Free Tool Allows Distributors to Place Client Logos on Virtual Samples

January 3, 2005 (Philadelphia, PA) – The Promotional Marketing Publishing Group (PM Group) introduces the industry's only free Virtual Product Sampling Tool available exclusively on PMDM.com, the free product search and marketing platform for distributor salespeople. Using the Virtual Product Sampling Tool, distributor salespeople can provide virtual product samples, complete with their clients' logos for free. In addition, PMDM.com's product library contains the industry's largest collection of virtual sample-enabled products.

PMDM.com's Virtual Product Sampling Tool streamlines the marketing communication and selling process between distributors and suppliers. A distributor salesperson can search for suppliers' products on PMDM.com and use the Virtual Product Sampling Tool to add a client's logo and e-mail the virtual product sample directly to the customer. Upon receiving the virtual product sample, the client is prompted for approval to finalize the order.

The Virtual Product Sampling Tool is integrated within PMDM.com and does not require distributors to leave pmdm.com in order to create a virtual product sample. Distributors with online access can use PMDM.com for free, including Virtual Product Sampling.

Editorial Director Bill Drennan explains, "Distributors can use PMDM.com's Virtual Product Sampling Tool to provide a customized product representation to their clients, expedite the sales cycle and reduce their costs. Distributors can upload and manipulate client logos, include tag lines, and deliver a professional-looking product sample in a few quick steps."

Adds Publisher Matthew Barnes, "The dynamics of Virtual Product Sampling and all of the features on PMDM.com give distributors access to advanced selling resources, designed to build their sales for free. After reviewing other development options, including multiple third-party fee-based partnerships, it was clear that building a proprietary Virtual Product Sampling Tool would enable PMDM.com to maintain and expand its services at no additional cost to distributors or suppliers."

To see a demo of PMDM.com's Virtual Product Sampling Tool visit www.pmdm.com and sign up today.

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The Promotional Marketing Publishing Group, a division of North American Publishing Company, is the source of product information for distributor salespeople, lead by the industry's #1 preferred publication, Promotional Marketing magazine. Promotional Marketing also provides a variety of industry resources dedicated to helping distributor salespeople build business, including PMDM.com, My.PMDM.com, and Promotions & Rewards Catalogs. For more information please visit www.pmdm.com.