Promotion Execution Partners, the leader in Promotion Management, has just reached a milestone: executing 3,000 promotions. PEP has established an impressive resume in less than three years, serving industry leaders such as Procter and Gamble and H.J. Heinz. By focusing on the details, PEP has not only met, but exceeded customer expectations. Rick Hughes, Procter and Gamble’s VP of Global Purchases said, "Promotion Execution Partners, through their ability to manage the details, has allowed our people to do what we do best, to focus on more strategic work."

PEP is small but mighty; with less than 40 individuals in the organization they are on target to double their number of promotions executed in the next two years. The major reason PEP has been so successful is its level of attention to detail. PEP hires detail focused individuals and stays true to the need for process improvement. Marion Findlay, H.J. Heinz’s Senior Marketing Manager, Consumer Marketing said, "They (PEP) have been able to streamline and standardize our processes so that we can go to market with our promotions more effectively. PEP seamlessly integrated into the organization with no disruption to projects and immediately made an impact in our promotions area." PEP currently has over 100 standard operating procedures or SOPs and has provided an opportunity for several employees in the organization to obtain Six Sigma certification.

PEP is also a very metric driven organization; measuring everything from on time and on budget delivery to cost savings and avoidance. Mary Wagner, Procter and Gamble’s Director of Marketing Purchases said, "PEP is good about identifying what is important to P&G and establishing metrics to measure the performance." To assist in project management and metric tracking they developed a proprietary system called PEPConnect. The PEPConnect system houses all of the pertinent information you need to know about a promotion: timing, billing, specifications, vendor information, cost elements and everything in between. Mike Ricketts, Promotion Execution Partners CEO says, "We spend a considerable amount of time understanding what is important to our customers and PEPConnect allows us to measure and report that information back more efficiently."

In short, attention to detail, process improvement, and establishing and measuring key metrics has put PEP on the road to success. The ability to quickly define what is important to each customer, measure it, and bring about results is just good business and it should serve them admirably in years to come.

ABOUT PROMOTION EXECUTION PARTNERS

Promotion Execution Partners, (PEP), is a Cincinnati based company that provides promotion execution services for their clients. Started in 2004, the principals at PEP provide over 40 years experience and a track record of meeting project management performance goals and exceeding client expectations. With a staff of over 35 and 4 offices nationwide, PEP brings proven, innovative approaches to promotion execution management. As an MBE, PEP also helps companies, who have adopted supplier diversity initiatives, meet their tier one spending objectives. For more information on PEP visit http://www.peppromotions.com.