SAGE Online 12.5 Launched
SAGE announced the official launch of SAGE Online 12.5, which features significant upgrades to its research and business management software.
SAGE Online 12.5 delivers new features and efficiency-enhancing design. Key new features include:
• A new Q&A section to ask the community and suppliers questions about products
• Multiple product images showing alternate colors and angles
• Simplified search views show users only the most common search fields
• New decorator search area to find embroiderers, screen printers, and more
• Premium and incentives search
• An optional second ready-to-go email campaign every month
• Automatic CRM task scheduling to follow-up on presentations
• New CRM and order management reporting capabilities
David Natinsky, president of SAGE, said, “We continue to innovate our products and services based on feedback from existing clients. We’re thrilled to release the latest solutions to our customers so they can benefit from increased ease of use and effectiveness for their business. We always aim to be moving ahead of the needs of our distributors and suppliers to support the success of the professionals in our industry.”
SAGE Online 12.5 will be rolling out to all SAGE Total Access™ and SAGE Online subscribers in the coming weeks. Subscribers will receive an “update available” prompt upon logging in to SAGE Online as soon as the new version is available to them. There is no additional charge for the upgrade, and free training and one-on-one sessions are available for anyone wanting help with the update.
New Website for Jetline
Prime Line® has launched a fully redesigned website for its Jetline value line – featuring blazing loading speed, improved search and navigation, one-click action for real time inventory queries and shipping quotes, personalized pricing for logged in users and responsive design that enhances the mobile user experience.
The site utilizes a streamlined design with dropdown navigation menus enabling users to find what they need quickly and easily. The home page features a “Trending Now” section, which displays items with the most page views over the previous seven days. Filters on search results pages allow users to narrow a search or browse by price, color, etc. Product detail pages feature large images with a zoom feature on the main image. Users can view Canadian pricing by clicking a link that appears on every product page. Linked icons at the top of every page make it easy for users to access the Prime Line® website and Source Abroad web page.
Responsive web design was implemented for the Jetline website, which allows desktop pages to be viewed in response to the screen size or web browser one is viewing with. “We put a lot of thought into our responsive design and the early feedback received from mobile users has been fantastic,” said Dave Arfine, Prime’s IT Director and architect of the website.
“Our websites are the single most important marketing tool we have and our goal is to create a great digital experience for our visitors,” said Jeff Lederer, CEO of Prime Line®. “We’re going to continue to add bells and whistles along the way toward making Jelinepromo.com a state-of-the-art website for our industry or any industry.”
PPAI Names Sen. Gary Peters Legislator of the Year
Promotional Products Association International (ppai.org) announced Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) has been named the Association’s 2017 Legislator of the Year. The award will be presented during the PPAI Legislative Education and Action Day (L.E.A.D.), April 26-27, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
Peters will be recognized for his history of serving the needs of the promotional products industry by encouraging economic stability and growth through advocating for small business, promoting manufacturing and preserving jobs.
“We are pleased to recognize Sen. Peters, whose top priority is to support job creation and economic growth to strengthen small businesses,” said Paul Bellantone, CAE, PPAI president and CEO. “His willingness to work with bipartisan groups to further small business, job creation, and tax credit legislation and other issues important to our industry have been essential to the promotional products industry and protecting its interests.”
The PPAI Legislator of the Year Award recognizes members of Congress who have shown a commitment to small-business interests and success, a willingness to meet with industry professionals and have given their support to issues critical to the promotional products industry.
In Peters’ home state of Michigan, 98 percent of promotional products companies are small businesses employing approximately 7,812 and generating revenues of more than $501.5 million.
Elected in 2014, Peters represents the State of Michigan in the U.S. Senate. Throughout his career in public service, Peters has been a strong, independent voice for Michigan’s families and small businesses. He has focused on uniting communities by supporting a stronger economy, good-paying jobs, affordable health care, a secure retirement and a fair chance for everyone to succeed.
The PPAI Legislator of the Year Award is presented as part of the PPAI Legislative Education and Action Day (L.E.A.D.) when PPAI leadership and industry professionals visit Washington, D.C., for the eighth annual L.E.A.D. event. Nearly 80 advocates from 33 states will conduct more than 250 meetings with senators, congressional representatives and their legislative staffs on Capitol Hill to discuss pending legislation and issues relevant to the promotional products industry.