Photo Framing | Initial Market Penetration

INITIAL MARKET PENETRATION

The marketing of new products is rapidly changing. The uses of advertising and public relation's editorial copy are the recognized formulas that still work in promoting retail and catalog sales. New methods consist of infomercials, TV shopping services, multi-level marketing, interactive computer sales, and interactive TV. Most of these new ways, though sales oriented themselves, can be uses as a bridge for promoting the retail market, which accounts for 75% of total sales.

Manufacturers' representatives are the primary sales people that small- and medium-sized companies use to sell their products within the retail and catalog markets. It is important to coordinate with the representative who has major connections and who can meet with top level buyers. The company's sales team can set up a national organization.

The company feels it could have preproduction units within 60 to 90 days from initial funding. If time is...

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