August 4, 2008 - Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH – August 4, 2008 – Promotion Execution Partners, a leader in the promotions industry, just reached its latest milestone - executing its 4,000th promotion. During the company’s four-year history, PEP has grown not only in experience, but increased its client base to 25 active clients. Five of its clients are Fortune 500 companies including industry leaders such as Procter & Gamble, Fifth Third Bank, and H.J. Heinz. For each of its clients, PEP has stepped in as a trusted partner, providing effective project management through its attention to detail and commitment to process improvement.
Shiffara Steadman, Associate Manager of Promotions at H.J. Heinz, said, “PEP has truly been a strategic partner for Heinz. Not only do they offer cost saving alternatives and align themselves with strong, innovative vendors, but they allow us to deliver our promotions on-time and on-budget. PEP has truly been a wonderful partner and a great addition to the Heinz team.”
PEP understands the importance of standardizing and streamlining processes to create efficiencies both internally and for its clients. PEP currently has nearly 140 standard operating procedures and has provided opportunities for employees in the organization to obtain Six Sigma certification.
Fifth Third Bank’s Vice President of Retail Marketing, Joe Chapline said, “With PEP’s commitment to process development and improvement, we have been able to implement a consistently-executed marketing plan for our banking centers, helping us increase awareness of our services in the communities we serve.”
PEP also responded to the needs of its data-driven clients and developed PEPConnect™. With this trademarked web application, PEP is able to track timelines, budgets, cost savings and return on investment, providing a valuable historical resource for its clients.
Using cutting-edge tools and setting best practice standards, PEP is well-positioned for a promising future. “Having completed 4,000 promotions, combined with our systematic way of improving our processes for managing those promotions, has allowed us to create arguably the most efficient and effective process for promotion management in the market,” PEP President Dave Kroeger said. “Our promotions are completed on-time, on-budget, and on-strategy for our customers.”
ABOUT PROMOTION EXECUTION PARTNERS
Promotion Execution Partners, (PEP), is a Cincinnati-based company that specializes in promotion services for its clients. Founded in 2004, PEP, through its principals, provides more than 40 years experience and a track record of meeting project management performance goals and exceeding client expectations. With a staff of more than 50 employees and five offices nationwide, PEP and its creative team Blue Whitespace bring not only proven, innovative approaches to marketing and promotions but as an MBE, also helps companies who have adopted supplier diversity initiatives meet their tier one spending objectives. For more information about PEP visit http://www.peppromotions.com.
SOURCE: Promotion Execution Partners, 2008
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