• Many of you have asked about the new Sharpie Pen. Sanford will begin shipping that item to MacPherson’s on August 1st. You will see TV advertising featuring world famous soccer star David Beckham during the weeks of July 7th, 14th, 21st, August 4th and August 11th. Print ads run from July 8th through August 29th.
• Make sure to contact your MacPherson’s representative to get your Prismacolor Consumer Rebate materials. The rebate applies to any Prismacolor product such as open stock pencils, markers and NuPastels versus a specific set or sets.
• Be sure to order a back up Prismacolor BTS corrugate floor display. The quantities are modest and MacPherson’s has come out at a 50/20% (60%) discount off of the $1,472.22 MSRP for BTS! The Consumer Rebate tear pad and other rebate information is already on the display. The trays are removable so they can be used to merchandise an end-cap even after the consumer rebate ends. Call your MacPherson’s representative right now so you do not miss out on the opportunity to buy our best-selling marker and pencil sets and 2008 BTS Bonus Packs at a 50/20% discount for BTS.
• Prismacolor is offering two Pencil Set Bonus Packs for BTS 2008. The 24-color Prismacolor Pencil Set will have the 12-count Prismacolor NuPastel Set attached to it at no additional charge. This is a 41% value at MSRP in free goods! The iten number is SA1743688. This set is contained in the Prismacolor BTS Corrugate Floorstand.
• The 48-color Prismacolor Pencil Set will have the SA3750 Prismacolor Sketch Accessory Set attached to it. This is a $15 value at MSRP in free goods! That item number is SA1743333. This set is contained in the Prismacolor BTS Corrugate Floorstand.
• Your MacPherson’s representative will also have ordering details for the new Eraser Canisters and Prismacolor Accessories Tray. You can get the SA70521 Pink Pearl, SA70531 Kneaded Eraser, or the SA73030 Design Artgum erasers in display canisters holding up to 72-pieces. These are perfect for impulse purchase placement throughout the year and particularly at BTS.
• The Prismacolor Accessories tray is a convenient corrugate tray that contains the Design SA73318 Multi-Pack Eraser Set, SA3750 Prismacolor Sketch Accessory Set and the SA24187 Prismacolor Turquoise Sketch Accessory Set. All three of these items are great BTS items and should be in a high visibility location in your store during the BTS season. Your MacPherson’s representative has cost and ordering details for this item as well.
• We have a shipping delay on the 60-count Prismacolor Pencil Set. We will not begin shipping that item to MacPherson’s until July 31st. We apologize for the delay, but the set will still ship in time for most BTS sales activity. This set was designed for the Independent Fine Art dealer. It contains 52 different colors and extra pencils on the white, certain grays and the colorless blender. MacPherson’s has a special promotional price on this item for BTS, so make sure you plan to promote it. This set is ideal for the independent retailer to market to colleges and art leagues because it will not be found in large chain retailers
• Thanks to all of you who asked for our Artist Competition posters. The inaugural contest was a huge success and we thank everyone for their support.