Design Ideas® Contracts with Brandwise for SalesOptimizer Software
SPRINGFIELD, IL.-- Design Ideas®, a well-known manufacturer of innovative home and
office accessories, announced their recent agreement with Lakewood, Colorado-based
Brandwise, to implement a sophisticated web-based business intelligence tool, designed
to enable access to hard-to-get key data and insightful analysis any time, from
any location.
"Design Ideas® was looking for a proven system that could increase both sales and
inventory efficiency while providing a substantial ROI," says Joe Kim, president
of Design Ideas®. "Brandwise was insightful and diligent in delivering a system
for what we saw as our needs, while recommending valuable, added measures based
upon their extensive experience," added Kim.
"We are very excited to implement our SalesOptimizer product to enhance Design Ideas®'
sales efforts and help them maximize the potential of each sales call by using the
information provided by our software," said Todd Litzman, president, Brandwise.
SalesOptimizer uses powerful web-based communication tools to put key information
into the hands of those who need it, when they need it, in order to increase sales,
reduce costs and uncover new opportunities. SalesOptimizer's online tools allow
sales reps to access key data and insightful analysis any time, from any location.
Comprehensive customer and product histories are available to sales reps at any
time, and senior management can receive daily highlight reports to give them the
insight and confidence of knowing which products are selling and where.
In addition, Design Ideas® will use Brandwise's real-time order processing system,
VendorElite , which features order capture, centralized product / customer management,
order validation against changed customer or product information, electronic transmission
of data to and from sales representatives and more. As vendors receive new sales
information from their sales force, it is integrated into their database, providing
an unprecedented level of in-depth analysis and reporting capabilities.
ABOUT Design Ideas®
Design Ideas® creates innovative, fun and functional accessories for home and office.
In 1984, the compnay debuted as a brother-sister team with one great idea. Since
then Design Ideas® has grown into a thriving company with more than 1,700 decorative
accents, tabletop accessories and storage and organization aids. The company's products
are marketed and sold around the world under the slogan "We make things interesting."
To learn more about Design Ideas® and its innovative products, visit
www.designideas.net or call 1.800.426.6394.
ABOUT Brandwise
Brandwise is an Application Service Provider (ASP) delivering hosted and distributed
software solutions to manufacturers and their sales channels within targeted industries.
The Brandwise product suite integrates a series of industry-specific tools that
help manufacturers and sales reps sell more products to their customers, combining
Sales Force Automation technology, Business Intelligence tools, Decision Support
and Customer Relationship Management (CRM to enhance the coordination and communication
of information between manufacturers and their sales channel). In the near future
Brandwise will also add e-Commerce to their product offering. For more information
on Brandwise visit
www.brandwise.com or call
877.435.3225.