Apr 12, 2007

OneCoast Expands Representation of Beatriz Ball

OneCoast, the largest and only national provider of sales and marketing services to vendors and retailers of home decor, gift and collegiate products, has announced that its sales team now represents Beatriz Ball Collection in 50 states. Beatriz Ball, a finalist in the 18th Annual ARTs Awards, is a designer and manufacturer of fine handmade metal ware.

“Beatriz Ball has built a wonderful company that hand produces beautifully designed metal products in her factory in Mexico,” said Ted Teele, CEO of OneCoast. “Our customers love the products, and we are thrilled to be able to bring this terrific line to our customers nationwide.”

“We are very impressed with the professionalism of the OneCoast team, from the sales team through the sales managers,” said Beatriz Ball, CEO. “We also find value in how OneCoast operates as a single company as opposed to a group of regional agencies. This integration enables us to communicate and train in a much more efficient and consistent manner.”

Beatriz Ball products, handmade of a lustrous and easy-care metal alloy, are available in OneCoast show exhibits and showrooms this winter in Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Denver, New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Seattle.

“We believe that each piece in the Beatriz Ball Collection speaks for itself, unfolding a story which narrates the creativity of the artists who designed it, the skill of the craftsmen who manufactured it, the enthusiasm of our sales force, and the splendid customer service that stands behind each piece,” said Ms. Ball. “We are proud to have OneCoast as an integral part of this story.”

Beatriz Ball maintains a website at beatrizball.com

About OneCoast

OneCoast is the largest national provider of sales and marketing services to vendors and retailers of home decor, gift and collegiate products. We help hundreds of vendors market and sell their products to thousands of retail organizations across the United States. Our customers include leading home decor, gift and collegiate vendors such as New Creative, C.R. Gibson, Global Views, Woodstock Chimes, Mud Pie, Crabtree & Evelyn, Feizy Rugs, and The Thymes. We market and sell their products on a regional and national basis to a wide variety of retailers ranging from tens of thousands of small, independent retail stores to large retailers like JC Penney, Bombay Company, Neiman Marcus, and web-only retailers like Amazon.com and SmartBargains.com. OneCoast is in the wholesale business and does not sell or market directly to consumers. For more information, visit onecoast.com.

About Beatriz Ball

Beatriz Ball Collection, founded in 1991 by Beatriz Ball of New Orleans, is the recognized leader in the field of fine handmade metalware through innovative designs in a special lustrous alloy of choice metals. Offering stylish and unique products equally at home in the home decor and gift categories, Beatriz Ball Collection items go from freezer, to oven, to table, and are perfectly suited to today’s casual lifestyles. Designed in New Orleans and handcrafted exclusively in the company’s own facility in Mexico, Beatriz Ball Collection provides value to the retailer through its unique position of designing, manufacturing and distributing its handmade products. As the company slogan states, “In a world of mass production, handmade is the true luxury.” For more information, visit beatrizball.com.