Door Guy’ Comments on Local Garage Door Entrapment Story

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:26:19 PDT

Last week I blogged about why PDD covers entrapment and garage door-related death stories that appear in local newspapers (read the blog and comments here). Among the reasons I cited for covering these types of stories is so that dealers can use the unfortunate incidences to raise awareness about the dangers of garage doors. Because the stories contain so little ...