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Starting a Promotional Products Distributorship: Here's what Distributors First Provides...

  • E-COMMERCE ENABLED WEBSITE - PROVIDED FREE - SHOWCASING HUNDREDS OF 1,000'S OF PRODUCTS
  • PRODUCT RESEARCH PLATFORM - PROVIDED FREE - DIRECT ACCESS TO HUNDREDS OF TOP SUPPLIERS
  • FULL TECH SUPPORT & COACHING SUPPORT
  • 24/7 ACCESS TO OUR MARKETING & TRAINING VIDEOS
  • UNLIMITED EMAIL & PHONE SUPPORT
  • NO INDUSTRY MEMBERSHIP FEES REQUIRED
  • NO INDUSTRY "TECH" SUBSCRIPTION FEES REQUIRED
  • NO ROYALTIES TO PAY AND NO COMMISSION SPLITS
  • KEEP 100% OF THE PROFITS
  • ONE-TIME ONLY ENROLLMENT FEE

Ready to learn more? Explore the site for the full story. Then let's talk. Give me a call or connect via one of my contact forms. Thanks - Vince

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You are here because...
  • You are an entrepreneur and would love to start your own promotional products business.

  • You own a company with business clients & customers and you want to expand by providing promotional products to your clientele to increase your services and capture more revenue and profits.

Congratulations! You’ve come to the right place!

  • The "Old Way"

    Impossible Membership Requirements to meet, encumbered with
    ANNUAL FEES for Membership & Research / Website Subscriptions
    Securing Competent Support for your business can be difficult
    High costs of Franchises & Business Opportunities

    Left to your own devices the traditional ways of starting a distributorship are encumbered with tremendous expense and frustration.

    What you don't know...can and will hurt you.

    YOUR OPTIONS IN THE "OLD" BUSINESS MODEL

    Franchises: Costs 10's of thousands of dollars, royalties & more.

    Business Opportunites: Usually come with printing equipment, inventory, overhead & more. Some require shared profits.

    Dealerships: Half of the profits go to your sponsoring distributor...forever. You are paid commissions. A dealership actually costs more than the two above...in lost profits.

    Then, there's the industry itself:

    The industry has a million moving parts: Suppliers, Products, Vendors, Service Providers, Teachers, Trainers. How do you connect the dots? Who do you know? Who do you trust?

    The industry also has some peculiar rules, too.

    You cannot become a distributor just because you want to.

    Their "closed distribution system" requires proof that you are already selling promotional products as a distributor in order to become a promotional products distributor.

    If you can’t provide their proof requirements (multiple invoices in multiple client names, a history of working with suppliers, etc.) you won’t be "QUALIFIED" to be a distributor.

    It’s a true
    “Catch-22"

    If you can do it right, you can build a successful business. If you do it wrong, you will experience frustration and regrets.

    You can be certain that...

    "If there's time enough to do it wrong...there's time enough to do it right!

    We are here to help you do it right...the first time!

  • The "New Way"

    The Distributors First Platform for Independent Distributors provides your:
    *eCommerced enabled Website(s) showcasing hundreds of thousands of products -
    *Technology Platform - Research Software with hundreds of top suppliers
    all provided for FREE - by our platform partners
    WITH FULL COACHING & SUPPORT

    Why use their OLD industry business model...when there is a NEW platform to become an independent distributor?

    Option 1: Buy an industry franchise ($35,000+) and pay royalties of 10% on average on your gross sales....
    And renew your membership & tech subscriptions every year to the tune of $1,000 to $2,000 each year.

    Or....

    Option 2: Buy a business opportunity, ie., screen printers, pad printers, embroidery systems (tens of thousands of dollars invested in equipment, inventory & overhead) and still renew your industry membership and tech subscription fees...to the tune of $1,000 to $2,000 each year.

    Or....

    Option 3: Become a dealer for a distributor for little more than your time invested, but give up literally half of your profits to the distributor you are working for, while losing ownership in your client records.

    Dealers are NOT distributors.

    Paying royalites to your franchisor is one thing, but giving up literally HALF of the profits from the sales you generate to your sponsoring distributor is entirely another thing!

    The purpose of selling promotional products should be to create as much profit for your business as you can. Royalties & split-commissions make no sense in this new world of independent distributors.

    INSTEAD...

    Choose Distributors First: The new platform for independent distributors.

    Your option now is "Out with the old - in with the new!"

    Let my 22+years experience in this industry as a coach, educator and trainer, help you do this...the right way.

    Our motto is summed up in our name: Distributors First ~ "Where distributors come...first!"

    Our goal is to help you successfully create your new business or your new revenue stream for your "B2B" company.

    Choosing this "new platform" immediately saves you $1,000 to $2,000 in your 1st year membership & subscription fees.

