Sean Sullivan Wins Rep Rewards Grand Prize

May 13, 2012  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Las Vegas on May 14, 2012

Independent sales representative Sean Sullivan has won World Market Center Las Vegas' $5,000 grand prize for its Winter Reps Rewards program.

The Rep Rewards program is designed to fuel a partnership with the thousands of sales representatives who actively promote Las Vegas Furniture Market. It recognizes the important relationship between sales representatives and their customers, while giving manufacturers and independent sales representatives added value and incentive to bring their buyers to Las Vegas Market. Last January€™s program generated 900 unique buyer referrals, half of which were furniture/home décor stores and the other half gift retailers.

World Market Center has kicked off the summer edition referral program that thanks and rewards industry sales representatives who refer new, qualified buyers to the Summer 2012 Las Vegas Market. In addition, Las Vegas Market will bring back its Rep Appreciation Day by hosting a summer barbecue and networking event for reps in the courtyard on Sunday, July 29, noon-2 p.m.

Sullivan of Imagine That!, a manufacturers€™ representative company whose product offerings range from gift and home accessories to jewelry and personal care products, was randomly selected from 162 representatives who participated in the Winter 2012 Rep Rewards Program. The program saw a 62 percent increase in participation compared with the 2011 Winter Las Vegas Market.

€œI was in disbelief I won the five grand,€ said Sullivan. €œI was excited at first but it wasn€™t until later I really felt surprised and blessed to be so lucky. I definitely can€™t say I never won anything anymore.€

Sullivan won the Grand Prize by referring 22 buyers to 2012 Winter Market, Las Vegas. His company represents an array of top-selling national vendors including Center Court, Howard€™s Jewelry, Goose Creek Candles, Poopourri and Burt€™s Bees among others.

€œWhile we are thrilled with the increased participation in the Rep Rewards Program and the new buyers that were uncovered and invited to market, we need reps to continue to be actively involved throughout the year in bringing these accounts to market,€ said Tom Mitchell, president of furnishings for International Market Centers, parent company of World Market Center Las Vegas. €œWe are looking forward to more momentum and even greater participation for the Summer Market, and pleased to bring back the popular networking event that the reps enjoy before the start of Market week.€

To participate in this program during at upcoming Las Vegas Market, July 30-Aug. 3, representatives can download the referral form and submit up to 25 qualified retailer names per representative. Rewards are limited and available while supplies last. For complete information about the Rep Rewards program, click here.