SEDA Membership Services

Catalog Program

Many distributors don't have the time, money or manpower to produce their own quality catalog. That's where the SEDA Catalog Program provides a real benefit. By working with an independent printer, SEDA offers distributors the chance to produce valuable catalogs at a significantly reduced cost to them and their suppliers.

Distributors benefit from a personalized catalog produced at reduced prices and manufacturers receive wide recognition for their products at a far lower cost than would be incurred by point-of-sale literature sheets.

SEDA Spotlight On Safety Marketing Services

As the SEDA approved supplier of distributor marketing and catalog services, SMS works closely with both distributors and manufacturers to gather the most comprehensive product information available in the Industrial Safety marketplace. SMS understands that each customer has different strategies for selling in the marketplace, which is why SMS places a high level of importance on producing a unique marketing piece for each customer reflective of their approach to the marketplace.

The SMS team serves as your personal marketing arm: offering flexible schedules, and more importantly, quick turnaround times, with unmatched quality. They believe that in order to properly market a product or service you must have a unique selling advantage or approach. They also believe that it isn't creative if it doesn't help sell your product. SMS will work to develop a creative solution to your needs that is on-target and on budget.

You can reach SMS at 352-848-2534 or information@safetymarketingservices.com. We will be happy to answer your questions and provide an estimate.

SEDA PROFIT Report

At a time when customer service relationships take much of a distributor's energy, SEDA members rely on the SEDA PROFIT Report for quick and concise detail on operational background analysis.

With the PROFIT Report, individual member companies can compare and measure their performance with others of similar size, dollar volume and product mix. When this survey is combined with a member's own knowledge, experience and resources, it is a valuable management tool. Many members use the PROFIT Report in their annual business plan development.

Specifically, the PROFIT Report alerts you to trends developing in the industry affecting your customers. It tells you where you should be regarding sales to inventory ratios, net profit to sales ratios, operating expense ratios and net profit to tangible net worth ratios.

The profitability of your business depends upon how efficiently it operates, and that's where the PROFIT Report helps. Order your copy of the Profit Report today!

SEDA 2008 Compensation Survey

The SEDA Compensation Survey is a cross-industry survey on salaries and fringe benefits. The survey results include data about executive and employee compensation and fringe benefits, further broken down by geographic and sales size information.

SEDA joined 25 other distribution trade associations in sponsoring the largest cross-industry compensation survey ever conducted, with more than 3,000 firms taking part. Because of the breadth and depth of this survey, it is vital for your company to have. This data can not be found anywhere else.

The Compensation Survey will help your company know how other distribution firms are compensating their employees, and how your compensation package stacks up against theirs. The information is broken out into base salary, bonus and total compensation. The SEDA 2008 Compensation Survey will be available for purchase in late spring. Contact SEDA Headquarters for purchasing information.

You can't afford to miss this opportunity. Members and Non-Members should order their company's copy today.

The SEDA 2004 and 2006 Compensation Surveys are also available for purchase.

Membership Directory

To find listings of safety equipment distributors and manufacturers across North America organized in a concise format, SEDA members login to our online Membership Directory. Members can access the directory via the Members Only section.

The SEDA Online Membership Directory is continually updated and is the only source available to SEDA member executives identifying major safety equipment companies in North America. A searchable database, members can connect with individual representatives from SEDA member companies as well as find member companies and branches.

Members find it helpful to have a complete listing of other companies in the industry, and SEDA's Online Membership Directory provides the invaluable, up-to-date information necessary. All SEDA members receive access to the directory free as a benefit of membership.

The SEDA Scene

Regular communication on SEDA happenings, late-breaking industry concerns, special calendar events and developments in federal laws affecting the safety equipment industry is crucial to SEDA members. That's why SEDA's bi-monthly newsletter was developed.

The newsletter provides current information you can use arranged in an idea exchange format. In fact, members repeatedly mention the SEDA Scene at the top of their list of valuable benefits when it comes to effective communication of critical information and timely news.

Computer Software Guide

In today's evolving world of technology, selecting software for your business can be a daunting task. SEDA's computer software guide helps by providing the information you need to select the best system for your situation. Prepared by BSW Consulting, the guide lists 23 business software suppliers and provides a matrix of information and features that allows vendors to be compared head-to-head.

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