Oct 31, 2008

GANZ Contracts With Brandwise For SalesOptimizer

(Toronto, Canada) – GANZ, a manufacturer well known for their giftware, fashion accessories, fragrant candles, finishing touches for the home and loveable plush animals including the popular Webkinz interactive stuffed animals, announced it has contracted with Brandwise, an application service provider noted for its software solutions, to implement its SalesOptimizer program in order to drive sales and increase efficiency.

“Timely management of sales and product information is vital to getting ahead in today’s business environment,” stated George Kacic, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for GANZ. “We are excited to be working with Brandwise and its SalesOptimizer program to expand our ability to access, distribute and manipulate key sales information. It will empower our sales reps and managers with much greater information resources. This enables them to make better business decisions and, consequently, to better serve our retailer client base. “With the new Brandwise 360 module, our reps and management will now have a bird’s eye view of their sales territories, giving them immediate access to many popular reports like performance trending and purchasing history on an interactive Google map.”

The SalesOptimizer program uses extensive web-based communication tools to put key sales and product information into the hands of those who need it, when they need it, from any internet-ready computer in order to increase sales, reduce costs and uncover new business opportunities. It includes tools that allow sales reps to access comprehensive customer buying histories, best-selling products reports, and insightful retailer analysis, which ensures a quality, efficient sales call. The program also allows senior management to access daily highlight reports to give them the insight and confidence of knowing which products are selling and where.

About GANZ
Established by Samuel Ganz and sons Jack and Sam in 1950, GANZ delivers some of the best gifts in the world – loveable plush animals, giftware, fashion accessories, fragrant candles, and finishing touches for the home. Webkinz, Bella Casa, Maggi B, and Time & Again are some of the lines that make up its extensive family of products. Corporate Headquarters are located in Toronto, Canada, with U.S. offices in Atlanta and Los Angeles, and overseas offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai. GANZ has established a large dedicated sales force throughout the United States and Canada and owes its prosperity not only to effective distribution but also to product of the highest quality. For more information on GANZ visit www.GANZ.com or call 1-800-724-5902.

About Brandwise
Brandwise is an Application Service Provider (ASP) delivering hosted software solutions to manufacturers and their sales channels within targeted industries. The Brandwise product suite integrates a series of industry-specific tools that help manufacturers and sales reps sell more products to their customers, combining Sales Force Automation technology, Business Intelligence tools, Decision Support and Customer Relationship Management (CRM to enhance the coordination and communication of information between manufacturers and their sales channel). In the near future Brandwise will also add e-Commerce to their product offering. For more information on Brandwise visit www.brandwise.com or call (877) 435-3225.