2. We will help your business…
• Save Time
• Control and Reduce Costs
• Streamline Resources
• Manage Your Brand & Communications
• Support Your Team and Your Internal
Programs
The PROecom Advantage
THE PROFORMA DIFFERENCE
4. Large Client Case Study: Sherwin-Williams
Uniforms, apparel, gifts and promotional items
• Serves more than 5,000 locations and 40,000 end
users (4,000 stores in US, Canada, Puerto Rico and
Caribbean and we ship to addresses all over the
world)
• Processes 3,000 orders per month
• Saves $300,000 annually on invoice processing costs
alone through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
• Eliminated $250,000 in inventory to create Just In
Time program
• Winner of Sherwin-Williams’ 2013
Marketing Innovation Award
5. Medium Size Case Study: Yogurtland
Uniform, promotional product and variable print
program
• Serves more than 200 Yogurtland franchise
locations
• Franchise participation has increased by 300% since
establishing the site four years ago, with new stores
being added every month
• Inventory managed with three-month turn time to
reduce overhead
• Ensure brand control in advertising through
templates on the site that can be customized by
each location
• This has saved time and costs for Yogurtland’s
advertising department
6. • Warehousing and distribution
• Vendor consolidation
• Brand and cost control
• Simplify and streamline ordering process
• Overall price savings
THE PROFORMA DIFFERENCE
Business Challenges We Solve
7. Warehousing & Distribution
How are you currently storing and shipping your
items?
• Printing, stationery, brochures, catalogs, labels, packaging,
mailers, etc.
• Promotional items, apparel, uniforms, direct mail campaigns,
employee incentives, awards, etc.
• Banners, tradeshow booths, displays, promotional
giveaways, etc.
Do you currently carry inventory? If so, how much?
THE PROFORMA DIFFERENCE
Business Challenges We Solve
8. Vendor Consolidation
• How many current vendors are involved with the
production of those items?
• How do you select vendors?
THE PROFORMA DIFFERENCE
Business Challenges We Solve
9. Brand and Cost Controls
• How do you currently control direct and indirect
costs?
– Direct Costs
• Time required to manage multiple vendors
• No bundling allowances
• Warehousing and fulfillment options
– Indirect Costs
• Inefficiencies in paying invoices for multiple vendors
• Resources required for in-house inventory management
THE PROFORMA DIFFERENCE
Business Challenges We Solve
10. Simplify and Streamline Ordering Process
What would be the overall savings and benefits of
a simplified and streamlined ordering process for
your organization?
• Vendor consolidation and management
• Diversified product offerings and simplified inventory
management
• Warehousing, distribution, accounting and processing
THE PROFORMA DIFFERENCE
Business Challenges We Solve
11. THE PROFORMA DIFFERENCE
Is an eCommerce Store the Right Solution for Your
Business?
Our Process:
• Analyze - Qualify and quantify the need
• Present - Present our findings and offer the key benefits
• Propose - Develop a proposal outlining costs and requirements
Proforma's eCommerce Benefits
Analyze Present Propose
12. Let us conduct a no cost, no obligation analysis of
your current situation.
We’ll present you with our findings, a proposed
PROecom solution and a deliverable timeline.
Discover More!
THE PROFORMA DIFFERENCE
Judy Maynard
PROFORMA TSL ASSOCIATES
Phone: 603-231-8772
E-mail: judy.maynard@proforma.com
Editor's Notes
For Owners Only: -We’ll come back and give a proposal
-Our findings via the analysis
-Get permission to collect information and run analysis
“Here’s the letter I need to get approve to get the info that is needed…”
“Who’s signature is required for approval of analysis?”
Conduct visits to the home office and remote location
Collect information on those making purchasing decisions:
Names of contacts/departments, contact information,
