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BUGS BURGER BUG KILLERS
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"There are many opportunities throughout the business cycle to develop products, sales and customers. The trick is to have accurate information which enables your marketing department and/or sales to make contact with the customer database. We were relying on our sales staff to update information and keep our database current. The problem is we have always had 20% of any mailing returned because of inadequate information. In the past year we have started to use Chain Store Guide and have found that it has reduced our returns on mailers to less then 5%. I think the Chain Store Guide program is something that we will be using 100% of the time when looking out for the data we need." Victor C. Robelet, President, Carlson Airflo Merchandising Systems, Brooklyn Park, MN
CARTS & PARTS
"Chain Store Guide is a valuable tool in the marketing programs for various products and services of Carts and Parts, Inc. The electronic format of data on supermarket chains is especially useful in our direct mail activities, as well as identifying key executives for special presentations. The comprehensive market intelligence provided by Chain Store Guide is used in our company almost on a daily basis. Thank you Chain Store Guide for helping us be successful!" Bob Weiss, President, Carts and Parts, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK
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FOODSERVICE SOLUTIONS
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HRI SERVICES RESTAURANT BROKERS
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MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVE PROFILE
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PACIFIC COAST RESTAURANTS
"As so often happens, we don’t appreciate some things until they are gone. I’ve had two occasions in the past week to need info which would be most readily available in the Chain Store Guide. Please accept my humble apology for my hasty decision to cancel and take whatever steps are necessary to reinstate our subscription," CFO Dave Fogle, Pacific Coast Restaurants, Inc., Portland, OR
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"I have been using CSG for many years. Since most of my business is gained through prospecting; CSG has really provided me with the key elements I need to create new business opportunities. Thanks CSG! " Matt Bennett, National Account Manager, Structural Plastics Corporation, Holly, MI
TAIWAN TRADE CENTER
"As an overseas branch office of the foremost non-profit trade promotion organization, Taiwan Trade Center Chicago uses the Discount & General Merchandise Stores database from Chain Store Guide every day. It has been invaluable in helping build up our network of contacts, which we use to publicize our international trade shows and matchmaking services and to research potential industries. The online professional version of Chain Store Guide easily lets us target specific companies that we are interested in, and we highly recommend it to other businesses," Tina Chang, Project Manager, Taiwan Trade Center, Chicago, IL
TAP SERIES
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“As a manufacturer of custom store fixtures and retail displays, CSG’s Directory of Apparel Specialty Stores has been a great resource for our sales department, with a “world of information” in it. You can easily scan the pages and see which companies are of the correct size of retail chain you want to go after just by looking to the right of the company’s name. It shows important information, like who is the correct top decision maker of store fixtures purchases. My particular favorite bit of information listed is the “Projected openings” of stores that the company anticipates. All this information greatly enhances our chances of actually being able to get sales from the stores listed in the directory.” Mike Corbosiero, TerraComm Group, Carmel, NY
“Twenty-two years ago when I started as a rep with Spacewall, if I hadn’t have used Chain Store Guide, I would have starved. Chain Store Guide’s information is a godsend. You get through to the right person, the decision makers, every time. Chain Store Guide is an incredible resource, and that’s why I keep coming back,” Dave Chadwick, Spacewall International, Stone Mtn., GA
SHAKER MILL INN
“This is brilliant and something I never knew existed. I have already downloaded the information!” Lori Bashour, Shaker Mill Inn, West Stockbridge, MA
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