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HubSpot has a free download that will help you figure out how to get the most out of Twitter.

This kit includes two videos, two ebooks and several articles.

• Twitter for Marketing and PR (1 hr video)
• Getting Found Online using Social Media (1 hr video)
• How to use Twitter for Business (ebook 25 pages)
• Sate of the TwitterSphere (ebook 9 pages)
• Articles from the HubSpot Blog (15+ articles)

Download the Free Kit.

With yesterday’s additions of the Corvest Family of Lines; Topper’s, It’s All Greek to Me and Adva Lite, The Industry Library topped the 300 catalog mark in our digital catalog library. You can view these catalogs online:

Toppers Digital Catalog | It’s All Greek To Me Digital Catalog | Adva Lite Digital Catalog

The Industry Library is a free service for the promotional products industry.  With over 300 digital catalogs in it’s online library, it is the largest of it’s kind.  All digital catalogs are Industry-Safe for use by promotional product distributors (NO PHONE NUMBERS!)

If you are a promotional product supplier and want to add your SAFE catalog to our library, contact The Industry Library.  Just send us your catalog as a pdf.  Don’t worry, it’s Free (500 pages, 100mb max).

Distributors,  enjoy!

Promotions include a pink themed golf towel for Breast Cancer Awareness Campaigns and a back to school towel special.  You can view the specials here.

ProTowels is a leading supplier of custom logo towels in the promotional products industry.    They sell exclusively through Promotional Product Distributors.  You can browse digital catalogs of the ProTowels and Cutter & Buck for Pro Towels lines here.

If you are a promotional products supplier or distributor and you want to learn more about Logo411, watch our 2 minute video.

Chocolate Inn has added several Industry-safe promotions to Logo411.  Specials include a coupon for free shipping cooler, a free mold and a wrapper gift bar special.  To view these offers click here.

Chocolate Inn is a promotional product supplier who sells their custom logo chocolate exclusively through Promotional Products Distributors.  You can view the Chocolate Inn Digital catalog here.

Chicago is a market with many promotional product distributor companies.  It is not uncommon to have two or three asi distributors located within blocks of each other or even in the same office complex.

Competition has always been fierce.  It is not uncommon to call on a customer and see the same supplier catalog with a different distributor’s sticker on the front cover!

Distributors Going Out Of Business

Recently a friend of mine was working for On Time Promotions.  They boasted to be in the top 5% of all promotional product distributors in a 37,000 square foot facility.

Then they ran into the buzsaw of the current economy. With many sales people earning draws against commission, salaries of their support staff, on-site embellishment, rent, health care, etc. the economic scales tipped against them.

Unable to pay suppliers, they could simply not get new orders produced for their salespeople and were forced to shut their doors.

Is the Grass Greener Elsewhere?

Clients need servicing.  Company stores with inventories and the sales people who managed them needed a new place to hang their hats.  Groups of sales people have defected to several other well-established local distributors.  In some cases the move is only blocks away.

Desperate to finance their customer’s purchases, many of the sales people took deals that seem unjust.  My sources tell me that the largest group of sales people went to work for another distributor and that the commission splits were 60% in favor of the house vs 40% for the sales person, OUCH!

Sales, Margins and Profits are Down

Winning new business is tough.  Everybody knows that the industry is down.  What nobody discusses is that margins are down as well.  This is true for both suppliers & distributors.

Suppliers looking to move inventory have cut their prices.  Distributors looking for orders have followed this trend working tighter than ever.  End-user customers are spending less.  Instead of buying a $10 item, they are looking for a $5 item.

This is the unfortunate triple threat that has become the reality in our industry.

Open Your Own Company

With today’s technology, it’s amazing what the little guy can do.  Quickbooks, the Internet, cell phones, virtual PBX systems, supplier specials and digital supplier catalogs can make anybody seem like a well-established BIG organization.  Contract screen printing & embroidery are readily available (check your emails!)

Suppliers have inventory and want your business! It’s amazing what you can get in today’s market with a company profile, federal tax id # and a credit card.  I have yet to see a situation where a supplier wouldn’t sell me based upon providing this information.

Work from Home

In my 10+ years in the industry I can count on one hand the amount of times a customer has come to my office.  By saving money on rent and tapping into your home internet connection you will have lower overhead than the bigger distributors.

In addition to saving on rent, you’ll find you drive less, spend less on lunch and can actually use the time you spent commuting working  (if you choose to).

With lower overhead and no commission to split you can be more efficient and price competitive than the big guys!  Trust me,  your customers want great service, low prices and quality products.  They don’t care about your office!

ASI, Sage, Distributor Central or other?

There are different platforms for different budgets.  The competition here is fierce as well.  Monthly plans are affordable and Distributor Central is free.

Logo411 would like to invite any and all distributors to register for a free Virtual Filing Cabinet.  To learn more about Logo411 watch the 2 minute video.  The virtual filing cabinet can be used as a stand alone website or in addition to an existing website.

About Logo411

Logo411 was developed as a permission based marketing platform for the Promotional Products Industry. It is owned and operated by Premium Stores, Inc. (PPAI#273265) – a DISTRIBUTOR of promotional products.

The system we have developed will help both suppliers & distributors manage the mounting email clutter problem. For distributors who are Web 2.0 savvy and understand the power of Viral and Social Marketing, Logo411 is the ultimate “Word of Mouth” marketing tool.

Logo411 & The Industry Library were designed with the General Public in mind. The Logo411Blog is specifically for Industry Professionals. If you are in the industry and want to be added to our directory, click here.

Ok, you have built your facebook fan page for your company, now what?

View our Demo with Digital Catalog

Did you know that you can add a digital catalog to your fan page?  Check out the Logo411 demo Promotional Product Supplier facebook fan page.

Now your fans will be able to browse your digital catalog without ever leaving your fan page!

If you don’t have a digital catalog, don’t worry our sister site, The Industry Library, will create one for you FREE of charge!

Supercharge Your Fan Page

In addition to digital catalogs, Logo411 can supercharge your fan page with interactive “Add a Friend”, email sign-up and your news via your Custom RSS Feed (If you have one).

Now only $99.99

Through the end of the year, we are offering these custom supplier facebook fan pages for $99.99 one-time set-up fee (regular price of $199.99).  To order now, use promotion code facebook.

If you have questions, contact us at 888-456-4641.

PDQ – Pretty Darn Quck Promotional Products added 19 promotions to Logo411 – The Promotional Product Directory. By adding these promotions PDQ’s specials have been instantly added to over 8,000 distributor virtual filing cabinets.  All promotions feature distributor contact information and are ready to be bookmarked and posted to social applications such as facebook & twitter.

To view PDQ’s specials, click here.

If you are a Promotional Products Supplier and want to learn more about Logo411, watch the 2 minute video.  This service is FREE for suppliers in 2009!  To sign-up, click here.