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The Platform Group Gallery (PPAI 216134 / ASI 78708) has been selected as a winner in the Promotional Product Association\'s (PPAI) 2009 Supplier Awards Competition.
The winning category is Most Beneficial Sales & Marketing aids (provided to Promotional Products distributors).
The awards will be presented at the PPAI Expo January 2009 in Las Vegas - and will be awarded to The Platform Group Gallery President Allison Gower.
Learn more about the Spectacular Distributor Support services that won in the category of Most Beneficial Sales & Marketing Aids --
The Platform Group Gallery manufactures and markets GalleryBoard(r) Packaging exclusively to Professional Promotional Products Distributors. Every item in the line is made from 100% recycled content and is colored with chlorine-free dyes, making it environmentally friendly as well as sturdy and functional. We provide a host of sales and marketing aids to our professional distributor network – the elements of this aid program are outlined below for the submission.
No-charge self-promotion Program;
No-charge Door Opener
• A distributor can provide CMYK art and we’ll prepare an absolutely no-charge DOOR OPENER spec sample
• These are great ways for a distributor to present a new idea (packaging) to clients who have been going to non-industry listed printers for packaging and/or to get in the door with a brand new client.
• In the example shown below, Stuart & Associates presented a no-charge door-opened to a client (Training on Base) and immediately got an order for a printed piece (almost a replica of the door-opener presented as spec)
Welcome Kit –
• All listed promotional distributors are provided with a FREE Welcome Kit that contains everything they need to know about the GalleryBoard packaging line, along with a listing of resources, free offers and contact information
• Distributors can also access & download the welcome kit 24/7 online.
Distributor Branded Web-Site
• We provide no-charge distributor branded web-sites along with Google Analytics reports showing page landings, bounces and sources for entry.
• These sites show the distributor’s contact information, link to their web-site and allow their clients to order samples, create virtual samples and request quotes. They can also see list rates 24/7.
• We have provided over 1,000 of these branded web sites to distributors and many receive 100’s of hits per week (reports provided to distributors from google analytics)
Distributor Branded Catalogs
• We provide no-charge distributor branded catalogs. Distributors can choose what to display, co name, co / contact / phone etc. We do not limit these and they are always free.
We provide No-charge Drop Samples (including no-charge FedEx Ground freight)
• Drop-ship samples can be ordered straight from our web-site, from the distributor’s branded sites or via customer service email or fax
• We ship within 2-3 business days (unless express / rush is specified), and do not charge for FedEx Ground freight
• Drop-ship samples are packed with identifying item numbers so clients can easily ID samples chosen for a program, with a distributor contact card, with box stickers to identify the shipment as samples so it does not get stuck in the mail-room.
We send all end-user (and adv/graphic agency leads) to professional products distributors participating in our FREE Referral Program –
• Distributors can join the referral program is they are officially industry listed
• All leads go to participants
• We advertise to end-users via google adwords and generate 100’s of qualified leads who are ready to by each week – all of these are passed to distributors
• Our web-site www.theplatformgroupgallery.com is equipped with on-demand virtual samples so that a distributor or his/her client can choose an item, upload art, choose color and view immediately.
• All items on web are equipped and this allows distributor to view virtual’s 24/7
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