The Platform Group Gallery

The Platform Group Gallery featured in PPAI Members Drive

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The Platform Group Gallery is featured in PPAI's Membership Drive with a quote from President Allison Gower about the effectiveness of advertising in industry journals.

The Platform Group Gallery has been a member of PPAI since 1999 and is a proud supplier of made in the USA, ecologically friendly promotional packaging to the Industry.

Our line - GalleryBoard packaging features gift boxes, press kits, binders, desk accessories & more.  Every item in the GalleryBoard line is made from 100% recycled content fiberboard and FSC Certified paper-stock.  The line is made is USA with company employees and ships quickly!

Take advantage of our award-winning distributor support tools by emailing CustomerService@theplatformgroupgallery.com.  Tools include a no-charge self-promotion and branded web-sites.

ImageWear Solutions loves GalleryBoard Packaging free self-promo

From Gary Powell of ImageWear Solutions -

I just wanted to thank you for the self promo boxes.  They turned out beautifully!   We have spread the word about your great company and will surely re-order these when the time comes.

Best regards,

Gary Powell

Thank you Gary!  We look forward to working with you soon.  For those of you who have not yet taken advantage of the GalleryBoard no-charge self-promo offer for professional promotional distributors - get started now by reading this post and emailing Customer Service.

The GalleryBoard Packaging line features over 300 ready-made styles of Gift boxes, binders, portfolios, press kits and desk accessories like coasters.  Every item in the line is made from 100% recycled content fiberboard and uses FSC certified paper-stock. 

Packages can be decorated with offset, screen, digitally printed vignettes or blind deboss. 

We also offer custom-cut PE foam inserts (PE Foam can be recycled) and fulfillment services. 

We manufacture in our own plant in the USA and ship within 7 business days from art approval.  Gold Award winning sales & marketing tools and Hot-Listed customer service. 

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Be Part of the Solution - The Platform Group Gallery PromoBiz coach interview

Recently Rosalie Marcus asked The Platform Group Gallery to provide a special offer for the summer '09 to Promotional Distributors.  Allison Gower, President of the supplier, which manufactures galleryboard packaging is offering distributors a way to be 'part of the solution' this summer. 

Listen to the full-interview and here the spectacular offer - - Download Platform

Be Part of the Solution this Summer

Everyday, each of us experiences disappointing customer service and less-than optimal quality with a product or service.  I'm currently remodeling my kitchen, and am just in awe of the inability to order anything from a major remodeling company without it being damaged, back-ordered, lost or just plain incorrect.  And for the very first time, I've had an order with Amazon just not ship -- and after several emails with them, I'm being told that it's my fault for not getting it, even though they can't supply a tracking number. 

Guess what this means?

It means that for those willing to be part of the solution - you have sales just waiting there for you, ready to take from those who are part of the problem.

It means that YOU will get the orders and the repeat orders if you do something simple - put yourselves in the customer's shoes and then do for them what you would like done for you.

We do this at The Platform Group Gallery.  Recently we've had a shipping company mess up two orders -- I suppose they packed a refrigerator on top of our cases in order to cause the damage they did.  But we just replace them -- sight unseen, and get the product to the customer quickly!  Without arguing.  Does this cost money, yes.  Would it cost me a customer if I didn't do it? Yes.  It is a no-brainer.

Get started by taking advantage of

The Platform Group Gallery's

'Be Part of the Solution' offer.

Get $100 off any order placed between June 1st and August 31st -- on any item in the galleryboard packaging line. 

We provide confirmed ship dates, firm freight quotes and always ship top quality product.  Every item in our line is made from 100% recycled content fiberboard and is designed to be re-usable, and if must be discarded, can be recycled.  

We are GOLD Award winning and named to ASI's hot list. 

And even more importantly -- we treat you how we would like to be treated!

The Perfect Swag tweets a testimonial

Responding to the receipt of her no-charge 50 piece self-promo order, The Perfect Swag tweets --

ThePerfectSwag  Our self-promo packaging arrived and is above and beyond what we would have ever hoped for them to be. Thank you very much! NdS@TPS

... I can't tell you how pleased we are not only with the finished product, but with the amazing customer service!

Thank you The Pefect Swag -- we look forward to working with you again soon!

Follow twitter.com/theperfectswag and The Platform Group Gallery at twitter.com/aegower

HAAS Associates Bring back the Bull

HAAS Associates is Bringing Back the Bull with a robust marketing program aimed at reminding corporations that now is not the time to cut-back on advertising.  Joe Haas created a program complete with gift boxes and press kits and select premium items to demonstrate to his clients that he walks the talk and can help them get noticed.

The gift box and press kit featured are from the no-charge distributor self-promo program.

The Platform Group Gallery is a finalist in the Counselor Product Design Awards

ASI's Counselor Magazine has chosen the supplier product finalists in their third annual awards program, and a binder from The Platform Group Gallery's galleryboard packaging line is among the select few. 

Voting is live through 3/13/09, and industry distributors are asked to weigh in with their choices on the ASI Site.  

In the first two years of the awards program, Counselor found some of the coolest-looking and most functional products in the ad specialty industry.

As they say --

Form and function. These are the hallmarks of a well-designed product and the most sought-after traits when clients are choosing just the right item for their promotional campaign.

So for the third year in a row, Counselor went in search of the best designed promotional products. Welcome to our Product Design Awards, where we name winners in 12 different product categories ranging from apparel, bags and calendars to desk accessories, electronics and watches. These are the products that most successfully combine an attractive look along with functionality that appeals to discerning promotional buyers. Whether it’s a unique calendar that makes a great desk item or a pair of rocks that act like magnets and simply can’t be put down by end-users, the products featured on the following pages are sure to please all audiences.

Want to find some items for client campaigns that are unique and highly functional? Look no further than our winners featured here.

Congratulations to all of the finalist suppliers.

Vote - and stay tuned for the results & for more information about the finalists.

Would you Recommend The Platform Group Gallery?

Since 2006, we've ask every distributor who places an order with us

Would you recommend The Platform Group Gallery to a colleague?

You can view the results of our Net Promoter Score (NPS) here.

Right Path Marketing gives kudos!

From Mike at Right Path Marketing - 

"Thanks for the great service and a wonderful product.  Our client is very happy with the results".

Mike ordered a Press Kit from the galleryboard packaging line and choose two types of decoration, 1) digitally printed vignette, and 2). one-color screen. 

This item is the 40-22 Press Kit, which, like every item in the galleryboard line, is made from 100% recycled content fiberboard and environmentally friendly paper-cover.

Visible Applause awarded best in class for Metal Casting by PPAI

Visible Applause, a Houston-based promotional distributor, was awarded a best in class by PPAI for Metal Casting.  A customer of The Platform Group Gallery, Visible Applause show-cased the award winning metal cast in a galleryboard gift box with custom die-cut foam.

Congrats Tom!  (p.s. the gift box featured is item E-18 R-3).  This gift box, like every item in the galleryboard packaging line, is made from 100% recycled content fiberboard and environmentally friendly paperboard.  It is recyclable, reusable and pretty too!