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So, you’ve been thinking about getting into the promotional products
business part time or full time? Read on...

INTRODUCTION:
The truth is no one really comes to this business in a vacuum (without prior
knowledge). Most that come to us have learned about the promotional
products business from seeing various Franchises or Business Opportunities
presented at trade shows around the country, or from their own reading and
Internet research.
What you have no doubt discovered is that there really is a
great
opportunity within this industry to make a lot of money, have a lot of
fun
and build a successful business.
But you have likely discovered that that
this industry can be quite difficult to get into,
and not just because of the high costs to buy the business. It’s like no
one will really tell you the whole story as to how to do it.
HERE'S THE OLD WAY OF GETTING INTO THIS
BUSINESS:
FRANCHISES:
You are probably aware that you can buy franchises in our
industry for $35,000 to $70,000 or more with on-going royalties…
(But who
wants to spend that much money, especially with having to pay the yearly
on-going royalties?)
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY COMPANIES:
You probably have come across business
opportunity companies who want to sell equipment so you can print from
home – with investments exceeding $20,000 - $40,000 or more as well.
But why would you, especially when printing is messy and time
consuming and can be easily brokered out?
Buying hobby equipment in a business
opportunity package means you are essentially becoming a "hobby"
manufacturer, a "hobby" printer.
When you can earn as much as 70% by learning how to broker your orders
(placing orders factory direct) how much more can you really make as a
manufacturer when you consider production time and the amount of money
you have to have tied up in inventory?
When you're a
"hobby printer" ALL
the risks are yours.
When you learn to broker ALL
the profits (and none of the hassles) are yours.
DEALERSHIPS:
On the cheaper side of the spectrum, you have no doubt found
companies who will set you up to be dealers for them, where you have to
split all your profits with the house for the privilege of selling
promotional products for them. (But believe it or not, this ultimately is the most
COSTLY * way to get into
the business…)
| Here’s what I mean:
* If you sell $200,000 worth of
promotional products in a year that will produce $100,000 in
commission earnings. Splitting with your sponsoring company means
you lose $50,000 to the house. And that’s just for one year! |
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| Enter Distributors First, and your opportunity to work with
the industry's independent gateway, one of the
industry’s leading educators and trainers with the specific expertise of
helping new people from all walks of life become successful in the
promotional products industry. |
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THE NEW DFI WAY TO SELL PROMOTIONAL
PRODUCTS:
You can start selling promotional products quickly – because our program
gives you the “insider sources” used by industry professionals for every
phase of your businesses.
Now you can deal directly with the suppliers (no middlemen), keep all the
profits with no profit sharing (with us or anyone) and you are building
YOUR business. It’s that simple.

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HIGH COSTS TO START UP YOUR BUSINESS: As the industry’s only
wholesale
alternative, our program has been designed around a true “wholesale”
approach without sacrificing any support needs for new distributors. There are
no franchise fees or on-going royalties. The entire program
costs less than $10,000 – just a fraction of the cost of other gateways in
the industry. With this approach, quite literally only a few
orders (instead of hundreds of orders) will give you a 100% return on your
investment, making your business profitable very quickly! |
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GETTING PROPERLY CONNECTED SO SUPPLIERS WILL SELL TO YOU: Our program
gives you TWO industry-recognized “distributor” numbers through PPAI*
and SAGE which
makes connecting to suppliers easy and automatic. (*
Promotional Products
Association International, the industry’s “not-for-profit” trade
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FINDING THE RIGHT PRODUCTS:
Our program includes outstanding industry-leading product &
supplier research tools that will connect you to over
800,000 products from over 4,000
industry
suppliers. Create custom product presentations for your clients with
the included presentation manager. Enjoy your own “state-of-the-art”
custom distributor website
(your words, your way!) that will give you and your clients full search capability 24/7 to make
presenting, ordering & selling promotional products easy. Plus, you will have
lifetime customer and marketing support from one of
the finest support teams in the whole industry; people who can handle your
technical, customer service and marketing questions.
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If you are anywhere on the list below the odds are strong in your favor
that you will have great success in the promotional product business:
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I am an entrepreneur and I
have always thought that this would be a fun business to start and
own! |
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I am a direct sales
professional & know that I could be very successful building a
promotional products business |
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I have lots of contacts in
my business community |
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I am retired and looking
for something to supplement my retirement and to keep me active |
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I can devote at least 5 hours a
week to my new business |
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You are standing on the threshold of a wonderful industry. Our
“Wholesale
Alternative” independent gateway program for new distributors will deliver to you…
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…all the core
information, tools and technology used throughout
the promotional products industry by many leading
distributors
and business professionals. |
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Many people believe that they can enter
this industry on their own, that they can do it themselves, with no
help, with no support from anyone. This is true. You
can also teach yourself brain surgery in your kitchen if you choose.
But you're going to start at square one, and it's going to take longer
to achieve the results you want, because you won't have the benefit
of all the cumulative knowledge that
comes with partnering with others who have "been there, done that".
People who understand what will work and what does not. Companies
that exist to help you do it right from the start.
To that end, there are five major “gateways” to the
promotional products industry, including Distributors First. Three are
franchises. And all five afford their customers great opportunity to build
and grow in any direction within the industry.

All of the cited companies, including
Distributors First each host an array of products and support services to
help their clients meet their investment objectives with the common ground
that each also offers a way into the promotional products industry.
But the core differences between “us” and
“them” is summed up best with the understanding of what we call “retail” versus
“wholesale”. When you buy retail, you get the packaging, the bubble wrap,
the box. And you pay for it! But when you buy wholesale, you
get what matters without the overhead. You're not paying for
the fancy presentation on the shelf.
We are a small company by choice - lean
and efficient. We understand that knowledge is power, not
packaging. That you're interested in building your business, not
paying for the bloat in ours.
It's really pretty simple -
We deliver a fully supported, complete program
to you for less, simply because our structure is different and because
we require less to run our company.
But we offer all the knowledge and
support.
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Our program includes
membership in PPAI / UPIC, and SAGE. That means you
are fully licensed as a distributor in the eyes of every supplier
in the industry. |
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Our program includes your
product and supplier research software & tools |
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Our program includes
graphic and presentation software for professional presentations |
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Our program includes
client, order and artwork management software & tools. |
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Our program includes your
own website and shopping cart under your domain name. |
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Our program includes
comprehensive training and education materials from leading
industry trainers |
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Our program includes
product catalogs. |
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Our program includes
lifetime support from one of the best teams in the industry. |
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By phone, by email, through our
distributor member website we offer outstanding business
coaching to help you grow. |
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What don't we
offer? High risk.
From a risk management
perspective and an opportunity assessment perspective, We believe that
wholesale is the only way to go.
The point is to
help you get into the industry, and give you the direction to grow and
expand your business any way you choose...

We have the perfect structure to do this better than any one else in the
industry. And we have the reputation of turning out successful promotional
products distributors… Which is the whole point, isn’t it?
SO WHAT ALL IS
INCLUDED?
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