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About SportsSales.com & TheSportsCommunity.com virtual trade shows and buying group shows.

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Wednesday, March 01, 2000

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Now, we intend to bring dealers, manufacturers, sales reps and other industry professionals a virtual trade show, making it easy way to buy and sale wholesale online. 

This much needed service will not be the replacement of the "Brick and Mortar" industry trade shows. Rather, they will become a supplement thereof, and they will become the added touches traditional trade shows over the past have not been able to fulfill.

Here, new products and services will get to market with lightening speed. Dealers and reps, and sometimes manufacturers, will be able to collaborate and aggregate to their mutual interest.

Show "attendance" will reach all time highs in both actual numbers of stores, and percent of aggregate participation. 

WE believe, Established buying groups will become stronger, both from their members participation and from the association with hundreds of other dealers that help their buying efforts. All buying groups serve the purpose of helping to keep aggregate  dealer pricing on products and services in check. All buying groups also are helping keep the "Sell Direct Mania" by some manufacturers in check. They also help keep in check now, and more so in the future the unfair trade practices and alliances with industry manufacturers by Discount Retail giants like Wal-mart, K-Mart, Sears and others. 

Sales reps will have a quick way to show off new products, and a firm way to help out some of their "cash" lines that they currently have, or may now decide to pick up due to this new marketing channel.

Manufacturers will be able to fine tune products before offering them at brick and mortal shows.

These are many of the reasons for the launching of these virtual shows, which again are dealer based, with close alliances with industry sales representatives. Plus, we are sure there will be many benefits arise we have never even thought of in the weeks to come. 

Welcome to a new way of doing things, all of which will benefit starting at its very heart, the customer dealer level. 

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More about us, and our parent company:

http://www.r-sports.com/Store/read.html 


 

Visit our family of web sites at:

www.TeamReporter.com
www.TheCatalogs.com,
www.SportsSales.com,
www.WholesaleAwards.com
www.R-Sports.com,   with
The Awards Industry Online
The Sporting Goods Industry Online directories,
www.AwardsIndustry.com
www.SportsDirectories.com
www.SportsIndustryOnline.com
www.AwardsDealers.com
www.SportsDealers.com
www.TrophyIndustry.com
www.SportsLettering.com
www.TeamUniformSales.com
www.TeamSportsSales.com
www.WholesaleAwards.com

www.Quiktek.com
www.thesportscommunity.com
www.RateShop.com
www.DigitalDuplicators.com

 
Click for more info about the above sites.

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Last Updated: March 01, 2000

 

 

Below, more explanations and information about the first show, and future shows.

Who:  Only select, invited sports and awards dealers who are currently ready to embrace the digital future
When:  Monthly, at least for now. As dealers and retailers, we recognize the need to purchase regularly, and we want the opportunity to buy specials with regularity.
What:  Three days of static virtual items on static pages
Where:  A cyberspace outpost.  Show will include 1-1/2 hours of real time talk in a private  chat room, with "Chat Room Room Show Specials."  Some chat room specials may extend past the live "chat session." Our exclusive chat room software does not need to be down loaded, and you do not have to have ICQ, AOL, or PowWow, or any other third party software to instantly chat. Just click in, sign in and start. Another example of our "Open Front Door Philosophy ". 
Why: 

 

To give all brick and mortar dealers:
  • A.  A chance to purchase buying group specials
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  • B.  To give dealers who are already members of brick and mortar  world buying  groups an opportunity for "SportsCommunity.com exclusive" special buys, products and services.
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  • C.  An opportunity to leisurely review an array of new products.
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  • D.  An exclusive SportsCommunity.com  and SportsSales.com special "Live Dealer Chat Room" complete with moderator.  No uninvited outside world participants will be able to see the chat session.  Participants are encouraged to be open, honest and polite; however, everyone will be able to express their opinions regarding products, industry service, industry vendors, etc.