It's not really about us.....it is about you. Your goals are what we want to hear about. Understanding your success and your challenges. What your return on investments have been. Tell us about your business so we can help you achieve the goals you believe are important.
If you are working on growing your business it can help to have professional assistance to build the road to achieve your goals. Understanding your business and your goals will help us develop the best methods and tools to achieve success.
Yes, we have the experience to do everything from strategic planning to marketing plans, but we only want to bring you the tools that truly will help you.
So as much as we love to talk about ourselves, it is really, truly about you and your needs.
If one of your needs is working with Certified companies, we hold our DBE with the Department of Transportation, our Small Business Certification with the State of California and our WBE with the Supplier Clearinghouse.
Now we also understand you want to work with a company that knows what they are doing. So let's talk about our experience......
Rick, our President is known for his ability to develop strategic marketing and sales plans to boost profits and efficiency. Over the past 20 years Rick has partnered in a variety of businesses in the construction industry. Being responsible for managing many real estate projects including multiple single family developments, condos, custom buildings, commercial buildings, entitlements and land development, you will find Rick having an impressive management style. Prior to Real Estate development Rick owned and managed various businesses including restaurants, payroll and bookkeeping businesses. One of the most impressive start ups ventures included CJ's Plumbing which was founded and grown to over 1.5 million in revenue in the first year of business.
Linda, our Marketing and Client Services Director has won national and international recognition and awards for her marketing programs. She built a proprietary system for strategic planning that will impact all sizes of organizations. Having spent the last 24 years consulting businesses from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, her customers success is her success. Linda also spent 25 years in various capacities managing various banking departments for Union Bank, spending time managing a variety of departments including marketing, sales, product development, incentive compensation, business management and strategic planning. And you should check out the marketing campaign Linda developed after creating the first 401(k) Plan offered in the State of California. Yes, she received international recognition and won awards for the 401(k) campaign that followed.
Understanding market research and the challenges that go along with it, Linda created Sample U (a market research company) in conjunction with Alliant International university. Developed from a client need and truly different from all other market research companies, again Linda found international attention for this innovative idea.
David, our VP and Operations Director oversees many of the support functions for Brilliant Marketing Ideas, bringing his background with United Airlines, GRC Electronics and SEGA/Gremlin companies. Yes, he can and has built video games, can fix just about any electronics and has graphic design skills that our customers love, but his real talent is in the management of over 750,000 products in our industry. He is an expert on understanding the various factories, including which ones are best at delivering each of the promotional products our clients use. The Promotional Product industry is an $18 billion industry that David has truly mastered for the benefit of our pickiest customers. David builds the systems that are used for all our services, manages the staff and consults with the customer's technical staff on a regular basis.
Sheila, our Sales Manager, comes to you with a well-rounded background. Most impressive is growing a franchise business to the #1 store in the nation. Running the business allowed her to develop superior skills in customer relations and business strategy. To become #1 takes many skills including management, sales, supervising, marketing, planning and more. Prior to venturing on her own Sheila spent time as a personal shopper, making this role a natural fit. Her focus is on finding the perfect fit for you and your target market. She takes your unique needs into account and fits those needs into the perfect products for your clients. And the best part is that she enjoys the process.
About you and about us.....the perfect team for growing your company.
We are a full service advertising specialties company offering a wide range of promotional items to promote your company.
We can assist your marketing objectives with these quality programs:
We help you find a cost-effective way to market and promote your business with custom promotional items that speak to your customers and clients. With the number of companies we work with, the possibilities are only limited by your imagination.