    Over the next 5 years you will have saved over $7,500 more in "renewal fees"... Because you chose Distributors First.

    With Distributors First, you will have a "state-of-the-art" technology platform for your research and public facing website, provided for FREE...and a support mechanism to help you grow your own successful "Lifetime Business".

    Isn't this what you were looking for when you found Distributors First?

  • Let's talk about the money: How much is the investment & How much income can I expect?

    $1,497.00 - A one-time only platform enrollment with...
    NO ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP OR "TECH" SUBSCRIPTION FEES
    *Quick ROI: All it could take is 3 or 4 average sized orders
    *Part-time: A few thousand $$ per month is doable...
    *Full-time: Five & Six figure income possibilities
    *Financing available
    SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY

    We're serious...if you are serious.

    This is a lifetime business for less than the cost of a side-by-side refrigerator-freezer.

    If you leave my site now, we both lose. You need to know what I know. You need to know how I can help.

    Your journey here should include a thorough review of the website. It tells a very complete story of how the industry really works so you can make the best decision for your future.

    Here's my disclaimer about how much money you can make.

    It depends mostly on how you apply yourself to your new business.

    We give you all the tools you need and provide a support foundation that you can rely on. I am a leading industry "new distributor coach", and I will be on the sidelines of your business....doing what coaches do.

    Can you make a couple of thousand dollars a month? - It's here for you. You want more? It's here for you as well. This is a very profitable industry.

    There are no guarantees. If you work your business and apply youself, whatever your goals...they are attainable.

    For the B2B company investigating this, you already know the majority of your business clients buy promotional products, from somebody else. That's reason enough to PLUG THE LEAK!

    If your clients only knew they could buy their promotional products from you...they would. Problem solved. Leak plugged. Win-Win. Your business revenues and profits are increasing and your clients are happy!

    There has NEVER been a more focused, powerful or profitable plarform for new distributors than the Distributors First Gateway.

    If you are sincere in your investigation, explore this website. Read every word. Don't let what you don't know or what you think you know, prevent you from learning more about how this industry operates.

    And then, let's connect so we can get you on your way to a great income and a great lifestyle.

    Be a "glass is half-full" person. Your "ROI" can literally happen with 3 or 4 "average" orders!

    It could easily happen with one order!


    10 days from when you read this, you could be fully engaged in your new "lifetime" venture.

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    Why Distributors First?

    Because... You found us.
    Because... You need to know what I know.
    Because... Distributors First can CONNECT you.
    The most important person in the promotional products industry IS the distributor, and the most important concern for the distributor...is the client.
    Distributors First serves these needs above all others!

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    YOU NEED A CONNECTING POINT TO BECOME A DISTRIBUTOR

    Distributors First is THAT connecting point for new, independent distributors.

    Distributors First is the "inside track"...with acquired knowledge from over 22+ years helping new distributors get their start in the industry. That's what Distributors First provides...KNOWLEDGE & EXPERTISE that you need for accelerated success.

    Our "gateway" completely eliminates all the annual membership dues and technology subscriptions.

    Our "platform" profides powerful presentation & tech tools for your success...FREE of cost to you.

    Distributors First is the ONLY platform that does this.

    The Distributors First program will connect you to literally HUNDREDS of the leading suppliers in the industry, with a powerful research platform, offering well over 500,000 promotional products in every branding category that businesses need and want.

    In addition to your industry & research connections, provided for free, we will provide you with UNLIMITED phone, text & email coaching support for your business. When you have a question, can't find the answer, need some direction, need some encouragement...

    You call Distributors First.

    No "MLM" here. No "affilliate marketing" here. No "Dealerships" here.

    Just a REAL BUSINESS ~ with immediate income, with real customers who buy promotional products multiple times every year. Your goals for your business become our goals for your business. We are on the same team.

    No royalties, no profit-splitting, ever. Meaning all the profits and customers are yours. Shared with no one!

    You supply your commitment, whether part-time or full-time to build a successful business, and we will be by your side every step of the way!

    Is there an investment for the Distributors First program?

    Of course there is...but not much in the real world of buying or starting a business... A side-by-side refrigerator? - That's about it.

    Distributors First brings decades of expertise, resources and insider’s knowledge to your table to help you build a successful business.

    That's why you need
    Distributors First!

Distributors First:
The New Promotional Products Sales & Marketing Platform
The "truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth", about starting your own, independent promotional products business.

You came here with questions, looking for answers. Every voice you hear tells you their story. My voice echos your story.

Distributors First means just that...distributors... first.

Isn’t it nice to know that there is someone out there willing to take this journey with you step-by-step?

