Deco Breeze Wins Coveted Award
(San Diego, Ca.) — As a result of impressive growth and innovation of Deco Breeze, Phil Weil, co-owner and vice president of the firm, will be seen by millions when he appears in an Alibaba.com commercial on CNBC during the month of August. Weil will be shown holding Deco Breeze fans, sharing the company’s success story, while the commercial promotes the online global trade sourcing Web site. The commercial first aired on August 4, 2008, and will continue throughout the duration of the month during the network’s business programming and Olympic 2008 coverage.
In addition to his recognition by Alibaba.com in its 30-second commercial airing on CNBC, Weil was also selected as one of five North American winners of the Alibaba.com eBusiness Champion Awards. The inaugural Alibaba.com e-Business Champions of the Year 2008 Award Ceremony was held June 18 at the University of Chicago’s Gleacher Center. The awards celebrated the growth and innovation of 25 finalists, from five different countries, covering various industries. Each of the five North American e-Business Champions were chosen from thousands of participants who successfully utilized the internet to grow their businesses, recognizing credibility, achievement and innovation.
During the planning stages of Deco Breeze, Weil started at Alibaba.com to find his sourcing partners. “We utilized Alibaba.com to search out and contact factories capable of producing a new collection of portable fans we wanted to create for the marketplace,” notes Weil. “Alibaba.com enabled us to quickly locate and pre-qualify potential factory candidates by region, size and type of product produced.”
After a successful launch of the first collection of fashionable designer fans, Weil recognized the need to grow his business by adapting to his customers’ specific needs. The ability to custom develop new items for his retailers and distributors using Alibaba.com has generated a large quantity of Deco Breeze’s new business. “We are constantly developing new products and Alibaba.com has proven to be the best tool for quick and effective sourcing of factory contacts for a myriad of product types,” says Weil.
Currently, Deco Breeze features an array of styles from taller floor-standing models to tabletop and desktop sizes, with looks ranging from colored metallic and rattan weaves to resin and wood sculpted bases incorporating traditional to tropical themes. As the company proudly touts, Deco Breeze is “The COOLEST addition to home décor!”
For additional information about Deco Breeze, contact the company at 800-979-4FAN (4326) or visit the firm’s Web site at www.decobreeze.com.
About Deco Breeze San Diego based designer, manufacturer and distributor of home decorative products, Global Product Resources, Inc., launched its unique product concept Deco Breeze in 2005. The innovative collection of designer portable fans offers styles that provide decorative options for any room in the home or office. Deco Breeze features a broad range of styles from taller floor standing models to tabletop and desktop sizes. Designs range from colored metallic and rattan weaves to resin and wood sculpted bases that incorporate traditional to tropical themes and more. Additional product lines include Deco Heat decorative space heaters and Deco Brite, a collection of candle holders as well as designer table and floor lamps all in styles that complement the Deco Breeze fan styles.
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