PPB April 2019

Cheri Partridge President, Partridge Marketing, Livermore, California Nominator: Ann Gephart, BrandVia Her first job in the promotional products industry was in 2000 as a sales rep for distributor MadeToOrder—a position she found through friend Rex Shoemake, who is a partner at the California- based company. Partridge opened her multi-line rep firm in 2002. Secret to success. I love my job and I’m super open and outgoing. I’m sincerely interested in people and ask a lot of questions, so I not only learn about their businesses but their personal lives as well. How distributors can help. Reach out to me with their projects. I’ll do their work for them. Also, I love going on end-user calls with them. Biggest challenge. Traffic! What she wants distributors to know. We can be a one-stop shop. Distributors can use us as their research engine. We have a variety of lines that can fit into many different projects and price points. Alternate career choice. Interior designer. About Cheri. “ She takes the time to get to know you and really find out your needs as a distributor. She is the rep you call when you need help with creative ideas for a project or have a last-minute rush. For example. I had a rush project that came through after normal working hours. Cheri took my call at 9 pm and helped me come up with creative solutions to present to my client the next morning. She was the very first person I thought of who would go above and beyond on such a late, last-minute project.” – Ann Gephart Distributors can use us as their research engine. We have a variety of lines that can fit intomany different projects and price points. —Cheri Partridge FEATURE | Best Multi-Line Reps 2019 56 | APRIL 2019 |