July 2016 - Gardner, KS

The Freedom To Control Your Own Data

Every month, DistributorCentral receives the most online product data traffic of any service provider in the industry. There is a reason we’re #1, we generate more than 6 million product views for our suppliers every 30 days from the DC research tool, 8,000 e-commerce distributor websites, and our live product data feed used by other providers such as commonsku, PromoCorner, and Web Jaguar.

Our mission at DistributorCentral is to be the most accurate solution in the industry; for an end user to accurately order products from a distributor’s website, and for the distributor to create accurate orders to the supplier.

Accurate orders all start with accurate and complete product information from the supplier. Suppliers using DC agree to honor their products and prices listed so distributors are assured of having accurate data without having to verify during the selling process. “If and when a distributor calls in to report inaccurate data, the supplier is notified immediately and the discrepancy is quickly resolved,” said Heather Windler, Support Specialist.

DistributorCentral allows suppliers total access to their products and pricing. The Product Editor has been designed for ease of use to make real-time updates. Suppliers can also export product, option and choice data into an excel format to update and upload. "From the time the updates are received and started, we are able to complete the import in just a matter of minutes," said Windler. Most suppliers only need to export their product data though for annual pricing update purposes.

Besides hosting product data and pricing, we have also been working with suppliers to help them be able to share inventory data electronically. This is another way how we are committed to providing enhanced technology and integration solutions that in turn, support our mission.

Entrepreneurial Freedom

This month, Americans will celebrate the 240th anniversary of independence which, at its core, is really a celebration of freedom. As Americans, freedom is something we read about, write about, dream about, teach, advocate, protect, and hope for. To most reasonable people, freedom means more than just ‘free to do whatever I want’ – it means freedom to dictate our own lives and the freedom to choose thoughts that can liberate us from our own self-made limitations.

As a promotional products distributor – one who chooses the path of entrepreneurship – freedom can take on a slightly different meaning...Read full article

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brandivate is a full-service executive outsourcing team that specializes in helping small to medium sized promotional products distributors profitably - and responsibly - grow their business.

Upcoming Events

Website Editor Webinar, Hosted by David Shultz
	In this webinar we will preview DC's new fully-responsive, mobile-friendly website platform that allows your users to easily build and maintain e-commerce websites that adapt to any device. Plus a question and answer session at the end. July 27, 2016- 3:00pm - 4:00pm CT Register Now!

Distributor Features Overview Webinar, Hosted by Tiffany Tarr, CAS
	In this webinar we will go over "How to Get Started in DC" and how to use all of DistributorCentral's features. All participants will be eligible for a Self-Promo Offer sponsored by a DC Pro or Platinum Supplier. August 24, 2016- 1:00pm - 2:00pm CT Register Now!