Joining Promotional Products Association - Engraving Etc. Forum

<body> <h1>Full Version: <a href="https://www.engravingetc.org:443/archive/index.php?webtag=EE&msg=2707.30">Joining Promotional Products Association</a></h1><a name="a2707_30"></a><p><b>From: Becca (BECLYON)</b> [<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=EE&msg=2707.30">#30</a>]<br /> 14 Jan 2006<br /><b>To: Ken D. (KDEVORY)</b> [<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=EE&msg=2707.29">#29</a>] 15 Jan 2006</p> <p>Membership fee is $750 per year. But, you also have to pay for advertising within the organization. I was going to do the trade show in Dallas for $2000 booth fee plus expected $1000 in martketing display materials. So, you're looking at $4000 just to get started.</p> <p>I'm working on numbers of how much I could possibly produce in a month to see how much it would take to pay it off.</p> <p>Thanks for the positive note.</p> <hr /><a name="a2707_31"></a><p><b>From: Pete (AWARDMASTERS)</b> [<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=EE&msg=2707.31">#31</a>]<br /> 15 Jan 2006<br /><b>To: Becca (BECLYON)</b> [<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=EE&msg=2707.30">#30</a>] 15 Jan 2006</p> <p>I see nothing wrong with what you want to do. The problem as I see it is that you are ill prepared to do it. You need money to be a sucessful supplier in most cases. You generally would need more than one slow engraver. </p> <p>If you are sure it will work, borrow the money and do it right. If you are not sure it will work, grow your business slowly and take the big step later.</p> <p>Both ASI and SAGE provide a means for their distributors to rate suppliers. If you are late with your production schedule or fail in other ways to be fast and competitive, the distributors will give you bad ratings and when that happens very few will do business with you. So you have to be prepared to compete not only in price, but in reliability, customer service, and product quality.</p> <hr /><a name="a2707_32"></a><p><b>From: Becca (BECLYON)</b> [<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=EE&msg=2707.32">#32</a>]<br /> 15 Jan 2006<br /><b>To: Pete (AWARDMASTERS)</b> [<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=EE&msg=2707.31">#31</a>] 15 Jan 2006</p> Thank you, very good points. I've gotten some very good advice from those who are more experienced than I. I think building slowly is the best idea. <hr /><p align="center">Show messages:  <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=EE&msg=2707.1">1-9</a>  <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=EE&msg=2707.10">10-29</a>  30-32</p> <h4><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=EE">Back to thread list</a> | <a href="llogout.php?webtag=EE">Login</a></h4> <h6>© 2024 <a href="http://www.beehiveforum.net/" target="_blank">Project Beehive Forum</a></h6> </body>