AN INTRODUCTION
TO THE IMAGE GROUP
Presented July 13, 2015
Agenda
! Company overview
! Our capabilities
! Product safety and social compliance
! Discuss follow-up steps
Welcome. We’re The Image Group, a team of
marketing and branding wizards committed to
getting your organization seen and remembered.
Whatever it takes!
We’re a marketing
and branding organization
specializing in developing solutions
for organizations that rely on
print and promotional products
in their go-to-market strategies.
The Image Group
WHO WE ARE
Complete
service print
provider
Sales offices located
in Toledo, Cleveland,
and Ann Arbor
Among the top 40
promotional products
distributors in the
country	
  
In-house
creative
design,
decorating,
and fulfillment
An industry
leader in
product
safety and
compliance	
  
Member of
The PeerNet
Group
Our value proposition...
The in TEAM
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EXPLOIT OUR
SCALE AND INTERNAL
RESOURCES
We utilize experienced, salaried teams
to manage large clients’ needs, keeping
our expenses controlled and passing
the savings on to you.
We have entire teams
of people dedicated to
supporting single clients.
And our approach allows
us to scale team size
whenever needs change.
Your sales team is backed by
Operations, IT, Finance, Creative
Services, and Management.
Our preferred contract duration
depends on the complexity of
infrastructure necessary to
support the client’s program.
THREE
MOST OF OUR PROGRAMS
CALL FOR INITIAL TERMS OF
YEARS, AND THEY INCLUDE
OPPORTUNITIES TO EXTEND
SHOULD ALL PARTIES AGREE
Our preferred client project size
varies depending on the client’s
needs and the team size required
to ensure our high service levels.
Our Northwest Ohio
headquarters allows
distribution efficiencies
for our clients who
operate in national
footprints.
Many of our healthcare and
manufacturing clients operate
large numbers of facilities.
We boost your visual identity
– in print, on merchandise,
and online – and give your
brand a unique, memorable
look and feel."
be seen.!
be remembered.
2. On merchandise.
3. Online.
We provide comprehensive
print solutions, ranging from
offset to digital processing."
OUTSOURCING = FLEXIBILITY
Outsourcing our printing
operations keeps us free
from costly infrastructure
constraints that would
limit our offerings.
PRINT
OUR STRATEGIC PRINT PARTNERS
OFFER JUST-IN-TIME AND INVENTORY
SOLUTIONS. WE ANALYZE BOTH
OPTIONS TO PROVIDE YOU THE
LOWEST COSTS POSSIBLE.
OUR PRINTING PARTNERS
UTILIZE VARIOUS DIGITAL
ASSET MANAGEMENT
PLATFORMS THAT BRING
CONTRIBUTORS TOGETHER
AND MAKE COLLABORATION EASY AND FAST
By entrusting The
Image Group with both
your printing and
promotional products
needs, you know
your brand is
protected, your
message is consistent,
and your project’s
success is ensured.
CUSTOM
1. In print.
3. Online.
FOR A BRANDED PRODUCT
PROGRAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL, IT
MUST FEATURE ITEMS THAT PEOPLE
WANT TO RECEIVE AND USE.	
  
We’re always searching
for exciting new products,
fresh marketing approaches,
and bold ways to enhance
your brand identity.	
  
The PeerNet Group is a consortium of
leading promotional product distributors
with combined annual purchasing
power exceeding $350 million.
EXCLUSIVE PRODUCTS
AVAILABILITY
FRONT-OF-THE-LINE
PeerNet gets you!
In-houseDECORATING
• Screen Printing
• Embroidery
• Engraving
Our standard
orders ship within
five business
days, but we
produce most
orders within one
to three days.	
  
We provide reliable
collating, packaging,
assembling, tracking
and reporting, and
data entry.
FULFILLMENT!
1. In print.
2. On merchandise.
ONLINE CATALOG	
  
We’ll design an intuitive,
easy-to-use storefront with
an unmistakable
capabilities	
  
Our feature-rich
eCommerce platform
will provide your online
catalog the kind of	
  
used by many major online
merchants. 	
  
advanced	
  
SUCH AS	
  
! Order from inventory or
made-to-order items
! Onscreen and email
order acknowledgements
! Ordering enhancements
(i.e., user reviews, image
zooming, related product
offerings)
! Online coupons or
redemption codes
! Punch-out and electronic
invoicing capabilities	
  
COSTS
As your single source for print and
promotional marketing products, we’ll
help you save time and reduce costs.
S I N G L E S O U R C E E Q U A L S
S I N G L E
I N V O I C E
Our company size and
our PeerNet association
ensure that our suppliers
provide us acquisition
costs that are the lowest
in the industry.
ShareLink™
The Power of
Collaborative Buying
AGGREGATION
The more you buy, the more
you save. And the more
others buy, the more
everyone saves!
Every time the price
drops, all participants
receive the added
savings.
Product
SAFETY>>
No other advertising
segment currently
faces the same
regulatory challenges
as the promotional
products industry.
FACT
49
Prop 65
Aimed at enhancing
child safety, the
Consumer Protection
Safety Improvement
Act (CPSIA) requires
that all children’s
products undergo
stringent testing for
lead content,
phthalates, removable
parts, flammable
textiles, and other
proven hazards.
The Image Group’s commitment
Protecting people and your brand
QCAQuality Certification Alliance
Social Accountability
The Image Group uses
suppliers whose interests
in safety and social
compliance closely
match our own.
There could be rare incidences
where we will advise you against
purchasing a particular item
because we cannot verify the
acceptability of the vendor involved.	
  
Our promise...
brand curators	
  
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We understand
the value that your
brand has in the
marketplace, and
we have developed
a number of control
processes to protect
it on every order we
produce.	
  
We see it as our responsibility to
advise all Fresenius end users on the
proper use of your brand guidelines for
any custom orders.
100 PERCENT
GUARANTEE ON EVERY ORDER.
NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
Whatever it takes!	
  
Be seen.!
Be remembered.®!

Fresenius