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Your Tool Box: Your Complete Sales & Marketing Platform
What's included:

  • Making money selling promotional products.
    All of our industry connections are your connections. All of our expertise is available to you through our coaching & support, via UNLIMITED phone calls, texts or emails
  • Making money selling promotional products.
    No Industry Memberships Required (ASI or PPAI/SAGE)
    No ASI or SAGE Technology Subscriptions Required
  • Making money selling promotional products.
    Industry Research Tools: Your platform includes: Search Engine, Presentation Software, CRM - Order Management, Artwork & Proof Management Included
  • Making money selling promotional products.
    PromoEQP: 3-month FREE Trial: Experience "Preferred EQP Pricing" from 100’s of tier-one suppliers, with tens of thousands of promotional products. Compete with BIG online distributors
  • Making money selling promotional products.
    E-Commerce enabled website (your URL) Hosting free. Multiple sites - hosted for free.Custom Presentation tools for every customer
  • Making money selling promotional products.
    Marketing & Coaching Support provided by Distributors First & our Industry Partners
  • Making money selling promotional products.
    Unlimited "Tech Team" Support for your website & research platform toolsExtensive on-demand training videos & supplier-hosted marketing & training webinars

The rest of the story...
Quick Answers...to Quick Questions

    • FREEDOM: Your own independent business...finally! That's why you are here.
    • TIME FREEDOM: Work when you want to or need to. Around your schedule. No boss to tell you what to do and when to do it. That's why you are here.
    • ECONOMIC FREEDOM: A real opportunity to make a FULL-TIME income with PART-TIME effort. A business with no royaties or profit-splitting, because the money earned is all yours. That's why you are here.
    • Vacations, College Educations for your Children, Retirement, Pay off your Mortgage, Get out of Debt, Buy a New Car...
    • PART-TIME or FULL-TIME / Make a life-changing income.
    • B2B? - Significantly increased gross revenues, more PROFITS, from servicing your existing business clientele.
    • NO ROYALTIES OR COMMISSION SPLITS WITH ANYONE.
    • No ANNUAL FEES for Memberships or Technology Subscriptions (Savings of up to $2,000+ every year).
    • NO ADDITIONAL FEES to Distributors First – Our platform enrollment is a one-time investment.
    • WHAT IS FREEDOM? ~ If someone gives you freedom...you are not free. Freedom only comes by individuals challenging and changing their pasts to create their freedom. Freedom is not a gift. Freedom is a choice. Freedom is an action.
  • Simple answer...not much. About the cost of a side-by-side refrigerator-freezer. Actually, the total cost for our complete "promotional products sales platform" is just $1,497.00 - which includes your website, research platform, our industry connections and support.

    No Industry Memberships to pay for. No Technology Subscriptions to buy.

    This is a life-time business with a one-time enrollment. "A side-by-side refrigerator-freezer."


  • Average size order is $1,000.00 ($400 profit for you)

    Average profits on sales - 40%

    Part-time income - a couple of thousand $$$ per month +/-

    Average annual distributor sales three years in = $400,000+ per year - $150,000 - $160,000 annual distributor profits

    90% of clients become repeat buyers

    Clients buy on average 2 to 6 times year depending on their promotional needs

    It's a 24-billion-dollar industry

  • Say you sell $100,000 worth of promotional products each year...many distributors do just that and more.

    Average Profit of 40% = $40,000 gross profit to your business ($3,000 +/- per month).

    *5 & 6 Figure incomes in the Ad Specialties and Promotional Products industry is the "norm" for distributors.
    *The largest distributors in the industry sell MILLIONS of DOLLARS per year.

    I prefer to be conservative when discussing your income potential. Anyone can punch in HUGE numbers on a computer! I choose not to.

    So let me reduce this to the ridiculous:
    It will only take 3-4 average client orders to completely recoup your investment to start and establish your new LIFETIME business! That's it...

    A 100% "ROI" could be yours in a matter days...not weeks, months or years! It could even happen with just one sale!

    Like I said before..."about the cost of a new side-by-side refrigerator-freezer"...

  • Yes. Basically the terms are half-down and the balance over 10 months. If you need some help, we should explore your options.

  • Why wait? Pick up the phone and give me a call. Let’s get all your questions answered. We can have your business solidly in place, “shingle hung” on your door in as little as 10 - 14 days. Then the excitement begins.

Bottom Line?

You need Distributors First. In fact, you can't make these connections without this new platform. Anything less is a step backwards, not forwards.... "Backwards" is simply a variation on the theme of the old industry-based "MEMBERSHIP & SUBSCRIPTION FEES" business model".

Distributors First is the shortest distance between where you are now and where you want to be, whether you are an entrepreneur or an established B2B company.

You've come this far. Take the next step. Give yourself the permission and the freedom of making this change in your life. . If you're serious...we're serious, too.

We are on the sidelines of your business, helping you achieve your goals...which is what you were hoping for when you first reached out.

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