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OUR
HISTORY
Sales Producers,
Inc. was the
brainstorm of Co-Founder, Carol L. Glushon. Her experience in the Gift
Industry, that spans over 30 years, began when she opened The Party Girl in
1968. Known as one of the first "alternative" Card and Gift shops in
Southern California, The Party Girl introduced an array of ground breaking
companies such as Recycled Paper Products, Blue Mountain Arts, Sanrio, Mrs.
Grossman's and many others. Her vision along with her expert buying and
merchandising soon expanded Carol's success to four stores. After selling her
stores in 1980 she took her show on the road and became an outside sales
representative. Once again her success prevailed and opening her own agency was
the obvious next step.
In August of 1983 Carol
initiated a partnership with her daughter Bonnie, leased a showroom at the L.A.
Mart and opened Sales Producers, Inc. To their good fortune, a few key lines
put their faith and trust in Carol and Bonnie early on. And, as they say, the
rest is history! With a growing foundation of satisfied customers and suppliers
Carol and Bonnie developed a support team of outstanding people, a number of
which are still working with the company today.
The 1990's were a decade
of change for the company. First divisionalizing, then transitioning from a
staff of independent contractors to employees and expanding the showroom to
7000 square feet.
Sales Producers led the
industry in 2000 by launching a state of the art Web site and being one of the
first sales rep firms to transition to a new software system equipping their
entire sales force with lap tops and the ability to transmit orders
electronically.
By July of 2005 the Sales Producers showroom
expanded to 12,000 sq. ft. and proudly represents many of the leading suppliers
in the home and gift industry. Although Sales Producers, Inc. has grown, it
is still centered on the core attributes that Carol and Bonnie built their
initial success with: Passion, Determination, Courage, Resiliency and
Commitment.
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